In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by University of Oklahoma Gymnastics Asst. coach Tom Haley to talk about coaching mental performance. 

Tom Haley has been with Oklahoma for 18 years and led the Sooners to 6 NCAA National Championships, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023.

In this call Coach Haley and Brian talk about:

Creating a culture of consistency

Obstacles to an individual sport athlete learning team culture

Teaching WE before me

How Every Year Is Different, But Adversity Is Always A Part of Every Season

Why The Closer You Get To Winning, The Harder Winning Gets

Doing a team Vision board 

Having a team one word focus

How To Combat Complacency

Mental Preparation

Making everything you do good enough to win a national championship

Self-talk, routines, imagery and process

The Importance of Looking For An Edge inside of yourself to get to the next level

When You Measure You Can Make Changes

Using wearable technology to improve your sleep and health

Why It’s Important To Sweep The Sheds and Give Your Team A Chance To Take Ownership

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Florida State Softball Director of Mental Performance and Player Development Ellie Cooper to talk about coaching mental performance. 

As the Player Performance Director, Cooper focuses on implementing and developing the mental game and player performance while assisting with technology, video and the day-to-day operations of Florida State softball.

Cooper was a member of the Seminoles from 2014-17 and was on staff as a Student Assistant during the Seminoles’ 2018 National Championship run.

During her time at Florida State, she was named to the All-ACC team twice (2015 and 2016) and was named a member of the NFCA Southeast All-Region Second Team in 2016. During her time in Tallahassee, she hit .319 with 122 RBI, 31 doubles, seven triples and seven home runs while getting on base 41.7 percent of the time. Cooper was a mainstay at second base, playing in 243 games in her career and finishing with a .960 fielding percentage.

In her four seasons at FSU, the Noles won four ACC Championships and reached four NCAA Super Regionals with two trips to the Women’s College World Series.

NOTES FROM CALL WITH COACH COOPER

How to deal with the pressure of living your dream

How 75% of Her Time Is Invested Into Your Mental Performance Coaching

The Importance of Having A Classroom Session 1x a Week With Mental Performance

The Importance of Body Language

The Program FSACC Core Values & Culture -

The Importance of Routines 

Why The Team Read It Takes What It Takes This Fall

Creating A Culture Calendar

The Tough As Shit Socks

The One More Board

Breathing

T-Shirts With Slogans

The Process Based Scoring Sheet

“Tell the Truth Tuesdays” sharing your “safeties” (blue angels) for practicing normalizing accountability/vulnerability/ownership and using them as moments of growth

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Borden to talk about building a gold medal mindset in sports, business and life. 

Amanda was captain of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team, dubbed the Magnificent Seven (including members Dominique Moceanu, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller and Kerri Strug), which took home the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. 

Along with their gold, they made history by becoming the first U.S. Womenʼs Gymnastics team ever to win an Olympic games. Amanda describes the experience as, “the biggest moment of my gymnastics career and one of the biggest moments in women’s gymnastics history.”

Amanda proved herself to be a steady and consistent gymnast from the start of her training at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. Her talent and ability led her to be named to the National Team six times and the World Championship Team three times, eventually reaching the pinnacle of her career as Team Captain of the history making, 1996 Gold Medal Olympic Team. 

USA Gymnastics also named Amanda Sportswoman of the Year in 1995.

After the 1996 Gold Medal win, Amanda appeared in numerous national tours and television appearances and was featured on the Wheaties Cereal Box. 

She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in elementary education. She was honored by Arizona State University with the Alumni Achievement Award for her success and contributions in business and the community. 

As the owner of Gold Medal Gymnastics Academy, with two locations in Tempe and Chandler Arizona, Borden has combined her educational training with her athletic expertise and continues to serve as a gymnastics and cheerleading commentator for CBS Sports, Fox Sports, ESPN, NBC and the PAC-12 Network.

While proud of her past, Borden says her focus now is on the next generation of athletes: “My goal is to touch the lives of children all across Arizona to help them reach their goals, whatever they may be”.

In addition, Amanda is a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame and US Olympic Hall of Fame. Most recently, she won an Emmy Award for her coverage and color commentary of NCAA gymnastics.

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Libertyville HS Director of Athletics John Woods, MPM. Brian and Coach Woods discuss leadership and culture in athletic administration. Libertyville High School in Illinois has 1,850 Student Athletes, 92 Teams, 31 Sports, over 150 coaches and ONE PROGRAM

In this call Coach Woods discusses:

What Is Culture?

Going from Good to Great

Process over outcome

The Core Values of PROGRAM

ONE PROGRAM: Passion Respect ONE Grit, Reliable, Accountable and Mindful

The Importance of Branding

The Process of Creating a department mission, vision and core principles.

Why It’s so much easier to establish a culture than maintaining one

The PROGRAM & 10 PILLARS of Libertyville HS Culture

Creating A Student Leadership and Developmental Curriculum

The importance of having connection before you start working on correction

Buy In Fades, Belief Sticks

Faith In The Future Creates Power in The Present

The Importance of Coaching For Significance vs. Satisfaction and Success

How to use The MVP Process With Your First and 2nd Year Teachers

How to Brand Your School With Core Principles

The Importance of Mid-Season Feedback Form

Questions To Ask Yourself

Am I a final product - as good as I will ever be?

Where am I putting legitimate effort into getting better?

How hard and how often am I working at it?

How do I know if I am making progress toward my goals?

Contact Coach Woods

John Woods

[email protected] 

217-840-7084

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Eastmont HS Director of Athletics Russ Waterman, MPM. Brian and Coach Waterman discuss leadership and culture in athletic administration and:

Why you must love em’ in order to lead em’

Being a Transformational vs. Transactional Coach

Principle vs. Preference based focus

The Motto of “Don’t Stop Believing”

What Does Mental Toughness Actually Mean?

Why your culture is what you accept, not what you say

The importance of officials recognition

The importance of taking care of yourself first.

CALL RESOURCES

Power Point

Wildcats Today, Wildcats For Life Video

Eastmond High School MVP Process

How and Why Culture is King 

Eastmont MVP Process "Wildcats Today Wildcats for Life" 

Bag Tags

Signs and Messaging

Bracelets 

Swag for athletes based on WILDCATS principles

What you accept is the culture you have (Culture Guardrails) 

Cain on Campus / Fundraiser University

Group Coaching Calls 

Coaches Council 

1st Monday of the month with one core principle on agenda for discussion 

Head Coach "Check-in All in" meetings (20 minutes max) 

In season 1x a week in person or online 

Out of season 1x a month in person or online 

Eastmont Leadership Academy 

Intentional instruction on being a responsible and accountable athlete (30 day Athletes course, MPM, Jeff Janssen)

2x a month at 7:30 am with breakfast served.

WILDCATS of the Month 

 Athlete chosen based on exhibiting core principle and performance

Mental Performance Mastery in Action 

Showcase 1 MPM strategy/Pillar being used by programs 

Programs responded (Boys and Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Softball, Baseball, Boys Golf, Cheer, Wrestling, Tennis, Boys Basketball) 

Fundraiser University experience 

explain the experience and importance 

Investing in YOU - Walking the Walk

Russ Waterman taking Care of Russ Waterman

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Jeff Jones, MPM, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Arkansas State University. You can follow Coach Jones on twitter @jonesyjeff1

Brian and “Jonesy” talk how the custom created “8 Play Mental Performance Program” coach Jones runs at Arkansas State and the role he plays in mental performance training as the strength and conditioning coach

Read More About Coach Jeff Jones Here -> 

8 Plays - The Mental Conditioning Program for Arkansas State Football

Talk To Yourself, Don’t Listen

8 Weeks on Wednesdays in The Summer

At End of Lift - The Introduction to the 8 plays

We have thousands of thoughts a day - Roughly 80% are ANTS - Automatic Negative Thoughts…

70-80% are the same thoughts each day… we want to change the way we think - don't listen, talk to yourself.

Week #1 - Setting The Foundation - Intro To The Mental Game

Play #1 - Awareness 

What you are aware of you can improve, what you are unaware of you can’t improve.

Video helps to increase awareness - Let them see their body language

You have to be aware before you can improve.  

Awareness is the first step to growth.

What do you do well?

Well, Better, How also helps create awareness.

Helps Facilitate some 1-1 conversations, what are you really good at.

Person, Man - Player

What do you do well?  What can you do better?  How can you do it better

Body Lanuage, effort, not bought in

Play #2 - Motivation

It’s your job to motivate yourself.

Going on a mission. 

Discipline and motivation - It’s your job to motivate you.

YOU are the only person you will be the rest of your life.

MVP Process

You are the only person with you the rest of your life… What is your why?  What is your purpose?  WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO? Why do you coach HS?

1-1 Conversations With Players AFTER The Play Gets installed.  Facilitates coaches engagement with Players.

Mission, Values, Principles - Banquet Speech

Better People, produce More

Personal Development comes before professional development

Play #3 - Confidence

Act Confidently

Body Language, Self-Talk, Focus,

Get To Do vs. Have To Do

Act Dif

You will never outperform your self confidence - Gary Mack - Mind Gym

5 Keys to Confidence - (1) Preparation (2) Past Performances (3) Body Language (4) Self-Talk (5) Inner Circle - Who You Roll With….

Play #4 - Discipline

Discipline Over Default.  We are fighting auto piolet and impulse.

If you are not disciplined you will be disappointed.  Laser Focus - DIALED… Consistent Day in and Day out....

Default - Always battling human nature… Casual, Auto-Piolet-Impulsive…

Principle Over Preference…

We Put four plays into our training

Play #5 - Focus

Focus Determines Future

What you focus on grows, where your focus goes, energy flows.

Bring The Juice - Coaching Focus & Discipline - Gratitude.

GOOD

What you focus on grows.

Today + Today + Today = Results

BrianCain.com/cgrid

Play #6 - Emotional Toughness

E+R=O Event +Response = Outcome

How do I respond in a way That’s above the line… My best response

Control The Controllables

Play #7 - Visualization -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ1u9qxkThg 

FOOTBALL IMAGERY

Play #8 - Habits and Routines

You are what you repeat.

Habit Share App - #1 App I use to help people create better habits

HOW TO IMPLEMENT

Daily, Weekly Micro Coaching

The Play, The Skill, Talk About it - Individual conversations

The Skeleton Files - To Teach and Memorize The 8 Plays

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Texas HS HOF Football Coach and former Clemson OC and SMU and Arkansas HC Chad Morris.

Brian and Chad talk about creating culture, connection and the mental performance aspects of competition.  

MAIN POINTS FROM CALL

The Culture of SMU Football - MVP Process

The Hand To Memorize Core Principles

The Pony Up Creed Before Games

Building Connection

The Why We Play Wall

The One Word Focus

Who You Play For 

Habit Share

Mental Reps

The MVP Process

Lessons From Being a Coach That Apply To All Arenas of Life

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Creating Confidence, Consistency and Culture with 6x MLB All-Star - Lance Berkman

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by 6x MLB All-Star, World Series Champion, MLB Comeback Player of the Year and current Houston Christian University Head Baseball coach Lance Berkman.  

Lance is a also a former high school head coach and D3 college coach who has seen baseball and coaching at all levels.  In this group coaching call, Brian and Lance talk about creating confidence, consistency and culture as well as the mental performance strategies Lance used as a player and what strategies uses currently as a NCAA D1 Head Baseball Coach.

The biggest differences between coaching at the HS and college level and how as a professional coach you are more psychologist than coach

Developing a mental game is a toolbox and choosing what tools to use

What separates the good from the great at the professional level

The HCU Baseball Culture of Work, Aggression, Responsibility, Service

How to silence the noise and focus on what’s important in that moment

The importance of focusing on controlables and why everything else is just a distraction

The 3Bs of hitting and how to overcome fear of an outcome

Breathe

Ball

Back Through The Middle

Why as a competitive you are always going to be nervous and you must learn to use that fear as fuel

What confidence really is and it’s not something you feel it’s something you do 

The importance of and use of visualization

What it means to “have an approach” and a detailed discussion of Lance’s 7 hitting approaches

CALL RESOURCES

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HCU Baseball Culture - Click Here

Work                   Leave Nothing To Chance

Aggression         Beat Em’ To The Punch

Responsibility     If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me

Service               Who Can I Serve Today

Lances 7 Hitting Approaches - Click Here

Heroic Book Summaries - Click Here

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Chance Favors The Prepared - 3x MLB All-Star Matt Carpenter’s Mental Approach To Performance

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by 3x MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Matt Carpenter of the San Diego Padres. Cain and “Carp” discuss the mindset and strategies he has implemented over the years for overcoming and overachieving on and off the field.  

MAIN POINTS FROM CALL

Being Elite is A Lifestyle, Not An Event

Failure Is Feedback

Make Your Mess, Your Masterpiece

Adversity Is Your Advantage

The Truth Hurts AND The Truth Can Set You Free

Make The Most of Your Opportunities Everyday

Acceptance Helps To Create Freedom

Finish The Job, Do The Work and See It Through

In this live group coaching call, Brian Cain teaches you one of the fundamental strategies he has used to help coaches and executives create the culture they want for themselves and their organizations. The MVP Process.

CALL RESOURCES

Mental Performance Daily Podcast 2 Week Mini-Seminar on The MVP Process

Downloadable MVP Process Template & Instructional Video

CALL AGENDA

How The Program Works?

STEP #1 - Register For The Group Coaching Program

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The #1 Mental Performance Drill You Should Do in 2023?

The Performance Pathway

The 6C’s of Leadership

Culture By Definition

The 5 Steps Culture By Definition

5 Steps To Establish & Enhance The Right Culture

#1 Identify Your MVP Process

Mission - Why do you do what you do, what’s on your gravestone

Vision - What do you want to accomplish, what’s on your resume

Core Principles - How will you show up everyday?

#2 Define Your Organizational Core Principles

#3 Describe Above and Below The Line Behaviors

Above The Line = Winning, Intentional, Discipline Behavior

Below The Line = Losing, Reactive, Undisciplined Behavior

#4 Assess Behavior & Performance

1-10 - Start Stop Continue

1-10 - Well Better How

Self Assessment, Peer Assessment, 360 Assessments

#5 Create Growth Plans

Use What You Learned In The Assessment

Create Your Plan

Determine Accountability Partner(s)

Update Success Checklist / Habit Share

Prevent The 3 Culture Killers

No BCD - Blame, Complain, Defensive

Me Over We Mentality

Energy Suckers vs Energy Givers

MVP Process Examples

Personal

Mike Bahun

Success checklist 

168 

ATracker 

Habit share 

Well better how 

Team

Ohio State Baseball

Libertyville HS - John Woods

St. Joseph HS - Kevin Guzzo

Organizational

Fundraising University

Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system.

Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system.