Shownotes
Summary:
- Coach Tim & Coach Donald introduce a four-part, sports psychology mini-series, and begin with a discussion on Mental Skills Training.
Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:
- 0:01 - The coaches kick off the episode with a Facebook Marketplace Gear Grind
- 2:50 - Coach Donald highlights Summer Trackside, and chats about the first few days of the program
- 6:50 - The coaches provide an overview of Sports Psychology, discuss the role it plays in training and competition and break down the individual components of Mental Skills Training
- 16:30 - might be a good clip about time management??
- 19:48 - Coach Tim explores some common myths surrounding Mental Skills Training
- 22:30 - perhaps another good clip about elite athletes maybe or maybe not being fundamentally better at MST
- 25:30 - good clip about how MST can elevate an athletes performance in higher-level competition
- 27:40 - Coach Tim breaks down four main topics of Mental Skills Training, and starts off with goal setting
- 30:00 - (maybe?)good clip explaining process goals versus outcome goals
- 37:12 - Coach Tim moves on to the second main topic, Attention Control
- 37:30 - (maybe?) not to overdo the funny bits at the expense of training-related stuff, but your call
- 38:28 - perhaps a good clip about attention control and filtering
- 42:50 - a racing misadventure anecdote from Coach Tim
- 46:46 - another racing story from Coach Donald
- 52:23 - The coaches explore Imagery & Visualization
- 52:35 - another clip from Coach Donald about actually practicing MST
- 55:50 - a clip about how to get maximum benefit from Imagery & Visualization
- 1:01:20 - Coach Tim introduces the idea of Self Talk
- 1:13:08 - Coach Tim provides some key takeaways for Mental Skills Training
- 1:16:24 - Coach Donald signs off on the episode, pitches the Webinar, Summer Trackside and the Summer/Fall Race Training program
Resources Mentioned:
Next Episode Teaser:
In Season 2: Episode 20, the coaches explore the concept of Emotional Regulation as part two of a four-part series on Mental Skills Training.
Music Used: Guera Encantadora by Casa Rosa from @podcastbackgroundmusic on YouTube
