The Mental Game with Sam Brief

How to Handle Mental Health During the College Sports Revolution? Coach Allison Guth Dives in


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Episode 77 of The Mental Game brings on one of the most mentally locked-in coaches in college basketball: Allison Guth of Loyola Chicago.


Guth has been a coach in college hoops since 2004, when she left a corporate job at Coca-Cola to dive into a coaching career that has taken her to Missouri, DePaul, Yale, Northwestern and now Loyola Chicago.


Guth values the mental game as much as any coach in the country, imploring her team to be vulnerable, to seek out help when they need it, and to remain connected.


After broadcasting her team’s games this season on ESPN+ and interviewing Guth routinely about her team’s ups and downs, I felt she’d be the ideal Mental Game Guest — and I was spot on. 


On The Mental Game, Guth…


  • Explains why she starts practice with a “Positive Circle.”
  • Delves into the value of vulnerability on her teams.
  • Explores the tricky mental health implications of college sports’ massive changes.
  • And much, much more…


The Mental Game podcast is produced by Sam Brief and music is courtesy of David Brief and Channel J. You can subscribe on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Google Podcasts⁠, ⁠TuneIn⁠ and ⁠Stitcher⁠.

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