The Mental Approach To Youth Sports

The Mental Approach To Youth Sports

Welcome to The Mental Approach, a podcast that explores the power of mindfulness and mental performance in sports. Host Todd Arkell collects resources, techniques and strategies from his guests with the intention to share tools with athletes so they can develop a winning mindset and build confidence...

Recent Episodes

Nov. 18, 2025

Mindset Tip : Eat Like It's Your Job

Food fuels the brain and in todays high performance culture, food fuels your body to become bigger, stronger and faster. In this episode, Todd Arkell interviews Shannon Mendez, A D1 sports dietitian and sports nutrition speci...

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Nov. 4, 2025

The Noise Is Coming: Leslee Holliday’s Playbook for Sports Parents

When an MLB broadcast casually criticized her son, Leslee Holliday wasn’t shocked. She’s spent two decades riding the highs and lows of professional baseball with her husband Matt Holliday, and now with their sons Jackson and...

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Oct. 21, 2025

Are You Clutch? The Science Behind Performing When It Counts

In this conversation, Todd Arkell interviews Dan Connerty, founder of Ntangible, a company focused on enhancing mental performance for athletes through innovative assessment tools. They discuss the importance of measuring men...

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Oct. 7, 2025

Eye on the Prize: Monet Chun's Resilient Rise in Women's Golf

Todd Arkell interviews Canadian golfer Monet Chun, who shares her journey from a young athlete in Richmond Hill Canada to playing at the University Michigan, where she won 2024 Big Ten Golfer of the Year and is a two-time Big...

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Sept. 23, 2025

The Mental Side of Scouting with Toronto Blue Jays Ryan Mittlemen

Ryan Mittleman, Vice President of Pro Scouting for the Toronto Blue Jays, discussed his journey from hockey to baseball, highlighting his role in player acquisition and scouting. He detailed the differences between amateur an...

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Sept. 9, 2025

The Future

In this episode of The Mental Approach, host Todd Arkell engages with mental performance coach Travis Rogers and young athletes Jalen Jacob and Korbin Greaves in preparation for their participation in the 2025 Prep Baseball F...

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