Mastering the Mind Podcast

Today we welcome professional CS:GO player, Haris "H4RR3" Hadžić , to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🎮 How he got into esports

📑Insight on the issues surrounding contracts in esports

♻️ Adapting to frequent roster changes

🧠 Mental demands of competing in Professional CS:GO

🗣 How he best prepares for competition and the importance of self-reflection

🔮 Future goals and ambitions

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Today we welcome professional Rocket League head coach, James ‘’Jimmah’’ Forshaw , to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

👦 Jimmah’s background & how he got into esports coaching

🚙 Typical daily roles and responsibilities of a Rocket League Head Coach

🧠 Jimmah’s coaching philosophy

📚 How important his tertiary education has  helped him his approach as a coach

🎮 Whether roster changes are helpful or unhelpful

🗣 Some psychological demands an esports coach endures

🧘‍♂️How he disconnects from esports and coaching 

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Today we welcome professional CS:GO head coach, Allan ‘’Rejin’’ Petersen , to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🇩🇰 How Allan got into esports

🎮 Journey as a player and becoming coach

🗣 Coaching approach and philosophy

🧠 Psychological demands of being a CS:GO head coach

🌎 Challenges of coaching teams comprising of multiple nationalities

👦 Qualities he looks for in players when recruiting

🔮 Future goals and ambitions

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Today we welcome, Mounira ‘’GooseBreeder’’ Dobie, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🎮 Mounira’s background, how she got into esports & competing professionally in CS:GO

🔴 Experience competing for Dignitas & CLG Red

💪 Psychological demands of being a professional CS:GO player

🗣 Problems of toxicity in esports and the discrimination of women players in the scene

⚙️ Mounira’s pre-performance routine before training/competition

🧠 Some psychological qualities necessary to become a top professional CS:GO player

🔮 Future goals and ambitions

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Today we welcome, Alex Alguacil, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🎮 How Alex got into esports & competing professionally in eFootball

🔴Experience competing for Bayern Esports

💪 Psychological demands of being a professional eFootball player

⚽️ Challenges and hurdles faced so far in Alex’s career as an esports player

🧠 Some psychological qualities necessary to become a top professional eFootball player

🔮 Future goals and ambitions 

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Today we welcome, Daniel Jinadu, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🇮🇪 Growing up in Ireland & moving to the UK to play football

⚽️ Experiencing getting scouted by Chelsea

🔵 Experience playing at Chelsea’s Academy & the release process at the club

⚒️ Experience playing at West Ham’s Academy & his first experience with a severe injury

🔴 Experience playing at Barnsley & being around the senior setup

🧠 Some psychological qualities Daniel believes are crucial to acquire as a professional goalkeeper & experience working with a sport psychologist

🙌🏼 The work Daniel is doing outside of football to encourage players to widen their identity beyond that of just being a footballer

🔮 Future goals and ambitions 

Today we welcome, Thomas Grønnemark, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🇩🇰 Journey growing up in Denmark & playing football at academy level

🏃‍♂️ Career as a professional runner

❄️ Competing for Denmark’s bobsleigh team for 4 years

⚽️ Becoming a Professional Throw-In coach & how he built his coach approach & philosophy

🧠 Challenges experienced as a throw-in coach

🌍 Experience working for the Mexican National Team, KAA Gent, Ajax, Atlanta United and many other teams

🔴⚪️ Getting a phone call from Jurgen Klopp to join Liverpool FC

📚 Published books

🔮 Future goals & ambitions

Today we welcome, Rob Morris, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

⚽️ How Rob got into football

🙌🏼 Previous coaching roles

🗣 Coaching philosophy & values

👦 The retention/releasing process at Watford’s Academy

👨‍👩‍👦 The important role of parents in Academy player’s development

🏃‍♂️ Type of support released academies are provided with

🧠 Rob’s thoughts on the importance & future of sport psychology

🔮 Future goals & ambitions

Today we welcome former Olympic track cyclist, Kirstie Klingenberg, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🙌🏼 Background & growing up

🚣‍♀️ Transition from competing in rowing to track cycling

🇳🇿 Competing for NZ in track cycling at various World and National championships

🧠 Psychological qualities Kirstie believes are crucial to have in order to be a successful track cyclist

🇯🇵 Experience at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

🤕 Experience competing with endometriosis for many years

🗣 Experience coping with burnout prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

🚲 Stigmatization and taboo around periods and high-level sports

◀️ Coping with the retirement process after the 2020 Olympics

🔮 Future goals and ambitions

Today we welcome professional basketball player, Jienke De Leyn, to the podcast 

✅Topics Discussed:

🏀 How Jienke got into basketball after trying multiple sports such football & athletics

🧒Tips for young basketball players

✨ Importance of being able to self-reflect as an athlete

🇧🇪 Experience playing at @basketnamurcapitale & @vervier-pepinster & playing in the Eurocup as a teen

🦠 Coping with the lockdown period not being able to train or play & being without due to the pandemic

🇨🇭First experience playing abroad at @AKAaura

🇩🇪 Experience playing at @RheinlandLions

🙌🏼 Importance of widening athletic identity as an athlete

🧠 Psychological demands of the point guard position

🗣 Importance of understanding your role within the team