
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...
Your kid isn't getting recruited. And it's probably not for the reason you think. A 4.0 student can be ineligible for the NCAA. A five-star talent can lose his spot to a "glue guy." And that $3,000 exposure tournament you jus...
In this episode of The Mental Approach , we sit down with Morgan Kane-Brons of Winning Edge Coaching to talk about what it actually looks like to build a championship mindset from the ground up. Morgan went from winning a Big...
Do you ever wonder why "can't-miss" youth athletes sometimes disappear while late bloomers eventually rise to the top? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Joe Baker, a leading researcher on athlete development and co-author...
Coach Craig Kolek , a former NCAA volleyball coach who has transitioned to a mental performance coach joins the show emphasizing body language, focus, and self-talk. He highlights the importance of athletes' ability to bounce...
I am joined by 11-time Ironman champion, Author of An Unlikely Champion, motivational speaker and cystic fibrosis advocate Lisa Bentley to explore what it really means to compete with heart. Lisa walks me through her journey ...
In this episode, we are joined by Michael Huber, a mental performance coach specializing in youth sports. The episode provides a deep dive into the mental side of youth athletics, Huber shares his transition from business co...