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
The College Recruiting Illusion: How Most Families Waste Time Chasing…
Walter Beede and I unpack the realities of the modern baseball recruiting landscape. Drawing on his experience as a former college coach and father of two recruited players, Walter explains why today’s parents are often stuck...
Why The Mental Approach Was Created
This week we turn the tables on host Todd Arkell as he no longer gets to ask the questions. Instead Matt Cundill host of You May Also Like interviews Todd . They discuss the evolution of youth sports, emphasizing the shift fr...
The Truth About Recruiting - Building The College Ready Athlete
Think your athlete is ready for the next level? Most NCAA coaches say they aren’t even close. In this powerhouse series finale of The Mental Approach, we’re stripping away the highlight reels and the "guru" fluff to deliver t...
The Truth About Getting Recruited - The NCAA Landscape is Shifting
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...
How to Survive the Redshirt Year: A Mental Playbook with Morgan Kane-…
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...
The Tyranny of Talent: Dr. Joe Baker on Why Early Labels Are Failing …
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...
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