The Athlete EQ Podcast Jessica Circe

This episode is with Nelson Boachie-Yiadom, power forward and #32 for Davidson College in the United States. In this episode, Nelson and I discuss what it's like to manage your life as a student athlete and the impact of transferring from high school in London to prep school in the US. Nelson takes a moment to recount some of the amazing mental skills imparted to him by his coaches and mentors and what it's like representing UK players and UK basketball abroad.


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This episode is with Brant Minor, Assistant Men's Coach and Recruitment Coordinator for Pacific University in Oregon, USA and the founder of Max Hoops. In this episode, Coach Minor and I discuss life as a student athlete at collegiate level and what mental skills are needed to succeed. We talk about the recruitment process for college basketball and the importance of being unique and standing out. And finally we get fired up about how important it is to prepare, whether it’s for a game or just for practice because you’ll only rise to the level to which you are prepared.


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This episode is with Dr. Delice Coffey, sport psychologist and mental game coach. In this episode Dr. Coffee and I speak about the importance of visualisation and how mental skills training, is a lifestyle. We talk about building confidence using a confidence resume and what kind of commitment it really takes to make it at NBA and WNBA level. And finally Dr. Coffey inspires us with the D. Coffey Foundation for Athletics and Education, dedicated to transforming the lives of student-athletes using sports as a platform.


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This episode is with Hannah Shaw, centre for Team GB and current Commonwealth games silver medalist. In this episode Hannah and I discuss the struggle of playing a women’s minor is sport in the UK and how more needs to be done to support the mental health of athletes at all stages of their careers. Hannah speaks of the impact of living and playing abroad and what goals she’s set for herself going forward.


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This episode is with Matthew Bryan-Amaning of the London Lions. In this episode,  Matt and I discuss the ins and outs of recruiting season in Europe and abroad, what it’s like to have a new team almost every year and how that has become he version of normal. Matt speaks to dealing with the jump in competition and pressure as players rise through high school or secondary school through to university and then on into the pros. We evaluate Game 7 of the NBA playoffs game between the Thunder/Rockets and what I call the "Bubble of Belief" before Matt gives some really great advice to young athletes everywhere, from every sport and every background.


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This episode is with Sophie Carrigill, member of Team GB’s wheelchair basketball team and current International Wheelchair Basketball Federation World silver medalist. In this episode Sophie and I discuss the age old question of nature vs nuture when it comes to her choice to make the best of her new life following her accident. Sophie also expresses her opinion on the current point system controversy in wheelchair basketball and discusses how Team GB are beginning to prepare again for Tokyo with their sight set on the podium.


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