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Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBuilding a successful team cultureBrain in the Game Episode #75: Building a successful team culture. Much is made of the importance of a team culture when it comes to success - it is often touted as the secret sauce to a teams results. In fact, Sir Alex Ferguson Former Manchester United Football Manager (soccer) would often sight his team dynamic as their secret… There have been a number of examples of when this has worked when a team “fire” together and against all odds come out on top. I mean heck Disney has cornered the market on post-production of the...
2019-04-2525 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game Episode #74 BITG Episode #74:Athletes, when is the right time to improve, to perform or to recover? In this the 74th episode of Brain in the Game, the mental coaching podcast, we take a deep look at the typical yearly cycle, most athletes traditionally follow. The Pre-Season, The start of season, The mid to end of season and The much-awaited Post-season. We uncover the hidden mental and emotional minefield, athletes unknowingly put themselves through every year and we unpack what is often “willingly” done to self-sabotage the season and kill the momentum - all in...
2019-03-1835 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastEffective Emotional Management for athletesBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #73 Effective Emotional management - hosted by Dave Diggle Where to put your emotion to springboard you forward with purpose and control. In this episode of Brain in the Game (#73), we will look closely at the importance of our emotions when learning and retaining new skills, however, also our how emotions can help or hinder the consistency of our performance. Where you choose to focus your emotions will dictate the quality and consistency of your performance. Listen in as we utilise two (2) simple b...
2019-03-0620 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastEffective Emotional Management for athletesBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #73 Effective Emotional management - hosted by Dave Diggle Where to put your emotion to springboard you forward with purpose and control. In this episode of Brain in the Game (#73), we will look closely at the importance of our emotions when learning and retaining new skills, however, also our how emotions can help or hinder the consistency of our performance. Where you choose to focus your emotions will dictate the quality and consistency of your performance. Listen in as we utilise two (2) simple b...
2019-03-0620 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching Podcast4 Key Frames to Sustainable PerformanceEpisode #72: 4 Key Frames to Sustainable Performance In the previous episode (#71) we looked at WHY we build Pre-Season Objectives and Goals and what that does to keep you on track. In this episode (#72) we look at HOW we set sustainable Objectives and Goal and the 4 Key Frames necessary to consistently perform Successfully. We take a deep look at the reasons why we as humans are designed to just work much better when we have a clear set and defined objective, we look at how we create those objectives in such a way as to...
2019-02-1524 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #71
Pre-Season Goal Setting - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #71 Pre Season Goal Setting - hosted by Dave Diggle 5 Key Steps to staying on track: BITG Episode #71: Pre-Season Goal Setting: Statistically, they say the third Monday of the New Year is traditionally one of our mentally darkest days in our modern society, as we realise those New Years resolutions that we made with all good intention have already slipped and our plans of glory are out the window before they even got started. And all due to our inability to stay on...
2019-02-0423 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #71
Pre-Season Goal Setting - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #71 Pre Season Goal Setting - hosted by Dave Diggle 5 Key Steps to staying on track: BITG Episode #71: Pre-Season Goal Setting: Statistically, they say the third Monday of the New Year is traditionally one of our mentally darkest days in our modern society, as we realise those New Years resolutions that we made with all good intention have already slipped and our plans of glory are out the window before they even got started. And all due to our inability to stay on...
2019-02-0423 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastMental BlocksBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #70 - Mental Blocks and how we can better deal with them - FOREVER - hosted by Dave Diggle Why are Mental Blocks such an issue for athletes? Episode #70: Almost every coach will understand the frustration and pain that comes from an athlete being mentally and emotionally paralysed by a mental block. That uncharacteristic derailing and shuddering halt of a normally calm, in control and capable athlete by what can only bye described as an irrational FEAR - be that a block on...
2019-01-221h 28Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastMental BlocksBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #70 - Mental Blocks and how we can better deal with them - FOREVER - hosted by Dave Diggle Why are Mental Blocks such an issue for athletes? Episode #70: Almost every coach will understand the frustration and pain that comes from an athlete being mentally and emotionally paralysed by a mental block. That uncharacteristic derailing and shuddering halt of a normally calm, in control and capable athlete by what can only bye described as an irrational FEAR - be that a block on...
2019-01-221h 28
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastEpisode #69 -
The Blame GameBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #69 - The Blame Game - hosted by Dave Diggle Who's fault was it really? Episode #69: When things are going well and athletes are winning then people love to take the credit - however when things fall over those same people are very quick to play the “Blame Game”. "It wasn’t my fault, they didn’t give me the right information, I couldn’t do my job, they distracted me" etc etc etc… The reality is when we descend into...
2017-08-1536 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastEpisode #69 -
The Blame GameBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #69 - The Blame Game - hosted by Dave Diggle Who's fault was it really? Episode #69: When things are going well and athletes are winning then people love to take the credit - however when things fall over those same people are very quick to play the “Blame Game”. "It wasn’t my fault, they didn’t give me the right information, I couldn’t do my job, they distracted me" etc etc etc… The reality is when we descend into...
2017-08-1536 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #68 -
Do I fit the selectors mould or do I create my own style - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #68 - Do I fit the selectors mould or do I create my own style - hosted by Dave Diggle Who are you playing for? Episode #68: It’s an age old conundrum for elite and professional athletes, “do I change who I am and how I play to fit the mould of the selectors' current criteria OR do I back my own unique skills and become the player I know I can be?” And the answer isn’t ‘Immedia...
2017-07-1528 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #68 -
Do I fit the selectors mould or do I create my own style - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sports Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #68 - Do I fit the selectors mould or do I create my own style - hosted by Dave Diggle Who are you playing for? Episode #68: It’s an age old conundrum for elite and professional athletes, “do I change who I am and how I play to fit the mould of the selectors' current criteria OR do I back my own unique skills and become the player I know I can be?” And the answer isn’t ‘Immedia...
2017-07-1528 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #67 -
Self Belief is a System not a feeling - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #67: Believe it or not athletes more than most tend to suffer with low self esteem and low self belief, which sounds bizarre when you think just how cocky they can appear on the outside. That is until you understand the 24/7 scrutiny they are constantly under today as they are expected to be always “available”. Beyond their sporting performances where they are publicly judged, categorised and ranked, they are also open to constant assessment of their comments, their actions and their beliefs via social media. With the liberation of information accessibility that the...
2017-06-2239 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #67 -
Self Belief is a System not a feeling - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #67: Believe it or not athletes more than most tend to suffer with low self esteem and low self belief, which sounds bizarre when you think just how cocky they can appear on the outside. That is until you understand the 24/7 scrutiny they are constantly under today as they are expected to be always “available”. Beyond their sporting performances where they are publicly judged, categorised and ranked, they are also open to constant assessment of their comments, their actions and their beliefs via social media. With the liberation of information accessibility that the...
2017-06-2239 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #66 -
The 4 steps to Beating Mental Fatigue - hosted by Dave DiggleThe 4 steps to Beating Mental Fatigue Every athlete gets fatigued, heck we train hard, we push ourselves to the limits and beyond so it’s no surprise we become physically fatigued. However there is a “big” difference between Physical Fatigue and Mental Fatigue.. One is sore muscles and dwindling energy and the other can have a catastrophic impact on our ability to function, process and perform. In this podcast I will look at 4 Key strategies and steps you can take to avoid the slippery slopes of Mental Fatigue. So lets get back into the sa...
2017-05-3037 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #66 -
The 4 steps to Beating Mental Fatigue - hosted by Dave DiggleThe 4 steps to Beating Mental Fatigue Every athlete gets fatigued, heck we train hard, we push ourselves to the limits and beyond so it’s no surprise we become physically fatigued. However there is a “big” difference between Physical Fatigue and Mental Fatigue.. One is sore muscles and dwindling energy and the other can have a catastrophic impact on our ability to function, process and perform. In this podcast I will look at 4 Key strategies and steps you can take to avoid the slippery slopes of Mental Fatigue. So lets get back into the sa...
2017-05-3037 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #65 -
The three steps to effective performance preparation - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #65 - The three steps to effective performance preparation - hosted by Dave Diggle A performance limerick from Dublin Ireland: Episode #65: The second in our series of podcasts on the global tour, this week coming from Dublin Ireland. As the internal and external pressures of performing becomes imminent we “can” be influenced to begin to doubt our own ability to perform when it counts. This all too common phenomena can seriously inhibit our performance potential. In this episo...
2016-11-2524 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #65 -
The three steps to effective performance preparation - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #65 - The three steps to effective performance preparation - hosted by Dave Diggle A performance limerick from Dublin Ireland: Episode #65: The second in our series of podcasts on the global tour, this week coming from Dublin Ireland. As the internal and external pressures of performing becomes imminent we “can” be influenced to begin to doubt our own ability to perform when it counts. This all too common phenomena can seriously inhibit our performance potential. In this episo...
2016-11-2524 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #64 -
Diving for the line and taking your eye off the ball - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #64 - Diving for the line and taking your eye off the ball - hosted by Dave Diggle A message from Tokyo: Episode #64: As the end of many athletes seasons approaches and we begin to think about putting our feet up for a few weeks, we can “almost” be forgiven for taking our eye off the ball and thinking about getting to the end, making that last ditch attempt at finishing on a high.. However that flippant mindset can be very danger...
2016-11-2111 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #64 -
Diving for the line and taking your eye off the ball - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #64 - Diving for the line and taking your eye off the ball - hosted by Dave Diggle A message from Tokyo: Episode #64: As the end of many athletes seasons approaches and we begin to think about putting our feet up for a few weeks, we can “almost” be forgiven for taking our eye off the ball and thinking about getting to the end, making that last ditch attempt at finishing on a high.. However that flippant mindset can be very danger...
2016-11-2111 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #63 -
Controlling what you can control and letting go of what you cannot - hosted by Dave DiggleControlling what you can control and letting go of what you cannot Episode #63: Our sense of “Control” or at the very least our sense of taking steps in “controlling” our environment, our preparation and our performance is a core “Need” as an athlete, we need to know what we are doing is the best that we can, be it a new skill or competing for our country at the highest level.. We “need” to know we have prepared well enough to perform, we have ticked all the boxes to be ready - this lowers our anxiety and incr...
2016-10-2231 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #63 -
Controlling what you can control and letting go of what you cannot - hosted by Dave DiggleControlling what you can control and letting go of what you cannot Episode #63: Our sense of “Control” or at the very least our sense of taking steps in “controlling” our environment, our preparation and our performance is a core “Need” as an athlete, we need to know what we are doing is the best that we can, be it a new skill or competing for our country at the highest level.. We “need” to know we have prepared well enough to perform, we have ticked all the boxes to be ready - this lowers our anxiety and incr...
2016-10-2231 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #62 - 5 steps in how to handle big competition pressure - hosted by Dave DiggleThe 5 steps in how to handle big competition pressure and how to value every performance: Episode #62: As we settle into the 2016 Rio Olympics and we are consumed by the spectacle that is the summer games and as we turn our focus to the best of the best, those flawless performances, smashed world and olympic records and the apparent super human performances of these athletes. Lets take a closer look at how to get to this pinnacle of performance and what we can do to better secure our place in sporting su...
2016-08-0830 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #62 - 5 steps in how to handle big competition pressure - hosted by Dave DiggleThe 5 steps in how to handle big competition pressure and how to value every performance: Episode #62: As we settle into the 2016 Rio Olympics and we are consumed by the spectacle that is the summer games and as we turn our focus to the best of the best, those flawless performances, smashed world and olympic records and the apparent super human performances of these athletes. Lets take a closer look at how to get to this pinnacle of performance and what we can do to better secure our place in sporting su...
2016-08-0830 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #61 Controlling your performance with a 3 legged stool Brain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #61 Controlling your performance outcomes with a 3 legged stool - hosted by Dave Diggle Effectively managing your Thoughts, Feelings and Actions: Episode #61: When things don’t go the way you planned with your performance, what triggers it for you? I mean what REALLY triggers it for you specifically? Is it a negative thought that grows from a passing thought into an unscalable mountain that you just cannot see a way past, or an unea...
2016-06-2031 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #61 Controlling your performance with a 3 legged stool Brain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #61 Controlling your performance outcomes with a 3 legged stool - hosted by Dave Diggle Effectively managing your Thoughts, Feelings and Actions: Episode #61: When things don’t go the way you planned with your performance, what triggers it for you? I mean what REALLY triggers it for you specifically? Is it a negative thought that grows from a passing thought into an unscalable mountain that you just cannot see a way past, or an unea...
2016-06-2031 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #60 - Recognising your performance patterns - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind
Coaching Podcast: Episode #60 Recognising your performance patterns
- hosted by Dave Diggle
Understanding how your behavioural
patterns influence your performance, your Mindset, your choices and
your outcomes.
Episode #60:
Humans are hardwired to recognise
patterns from our earliest moments, our parents faces, objects in
the trees, even animals in the clouds however can you accurately
recognise those key patterns that are the difference between a good
performance and a not so good performance?
If humans are nothing more...
2016-05-0129 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #60 - Recognising your performance patterns - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind
Coaching Podcast: Episode #60 Recognising your performance patterns
- hosted by Dave Diggle
Understanding how your behavioural
patterns influence your performance, your Mindset, your choices and
your outcomes.
Episode #60:
Humans are hardwired to recognise
patterns from our earliest moments, our parents faces, objects in
the trees, even animals in the clouds however can you accurately
recognise those key patterns that are the difference between a good
performance and a not so good performance?
If humans are nothing more...
2016-05-0129 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #59 – What are you feeding your emotional monster? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #59:
What are you feeding your emotional monster? - hosted by Dave Diggle
Keeping an athletes attitude on track is more about the words we choose to use than their want to perform.
The daily volatility of our emotions and our emotional perspectives can heavily influence the quality of our performance way beyond our physical or technical limitations.
And when we allow these tumultuous emotions to dictate what we can and cannot produce as an athlete then we leave ourselves open to frustration, inconsistency, and disappointment.
In this episode...
2016-03-0422 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #59 – What are you feeding your emotional monster? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #59:
What are you feeding your emotional monster? - hosted by Dave Diggle
Keeping an athletes attitude on track is more about the words we choose to use than their want to perform.
The daily volatility of our emotions and our emotional perspectives can heavily influence the quality of our performance way beyond our physical or technical limitations.
And when we allow these tumultuous emotions to dictate what we can and cannot produce as an athlete then we leave ourselves open to frustration, inconsistency, and disappointment.
In this episode...
2016-03-0422 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #58 – A good start can lead to a great finish - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #58:
In this episode we take a look at why some competitive athletes adopt the strategy of starting slowly in hope of building into their performance and why that actually works against you more often than work for you.
Many athletes do not start their competition performances the way they would have imagined when training, choosing instead in the emotion of the moment to take it tentatively, slowly and defensively. This reactive strategy can often be in an effort to minimise the risks and manage the possible fallout of what could go wrong instead of wh...
2016-02-1538 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #58 – A good start can lead to a great finish - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #58:
In this episode we take a look at why some competitive athletes adopt the strategy of starting slowly in hope of building into their performance and why that actually works against you more often than work for you.
Many athletes do not start their competition performances the way they would have imagined when training, choosing instead in the emotion of the moment to take it tentatively, slowly and defensively. This reactive strategy can often be in an effort to minimise the risks and manage the possible fallout of what could go wrong instead of wh...
2016-02-1538 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #57 – Building a successful life on the road as a professional athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #57 – Building a successful life on the road as a professional athlete - hosted by Dave Diggle
How to travel the world and perform without wanting to kill your teammates
Episode #57:
When you finally make it and leap into the world of an international competitor, an athlete traveling Nationally and Globally for your sport and your country. It can become apparent very quickly that what you did to get there, that finally tuned ecosystem of success can soon become very difficult to maintain from a hote...
2015-11-0533 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #57 – Building a successful life on the road as a professional athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #57 – Building a successful life on the road as a professional athlete - hosted by Dave Diggle
How to travel the world and perform without wanting to kill your teammates
Episode #57:
When you finally make it and leap into the world of an international competitor, an athlete traveling Nationally and Globally for your sport and your country. It can become apparent very quickly that what you did to get there, that finally tuned ecosystem of success can soon become very difficult to maintain from a hote...
2015-11-0533 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #56 – Remembering your best performance under competition pressure - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #56 – Remembering your best performance under competition pressure - hosted by Dave Diggle
Remember what you need to remember when you need to remember it without that amnesia
Episode #56:
We have all been there at some stage haven't we that “Performance amnesia moment” where time stands still - just think back to school when all that study, all those late nights and all those anxious moments come down to that final exam and then - nothing!
No memory...
2015-09-2621 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #56 – Remembering your best performance under competition pressure - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #56 – Remembering your best performance under competition pressure - hosted by Dave Diggle
Remember what you need to remember when you need to remember it without that amnesia
Episode #56:
We have all been there at some stage haven't we that “Performance amnesia moment” where time stands still - just think back to school when all that study, all those late nights and all those anxious moments come down to that final exam and then - nothing!
No memor...
2015-09-2621 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #55 – Slaying your performance Demons - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #55 – Slaying your performance Demons - hosted by Dave Diggle
We all have those demons that hold us back and stop us performing - its what we do with them that makes the difference:
Episode #55:
Be it as simple as a missed opportunity, a messed up skill or routine, or as complex as an injury or you were completely owned by your competitor in front of 100,000 spectators - we all have those internal demons who haunt us and our perfo...
2015-08-0226 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #55 – Slaying your performance Demons - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #55 – Slaying your performance Demons - hosted by Dave Diggle
We all have those demons that hold us back and stop us performing - its what we do with them that makes the difference:
Episode #55:
Be it as simple as a missed opportunity, a messed up skill or routine, or as complex as an injury or you were completely owned by your competitor in front of 100,000 spectators - we all have those internal demons who haunt us and our perfo...
2015-08-0226 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #54 – As an athlete how do you measure your sporting successes? - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #54 – As an athlete how do you measure your sporting successes? - hosted by Dave Diggle
Your gauge on success is as individual as your fingerprint:
Episode #54:
We all strive animalistic-ally to be successful, it’s part of our survival instinct, our social standing and our unique identity and we are just as primally quick to judge others on their perceived successes - but do you really know what success is and how to create it and nurture it? Humans a...
2015-05-2015 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #54 – As an athlete how do you measure your sporting successes? - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #54 – As an athlete how do you measure your sporting successes? - hosted by Dave Diggle
Your gauge on success is as individual as your fingerprint:
Episode #54:
We all strive animalistic-ally to be successful, it’s part of our survival instinct, our social standing and our unique identity and we are just as primally quick to judge others on their perceived successes - but do you really know what success is and how to create it and nurture it? Humans a...
2015-05-2015 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #53 – Is there a difference between coaching Male Vs Female athlete? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #53:
Elite, professional and extreme sport is a growing specialised industry and we often gravitate to either coaching boys or girls in our chosen sport, we also hear coaches frequently identify themselves as male coaches or female coaches, we frequently hear people generalise the genders by stereo typical behaviours!
However is this an accurate, productive or even fair way of thinking?
Is there really a difference between how we should coach male athletes to how we should coach female athletes? And is this bias based of social norms...
2015-04-2919 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #53 – Is there a difference between coaching Male Vs Female athlete? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #53:
Elite, professional and extreme sport is a growing specialised industry and we often gravitate to either coaching boys or girls in our chosen sport, we also hear coaches frequently identify themselves as male coaches or female coaches, we frequently hear people generalise the genders by stereo typical behaviours!
However is this an accurate, productive or even fair way of thinking?
Is there really a difference between how we should coach male athletes to how we should coach female athletes? And is this bias based of social norms...
2015-04-2919 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #52 – How do you manage those inevitable sporting performance failures - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #52 – How do you manage those inevitable sporting performance failures - hosted by Dave Diggle
It’s all about practical perspective
Episode #52:
Elite, professional and extreme sport is a high investment way of life, not only financially but more importantly physically and emotionally too. And with that high investment lifestyle comes the inevitable knocks and failures along the way - so how do you handle those failures to keep the journey alive?
Knowing there will always...
2015-03-1629 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #52 – How do you manage those inevitable sporting performance failures - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #52 – How do you manage those inevitable sporting performance failures - hosted by Dave Diggle
It’s all about practical perspective
Episode #52:
Elite, professional and extreme sport is a high investment way of life, not only financially but more importantly physically and emotionally too. And with that high investment lifestyle comes the inevitable knocks and failures along the way - so how do you handle those failures to keep the journey alive?
Knowing there will always...
2015-03-1629 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #51 – What you do in the shower could hold the key to your sustainability as an athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #51 – What you do in the shower could hold the key to your sustainability as an athlete - hosted by Dave Diggle
Are you Hot or Cold focused?
Episode #51:
There is no denying it we are creatures of habit and how we do one thing tends to be how we do most things. What this means is if things are going great then we will tend to stay in that place, however may not grow.. If things are not goin...
2015-02-2025 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #51 – What you do in the shower could hold the key to your sustainability as an athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #51 – What you do in the shower could hold the key to your sustainability as an athlete - hosted by Dave Diggle
Are you Hot or Cold focused?
Episode #51:
There is no denying it we are creatures of habit and how we do one thing tends to be how we do most things. What this means is if things are going great then we will tend to stay in that place, however may not grow.. If things are not goin...
2015-02-2025 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #50 – Using emotions to overcome performance anxiety and build motivation - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #50 – Using emotions to overcome performance anxiety and build motivation - hosted by Dave Diggle
Rocket fuel or Kryptonite? - your choice.
Episode #50:
Our emotions are an integral part of our sporting and performance success strategy, when used correctly our emotions can be the rocket fuel that catapults our career to heights beyond our wildest dreams. However if handled badly they can be our own personal Kryptonite and completely derail or even crush our career beyond salvation. When most coa...
2015-02-1839 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #50 – Using emotions to overcome performance anxiety and build motivation - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #50 – Using emotions to overcome performance anxiety and build motivation - hosted by Dave Diggle
Rocket fuel or Kryptonite? - your choice.
Episode #50:
Our emotions are an integral part of our sporting and performance success strategy, when used correctly our emotions can be the rocket fuel that catapults our career to heights beyond our wildest dreams. However if handled badly they can be our own personal Kryptonite and completely derail or even crush our career beyond salvation. When most coa...
2015-02-1839 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #49 – How to be the Parent of an elite athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #49 – How to be the Parent of an elite athlete - hosted by Dave Diggle
Parent Vs Parent of an athlete
Episode #49:
When we become parents it is often a culture shock as we don’t get that all important and often joked about handbook telling us how to behave and how to do it right. And yes being a parent can be a little bit of hit and miss and learning along the way always vowing to do it bett...
2015-02-0240 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #49 – How to be the Parent of an elite athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #49 – How to be the Parent of an elite athlete - hosted by Dave Diggle
Parent Vs Parent of an athlete
Episode #49:
When we become parents it is often a culture shock as we don’t get that all important and often joked about handbook telling us how to behave and how to do it right. And yes being a parent can be a little bit of hit and miss and learning along the way always vowing to do it bett...
2015-02-0240 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #48 – 6 steps to your best season ever - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #48 – 6 steps to your best season ever - hosted by Dave Diggle
Start the season the way you want it every time!
Episode #48:
We naturally gravitate towards what we have always done, a sense of familiarity despite wanting more out of our performance - yet we tend to get to the end each competitive season with regrets and promises to do it all different next year.
So how do we get off this competitive merry-go-round? How do we achieve...
2015-01-3026 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #48 – 6 steps to your best season ever - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #48 – 6 steps to your best season ever - hosted by Dave Diggle
Start the season the way you want it every time!
Episode #48:
We naturally gravitate towards what we have always done, a sense of familiarity despite wanting more out of our performance - yet we tend to get to the end each competitive season with regrets and promises to do it all different next year.
So how do we get off this competitive merry-go-round? How do we achieve...
2015-01-3026 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #47 – how to keep the mental machine ticking over and still enjoy your silly season - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #47 – how to keep the mental machine ticking over and still enjoy your silly season - hosted by Dave Diggle
How to Keep athletes ticking over
Episode #47:
As we hurtle towards the silly season and the end of 2014, and much of the world is already switched off and just going through the motions until Christmas and New year. Many of the sporting codes have also wound up for the year or are preparing for a dip in intensi...
2014-12-0932 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #47 – how to keep the mental machine ticking over and still enjoy your silly season - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #47 – how to keep the mental machine ticking over and still enjoy your silly season - hosted by Dave Diggle
How to Keep athletes ticking over
Episode #47:
As we hurtle towards the silly season and the end of 2014, and much of the world is already switched off and just going through the motions until Christmas and New year. Many of the sporting codes have also wound up for the year or are preparing for a dip in intensi...
2014-12-0932 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #46 – Mind games and how to protect yourself against them - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #46 – Mind games and how to protect yourself against them - hosted by Dave Diggle
Ethical use of Mind games
Episode #46:
We have all fell victim to letting someone getting inside our head and influencing our performance.
But the use of Mind Games can be far more sinister than just thinking negative thoughts or allowing your competitors experience beat you! As sport becomes more commercial it also becomes more commercially competitive and this can...
2014-11-1828 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #46 – Mind games and how to protect yourself against them - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #46 – Mind games and how to protect yourself against them - hosted by Dave Diggle
Ethical use of Mind games
Episode #46:
We have all fell victim to letting someone getting inside our head and influencing our performance.
But the use of Mind Games can be far more sinister than just thinking negative thoughts or allowing your competitors experience beat you! As sport becomes more commercial it also becomes more commercially competitive and this can...
2014-11-1828 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #45 – How to upgrade your coach and feel good about it - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #45 – How to upgrade your coach and feel good about it - hosted by Dave Diggle
Building the right team at the right time
Episode #45:
When we first start out on our sporting path, our needs and coaching requirements are quite simple. All we want is to have fun, feel comfortable and feel secure.
However as we progress through the ranks towards elite, extreme or professional performance our needs change… As do the needs from our en...
2014-11-1815 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #45 – How to upgrade your coach and feel good about it - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #45 – How to upgrade your coach and feel good about it - hosted by Dave Diggle
Building the right team at the right time
Episode #45:
When we first start out on our sporting path, our needs and coaching requirements are quite simple. All we want is to have fun, feel comfortable and feel secure.
However as we progress through the ranks towards elite, extreme or professional performance our needs change… As do the needs from our en...
2014-11-1815 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #44 – You have the skills but do you have the Mind Set to be a consistent performer? Lewis Hamilton needs a Mind Coach. Hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #44 – You have the skills but do you have the Mind Set to be a consistent performer? - hosted by Dave Diggle
Lewis Hamilton you need a Mind Coach
Episode #44:
Lewis Hamilton is (for my money) the best Formula 1 driver on the circuit today, however he doesn't do it as easily as he should and that is not because of a lack of driving skills.
Lewis Hamilton is currently on the top of the drivers...
2014-09-3018 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #44 – You have the skills but do you have the Mind Set to be a consistent performer? Lewis Hamilton needs a Mind Coach. Hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #44 – You have the skills but do you have the Mind Set to be a consistent performer? - hosted by Dave Diggle
Lewis Hamilton you need a Mind Coach
Episode #44:
Lewis Hamilton is (for my money) the best Formula 1 driver on the circuit today, however he doesn't do it as easily as he should and that is not because of a lack of driving skills.
Lewis Hamilton is currently on the top of the drivers...
2014-09-3018 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #43 – Top 10 Questions a coach should be asking their athlete when planning - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #43:
As Coaches we are used to being the ring master, the fountain of all knowledge, knowing what to do now and into the future to build an athlete. It has been our role for so long, that we just do it now without thinking and often without consultation. However this singular mind-set approach can be even more effective when we engage the athletes Mind into the planning and building stages. So I have listed my top 10 questions I ask my athletes when I am working with them on a new objective. I l...
2014-09-0827 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #43 – Top 10 Questions a coach should be asking their athlete when planning - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #43:
As Coaches we are used to being the ring master, the fountain of all knowledge, knowing what to do now and into the future to build an athlete. It has been our role for so long, that we just do it now without thinking and often without consultation. However this singular mind-set approach can be even more effective when we engage the athletes Mind into the planning and building stages. So I have listed my top 10 questions I ask my athletes when I am working with them on a new objective. I l...
2014-09-0827 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #42 – What can I do when nothing appears to work - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #42 – What can I do when nothing appears to work - hosted by Dave Diggle
Becoming the mental Rock climber.
Episode #42:
We can so easily get sucked into the negative Mind Set that nothing I do is working, the draw of the focus on the overwhelm rather than the opportunities.
When we get into this self deprecating head space it is all too easy to lose focus and objectivity leaving us short on a way through the tou...
2014-09-0521 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #42 – What can I do when nothing appears to work - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #42 – What can I do when nothing appears to work - hosted by Dave Diggle
Becoming the mental Rock climber.
Episode #42:
We can so easily get sucked into the negative Mind Set that nothing I do is working, the draw of the focus on the overwhelm rather than the opportunities.
When we get into this self deprecating head space it is all too easy to lose focus and objectivity leaving us short on a way through the tou...
2014-09-0521 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #41 – learn how to better manage your stress, expectation and performance anxiety - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #41 – learn how to better manage your stress, expectation and performance anxiety - hosted by Dave Diggle
Begin by knowing where it comes from and how it impacts you.
Episode #41:
We are all impacted on some level by stress and anxiety caused by expectations - thats just human nature. However those human traits can also cause performance issues is not managed correctly.
This episode looks at how you can better manage those internal and external...
2014-09-0332 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #41 – learn how to better manage your stress, expectation and performance anxiety - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #41 – learn how to better manage your stress, expectation and performance anxiety - hosted by Dave Diggle
Begin by knowing where it comes from and how it impacts you.
Episode #41:
We are all impacted on some level by stress and anxiety caused by expectations - thats just human nature. However those human traits can also cause performance issues is not managed correctly.
This episode looks at how you can better manage those internal and external...
2014-09-0332 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #40 – 3 key lessons I learnt on tour that every athlete and coach should know - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #40 – 3 key lessons I learnt on tour that every athlete and coach should know - hosted by Dave Diggle
It’s all in the preparation.
Episode #40:
I recently travelled to the Sepang F1 circuit in Malaysia with a young up and coming racing car driver, where I made 3 key observations that every athlete and coach should be aware of when preparing to perform.
Also check out http://www.smartmind.com.au/ for our face to face cl...
2014-09-0325 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #40 – 3 key lessons I learnt on tour that every athlete and coach should know - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #40 – 3 key lessons I learnt on tour that every athlete and coach should know - hosted by Dave Diggle
It’s all in the preparation.
Episode #40:
I recently travelled to the Sepang F1 circuit in Malaysia with a young up and coming racing car driver, where I made 3 key observations that every athlete and coach should be aware of when preparing to perform.
Also check out http://www.smartmind.com.au/ for our face to face cl...
2014-09-0325 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #39 – Consistent outcomes need constant actions - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #39 – Consistent outcomes need constant actions - hosted by Dave Diggle
No magic wand supplied.
Episode #39:
When building for or engulfed in competition, it can be easy to forget to do stuff and it is not until it comes back and repeatedly bites you do you realise you have forgotten to do something.
Behavioural change and behavioural mastery are just the same, when I explain to a client that the reason they hare having consiste...
2014-08-0811 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #39 – Consistent outcomes need constant actions - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #39 – Consistent outcomes need constant actions - hosted by Dave Diggle
No magic wand supplied.
Episode #39:
When building for or engulfed in competition, it can be easy to forget to do stuff and it is not until it comes back and repeatedly bites you do you realise you have forgotten to do something.
Behavioural change and behavioural mastery are just the same, when I explain to a client that the reason they hare having consiste...
2014-08-0811 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #38 – Staying on track - the view from the front hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #38 – Staying on track - the view from the front hosted by Dave Diggle
Getting to the top is only half the battle, staying there takes a little more focus.
Episode #38:
As an athlete much of our focus from an early stage is getting to the top of our sport, being number one, it is often our only thought, it can be what motivates, innovates and sometimes derails our progress forwards. The same can be said on a micro l...
2014-07-2216 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #38 – Staying on track - the view from the front hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #38 – Staying on track - the view from the front hosted by Dave Diggle
Getting to the top is only half the battle, staying there takes a little more focus.
Episode #38:
As an athlete much of our focus from an early stage is getting to the top of our sport, being number one, it is often our only thought, it can be what motivates, innovates and sometimes derails our progress forwards. The same can be said on a micro l...
2014-07-2216 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #37 – Understanding the importance of FOCUS for athletes - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #37:
During a recent athlete and coach elite development clinic I observed a phenomenon that showed both athletes and coaches are more driven by what they don’t want than what they do want. And it is having an impact on their ability to produce a good performance.
During this clinic I conducted an experiment that showed athletes the importance of both their focus and their choice in words have a direct influence over their ability to perform.
Check out this short, sharp Podcast and see how you can...
2014-07-1510 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #37 – Understanding the importance of FOCUS for athletes - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #37:
During a recent athlete and coach elite development clinic I observed a phenomenon that showed both athletes and coaches are more driven by what they don’t want than what they do want. And it is having an impact on their ability to produce a good performance.
During this clinic I conducted an experiment that showed athletes the importance of both their focus and their choice in words have a direct influence over their ability to perform.
Check out this short, sharp Podcast and see how you can...
2014-07-1510 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #36 – Building effective performance strategies that last - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #36:
Athletes and Coaches strive for consistency in performance, we know in order to be successful we must perform on a consistent basis, this is what makes champions.
However few really understand the mental process required to achieve such consistency.
The four stages that must be met in order to have a complete and replicable behavioural performance strategy - Consistent preparation = Consistent performance.
In this episode #36 we explore “The Mental Processing Cycle” a system whereby we can build a tailored strategy and ensure it is not only effective...
2014-05-1512 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #36 – Building effective performance strategies that last - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #36:
Athletes and Coaches strive for consistency in performance, we know in order to be successful we must perform on a consistent basis, this is what makes champions.
However few really understand the mental process required to achieve such consistency.
The four stages that must be met in order to have a complete and replicable behavioural performance strategy - Consistent preparation = Consistent performance.
In this episode #36 we explore “The Mental Processing Cycle” a system whereby we can build a tailored strategy and ensure it is not only effective...
2014-05-1512 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #35 – Do Mum’s make good athletes? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #35:
As the modern face of sport continues to evolve and with the innovations in science allowing our athletes to not only achieve younger they are allowing them to staying in the game for longer.
There is however still one demographic that has found it a less than smooth journey.
Our female athletes!
Our elite female athletes have arguably worked harder than most to been seen as serious and equal athletes in the eyes of the world. These determined women are sacrificing many of what we think as normal life choices in order to achieve.
In this episode we are going to...
2014-05-0814 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #35 – Do Mum’s make good athletes? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #35:
As the modern face of sport continues to evolve and with the innovations in science allowing our athletes to not only achieve younger they are allowing them to staying in the game for longer.
There is however still one demographic that has found it a less than smooth journey.
Our female athletes!
Our elite female athletes have arguably worked harder than most to been seen as serious and equal athletes in the eyes of the world. These determined women are sacrificing many of what we think as normal life choices in order to achieve.
In this episode we are going to...
2014-05-0814 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #34 – Are you a Voodoo Parent? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #34:
In this episode we are going to look at a less desirable aspect of modern day sport, one that is growing and unfortunately in some cases defining a sport.
And that is the Voodoo parent. These are the small minority of parents on the sideline, who take it on themselves to battle with the athletes, the other parents, take it out on the coach and officials and who are willing to continue the feuds on the sideline and online.
Over the years there have been many initiatives to curb...
2014-04-3019 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #34 – Are you a Voodoo Parent? - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #34:
In this episode we are going to look at a less desirable aspect of modern day sport, one that is growing and unfortunately in some cases defining a sport.
And that is the Voodoo parent. These are the small minority of parents on the sideline, who take it on themselves to battle with the athletes, the other parents, take it out on the coach and officials and who are willing to continue the feuds on the sideline and online.
Over the years there have been many initiatives to curb...
2014-04-3019 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #33 – The top 5 things we can learn from sport - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #33:
In this episode we are going to take a look at the top things we can take from our sport and use in the “real” world. Too often we are told sport isn’t a real positive influence for when we decide to grow up!
However as a mind coach I have found that many of the lessons I learnt as an athlete have served me in my professional life. We just need to be open to look for them.
So in this episode I hope to shift the way som...
2014-04-2324 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #33 – The top 5 things we can learn from sport - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #33:
In this episode we are going to take a look at the top things we can take from our sport and use in the “real” world. Too often we are told sport isn’t a real positive influence for when we decide to grow up!
However as a mind coach I have found that many of the lessons I learnt as an athlete have served me in my professional life. We just need to be open to look for them.
So in this episode I hope to shift the way som...
2014-04-2324 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #32 – The fear of breaking a winning performance - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #32:
In this episode we are going to take a closer look at the flip side of managing the more common issues of unsuccessful performance strategies and look at the unspoken mental and emotional pitfalls of success.
As an athlete, we expend much of our physical, mental and emotional energy striving to succeed, to get to the top, believing that once we are there then we have made it… Only to find once we do arrive in the winners circle the hard work required getting us there is dwarfed by the mental cost of ke...
2014-03-2322 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #32 – The fear of breaking a winning performance - hosted by Dave DiggleEpisode #32:
In this episode we are going to take a closer look at the flip side of managing the more common issues of unsuccessful performance strategies and look at the unspoken mental and emotional pitfalls of success.
As an athlete, we expend much of our physical, mental and emotional energy striving to succeed, to get to the top, believing that once we are there then we have made it… Only to find once we do arrive in the winners circle the hard work required getting us there is dwarfed by the mental cost of ke...
2014-03-2322 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #31 – Business and Sport is it really that different? - hosted by Dave DiggleIn this episode #31 I have a treat for you, I wanted to replay you the Make it Simple TV interview I gave Heather Porter and Andrew McCauley of http://www.autopilotyourbusiness.com and the key practical tips that work not only for the elite athlete but also for the elite business too.
This interview uncovers some of my real time successful performance philosophies and the link between creating a successful athlete and a successful business person, the link between rewards and momentum, between team building and sustainable success and the need for everyone to calibrate.
...
2014-02-2330 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #31 – Business and Sport is it really that different? - hosted by Dave DiggleIn this episode #31 I have a treat for you, I wanted to replay you the Make it Simple TV interview I gave Heather Porter and Andrew McCauley of http://www.autopilotyourbusiness.com and the key practical tips that work not only for the elite athlete but also for the elite business too.
This interview uncovers some of my real time successful performance philosophies and the link between creating a successful athlete and a successful business person, the link between rewards and momentum, between team building and sustainable success and the need for everyone to calibrate.
...
2014-02-2330 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #30 – Effective Time Management of Athletes - hosted by Dave DiggleWhen we hear the phrase “Time Management” it is normally in the context of business, either from our boss questioning our management of our time or us observing others time (or poor time) time management and the equality that brings.
However as sport evolves and becomes more and more like a business and the coaching sphere has to become more professional then the effectiveness and efficiency of our athletes becomes more directly relevant to their success.
Their practical ability to manage themselves and get the most out of each and every one of...
2014-02-0331 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #29 – Attention all coaches, I do NOT want your job - hosted by Dave DiggleIn this the first episode of 2014, we will be looking at the fast and dynamic shift in the world of the coaching profession and the focal shift that is leaving some coaches scrambling for their identity and holding on too tight.
We understand the need for athletes to calibrate their performance and grow and evolve in order to stay current and at the top of their careers. The demand on coaches to also stay on the front foot and at the cutting edge of their profession, even in little league is more prevalent today than e...
2014-01-0722 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #28 – Sport has changed, so we need to Work together - hosted by Dave DiggleNews flash! Sport has changed!The world of sport today is a far cry from the world of sport 20, 15 even 10 years ago. Today it is a high pressure, high demand, high powered multi billion dollar industry and one that can deliver the greatest of highs and the thumping lows all in the space of a weekend. And this rapidly changing face of sport is being driven by the ever increasing expectation of more faster, more Stronger more outstanding athletes willing to put their careers and lives on the line. And as coaches y...
2013-11-0515 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #27 – Hypnosis in Sport - hosted by Dave DiggleHypnosis is fast growing to be a tool used by the elite and professional athletes to help overcome performance issues and build sustainability. Gone are the days of Hypnosis being tarnished as a sideshow act, hidden in backrooms or seedy clinics, today the elite of the elite are seeing it as a secret weapon in their competitive arsenal. Hypnosis was often thought of as something to anecdotally help people give up smoking or lose weight, an alternative (albeit un-scientific) approach to peoples social issues. However as the science of human behaviour has improved...
2013-10-2420 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #26 – Understanding and building Performance Consistency - hosted by Dave DiggleAs an athlete we hear it all the time, you need to be more consistent, as a coach you know it’s what makes champions, that consistent placing and performing and as parents you want to understand what in the heck they are all on about! So - what is consistency and how do we create it? In this, episode 26 we unpack the commodity that is consistency, we recognise its benefits and pitfalls and we understand what we can do to actively build consistent performance in our training, skill development and competition. We look at...
2013-10-2222 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #25 – Recognising and dealing with an athletes bouts of Self doubt - hosted by Dave DiggleIt is somewhat accepted human nature to occasionally catch yourself doubting something you have done, said or believed in. It is how we as a species ensure we are balanced and socially compliant. We do this by periodically gauging ourselves with the world around us, those we interact with and socially accepted ‘norms.’However as an elite athlete, self doubt can seriously inhibit your momentum, motivation and sporting career. It can also impact the harmonious dynamics of the whole team. So from a coaching standpoint it is important to not only recognise an athlete who is experiencing a pe...
2013-10-1819 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #24 – Balancing the relationship between coach, athlete and parent - hosted by Dave DiggleWhen you enter into that committed three way dynamic of Coach - Athlete and Parent it should be a wonderful and rewarding trip.However it is more likely to be one of the most volatile and stressful relationship that can have a very detrimental impact on the outcome. But really - it doesn’t have to be this way, it should be a unison, a synergistic team and a finally tuned grand design of efficient communication.So what do we need to understand in order to get this vital system on track? Ch...
2013-09-0821 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #23 – Building Mental and Emotional resilience in athletes - hosted by Dave DiggleAs an athlete does your coach sometimes say things to you that confuses you and changes the way you perceive their coaching? Do you sometimes miss the point of the technical or corrective coaching? Or does what others think influence your performance?If you answered YES to any of these then you need to build better mental and emotional resilience! This podcast Episode (episode #23) will show you how to effectively unpack the relevant information from your coaches coaching and how you can store it more efficiently in your mind. And as a coach...
2013-08-2716 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #22 – seeing isnt always believing - hosted by Dave DiggleIs what you see, really what you see or what you think you see?Understanding Mental imagery in sport As an athlete we rely heavily on getting our bodies to do certain things based on our internal understanding of the skill, our internal image and interpretation of what it should look like and THEN how that message correlates to our own bodies actions, behaviours and sequence of triggers.Understanding that if you put rubbish in -- You get rubbish out! And if you put quality in -- You get quality out it is i...
2013-08-0111 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #21 – Becoming that confident Athlete - hosted by Dave DiggleWhen you see an athlete that exudes confidence, they have that certain swagger, that bubbling charisma, that relaxed almost taunting persona about them. We have all been there, we have all been guilty of part of us internally sinking before the race has even begun and its all due to the influence of one or more of our competitors looking more confident than we feel.In this episode #21 we understand what makes an athlete confident, how to identify it and own it. We also look at different ways of sustaining your confidence. To...
2013-07-2410 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #20 – Finding that lost performance - hosted by Dave DiggleMost Athletes fear losing skills and or losing the ability to perform at their peak after reaching a milestone or having a stella season. We often see an outstanding performance from an outstanding athlete and then it just seem they cannot replicate it again. Some athletes justify it with the performance peaks and valleys, others say it’s all about maintaining the workload and some don’t hide it and just look for excuses they can live with. In reality there is a little more to finding and replicating that elusive performance. Check out episode #20 and...
2013-07-2410 min
Brain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #17 – Selling isn’t selling if it’s solving - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #17 – Selling isn’t selling if it’s solving - hosted by Dave DiggleWhat if I told you in order to become an effective coach you need to become an effective salesman? Most people view salesman as people to be wary off, people who are trying to sell you into something you don’t necessarily want. Yet if you think about your role as a coach, you are selling your solution, your views and thoughts to your athletes, a sale you hope they will want and buy...
2013-06-2619 minBrain In The Game Sport Mind Coaching PodcastBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #17 – Selling isn’t selling if it’s solving - hosted by Dave DiggleBrain in the Game - Sport Mind Coaching Podcast: Episode #17 – Selling isn’t selling if it’s solving - hosted by Dave DiggleWhat if I told you in order to become an effective coach you need to become an effective salesman? Most people view salesman as people to be wary off, people who are trying to sell you into something you don’t necessarily want. Yet if you think about your role as a coach, you are selling your solution, your views and thoughts to your athletes, a sale you hope they will want and buy...
2013-06-2619 min