Coach Your Brains Out

1:16 - What has inspired Matt to talk about the topic of mental health services?3:23 - In the late early 2000s how often were mental health services being used in sports departments?5:51 - Why can it be problematic when different specialists with different career names are all categorized under the same umbrella of sports psychology?7:23 - Can anyone with a degree ranging from a high school degree to a PhD become an MPC (mental performance consultant)?10:57 - If a college program could only afford the services of one professional, which one would be the most helpful in NCAA athletics?13:37 - What events have indicated to Matt that there is a mental health epidemic?15:38 - Would researchers consider social media relationships to be a part of “connectedness”?17:12 - What effect has the increase in mental health coaches had on teams that have access to their services?18:31 - What are the most effective ways and settings to implement mental health coaches?21:38 - What is the most difficult but important psychological need for coaches to satisfy, and why?22:54 - What is the zeitgeist of sports psychology in America, and if we are moving in the right direction, what could be still improved?24:04 - Even if many know that sports psychology and mental health are so important, why are they still stigmatized?25:03 - Fun Fact: learn about the impact the Indiana Jones trilogy had on Matt’s pursuit of his doctorate.Learn more about Matt's work at:https://www.extramileinstitute.com/BooksCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: coachyourbrainsout@gmail.com Become a Patron to support the show.

1:27 - Introducing the Extra Mile Institute, and how Matt is involved with the program.Learn more at the website here:https://www.extramileinstitute.com/3:40 - How many universities do Matt and the Extra Mile Institute team work with and what are their plans in terms of expansion?4:26 - Introducing today’s topic: self-determination theory.6:39 - Why does extrinsic motivation not meet the same kind of demands that intrinsic motivation does?10:39 - In what environments can “competence” be best developed within athletes?12:06 - Explaining the difference between competence and confidence.12:56 - Which would be more important to prioritize in development: confidence or competence?13:42 - Is self-driven development equally effective as feedback from coaches?15:59 - How can competence be effectively developed in players with little motivation?19:02- Why is the concept of connection/relatedness important in finding motivation?21:22 - When writing, does Billy find that connections are relevant to his motivation, or is he purely being fueled by intrinsic motivation?23:16 - Do people work better when connected rather than just working as purely business partners?24:31 - How does Matt foster the development of connection between players on teams that he works with?26:15 - Describing an environment where the connection between the three components of self-determination theory are the greatest.32:08 - Explaining the frequency that coaches should implement these activities/exercises.33:02 - Has Matt observed coaches implementing self-determination theory into the development of mental skills?BooksCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: coachyourbrainsout@gmail.com Become a Patron to support the show.

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Author and culture expert JP Nerbun discusses coaching vs. mentoring, setting goals and visions, and adapting coaching styles based on feedback. He also explores the importance of mission statements in team culture and the evolution of coaching styles in sports.

1:19 - Moving into the topic of Coach Development, what are values that Jamie emphasizes when developing coaches?2:47 - Are there common traits that coaches have, or does Jamie treat each coach on a case by case basis?5:07 - When Jamie observes coaches develop, what are some of the most common mishaps or mistakes that occur?10:46 - Should coaches who are interested in improving their coaching read strictly research based books?12:01 - What are the main skills or values coaches should focus on improving to become more effective?14:13 - When trying to implement reflection into a coaching routine, what is the most effective schedule to make the most out of the exercises?15:29 - Some of the questions that Jamie has found to be the most effective to reflect on.17:50 - How would Jamie structure reflection exercises?19:40 - What are some common themes that occur during reflection?21:15 - What are qualities that separate good coaches from the elite coaches?22:36 - Explaining the term “pracademic”.23:50 - Should coaches also have an academic background in their field?26:59 - Exploring the informational processing aspect of motor learning.37:33 - Introducing shared mentor models.43:08 - Are there specific scenarios when developing a player that Jamie would focus on an ecological dynamic or constraints led approach vs. an informational processing approach?45:01 - Explaining the effects of differential learning.47:15 - Why Jamie is not entirely sold on prescriptive coaching methods.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:24: How Jamie ended up working with coaches through his journey as a health and human performance professor.2:17 - Given that Jamie is currently balancing teaching and “coaching” coaches, would he like to eventually transition into a role where he would just focus on working with coaches?3:20 - High-performance sports has a history of applying ideas like growth mindset and grit (that are used in the context of another field of study like education). Why does Jamie think this is problematic?You can read this article online here: https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.8234888:19 - Have Jamie found an effective way to apply growth mindset concepts (like the implicit theory) to sports?10:09 - What are common ways that Jamie has observed coaches apply growth mindset concepts to their coaching?11:54 - How does Jamie define the concept of psychological safety?13:47 - Where has most of the research regarding psychological safety been done?14:11 - Jamie’s thoughts on common ways that psychological safety has been applied in the sports world.22:10 - How does the concept of “safetyism” differ from psychological safety?23:18 - Has Jamie observed coaches mistakenly apply safetyism when attempting to implement psychological safety?25:06 - Could the implementation of psychological safety make a difference in the worldwide struggle with mental health in athletes?26:45 - Can high levels of psychological safety negatively impact motivation and effort levels?28:11 - Explaining the concept of “driven benevolence”.29:02 - What are the most worthwhile components of psychological safety to apply to high performance athletics?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:37 - How have Andy and the Pirates held up so far, especially through the hottest part of the summer.3:12 - After accepting and validating the struggles that athletes and coaches voice during the toughest parts of the season, what are the next steps?4:20 - Checking in with Kasey - how has the beginning of the season gone for him so far?5:55 - Traditionally the beginning of the volleyball season consists of “double days”, but what does Kasey do instead?9:24 - Introducing the topic of this episode: “challenge point”13:09 - Is there an appropriate level of the ability to complete certain skills at which athletes can be considered successful ?16:15 - How can emotional responses be used to gauge the challenge point?17:56 - When addressing teams based sports, should coaches consider the entire team’s challenge point focus, or each individual’s?20:41 - Comparatively, how is the previous idea applied in baseball?21:37 - Should coaches be pushing athletes slightly out of their comfort zone and at the edge of their challenge point?22:46 - At what times should coaches push athletes to the edge of their challenge point vs. below it, and why?25:49 - What are the downsides of constantly pushing players to the edge of their challenge point?28:05 - Using a volleyball example, with limited resources and the challenge point constraint, how can coaches make their players reach the highest level of play at the sweet spot of their zone?33:23 - In a similar, but baseball oriented scenario, how can coaches achieve that same effect as described in the previous example?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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