Mental Advantage Podcast

The MAP boys sit down with Jeremy “Sheets” Sheetinger, Head Baseball Coach at Georgia Gwinnett College, the 2021 NAIA National Champions. Sheets was named the 2021 Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year, becoming the first NAIA coach to receive the award since it was founded in 2013.Prior to taking over at GGC, he served as the college liaison for the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) from 2016-2019. He was responsible for organization communications and relationship building within coaches and administrators at NCAA Div. II, III, NAIA and Junior College levels. He helped facilitate a 200-percent growth rate in ABCA membership and attendance records for three organization’s annual conventions. Sheets has put an emphasis on the mental game at GGC and credits it as being a game-changer for the program. “Developing the person you need to become the player you want.”You can follow Sheets on Twitter: @coachsheets3You can reach the Mental Advantage Podcast at podcast@mentaladvantage.netTo have John Cullen work with yourself or your team, please write to him at john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net

The MAP boys sit down with Phil Stinnie, Head Girls' Basketball Coach at St. Anne's Belfield in Charlottesville, VA. Phil is also the Dean of Student Life and Director of Diversity at STAB. Stinnie is a member of the VCU Hall of Fame, where he excelled in basketball before being drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1988 NBA Draft. John and Brandon discuss a wide variety of topics with Phil, including the challenges of being a high school and AAU basketball coach and educator. What it is like to be the father of multiple D-1 athletes (including a Super Bowl Champion.) Phil shares his thoughts on having the right mindset to achieve great things in athletics and in life. You will not want to miss this episode.You can follow Phil Stinnie on Twitter at @pstinnie35You can reach the Mental Advantage Podcast at podcast@mentaladvantage.netTo have John Cullen work with yourself or your team, please contact him at john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net

This is the fourth episode in our Grand Slam Series with Dr. Mo Pickens, listed by Golf Digest as the #4 in the Top 10 Golf Psychologists. Dr. Mo's PGA Tour client list is headed by Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. The sports psychologist and performance enhancement specialist, has helped players win four major championships (Lucas Glover, 2009 US Open, and Stewart Cink, 2009 British Open), 27 PGA Tour events and one NCAA championship. In addition to golf, Dr. Mo has helped professional athletes in NASCAR, the NFL, Major League baseball and college athletics.John and Brandon talked to Dr. Mo about handling all of the on-course challenges that may come up in a round by getting in the right mindset.He is also the author of "The Winning Ways in Golf and Life"; "Learn to Win: One Shot at a Time" and Learn to Win: A Major."

As they near the halfway point of their first year as a podcast, the MAP boys look back at some of the lessons they have learned from their guests over the first half of this year. To contact the show: podcast@mentaladvantage.net To work with John Cullen: john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net

On this Father's Day edition, the MAP boys sit down with their dads and John's son, Mack. The dads talk about the advice their fathers gave them and what lessons they tried to pass on to their own children. Mr. Allen and Mr. Cullen both discuss what it was like being raised in a large family and how this influenced the way they raised their children. Mack shares some of the lessons he has learned from John and his Grandpa (Steve.) John and Brandon share lessons they have taught their own kids.For questions or comments, please contact: podcast@mentaladvantage.net To have John work with your company or team, write to him at john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net

Former MAP guest, Sean O'Neill fills in for Brandon as he and John interview Bryan Schor, former Quarterback at James Madison University and current Offensive Assistant Coach at East Carolina University. Bryan talks about the lessons he learned as a player and how he uses them to help his current players navigate the ups and downs of college athletics.

Lauren Williams is a former collegiate and professional hockey player who is now a performance coach at Elite High Performance and the co-host of the podcast, "Dismantling the High Performance Narrative". Williams played at the University of Wisconsin and was the number one player taken in the 2018 CWHL draft. She sits down with the MAP boys to discuss the mental challenges she faced as a player and what led her into a career as a performance coach and what she has learned about the mental needs of athletes to better prepare them for competition.

This is the third episode in our Grand Slam Series with Dr. Mo Pickens. Listed by Golf Digest as #4 in the Top 10 Golf Psychologists, Dr. Mo's PGA TOUR client list is headed by Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. The sports psychologist and performance enhancement specialist, has helped players win four major championships (Lucas Glover, 2009 US Open, and Stewart Cink, 2009 British Open), 27 PGA TOUR events, and one NCAA championship. In addition to golf, Dr. Mo has helped professional athletes in NASCAR, the NFL, Major League Baseball, and college athletes in almost every sport.John and Brandon talk to Dr. Mo about handling all of the on-course challenges that may come up in a round by getting in the right mindset. Special Guest: Spencer Ralston, former University of Georgia golfer who recently qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He is also the author of "The Winning Way in Golf and Life", "Learn to Win: One Shot at a Time" and "Learn to Win: A Major"www.drmolearntowin.comDr. Mo's Putting Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhPco2rXmUUWrite to the show at podcast@mentaladvantage.net

The MAP boys sit down with RJ Hively, former collegiate and professional baseball player to discuss his career and the start of his company, JW5 (named in honor of his childhood friend who passed away unexpectedly.) RJ shares the challenges he faced in professional baseball and how that was the catalyst to a life helping others get better prepared mentally to compete at the highest level.To contact the show podcast@mentaladvantage.netTo contact Brandon Allen brandon.allen@mentaladvantage.netTo contact John Cullen to speak to or work with you or your team: john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net

The MAP boys sit down with Jay Stewart, who currently works as a performance expert with tactical athletes, helping them reach and maintain high levels of performance under challenging circumstances. He has been supporting a variety of performers and athletes utilizing mental performance skills for almost a decade. Jay is passionate about helping people perform at their highest level regardless of the circumstances. He leverages his background in public health, kinesiology and performance psychology to help them accomplish their goals and perform optimally when it matters most.To contact the show podcast@mentaladvantage.netTo contact Brandon Allen brandon.allen@mentaladvantage.netTo contact John Cullen to speak to or work with you or your team: john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net