In today's eighteenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we hop into an interview with retired MLS cup winner and Belize national soccer team player Tony Rocha. We talk about topics ranging from the transition from being a professional athlete to retirement, starting the next career and founding the BeMore Agency, to tips and tricks Tony still uses today psychologically. If you're someone who works with athletes, is a professional athlete or aspiring to be one, or in general, is interested in what athletes go through and or interested in sports psychology, and wants to gain some inspiration both in terms of how to set up your or athletes personal branding as well as setting yourself up mentally and emotionally for success, then you’re right where you want to be.

Tony Rocha Bio:

Tony was a 4 year collegiate athlete playing midfielder at the University of Tulsa, and was the captain of the team in his senior year. He won the conference freshman of the year award, all-conference third team, as well as being named to the conference all-tournament team.

Tony was selected in the 2015 MLS Super Draft by Sporting Kansas City, before signing with the Austin Aztecs. Tony went on to play for Orlando City, before being acquired by New York City FC. Tony won the 2021 MLS Cup with New York City FC.

Tony played with the Belize national team in 2019.

Questions asked and answered during this podcast interview:

Question 1: Pretty much since University, you were a leader on the field in your sport of soccer or football. What is your approach to leadership?

Question 2: Now you're American, how was it playing with the Belize national team?

Question 3: How do you feel your experiences on the pitch have prepared you for your post-sports career?

Question 4: Let's talk business, what projects are you currently working on?

Question 5: How has the transition been for you? What lead you to hang up your cleats and retire from soccer?

Question 6: Where do you see your personal and professional growth leading in the upcoming months/year?

Question 7: Let's talk psychology, did you have a sports psychologist in your teams, have you ever worked with a psychologist or coach? And how were those experiences?

Question 8: Thinking over your life, when did you need psychological support the most? When was maybe a time you needed that support and it wasn't available? What helped to bridge that gap?

Question 9: Talk to me about one mental technique or tactic from your playing days that you've taken into your everyday life, why you love it, and how it helps.

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In today's seventeenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we hop into an interview with Defiance College psychology student and former D3 soccer player Abbegail Rank. We talk about topics ranging from student-athlete mental health to NCAA policies, to tactics and techniques like mindfulness. We also get into some of the peculiarities of European vs. US systems. If you're someone who works with athletes, is a professional athlete or aspiring to be one, or in general, is interested in what athletes go through and or interested in sports psychology, and wants to gain some inspiration in terms of what high schools and universities can do to provide better support to their student-athletes, then you’re right where you want to be.

Abbegail Rank Bio:

Abbe graduates from Defiance College in Ohio in May with her bachelor's degree. She triple majored in social work, psychology, and criminal justice with a minor in autism studies. She's going to grad school at the University of North Texas to get a dual master's in Kinesiology and clinical mental health counseling. She played soccer at Defiance College where she received the co-award for team rookie of the year in 2019. She also received the all-conference academic award 5 times.

Questions asked and answered during this episode:

Question 1: Talk to me about your experience with sports, playing soccer at the University level

Question 2: You've already started studying social work and psychology, what attracted you to this area of study?

Question 3: What excites you the most about becoming a sports psychologist one day?

Question 4: What experience did you have in school, or coming up in sports with sports psychology?

4A: What really helped you?

4B: What were you needing or missing?

Question 5: What do non-professional athletes need the most in your eyes when it comes to sports Psychology?

Question 6: What did you see in your teammates that they needed and were missing? What helped?

Question 7: What technique, habit, or tool from your sports days do you consider the most important and still use today?

Question 8: What are you in the process of working on currently? Where is your personal development currently moving?

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In today's sixteenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are diving into awards, all-star games, receiving awards, being snubbed, and how to approach planning for and accomplishing getting awards. If you're someone who works with athletes, is a professional athlete or aspiring to be one, or in general, is interested in approaching awards and being snubbed, be that in sport or business, then you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's fifteenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are diving into part two of the NBA trade deadline special where we discuss transferring teams as a player, the approach to working through external influences and impulses needed to successfully complete our transition as best as possible, and the whole discussion on how to internally prepare for the transition and succeed with the new team. If you're someone who works with athletes, is a professional athlete or aspiring to be one, or in general, is interested in what athletes go through, and some of the ways they can prepare for such turbulence in their lives such as being traded, then you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's fourteenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are diving into part one of the NBA trade deadline special where we discuss transferring teams as a player, the approach to working through emotions with the previous team, and part of the discussion on external factors. If you're someone who works with athletes, is a professional athlete or aspiring to be one, or in general, is interested in what athletes go through, and some of the ways they can prepare for such turbulence in their lives, then you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's thirteenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are diving into active relaxation, and investing in yourself first. Then we're going to get to the subject of self-love. If you're someone who doesn't know how to relax or doesn't feel like they're regenerating in the right way, or in general wants to improve your relationship with yourself and how you work with your stress and anxiety levels, then you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's twelfth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are diving into a difficult but needed discussion about whether I see objective reality, or am trying to get close to it, or not. We touch on our tendencies of who we place blame on, and the pure importance of spending time reflecting or in self-reflection looking for answers. We also go over setting up plans based on subjective reality, which often don't lead to achieving our goals, since the starting point is false. So if you’re a coach, player, or interested in psychology, then finding objective reality is something relevant, and you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's eleventh episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are diving into an awesome question from a listener from South Africa, and that's how to stay motivated through rejection or through not seeing the results I expected from the work I put in. We touch on motivation, your why, how to deal with rejection, how to look at standing up for your teammates in relation to the repeated Patrick Beverly shoves in the back and now 3-game suspension, as well as creating your own motivation out of negative scenarios. So if you’re a coach, player, or just a regular human being, then motivation is going to be a topic for you, and you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's tenth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are doing a specific technique, and that’s brain dumping, and planning. I’ll explain what it is throughout the pod. But we’ve all been there, where we’re stressed out by everything we have to do, our days seem like only superman can handle them, and my brain is so full of juggling different items, I’m exhausted. So if you’re a coach, player, or sports enthusiast, and you want some help giving your brain a break, then you’re right where you want to be.

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In today's ninth episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast, we are talking about situations, and I saw this question on Twitter among the players hoping to get scholarships for University, should I ride the bench on Varsity in my sophomore or Junior year, or start for JV against lesser competition? We’ve all been there in life, where we’re too good for what we’re doing, and maybe not good enough for the next level yet. So if you’re a coach, player, or sports enthusiast, and you want some help with decision-making as to continuing where you’re at, or taking the next big leap which means taking a risk, then you’re right where you want to be.

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