EPISODE 6 - MINDSET U
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Mindset U is a program tailored towards coaches and parents to help youth athletes activate new mental skills. The program focuses on understanding how the brain works, setting intent, visualization and thought work, pre-practice and pre-game routines, resetting after mistakes, and post-competition reflection. It emphasizes the importance of communication, self-awareness, and creating a player-led environment. The program aims to help coaches and parents influence the sports environment and support their athletes in coping with failure and success.
Keywords
Mindset U, coaches, parents, youth athletes, mental skills, brain, intent, visualization, thought work, pre-practice routine, pre-game prep, resetting after mistakes, post-competition reflection, communication, self-awareness, player-led environment
Takeaways
- Mindset U is a program designed for coaches and parents to support youth athletes in activating new mental skills.
- The program covers topics such as understanding how the brain works, setting intent, visualization and thought work, pre-practice and pre-game routines, resetting after mistakes, and post-competition reflection.
- Communication and self-awareness are key components of the program, helping coaches and parents create a player-led environment.
- Mindset U aims to help athletes cope with failure and success and influence the sports environment in a positive way.
Titles
- Setting Intent: Enhancing Performance through Purpose
- Understanding the Brain: A Foundation for Mental Training
Sound Bites
- "Mindset U is really tailored towards coaches and parents."
- "Activation is hard. Activation is scary. Activation is new."
- "We need to learn how to influence the environment we're in as coaches and parents when it comes to sport."
Chapters
00:00
Introduction to Mindset U
01:29
The Challenge of Activation
04:53
Building a Foundation for Mental Training
09:43
Pre-Practice Routines: Focusing the Mind
12:35
Resetting After Mistakes: Building Resilience
13:51
Post-Competition Reflection: Learning and Growing
18 episodes