Becoming HeadStrong

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Dr. Nick interviews Wil Stanley, assistant volleyball coach for the University of Utah. Nick and Wil talk volleyball, coaching, and more in the newest episode!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Kristina talks with us about building good habits and also dealing with bad ones. How do we establish clear objectives in changing habits? How do we build awareness? Kristina gives us several tips on effectively changing habits to foster motivation and increase mental toughness.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Dr. Nicole Detling continues her series, "Clarify the Cliche." This week's episode includes what it actually means when we say "Don't get stuck in the suck." Dr. Nicole gives more detail into the meaning behind that and how we can embrace it. Tune in for this cliche and others as well!

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, our coaching specialist, Becky, is back. Today's episode is on team belief and how that can affect and build a team. How can we get our athletes to have total belief in what they are doing? Listen along with Coach Becky on how we can answer that question and more!

In the newest of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Josh is here to talk about motivation. Specifically, the two kinds of of motivation being extrinsic and intrinisic. What are the differences? How do we find motivation if we've lost it? What does that fire look like within us? Tune in for some easy exercises you can do when you're missing that extra gear and need to find it! 

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Stephanie wraps up her Leadership Lessons series. This final episode is all about how to address conflict while showing leadership skills. What does this look like? Why is it important? Listen along with Coach Stephanie to get your answers!

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Stephanie continues her Leadership Lessons series with an episode on vocal leadership. Leadership skills are learnable for anyone. Many athletes have not encountered or been involved with effective leaders, so these skills have not always been observable for them. One of these skills that can be developed is that of vocal leadership. Listen along with Coach Stephanie to learn more about the element of vocal leadership, what it means, and how we can do it effectively.

In the newest episode of Becoming HeadStrong, Coach Stephanie continues her series, "Leadership Lessons." Stephanie breaks down what it means not only to have core values as a leader but also value behaviors that align with those values. These are important because it allows you to lead in a way that best suits your strengths. Listen along to learn more about what this means, how you can do it yourself, and get ready for another Leadership Lesson next week!

Coach Stephanie is here with her first ever episode on Becoming HeadStrong! She is starting a four episode series on leadership called, "Leadership Lesson." Listen along with the first part in the series and Coach Stephanie's perspective from her experience as an athlete with high-performance coaching. 

In the newest episode of the Becoming HeadStrong Podcast, Coach Hillary is here to talk to us about sleep. As we know, sleep is incredibly important to us as humans. How does that change when it comes to athletics and performance? How many of hours of sleep should athletes be getting every night? How long should our naps be? Listen along with Coach Hillary to learn about the newest research as well as some tips to help us utilize our sleep to reach our athletic potential!