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Sydney Supple is a former Northwestern softball standout who helped lead the Wildcats to the Women's College World Series in 2022, and earned three Big Ten titles during her career. After earning her master's degree in broadcast and digital journalism, she transitioned from competing on the field to covering the game behind the microphone. Working for the Big Ten Network, SiriusXM, and ESPN as an AUSL sideline reporter, her journey gives us a rare behind-the-scenes look at what the best athletes in the world are actually doing between at-bats and innings.  Episode Highlights: The breath and batter's box ritual Megan Grant taught her that changed how she thinks about the mental gameThe reset routine she used as a pitcher between every pitchHow a flailing tube man reminded her to be "loose"The two-minute commercial break reset that mirrors the failure recovery routineHow her parents’ freedom to choose kept her in the game todayConnect with Sydney: IG: @sydney_supple X: @Sydney_Supple TikTok: @sydney_supple Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

Karen Weekly is the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols softball program, a 30-year coaching veteran with 1,400+ career wins, 10 Women's College World Series appearances, 4 SEC Coach of the Year honors, 6 SEC championships, and induction into the 2018 NFCA Hall of Fame. She is also the most winning coach in all of Tennessee athletics history. Coach Weekly gives us an inside look at the mission and values framework she uses with her players every single day, and the lessons she learned from her mom, her dad, and the greatest coach in women's basketball history, Pat Summitt, that still show up in her program every practice. Episode Highlights: The stock market analogy that teaches her players that growth is never linear What "consistent" and "boring" actually means when you are coaching at the highest level How Tennessee players respond to feedback using JC and MAGICThe centered breathing practice her team uses every single dayThe number one way to get out of your own head is to shift your focus to a teammateConnect with Coach Weekly: Tennessee Softball IG: @vol_softball  Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

Aubree Munro Watson is back on the Fearless Warrior Podcast, and we are so excited to share her nuggets from the Fearless Warrior Retreat from July. She has an impressive collegiate and professional softball career, winning two national championships with the Florida Gators, two World Championship gold medals with Team USA, and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is also the author of Born Ready, a memoir about the moments that shaped her life and led her to purpose. She opens up about the scared little girl who was afraid of everything, the coach who told her at age 12 she would never play Division I softball, and how finding freedom became the path to fearlessness. Episode Highlights: The "fear list" that will make you feel seenThe quote on a piece of paper she carried with her all the way to two national championships and the OlympicsWhy she felt more free in the highest pressure moments than anywhere else and what that taught her about purposeWhy passion means you are willing to suffer for itConnect with Aubree: IG: @aubree1munro Book: Born Ready: Making the Most of the Moments That Mark Our Lives Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

Reese Borer is a senior center back for Nebraska Soccer, and her story is not the one you usually hear. She was a late bloomer from a small town who almost gave up before she ever got her shot — and committed to Nebraska just three months before she arrived on campus. In this session, Reese opens up about riding the bench her freshman year, how she found her role when she was not playing, what fake it till you make it actually looks like on a D1 field, and why going home reminds her that she is so much more than a soccer player. Episode Highlights: How being a multi-sport athlete shaped her game The reality of committing three months before showing up to a D1 program The one-play philosophy that changed how she showed up in her first year as a starterThe reset routine she uses mid-game when she has no timeout to recoverWhat she tells the girls at Norris High School who think a small school or a late start means the dream is out of reachConnect with Reese: IG: @reeseborerr Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

Coach Kara and our Warriors interviewed Alexis (Lex) Pupillo, University of Alabama softball alum and professional softball player for the Florida Vibe. She was a key contributer that helped Alabama reach the 2026 College Softball World Series. Lex is proof that rock bottom is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of the best one. Episode Highlights: The transfer from UNI to Alabama and what happened the moment she walked into the facility and knew it was rightWhy she does not believe in slumps and the mindset reframe that will change the way your athlete thinksIsolation her junior year and the healing work it took to come back from thatThe power of "Mudita" and why Patrick Murphy builds it into Alabama's team cultureWhy yes, yes, yes hitting is the most aggressive and effective mindset tool she uses in the box Connect with Alexis: IG: @alexispupillo Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

If you have ever told your players to "trust the process" and then realized you never actually gave them a process, this episode is going to hit differently. I walk through the exact systems I use to build player-led teams. Whether you are a high school coach, a travel ball coach, or a parent trying to understand what is really happening between the ears, this one is for you. Episode Highlights: The Beach Ball analogy that explains why talented players fall apart under pressure Fountains and Drains framework for nipping dramaBuilding repeatable processes for your playersHow clapping on the field changed an athlete's entire mental stateHigh level strategies for intentional culture before season startsMental Performance skills can be trained just like physical skills. We've created a complete, easy to install mental performance curriculum that helps athletes compete with confidence, bounce back from mistakes, lead their teammates, and perform under pressure. All without adding hours to your practice plans or panicking mid-season! Our Curriculum does the heavy lifting for you and your coaching staff. Less googling, more actionable skills. Everything you need to teach mental performance: organized, practical, and ready to use with your team on your own! Our 10-Week Curriculum includes: - Weekly Guided Video and Activity (just hit play!) - Printable Athlete Worksheet - Practice Plan Implementation Give your athletes real tools they can use to manage stress, play loose, and perform at their best on game day! Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

I had the honor of being a presenter at this year's Nebraska Coaches Association Clinic, where I break down exactly how to train the mental game during season. So if you are a coach, this episode is for you! Episode Highlights: How to implement mental skills without adding more time to your practice plan.Why asking for your players' perspective before giving yours is the secret to Gen Z buy-inWhy one mental practice per week can be just as valuable as a physical oneThe difference between neutral thinking and  positive self-talk How to match a mental skill with a hard drill so your athletes are building mental strength the same way they build physical strengthMental Performance skills can be trained just like physical skills. We've created a complete, easy to install mental performance curriculum that helps athletes compete with confidence, bounce back from mistakes, lead their teammates, and perform under pressure. All without adding hours to your practice plans or panicking mid-season! Our Curriculum does the heavy lifting for you and your coaching staff. Less googling, more actionable skills. Everything you need to teach mental performance: organized, practical, and ready to use with your team on your own! Our 10-Week Curriculum includes: - Weekly Guided Video and Activity (just hit play!) - Printable Athlete Worksheet - Practice Plan Implementation Give your athletes real tools they can use to manage stress, play loose, and perform at their best on game day! Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

We're baaaack! After wrapping up our 5th annual Fearless Warrior Retreat, we made a deliberate decision to take a strategic break from the podcast and we are challenging you to do the same with your athlete. Coach AB and Coach Kara breakdown ways to get strategic about giving her a break without feeling like she's falling behind. Episode Highlights: Why the college coaches are requiring their incoming athletes to take time offHow to build your relationship as parents outside of sport How to spot the early warning signs of mental burnoutQuestions to ask your athlete to find out if she still loves the gameHow mental training during the off-season is the most underused advantage in youth sportsThe 2 types of recovery that don't involve scrolling TikTokReady to make the most of the off-season? We have a 3-day challenge waiting for you inside the Fearless Warrior Program. It walks you and your athlete through 3 powerful exercises to build your relationship and give her mental clarity. Try it free for 7 days and see what a difference just 72 hours of intentional mental training can make. Ready to jump into mental training? You can do that too, all inside the app! https://www.skool.com/fearlesswarriors/about Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

In this episode, we are sharing a mentorship call from 2023 with Morgan Howe, ASU alum and professional softball player for the Atlanta Smoke. She was the first overall pick of the 2023 WPF Expansion Draft and the league's Offensive Player of the Year in her first professional season. She shares her early years as a softball player and the importance of having fun and sticking to your why. Episode Highlights: Why process over outcome was the mental concept that changed everything in her career The helmet-throwing moment that got her benched Why picking and choosing what you get frustrated about is the real failure reset skill nobody talks aboutHow to keep showing up and leaving no doubt when you are doing everything right and still not getting playing timeIf you are not having fun, you need to go back to your why and recenter before the game stops feeling like a passion Connect with Morgan: IG: @morgannriley Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

In today's episode, we are sharing our mentorship call with Ali Newland, an LSU Alum and professional softball player in the AUSL for the Portland Cascade. She played outfield and caught at LSU, earned the SEC Volunteer of the Year award as a senior, and is now a utility player for the Cascade. She opens up about her mental performance journey that completely changed her career and life outside of softball. Episode Highlights: How playing gymnastics, basketball, and tennis made her a better softball playerWhy she never stopped working on catching even while playing outfield every day and how that versatility is exactly what got her draftedFailure is feedback and not a personal indictmentThe Well, Better, How index card systemWhy confidence is a choice and not a feelingConnect with Ali: IG: @ali44newland Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

In today's episode, we are sharing our mentorship call with Michaela Edenfield, Texas Volts catcher, Florida State alum, and also known as "Area 51". She opens up about failing forward in Junior Olympic trials, why she never had a dream school, and why doing it until you are it is the only version of confidence worth chasing. Episode Highlights: Why having dream goals instead of a dream school is the mindset shift that changes everything in recruitingThe impact of the open tryout for the Junior Olympic team Why her pregame makeup routine became one of the most powerful trust-the-preparation tools she hasWhat volleyball taught her about bouncing back from errors that she could not learn in softball aloneDon't fake it till you make it, but do it until you are it Connect with Michaela: IG: @mje51 Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

In today's episode, Coach Kara and our Warriors interviewed Skylar Wallace, a professional softball player for the AUSL's Chicago Bandits and the Japan Diamond Softball League, as well as a three-time All-American, NFCA National Player of the Year, and three-time All-SEC First Team selection at the University of Florida. She opens up about self-talk, the transfer decision that changed everything, and why the six inches between your ears matters more than anything else on the field. Episode Highlights: The importance of embracing pressure as a privilegeThe ANTs framework — how to identify and squish automatic negative thoughts Why surrounding yourself with the right five people is one of the most important decisions you will ever make as an athleteWhy being terrible at basketball made her a better softball playerWhy self-talk is not something you master once Connect with Skylar: IG: @skylar.wallace Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

We are so excited to share this mentorship call with Jocelyn Erickson, a University of Florida alum, two-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, 2024 NFCA National Player of the Year, SEC Player of the Year, and now a professional player for the Chicago Bandits She sat down with Coach Kara and our Warriors for a raw, honest conversation about visualization, identity, team culture, and what it really means to get over yourself and play for something bigger. Episode Highlights: Getting hyper-specific in visualization practice is exactly what prepares you for big game momentsWhy thinking about your teammates instead of yourself actually makes you perform betterThe ACL and double meniscus injury that sidelined her for almost a full year, and why she says she is grateful it happenedHow surrounding yourself with the right people is the fastest way through the hardest seasons of your careerThe one thing she would tell her younger self about time, presence, and never taking a practice for grantedConnect with Jocelyn: IG: @joceyerickson Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! Susan Forbes is a recruiting advisor, life coaching certified consultant, and host of the number one volleyball recruiting podcast, the NXTVB Podcast. With over a decade of experience, she has built a career around one powerful idea: athletes should be in the driver's seat of their recruiting journey, and the right program wants who they actually are and not who they think they need to be. Episode Highlights: Why trying to be who you think coaches want you to be is one of the fastest ways to end up at the wrong programThe "world's best peach" analogy that will completely change how your athlete thinks about rejection in recruitingHow optimal performance states connect directly to recruiting Why NIL is not just about money and how athletes are already building bridges to life after sport Her one piece of advice: your success is inevitable as long as you do not give upConnect with Susan: IG: @hey.susank Podcast: NXTVB Podcast Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! In this week's episode, I interviewed Matt Woods, who is part of the Motor Preferences Experts team, the first and only performance company in the US specializing in a science-backed system based on an athlete's unique, natural movement patterns. If you have seen the colored tape on catchers' chest protectors at college games, or spotted those side-by-side mechanical case studies on social media, that is Motor Preferences in action. Episode Highlights: The aerial vs. terrestrial framework and how two completely different pitchers can produce elite results with the same pitching coachWhy the mental flow state and physical Motor Preferences are more connected than most coaches and parents realizeHow finding your natural movement profile gives athletes their battery back and frees up mental energy for what actually mattersWhy the best cue is the one the athlete comes up with themselves and what that means for coaches and parentsWhy separating your identity as an athlete from your identity as a person was the mindset shift that changed everything for Matt Connect with Matt and Motor Preferences Experts: Website: motorpreferencesexperts.com IG: @motorpreferencesexperts Save Your Spot inside the Parent Workshop: Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them fearlesswarriors.org/101 More ways to work with Fearless Warrior Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior ProgramBook a One on One Session for your AthleteBook a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or OrganizationFollow us on Social Media Facebook @fearlesswarriors.orgInstagram @fearless.coach.abInstagram @fearlesswarriorX @CoachAB_YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching