18 Episodes

  1. 18: Podcast interview with newly retired soccer player and MLS Cup winner, midfielder Tony Rocha!

    Published: 3/23/2023
  2. 17: Interview with Defiance College psychology student, former D3 soccer standout, and future sports psychologist Abbegail Rank

    Published: 3/2/2023
  3. 16: NBA All-Star game special! Receiving awards, how to approach getting snubbed, and turning receiving awards into further motivation

    Published: 2/24/2023
  4. 15: NBA trade deadline part 2: internal and external factors to work with in making the transition to a new team successful!

    Published: 2/9/2023
  5. 14: NBA trade deadline part 1: dealing with being traded, and external factors to a successful transition

    Published: 2/9/2023
  6. 13: Active relax, planning to invest in yourself and your me-time in advance, and what is self-love and respect?

    Published: 1/28/2023
  7. 12: Finding objective reality, how to stop blaming others or myself, Brittney Griner, cognitive dissonance, anything and everything objective personal reality.

    Published: 12/5/2022
  8. 11: Motivation, your why behind reaching your goals, dealing with rejection, standing up for your teammates, and creating motivation out of negative scenarios.

    Published: 11/27/2022
  9. 10: Lowering stress and anxiety through brain dumping and better planning. Planning for those who hate planning!

    Published: 11/5/2022
  10. 9: Decision making, move up, or stay where you are? JV or Varsity, senior employee or manager? And how to make taking that big leap easier, and decision-making in general as easy as possible.

    Published: 10/29/2022
  11. 8: Flopping and Diving, why and how to do it! Learning from the best in Marcus Smart, James Harden, Luis Suarez, Ashley Young, and Damian Lillard

    Published: 10/22/2022
  12. 7: Draymond Green deep dive and dealing with aggression as an athlete!

    Published: 10/16/2022
  13. 6: Going game speed and tactics towards quickly learning or improving on skills, approaches to coaching for improvement, Adelaide 36ers, Portland Thorns, and more!

    Published: 10/8/2022
  14. 5: Integrating new teammates, yourself, as a veteran, or as a coach. The new NBA season, Tua Tagovailoa’s head injuries, and much more!

    Published: 10/1/2022
  15. 4: Why athletes get tattoos, and why they're helpful, ways to boost our aggressiveness and motivation, Ime Udoka suspension, and Spain and the Las Vegas Aces won!

    Published: 9/24/2022
  16. 3: Why players move back to Europe, Robert Sarver, Dealing with unfortunate owners and managers, and a deep dive on support systems and basketball culture in Europe!

    Published: 9/17/2022
  17. 2: Getting out of your head during competitions, micro-goals, Sue Bird, EuroBasket, Coach Ataman's meltdown, and working with fear!

    Published: 9/10/2022
  18. 1: Off-season goal setting, Aubameyang break-in & defining success!

    Published: 9/3/2022

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The weekly Sports and Psychology podcast where we talk all things athletes, tactics, performance, and most importantly mindset. Your host, Cord Thomas, is a mindset coach specializing in sports psychology, performance, stress and anxiety reduction, and mental preparation having helped hundreds of clients and tens of professional athletes exceed their potential, reach their goals, and lead fulfilling lives. You'll hear interviews with athletes and coaches, tactics and techniques, culture, ideas, reflection points, and more. Tune in, subscribe, and listen weekly for that mental advantage!