Play Free Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this meditation session, Jon guides athletes through the "Composed Pro" Meditation, focusing on developing confidence and emotional regulation. The meditation emphasizes recognizing physiological signals, visualizing a protective soldier, and learning to detach from emotions to enhance performance. The session encourages self-awareness and the use of breath as an anchor to ground oneself in the present moment.

• Meditation helps athletes elevate their game from within.
• Recognizing physiological signals is crucial for performance.
• Vulnerability can enhance creativity and performance.
• Breath serves as an anchor to settle the mind.
• Visualizing a protective soldier aids in emotional regulation.
• Detaching from emotions allows for better focus.
• Practice is essential for rewiring the mind.
• Acknowledging feelings is the first step to managing them.
• Creating a safe mental space enhances performance.
• Mindfulness can be developed over time with consistency.

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Andy Bass

Introduction: Andy details his journey from developing yips as a pitcher to earning his doctorate in motor behavior, where he discovered his passion for helping athletes overcome mental blocks. He landed his first job in mental skills coaching with the Pirates after they recognized his unique ability to relate to players' experiences.

Validating emotions and importance of listening: Andy emphasizes the critical importance of validating an athlete's emotions to make them feel heard and understood, which allows them to process what they're feeling and become more receptive. He stresses coaches must listen without judgment and avoid dismissing how an athlete feels.

Finding flow and managing expectations: Andy explains the dimensions that can help athletes enter a state of flow, such as balancing challenge and skills. He advises setting process-oriented goals within one's control to manage expectations, rather than outcome-focused goals that rely on external factors.

Goal setting with athletes: Andy details the SMART framework for goal-setting - making goals specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound. He works with athletes using questioning to help them establish process-focused goals within their control that will lead to performance and outcome goals.

Pushing athletes while respecting boundaries: Andy notes the importance of reading an athlete's comfort level when providing mental skills support. For newcomers or veterans, he looks for organic ways like overhearing conversations to demonstrate his willingness to help without forcing it. Directly asking questions can also help push some athletes.

Addressing weaknesses as a coach: Andy admits to being too non-confrontational and focused on avoiding disruption. He's working on being more assertive while also modeling vulnerability through sharing his own mental health struggles. He aims to learn alongside athletes rather than position himself as the sole expert.

Overcoming slumps: Andy encourages athletes to talk through struggles and use techniques like differential learning in practice. He advises shifting focus to controllable process goals like defense rather than uncontrollable outcomes, and helping others to shift the mindset away from solely results.

Laura Lockwood is a strong advocate for equity and empowerment of girls and women with a Master’s of Social Work background. She has worked with marginalized populations with experiences of: poverty, gender-based violence, intergenerational trauma, child welfare, justice involvement, education barriers, addiction and mental health challenges. 

Laura brings a unique perspective to this episode of TAB. You can find her contact information below:

https://lockwoodtherapy.com

https://www.instagram.com/lauralockwoodtherapy/

Justine Arsenault is the owner and founder of BNA Lifestyle. She is a certified mindset, language, and nutrition coach as well as a personal trainer. She helps young athlete become healthy and happy. When she says healthy she means having a healthy mindset, great emotional health, and peak physical health. 

If you'd like to connect with Justine, please email her at j.bnalifestyle@gmail.com.

Coach Rob Newson has experienced the game all over the world, working as a professional basketball coach in the UK, Iceland, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. He has been the head coach at 3 professional clubs and most recently worked with the NBA in Asia, helping to build the global game.

His passion lies in working with young players. Whether you have dreams of playing professionally, or want to become a starter on your academy team, he can help you move from where you are to where you want to go.

Basketball is his vehicle for affecting positive change in his community. For Coach Rob, it's about so much more than learning to dribble and shoot. Every young person has within them an untapped potential. He believes his role as a coach is to help players realize their potential and flourish into the person they are destined to become.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/kairos_performance

Website: www.kairos-performance.com

Email: headcoach@kairos-performance.com

Dr. Justin Ternes is a licensed Doctor of Physiotherapy, Breathwork Specialist, Holistic Health Professional, and Men's Mental Health Coach.

To learn more about Justin please see the links below.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/trueselfhealth

Website: www.trueself.health

If you'd like to connect with Jon, visit his Instagram @playfreebball. 

Danny Ourian, M.A., is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Coach Dan is currently an Affiliate Faculty member and Placement Coordinator with Holy Names University's Sport and Performance Psychology Department. Dan earned his Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, where he completed a research thesis on Emotional Regulation among HS Basketball Coaches and created a mental skill training curriculum entitled “Hoops Minded.” Dan has since started a private practice of the same name and has worked as a Workshop Facilitator for Positive Coaching Alliance and as the head boys Varsity basketball coach at College Preparatory school in Oakland.

Website: https://www.hoopsminded.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dannyhoops

Instagram: https://instagram.com/hoopsminded

Jason is the founder of Evolution Mental Performance Coaching. He is based out of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, has been coaching basketball for over 20 years. Jason's blog is one of my favourites that I'm reading and you can find it on his website. 

Please lookout for Jason's curriculum that he is releasing May 2022 and his master class on self talk. He also offers consulting.

Jason's website: https://evolutionmpc.com

Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonPayne306

Greg Graber has authored an outstanding book called "Slow Your Roll: Mindfulness for Fast Times" (Available on Amazon). He's currently working with 6 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Teams, has worked with NBA coaches and players. You can contact Greg through his website at greggraber.com. 

Tiaga Prem or Reno Muenz is a "spiritual hooper" with a holistic approach to living and healing. He runs "Truth Seekers Recovery" where he shares his vast experience on addictions and much more.

You can find Tiaga Prem on instagram as @Tiagaprem. Watch out for Tiaga Prem's new course being released soon - Join his mailing list and follow all of his platforms found in his IG link tree (Tiaga Prem explains his course at the end of the episode).