I Am Mentally Tough Podcast

In today's episode we talk to Danny Ourian on how athletes can effectively handle pressure in their sport. 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. Where you can find Danny Ourian Danny Ourian (@dannyhoops) / Twitter hoopsminded.com Hoops Minded (@hoopsminded) • Instagram photos and videos Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and book her for one on one sessions Instagram Twitter Website Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website

Ray Bullock, Sr. has worked professionally in the ABL, CBA, and USBL. His college experience includes working both men's and women's basketball in Divisions I, II, and III. With may years' experience, Ray is a professed life-long student of the game. As a college assignor, he gave lots of officials their first collegiate experience at the NAIA and Division I level. Ray Bullock has officiated the game of basketball from the middle school, high school, collegiate and professional level. Ray discusses the Mental side of game through the eyes of a Basketball Referee. Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and book her for one on one sessions Instagram Twitter Website Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website

Today our guest is Tuck Taylor who is a Mental Performance Specialist and the owner of Nuero Beast. Nuero Beast is a science-based program that is designed to give athletes a competitive advantage by optimizing the way they perceive and process information. Tune in as we talk about mental fatigue and what athletes can do to increase their athletic performance TucK Taylor Instagram - Neuro Beast Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and book her for one on one sessions Instagram Twitter Website Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website

Martin Soaries is the owner of Basketball Society and the Co-Owner of Holistic Hooper. Join us as he talks about what exactly is meditation, the myths we hear about mediation, how basketball players can add meditation to their routines, and he takes us through a quick meditation practice. Martin can be found on Instagram - Basketball Society and Holistic Hooper Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and book her for one on one sessions Instagram Twitter Website Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website

Part II of II. In this episode we talk to Coach Shay Robinson. Coach Robinson was the former assistant coach for the Maryland Women's Basketball Team and is now the current assistant coach for Ole Miss women's basketball team. This is part two of two with Coach Shay Robinson. In this episode Coach Shay talks about the impact Coach Yo has made on the Ole Miss Women's Basketball team, he also talks about working with one of the best Mental Performance Coaches in the Game Stu Singer and shares some advice he would give to coaches who are looking to get their foot in the door in coaching college basketball. Where you can find Coach Robinson Instagram Twitter Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and link to register for her 5 Week Basketball Mental Performance Group Coaching Instagram Twitter Website 5 - Week Basketball Mental Performance Coaching Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website Sponsorships: off for this episode

This episode we talk to Coach Shay Robinson. Coach Robinson was the former assistant coach for the Maryland Women's Basketball Team and is now the current assistant coach for Ole Miss women's basketball team. This is part I of a part II Series. In part I we talk about Shay's background and past success with Maryland Women's Basketball Team. He shares with us: What a holistic approach to basketball looks like The impact one of the world's top mental performance coaches had on the Maryland's Women's Basketball team and Why athletes need to focus more on the process than the outcome Where you can find Coach Robinson Instagram Twitter Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and link to register for her 5 Week Basketball Mental Performance Group Coaching Instagram Twitter Website 5 - Week Basketball Mental Performance Coaching Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website

Sylvia Hatchell is a Naismith Hall of Famer, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, 3X National Coach of the Year, and 3X ACC Coach of the Year. At North Carolina she won a NCAA Championship, made 3 NCAA Final Four Appearances, made 23 NCAA appearances and has 8 ACC Tournament Championships. At Francis Marion she won the AIAW and NAIA Championship. Sylvia is also a 3X author of books: Fight! Fight!: Discovering Inner Strength When Blindsided By Life The Complete Guide to Coaching Girls' Basketball: Building a Great Team the Carolina Way The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Girls' Basketball (Baffled Parent's Guides) We had the honor or interviewing Sylvia Hatchell about Mental Toughness and Team Culture. Sylvia dives into some of the mentally tough players she had to honor to coach such as Ivory Latta, Nikki Teasley, and Allisha Gray. She always talks about what type of talent (physically and mentally) that she looked for when she was recruiting. Sylvia also discuss where confidence comes from and how coaches can help their athletes build their confidence. Coach G. Information Here is her Instagram Here is her website FREE Goal Setting Guide/E-book for athletes Coach David Information Here is his Instagram Here is his website

In this episode Gilbert arenas dives into Coaches being too much in control and needing to give their players more ways to lead the team, the different types of leaders we see on teams and how athletes can gain and sustain their confidence.  Gilbert Arenas Information Here is his Instagram Here is his podcast Coach G. Information Here is her Instagram Here is her website FREE Goal Setting Guide/E-book for athletes Here is the information for the Athlete Development Workshop Coach David Information Here is his Instagram Here is his website

In this episode Gilbert Talks about the importance of having time management, a pre-game routine, an in game routine and a post game routine. With today's game not having a lot of shot blockers Gilbert tells us how much he thinks he would average in today's game and why. Coach David Anderson and Gilbert talks about how young players today can develop the complete package on the court and finally Gilbert talks about the role of parents in sports. Gilbert Arenas Information Here is his Instagram Here is his podcast Coach G. Information Here is her Instagram Here is her website FREE Goal Setting Guide/E-book for athletes Here is the information for the Athlete Development Workshop Coach David Information Here is his Instagram Here is his website

Today's episode with Gilbert is part one of four. Gilbert talks about the different types of pressure athletes face from their friends and family members. We also discuss how to be a leader and the difference between being a leader and the “cool kid.” Years ago Gilbert was in a dark place and he shares what it was like being in that dark place and how he bounced back from being here. Finally he discusses the advice he gave Kevin Durant after Durant suffered a torn Achilles injury in the NBA Finals. Gilbert Arenas Information Here is his Instagram Here is his podcast Coach G. Information Here is her Instagram Here is her website FREE Goal Setting Guide/E-book for athletes Here is the information for the Athlete Development Workshop Coach David Information Here is his Instagram Here is his website

Pro Basketball Skills and Development Coach, David Anderson and top Basketball Mental Performance Coach, Gladine Frasso (Coach G.) discuss the Role of Parents in Sports. Some parents tend to be overzealous in their kids sport. They are obnoxiously loud during the games, they try to coach from the stands, they hound the officials, they give the wrong type of pep talks - all of which causes their child to be embarrassed , distracted from playing the game and underperforming. Both coaches also give advice on what the parents should say/do before games, during the games and after the games. This episode is packed with information players, coaches and parents need to hear and implement. Coach Gladine Frasso also mentions her FREE Goal Setting E-book in the podcast that you can download here David Anderson: Email - david@foundationbasketball.com Instagram - @FoundationsAcademySports Website: Www.FoundationAcademySports.com Gladine Frasso: Email - IAmMentallyTough@gmail.com Instagram @IAmMentallyTough Website - Www.IAmMentallyTough.com

Professional Basketball Skills and Development Trainer, David Anderson and his Co-host, Mental Toughness Coach, Gladine Frasso dive into who they are, their background, why they started the podcast, the importance of Mental Toughness and what you can expect to hear in their future episodes. Please subscribe and rate their podcast 5 stars! David Anderson: Email - david@foundationbasketball.com Instagram - @FoundationsAcademySports Website: Www.FoundationAcademySports.com Gladine Frasso: Email - IAmMentallyTough@gmail.com Instagram @IAmMentallyTough Website - Www.IAmMentallyTough.com