The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

Former TCU Baseball assistant coach Heath Autrey is the head coach of the Dallas Banditos #1 Ranked 13U baseball team and is also the head baseball coach at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, TX.  Autrey is an Inner Circle member and has coached numerous Major League players including Clayton Kershaw and Chris Davis, among other MLB All-Stars.  Autrey has also served as the head baseball coach in the Lancaster Independent School District and as an associate scout for the New York Yankees.  In addition, he has been an assistant baseball coach at Navarro College and coordinated baseball camps at The University of Texas under the direction of Augie Garrido, the NCAA’s all-time leader in wins as a coach. Follow Heath on Twitter @hautrey11

This BONUS Podcast Episode features a preview of the Elite Mindset audiobook...

Mark Doran is known internationally as a premier batting instructor.  He played baseball and football at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned the All-American award in baseball.  Out of college, Mark was drafted in the first round by the California Angels in 1983, 23rd overall, where he excelled at every level in the minor leagues.  He was on the major league roster for both the California Angels and Chicago White Sox. After learning hitting from Hall of Fame baseball player Rod Carew, Mark began teaching the proper techniques of hitting and fielding to young athletes.  Through training premier baseball athletes, Mark began meeting with top collegiate coaches in softball to learn the game of fastpitch.   As one of the only coaches nationally to train both Major League Baseball players and Olympic softball athletes, Mark has been known as one of the best hitting instructors in the nation. He has trained several USA Olympic softball players, Greek Olympic softball players, Canadian Olympic players, Major League baseball players, and NCAA baseball and softball athletes.  Mark currently mentors coaches from national powers Washington, Florida State, Arizona State and others.

Steve Smith is the former head baseball coach at Baylor University and the all-time wins leader in Baylor history. Smith shares insight into coaching the mental game and into the core values of the program, competing one pitch at a time, and what he has learned from a lifetime of being in the game of baseball.

Shelby Pendley was drafted 2nd overall out of The University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NPF College Draft by the USSSA Pride.  She was a 2x Big 12 Player of the Year, a 3x NCAA All-American and was the 2015 NPF Rookie of the Year. Pendley is 6th all-time in NCAA Softball career home runs.  She is one of the best hitters in NCAA history and is currently an assistant softball coach at The University of New Mexico. Follow Shelby on Twitter @PendleyShelby

Ryan Harrison is a certified Sports Performance Vision Trainer with SlowTheGameDown.  He has a degree in Exercise Physiology from University of California at Davis, where he was a kicker for the football team.  Since 1998 Ryan has been working with international softball, collegiate and amateur softball teams. Ryan also has been a key consultant to numerous international, professional and collegiate football, baseball & softball teams including USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand women’s national softball teams.  He has also worked with various MLB teams including, but not limited to, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Washington Nationals. He has personally trained over 100 Major League roster players on the visual side of the game.  Among the Major League players he has trained are Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney, Jayson Werth, Delmon Young, Laynce Nix, John Baker, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Chris Dickerson, Josh Willingham and Jonny Gomes. Following his work with top professional and amateur athletes, he conceived the idea of training necessary performance skills with digital technology.  The SportsEyesite™ Software is a result of his goal to develop training products so that everyone could benefit from this training at a fraction of the cost without the need to go to a specialty clinic. Follow Ryan on Twitter @SlowTheGameDown

Lacey Waldrop was the 2014 NCAA Softball National Player of the Year.  She was a 3x All-American Pitcher and 2x ACC Pitcher of the Year for the Florida State Seminoles.  In 2015 she was drafted third overall by the Chicago Bandits in the 2015 NPF Draft.  Waldrop discusses the mental game of softball and how she was able to overcome early adversity in her career to become one of the game's most dominant players. Follow Lacey on Twitter @lwaldrop_13

Maddie O’Brien was a 4-year All-ACC Softball player at Florida State University and is currently playing for the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch.  In this podcast she talks about her mindset for success, competing one pitch at a time and what she does for mental training.  She was a finalist for College Softball National Player of the Year in 2014. Follow Maddie on Twitter @Maddieob7

Kaleigh Rafter has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2007.  She was a member of the 2010 ISF World Championship team that won a bronze medal in Venezuela, and also won two silver medals at the Pan American Games (2007 and 2011).  Rafter competed with the 2012 ISF World Championship team that finished fourth in Whitehorse, Yukon, and led Canada with a pair of home runs and seven runs batted in as Canada again finished fourth at the 2014 ISF Women's World Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands.  She has also played professionally for Honda in the Japanese Professional Softball League.  She was a member of the 2008 Team Canada Olympic Team and also played collegiately at Florida State, where she was named a first-team NFCA All-Region selection as well as an All-ACC First Team performer. Follow Kaleigh on Twitter @KaleighRafter

This week’s guest is the man that makes MMA events happen, Burt Watson.  A career in boxing and MMA that began more than 30 years ago has allowed Burt Watson to serve in a host of positions with some of boxing’s and MMA's most-recognized names.  As a consultant, advisor, promoter and event coordinator, Burt commands a wealth of knowledge unparalleled in both industries.  He has coordinated and been a part of some of the most unforgettable events ever seen in both boxing and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.