Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching Podcast
Brain in the Game explores the mental aspect of training and competing at an elite level of sport.
We’re all aware of the traditional role of a physical coach – people who work with the bodies of athletes – mind coaching (or mental coaching) focuses on the brain and the cognitive area of an athlete, working with them on their strategies, their structure and their emotional welfare.
Brain in the Game is designed for athletes, coaches, parents and crew as we unpack and understand what it takes to thrive as an elite athlete.
In each episode we will examine a different facet of sport from the perspective of the mind, covering interviews with some of the top athletes on the circuit and asking them what’s working for them now and what they’re looking at doing in the future.
We talk to coaches and gain a better understanding of the changing face of professional coaching.
We also delve into biomechanics and understand the different dynamics of the integration of those in professional sport.
Some of the techniques discussed will be time-tested and others will be cutting-edge. Brain In The Game provides a practical insight to the mental 'mind-field' of elite sport and demonstrates how a strong mental programme can make all the difference to an athlete’s results.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
082: How Do I Turn My Performance Around When I Am In A Slump?
How to Turn Around Your Performance When You're in a Slump
In this episode of Brain in the Game, we discuss how both athletes and coaches can turn an athlete’s performance around when they are in a s…
081: Why Do Athletes Choke Under Pressure
Why do athletes choke under pressure? And why would a coach also choke under pressure?
In fact, the reason a coach chokes and the reason an athlete chokes are exactly the same, and a normal part of …
080: How Coaches Can Improve the Mental Performance and Confidence of their Athletes
Building Athlete Confidence: The Role of Coaches
Coaching is a challenging occupation, and coaches can struggle to understand their role and responsibilities. The reality is that coaches can make or …
079: Momentum, Confidence and Snowballs
Athletes, learn how to put into practice a successful framework to maintain momentum, in order to continue making progress, even if you face setbacks?
In podcast episode 79 we explore momentum, confi…
078: How to Effectively Use Mental Performance Training as an Athlete
Mental Performance can sometimes be mistakenly used as a paracetamol, to be “only used in the case of emergency”.
However, when built into your daily training it can catapult you into a world of hig…
077: On Leadership with Michael Hooper, Captain of the Australian Wallabies
Australian Wallaby captain, Michael Hooper is the most capped Australian rugby union captain in Wallaby history.
Michael has made 118 International appearances and has won the coveted John Eales Meda…
076: Selection vs Growth – Do I need to choose?
Selection vs Growth – What is the right option?
In episode #76 we unpack the conundrum all athletes experience, “Do I focus on selection, or do I focus on growth?”
We will look at the anxiety that …
075: Team Culture – Building a Successful Culture in Your Team
Building a Successful Team Culture – How to get your team to fire on cue
Much is made of the importance of a team culture when it comes to success – it is often touted as the secret sauce to a team’…
074: Cycle of Performance – When is the right time to improve, to perform, or to recover?
Cycle of Performance – When is the right time to improve, to perform, or to recover?
By taking a deep look at the typical yearly cycle most athletes traditionally follow, we uncover the hidden mental…
073: Effective Emotional Management – Where to put your emotion to springboard you forward with purpose and control
Where you choose to focus your emotions will dictate the quality and consistency of your performance
In this episode of Brain in the Game, we look closely at the importance of our emotions when learn…
072: Sustainable Performance – 4 Key Frames to Optimise Our Own Unique Characteristics
Sustainable Performance – 4 Key Frames to Optimise Our Own Unique Characteristics
How to set sustainable objectives and goals, and 4 Key Frames necessary to consistently perform successfully.
PLUS A…
071: Pre-Season Goal Setting – 5 key steps to staying on track
Good intentions are not good enough.
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." – James Clear, Atomic Habits
Statistically, they say the third Monday of the…
070: Mental Blocks and How we Can Better Deal with Them – FOREVER
Why are mental blocks such an issue for athletes?
Almost every coach will understand the frustration and pain that comes from an athlete being mentally and emotionally paralysed by a mental block. Th…
069: Re-thinking the Blame Game
The Blame Game – Whose fault was it, really?
Whose fault was it, really? When things are going well and athletes are winning, people love to take the credit. However, when things fall over, those sa…
068: Do I fit the selectors' mould, or do I create my own style?
Do I fit the selectors' mould, or do I create my own style?
Who are you playing for? It’s an age-old conundrum for elite and professional athletes.
“Do I change who I am and how I play to fit the mou…
067: Building Sustainable Self-Belief – Self-belief is a system, not a feeling
Building Sustainable Self-Belief – Self-belief is a system, not a feeling
Believe it or not, athletes – more than others – tend to suffer with low self-esteem and low self-belief. This sounds bizar…
066: Four steps to Beat Mental Fatigue – An Athletes Guide to Managing Your Brain
Four steps to Beat Mental Fatigue
Every athlete gets fatigued. Heck! We train hard, we push ourselves to the limits and beyond – so it’s no surprise we become physically fatigued.
However, there is …
065: The Three Steps to Effective Performance Preparation
The three steps to effective performance preparation
The second in our series of podcasts on the global tour, this week coming from Dublin.
As the internal and external pressures of performing becom…
064: The Perils of Diving for the Line – Taking your eye off the ball
The Perils of Diving for the Line – Taking Your Eye off the Ball
A message from Tokyo:
As the end of many athletes seasons approaches and we begin to think about putting our feet up for a few weeks…
063: Control your Performance – Control what you can control, let go of what you cannot
Control your Performance – Control what you can control, let go of what you cannot
Our sense of “Control” or at the very least our sense of taking steps in “controlling” our environment, our prepara…