53 episodes
The Sports Mastermind The Sports Mastermind
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5.0 • 18 Ratings
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The Sports Mastermind is the premier sports psychology podcast. We break down and lay out step-by-step instructions teaching you how to implement the fundamentals of sports psychology. Each segment focuses on breaking down a specific element in 10 minutes or less.The content is relevant for young athletes all the way to the pros. The mental development of athletes applies to all sports, genders, levels and abilities. We break down complicated topics into easy to digest and implement segments. Internationally recognized expert Laura Ratto combines her experiences as a former professional athlete with her experience in the domestic and international sports industry to help athletes reach their full potential and optimize performance. She utilizes her Master’s Degree and CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) to develop programs for Olympic training centers, college curriculum and published works to help individuals in their quest to excel at every level. Laura Ratto teaches at several colleges including Cyamaca, Southwestern, and USK where she developed curriculum for an emphasis in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology for Kinesiology majors.
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E53: Confidence Series - Players - How to Build Confidence After a Bad Practice
The Focus four for How to build Confidence after a bad practice or competition are:
Hit the RESET Button
Be BETTER THAN YESTERDAY
SET REALISTIC GOALS
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL -
E52: Confidence Series - Coaches - How to Build Confidence in Your Athletes
This episode starts the 1st of three in the confidence series. This first episode is tailored more for coaches and specifically discusses how to build confidence in your athletes. The second episode will shift back to the athletes perspective. Specifically, how to build confidence after a bad practice or competition. The third episode will go into more detail about self-efficacy, what it is and how it relates to sports and sports confidence.
The Focus four for Coaches and how to build confidence in your athletes are:
Use psychological skills training skills, such as goal setting, Mental Imagery or Visualization, Positive Self-Talk and focusing on the right thing at the right time
Create situations within the training environment to provide athletes opportunities for success
Take into account individual differences between athletes and help athlete’s identify individual strengths
Track an athlete’s progress across time for a visual representation of overall increase in skill level and performance -
E51: PETTLEP Series - Basketball - Shooting a Free Throw
Hello and welcome back to the sports mastermind. Last week we used PETTLEP to break down serving a ball in beach volleyball. In this final episode of the series, we will be going over the sequence of events leading up to shooting a free throw in basketball. For those of you that are new to the series, see episode 46 for more details on PETTLEP imagery.
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E50: PETTLEP Series - Beach Volleyball - Serving a Ball
Hello and welcome back to the sports mastermind. This is the FIFTIETH episode today, so I am going to be doing the beach volleyball bonus episode of PETTLEP. Last week we used PETTLEP to break down taking a shot on goal in soccer. This episode we will be going over the sequence of events leading up to serving the ball in beach volleyball. For those of you that are new to the series, see episode 46 for more details on PETTLEP imagery.
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E49: PETTLEP Series - Soccer - Shooting a Penalty Kick
Hello and welcome back to the sports mastermind. Last week we used PETTLEP to break down hitting a pitch in baseball. This episode we will be going over the sequence of events leading up to shooting a penalty kick in soccer. For those of you that are new to the series, see episode 46 for more details on PETTLEP imagery.
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E48: PETTLEP Series - Baseball - Hitting a Pitch
Hello and welcome back to the sports mastermind. Last week we used PETTLEP to break down passing a serve in indoor volleyball. This episode we will be going over the sequence of events leading up to hitting a pitch in baseball. For those of you that are new to the series, see episode 46 for more details on PETTLEP imagery.
Customer Reviews
Simple, Easy and Informative!
This is amazing! So many of the young athletes I work with will benefit so much from this! Thank you for putting together an easy to follow and impactful podcast for athletes at any stage of their career!
Great podcast
Easy listen and great points
Simple and VALUABLE quick tips
Not being an athlete, I wondered if this podcast would provide value. WOW! A few minutes and i took away several key points about goal setting and achievement that I’ve not heard before in my quest to simplify productive systems.
I’ve saved this so I can re-listen over and over again.
Look forward to learning more about how Ms. Ratto has achieved so much for her clients and teammates.