This week, I sat down with Lucinda Snyder, a mental performance coach, yoga, and mindfulness instructor. She reveals how mindfulness and meditation transform athletic performance and help teams win championships. She shares why she became a mental performance coach and the importance of teaching athletes to anchor themselves in the moment.

Episode Highlights:

• Mindfulness is a conscious choice
• Athletes need techniques to anchor themselves in the present
• Five minutes of mindfulness practice daily can change brain chemistry
• Mindfulness extends beyond sports into all areas of life

Connect with Lucinda:

IG: @peak_flow_

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

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This week's episode takes you back to one of our mentorship calls from 2021 featuring Riley Sartain-Vaughan. She answers questions from our Fearless Warriors about Leadership and how she used mental skills during her time at Texas A&M and in the pros with This is Us Softball.

Episode Highlights:

• Succeeded through relentless effort and self-awareness
• Understanding your own unique strengths is crucial
• Intangibles that require zero talent: attitude, effort, and accountability
• Consistent daily actions that build trust and establish leadership credibility

Connect with Riley:

Instagram: @rileysartain

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

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• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
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For this week's episode, Coach Kara interviewed her high school volleyball and softball coach, Marlie Davis. Coach Davis, better known as Coach D, shares her approach to mental skills training that helped shape athletes' mindsets long before it became mainstream in the sports world. Her 33-year coaching career across multiple sports reveals how implementing mental skills extends far beyond the playing field.

Episode Highlights:

• Daily affirmations require athletes to identify specific strengths
• Visualization sessions to help athletes "watch their own highlight reel"
• Goal-setting requires both dream goals and actionable plans
• Emphasizes the importance of letting athletes own their successes and failures
• Focuses on winning and losing "the right way" by emphasizing effort and process

Ready to discover where your team stands mentally and how you can help?

Take our Team Assessment. The results will give you detailed insights on areas for growth, where your players need more coaching from you, and how you can bridge the gap with real solutions!

Check out our Team Curriculum: https://www.fearlesswarriorprogram.com/team

Have questions? We'd love to chat with you more! Book a call with Coach Kara: https://fearlessfastpitch.as.me/team

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

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• Facebook @fearlessfastpitchmentaltraining
• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlessfastpitch5040

In this week's episode, I interviewed Ellie Cooper, a former Florida State University (FSU) softball player and the Director of Player Performance for FSU's softball team. She shared her experiences from struggling college freshman to mental performance coach and how the mental game transformed her athletic career and coaching philosophy.

Episode Highlights:

• Creates an environment where athletes can express their authentic selves
• Focuses on teaching how to respond to adversity
• Advocates for intentionally developing environments where it's safe to fail
• Emphasizes that what we consume "waters our mindset"

Connect with Ellie:

Instagram: @coachelliec

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

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• Facebook @fearlessfastpitchmentaltraining
• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
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• YouTube @fearlessfastpitch5040

May is Mental Health Awareness Month:

In this week's episode, I share a parent workshop from 2023 with Alex (Madsen) Hinger, LMHP. We discussed the importance of mental health on and off the field for players and parents!

Episode Highlights:

• Breathing techniques provide immediate anxiety regulation
• Reframing thoughts provides productive thinking
• Guided meditation grounds athletes in the present moment
• Sleep hygiene is vital for mental health
• Positive reinforcement from parents builds the self-esteem buffer

Connect with Alex:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/alex-madsen-omaha-ne/1017784

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

Follow us on Social Media

• Facebook @fearlessfastpitchmentaltraining
• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlessfastpitch5040

Are you considering joining the Fearless Warrior Program? Then this week's episode is for you! I invited a few of our Fearless Parents to come and share the good, the bad, the skepticism, and all their doubts they had when first discovering Fearless. They share how the program helped their daughters both on and off the field and how much it helped them reach their potential as softball players. If you have questions about whether this program is right for your daughter, this episode is full of insight that will help you make your decision!

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

Follow us on Social Media

• Facebook @fearlessfastpitchmentaltraining
• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlessfastpitch5040

What is the Fearless Warrior Program anyway? Tune in to find out more!

https://www.fearlesswarriorprogram.com/join

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

Follow us on Social Media

• Facebook @fearlessfastpitchmentaltraining
• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlessfastpitch5040

Coach Kara and I answer burning questions from parents about mindset challenges in sports. We discussed practical strategies to tackle common issues, from balancing coaching and parenting roles to managing game-day nervousness.

• Mental skills training is preventative care, not a reactive solution
• Controlling the controllable when facing frustrating team situations
• High school and travel ball provide opportunities for growth
• Supporting athletes by praising their process rather than outcomes

Want to submit a question for our next Q&A episode? Send us a DM on Instagram or Facebook, and we might answer it on the podcast!

More ways to work with Fearless Fastpitch

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

Follow us on Social Media

• Facebook @fearlessfastpitchmentaltraining
• Instagram @fearlessfastpitch
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlessfastpitch5040