Becoming HeadStrong

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick returns to talk to us about goals. Specifically, this is about how we prepare to pursue them. Dr. Nick talks to us about two techniques that can be used to increase our motiviation and potential to reach what we are striving for, as well how to employ those techniques ourselves.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick begins his June podcast series talking to us about perfection. It's not easy, and it's not always attainable, but what is the route to get there if we can? Dr. Nick walks us through a process-based approach and what that means in our pursuit of perfection. Tune in!

To kick off our June podcast series, Josh sits down for an interview with HeadStrong coach, Dr. Nick Galli. Dr. Galli has been a coach with HeadStrong for several years with a strong background in kinesiology and biomechanics. Nick tells us about how he found his way to the field of sport psychology as well as how he blends his knowledge of the mind and the body to bring the best out of his athletes. Listen along to get to know Dr. Galli before his June podcast series!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda finishes her May podcast series with a conversation on the "cognitive triad". While directly applicable to the clinical psychology side of things in relation to mood disorders, this can be useful for us on a day-to-day basis. Listen along with Coach Amanda to learn what this triad is, how it helps us on the clinical side of psychology, and also how it relates to sport psychology.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda is here with her second episode of her May podcast series. As Amanda continues to talk about clinical topics that are transferrable to the world of sports, she talks to us about attachment today. What does attachment look like across ages? How does it shape us and how we view athletics? Listen along with Coach Amanda to learn more!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong podcast, Coach Amanda is here for her first podcast of May. In this episode, Amanda talks about the relationship between the clinical side of things and the sports side of mental performance. What is the importance of either side? What is different about what they do? Listen along to learn more about the different spaces within the world of mental performance and much more!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Josh welcomes HeadStrong coach, Amanda Johanson, to the podcast for a brief interview. Amanda is a coach who has been assisting clients of all ages and backgrounds for several years and has been able to use her rich athletic background to bring her own approach to the athlete/coach relationship. Tune in to learn more about Coach Amanda before she delivers us three more episodes through the month of May for our Becoming HeadStrong podcast series!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh returns to build off of what we talked about last week in blending coaching styles. Josh uses the real world example of Kelvin Sampson, Head Coach of the Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Team, to show how one of the best coaches at one of the highest levels practices this idea. Tune in to learn about Coach Sampson's coaching style, the 4 C's of Leadership, and more!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to start his April podcast series by talking to us about coaching styles. This is specifically the difference between autocratic and democratic coaching. When is the best time to use these? What athletes respond best to each style? How do you adapt and blend these coaching styles for different athletes? Listen along with Coach Josh to find out!

For the April podcast series, Coach Josh is reversing roles as Coach Amanda is here to interview him! Josh talks about his journey to where he is now as a Mental Performance Coach, some current events in the world of sport psychology, as well as a sneak peak into his April podcasts! 

In the final episode of our March series, Coach Lucas is here to wrap things up by talking about emotional control. Controlling the highs and the lows that come with performance can be the key to reaching our full potential as an athlete. Listen along with Coach Lucas as he guides us through controlling our emotions!

In the next episode of his March podcast series, Coach Lucas talks to us about the "Locus of Control." This continues his conversation with us on the topic of control which plays a role in many different facets of performance. Listen along with Coach Lucas to learn more about this idea!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Lucas is here with his first episode for our March series! Listen along to get to know HeadStrong's newest coach as well as some tips and tricks to conrol the narrative as an athlete. 

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is here to to talk to the parents. What is your role in your children's athletic experience? How should you communicate? How do you give feedback effectively? Listen along with Coach Kristina to learn more about conquering your role as a parent!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina returns to talk to us about our brain. Last week, she walked us through trusting our body to take the lead and when to do that. This week, we learn about when we need to do the same with our brains! Listen in as Kristina walks us through how and when to do this.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is here to start her podcast series with an episode on trusting your body. Specifically, we need to trust our body to take the lead. How do we develop that trust? How do commit to it? Listen along with Coach Kristina as she walks us through this idea!

Welcome to February! Coach Kristina is here this month to chat with us about mental performance. Listen in as she chats with Josh about her experience in sport psychology as well as her time competing and coaching competitive figure skating! Tune in each week for Kristina's newest podcast!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole Detling wraps up her podcast series for January by talking about going neutral. The importance of staying neutral is key to growth and maintaining motivation. Listen along with Dr. Nicole as she walks us through this idea and how to use it in our day-to-day lives!

Welcome to Season 3 of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast! We are starting the new year by interviewing Dr. Nicole Detling, President of HeadStrong Consulting, as well as introducing our new podcast format. Each month we will interview a coach with HeadStrong Consulting and release weekly episodes throughout the month given by that coach. Tune in this week to learn more about Nicole as we get ready for her series starting January 14!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina, is back to talk to us about self criticism in sport. As athletes, we can tend to get on ourselves in a negative fashion, but what would be a more effective way to be our own self critic? Listen along with Coach Kristina as she talks to us about being self critical and how to avoid doing this in a negative fashion.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole is here to talk to us about the language we use with ourselves. A lot of us use terms such as "have to", "need to", and a few others, that we think will help our performance. This is actually not the case, and these performance curse words can actually inhibit our performance. Listen along with Dr. Nicole as she explains what these curse words are, what they can do to us, and how we can reframe the way we talk to ourselves.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is back to talk to us about the enjoyment aspect of sport. Youth sports can, at times, be solely about competition and winning and losing while forgetting that at it's core, sport should be fun. Listen along with Coach Becky as she uses her own life to give perspective on keeping sports fun and why that is important.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie talks to us about communication used to motivate athletes. Some dialogue can come off as violent such as "dominating or killing" the opponent, and this can have negative effects on certain athletes. Listen along with Coach Stephanie as she dissects motivation towards non-aggressive athletes and the most effective way to communicate with them.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Hillary talks to us about what goes on behind closed doors when nobody is watching. What is your mindset when you are alone? Do you take your foot off your gas or still go for it and dig deep? Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn about your mindset when nobody is watching. 

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh talks to us about transition. March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year, but with all the craziness, there also comes the end of many basketball careers. Transitioning out of life as a competitive athlete carries many hard ideas we have to come to terms with. What can we do to stay healthy and take care of ourselves mentally and physically? Tune in to listen to Josh with some HeadStrong tips!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Chelsea talks to us about fear and overcoming it. How do we still go for it if we are feeling scared? How do we respond when we are in panic mode? Listen along with Coach Chelsea for some tips on "Doing it anyways."

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda is here to talk to us about anxiety. Anxiety can pop up due to how much we care about our performance. Anxiety, as a word, gets a bad reputation when we can actually use it for good. Listen along with Coach Amanda as she helps us use anxious thoughts to guide us to improved performance!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick Galli talks to us about confidence. This conversation he poses with us is inteded to figure out what confidence really is. Building this allows us to raise our "confiedence floor." What is this and how can we use it? Tune in to listen to Nick break this all down!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Kristina is back to talk to us about when to apply the training that comes with mental performance training. It can be tricky to know exactly when to use techniques during performance. Listen along with Coach Kristina as she guides us through the application of mental training in regards to time of day, time of performance, and what works person to person.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole returns to the podcast to talk with us about goals. As Dr. Nicole states, good athletes set goals, but great athletes are focused on their daily systems. What does this mean? Tune in to listen along to find out what systems are and how we can use them for daily improvement.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is here to talk to us about her experience working with neurodivergent athletes. Becky gives us five tips on working with neurodivergent athletes including the language we use and much more advice. Tune in to learn more about neurodivergent means in athletes as well as being a coach or leader with these special athletes.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie talks to us about dealing with fear in athletics. Athletes can subconsciously give lesser effort as a defense to potential failure or judgement. How can we work through this? Listen along with Coach Stephanie as she guides us through this possible experience!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary is back to talk to us about processing new information. Specifically, this episode is targeted for those who struggle to learn all sorts of new information in a short period of time. An example of this could be learning a playbook before the season as this can be difficult to take in at once. This is similar to trying to drink out of a fire hose. Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn some new ways to digest lots of information quickly!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh returns to build off his last episode on earning respect as a leader. Using the real world example of Gregg Popovich, Head Coach of the San Antonio Spurs, Josh breaks down some of the key factors he has used and developed to foster one of the best professional sport cultures in a major sport. Tune in to learn more!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Chelsea talks about a topic called "Magic Button Thinking." This plays a role in our confidence and motivation everyday. If you could press a magic button and make one thing happen, what would it do? Our confidence can come from past accomplishments, seeing growth in yourself in a task through practice, etc. It cannot come from the push of the magic button. Listen along with Coach Chelsea to learn more about this type of thinking, finding the joy in pursuit of confidence, and more!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Amanda talks more about what we do as mental performance coaches. There are key differences between the different fields or sectors of psychology. Amanda breaks these down, so we can find what we are looking for. Listen in with Amanda to learn more about our field!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick interviews Ashley Samson, a professor from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Samson teaches courses in Sport Psychology and Sport Sociology and has also worked as a consultant herself with individual athletes and teams. Join Dr. Nick and Dr. Samson as they talk about the inner workings of sport psychology, the approach to working with athletes, and more!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina is here to talk about boundaries. Specifically, how do we push those boundaries as we start the new year? As we go through the year and the motivation and discpline start to fade, how do we push through it? IT starts now with embracing the change upfront and preparing for the challenges that will arise. Listen along with Coach Kristina as she guides us through getting started and staying on track with the simple letters, ABCD, in mind.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nicole Detling continues her series on Clarifying the Cliche. Countless cliches are used in sport, but what do they actually mean? What does it mean to "Trust the Process?" What about making stress work for you? What does it mean to eat an elephant one bite at a time? Listen in with Dr. Nicole to find out the real use behind these cliches.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Becky is here to chat with us about enjoying the journey. When you are trying to achieve a new skill, improve on a current one, or work towards a goal, it is important to enjoy the journey and the process to get there. Using her own personal anecdotes, Becky guides us through an experience in showing toughness, grit, and overcoming adversity that shows the importance of the journey. Listen along with Becky as we all seek to create a positive journey through sport and personal growth for athletes.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie returns with her newest episode on communicating with coaches. This episode specifically targets "pain points" where the athlete is unhappy with situations involving their coaches around playing time, promotion, etc. These issues can be tough to address with those that are higher on the totem pole such as coaches, bosses, captains, and more. Coach Stephanie guides us on how to have these conversations and different things we want to focus on while we have them. 

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to build off a concept shared by Amanda a few weeks ago called psychological safety. At heart, this concept means that every member of a team is comfortable enough to have a voice, be themselves, and share feelings and opinions openly without judgement. As a leader, how can we contribute to developing this? How can we create enough respect and care between leaders and followers where psychological safety can take place? Tune in for some of those first steps in devleoping the awareness to become a stronger leader in whatever your role is.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Hillary is here to talk about injury rehabilitation. When we are struggling to find motivation or the extra push to go to injury rehab, how do we find that will to go? Hillary uses her own recent back surgery to help talk through this.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Chelsea talks to us about wearing the expensive perfume. What Chelsea means by this is that we do not need to always wait. Don't wait to tell others how much you appreciate them. Don't wait to wear the outfit you've been saving for months and months. We don't always need to wait because we don't know if we will get the chance to make due on our waiting. This is impactful when dealing with loss because we can have regrets if we lose someone due to not sharing our thoughts and feelings with them. Life is short. Don't wait. Do what makes you happy.

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Amanda talks to us about psychological safety. This is an incredibly important part of organizations, teams, families, and other groups. Psychological safety is the comfort level of those within a group to speak up, to fail, to live in your role, and just be mentally comfortable. Listen along with Amanda as she explains what this is, why is it so important, and how we can implement it.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Josh is here to talk about emotions. Specifically, why we want to feel our emotions. This includes the good AND the bad. As much as we can sometimes try to avoid the negative feelings that come with day to day life such as sadness, anger, and jealousy, we have to learn to be comfortable living with these emotions as well to properly respond to them. Listen along with Josh as he talks about why we need to accept these feelings in order to respond to them and what that can look like!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick interviews Wil Stanley, head volleyball coach for the University of Utah. Nick and Wil talk volleyball, coaching, and more in the newest episode!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina talks with us about building good habits and also dealing with bad ones. How do we establish clear objectives in changing habits? How do we build awareness? Kristina gives us several tips on effectively changing habits to foster motivation and increase mental toughness.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nicole Detling continues her series, "Clarify the Cliche." This week's episode includes what it actually means when we say "Don't get stuck in the suck." Dr. Nicole gives more detail into the meaning behind that and how we can embrace it. Tune in for this cliche and others as well!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, our coaching specialist, Becky, is back. Today's episode is on team belief and how that can affect and build a team. How can we get our athletes to have total belief in what they are doing? Listen along with Coach Becky on how we can answer that question and more!

In the newest of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to talk about motivation. Specifically, the two kinds of of motivation being extrinsic and intrinisic. What are the differences? How do we find motivation if we've lost it? What does that fire look like within us? Tune in for some easy exercises you can do when you're missing that extra gear and need to find it!