Episodes
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Paul Weidner, a Certified Sport & Performance Psychologist, joins the podcast. In this ESSENTIALS podcast, we discuss COMPETITIVENESS & how parents can help their son or daughter to be more competitive.
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Today's guest is Deven Morgan. Deven is the Director of Youth Baseball for Driveline Academy and is the father of two athletic kids. Deven is passionate about creating a youth sports environment that is driven by the athletes love for their sport.
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Today's guest is Clay Bellinger. Clay spent 16 years in professional baseball. During his playing career, Clay earned 2 World Series rings with the New York Yankees. Clay raised 3 athletic kids, including one who is currently playing Major League baseball with the Chicago Cubs. In this podcast, Clay shares his thoughts on parenting athletic kids.
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In today's "Essentials" podcast, Paul Weidner (Certified Sport & Performance Psychologist) and I discuss a pyramid concept that parents can use as a guide to help their young athlete to better regulate their emotions and mindset.
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Today's guest is Butch Chaffin. Butch has been a baseball coach for 30+ years, a teacher for 30+ years, and has raised 3 athletic kids. Butch brings experience, passion, and honesty to this podcast.
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Today's guest is Diamyn Hall. Diamyn is a former college baseball player, a former Leadership & Personal Development Coach, and is currently an Upper Level Mental Performance Coach with the Baltimore Orioles. Diamyn's passion for personal development shines through in this podcast. If you're wanting to optimize your son or daughter's personal and athletic growth, this podcast is for you.
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Today's guest is Drew Rogers. Drew is a freshman playing baseball at Georgia Tech University. In this podcast, amongst other things, we discuss Drew's transition to college life, and his youth sports experience.
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In today's podcast I will be discussing a single topic that relates to Parenting Athletic Kids with Certified Sport & Performance Psychologist Paul Weidner. Today's topic is CONFIDENCE.
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Today's guest is Alan Jaeger. Alan is the founder of Jaeger Sports. Alan works with athletes in both the physical and mental aspects of sport. He is the author of a mental training book, "Getting Focused, Staying Focused," and is passionate about helping athletes realize their potential both on, and off, the playing field. This conversation may alter your perception of sports and life.
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Today's guest is Paul Weidner. Paul is the executive director at the Great Lakes Baseball Academy in Woodbury Minnesota and serves as an Assistant Coach at Bethel University in St Paul Minnesota. Paul is a Certified Sport & Performance Coach who carries a Masters Degree in Applied Sport Psychology. With Paul's mental performance background, his work with young athletes, and his work with college athletes, Paul brings a special perspective to the podcast.
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Today's guest is Bronson Balholm. Bronson spent the 2024 season in Banana Ball playing with the Party Animals. Prior to Banana Ball, Bronson played 2 years of college baseball at Beloit College and 2 years at Arizona State University. In this podcast Bronson discusses his passion for the game and how his parents helped feed his passion.
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Today's guest is Curtis Pelletier. Curtis is a former college baseball player, a former coach, and the father of three girls. Currently Curtis runs a mental performance program called MindsetU. MindsetU is unique because Curtis not only works with young athletes, he also works with the parents of the athletes to provide the best support system possible.
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Today's guest is Dan Slepica. Dan has a 14 year old son and a 12 year old daughter. Dan coaches both of his kids. Dan is working hard to navigate the coach-parent line. In this podcast Dan shares some of his highs and lows during the process.
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Today's guest is Corey Koskie. Corey is a former Major League baseball player and the father of four athletic boys. Corey discusses his thoughts on what sports can teach young athletes and the traits necessary to be a successful athlete.
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Today's guest is Olivia Kingsborough. Olivia is a former Lacrosse player at Boston University. In this episode, Olivia reflects and her struggles, and triumphs, during her athletic career.
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Today's guests are Ben Weber and Josh Kirchhoff. Ben is a pitcher at Xavier University and Josh is a pitcher at the University of Missouri. As young athletes they shared similar goals and decided to support each other toward those goals. In this podcast Ben and Josh reflect on their process through youth sports and discuss how their parents supported them along the way.
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Today's guest is Kaylee Bateman. Kaylee is in her Junior year at Winona State University. Kaylee is a nursing student and a gymnast. Kaylee shares her journey through youth sports.
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Today's guests are baseball playing brothers, Blake & Tyler Guerin. These two are teammates at the University of Iowa. Blake & Tyler share their thoughts on their youth sports experience, things they loved, & things they would change.
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Today's guest is Coach Jake Valentine. Coach Valentine is the Assistant Head Baseball Coach at the University of Michigan. Coach Valentine has two young children that are just beginning the youth sports process. Coach Valentine shares his thoughts on raising athletic kids.
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Today's guests are Stephanie Kirchhoff and Steve Weber. Stephanie's son is a pitcher at the University of Missouri and Steve's son is a pitcher at Xavier University. Stephanie and Steve's kids grew up playing baseball together, shared similar goals, and challenged one another in pursuit of their goals. Stephanie and Steve share their process along the way.
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