The Head Game Podcast

The Head Game Podcast

By Dr. Lee Picariello and Dr. Hunter StevensSports
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The Head Game Podcast episodes

  • 33. Dealing with the Coronavirus Anxieties!

    During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses HOW to DEAL with the coronavirus anxieties! 


    Cohost: Mental Strength Coach Jessica Lynn Ferdinand


    Special guest: Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

    59 min
  • 32. The New Age Athlete

    During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses The New Age Athlete and whether or not traditional mental skills are becoming outdated? Further discussion will be based off of:

    · What defines the New Age Athlete – what type of mentality comes with this?

    · What are traditional mental skills? And how has technology advanced (or regressed) these skills?

    · How has technology shaped the sport psychology world in general? Are athletes really getting better, faster and stronger?

    · How has statistics changed the way we view and play sports?


    Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the sports world and we dissect what their “head game” is. This week’s pick is Mindful Athlete Training’s own BIOQ mental metric!


    Cohost:

    Mental Strength Coach Jessica Lynn Ferdinand


    Special guest:

    Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.


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    57 min
  • 31. The Mental COMBINE

    During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses how scouting evaluations in sports effect the athletes mental performance! Further discussion will be based off of:

    • Are scouting combine metrics valid?
    • Is there a correlation between combine skills and pro success?
    • Is the eye test still the best?
    • How does technology play a role? What’s new on the horizon?
    • What type of psychological factors get activated?
    • Are scouts just really good at trusting their instincts


      • Who’s Got Game?  Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “Head Game”. This week’s pick is the The NFL Combine's – Player Assessment Test: (PAS). 


      Co-host: Mental Strength Coach, and Biofeedback Researcher Jessica Lynn Ferdinand


      Special guest: Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.


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      58 min
    • 30. Red Pill Mentality: Conformity vs Freewill?

      During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses Conformity Versus Freewill! Further discussion will be based off of:


      • Do rules have to be broken first to change them?
      • Do rules get outdated: are rules only a sign of the times?
      • Why are some people okay with conforming to their environment and others are not?
      • Are sports acting as something we can choose to watch and do (freewill) – when really it is forcing us to conform – without realizing?


        • Kicking off the New Year with a New segment: Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”. This week’s pick is the XFL, will it survive this time around? How are the new rules going to benefit the league? 


        Co-host: Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinand 


        Special guest:

        Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

        58 min
      • 29. Struggle to Strength: What’s the process?

        During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses the process of struggling to achieve success! Further discussion will be based off of:

        • Does there need to be a process?
        • No matter how good a team is, do they have to struggle first to find greatness?
        • Why do we have the need to judge?
        • What other teams have had similar situations?
        • When highly talented teams “fail”, are they Underachieving or Overrated?

          • Kicking off the New Year with a New segment: Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”. This week’s pick is the Philadelphia 76ers, having a season many are considering thus far as an underachieving one. 

          Special guest:

          Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinand sits in with Dr. Lee as his co-host!

          Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

          57 min
        • 28. Wise Beyond Years: Old School Mentality

          During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses athletes who are wise beyond their years! Further discussion will be based off of:

          • How is “Old School Mentality” defined?
          • How important is mental maturity in young athletes and is it looked at enough?
          • What type of factors play into being labeled as a mature performer?
          • What are the benefits of old school thinking - what are the negatives?
          • If wisdom is a character trait of the old school mentality, what other traits best represent the concept?
          • What lessons teach wisdom?
          • If you learn wisdom early in your career, how does it stick?
          • Do you need to have an old school coach or veteran teammate model wisdom to learn it?

            • Who’s Got Game?  Each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”.  This week’s pick is Patrick Mahomes, Superbowl Champion and MVP

            Special guest:

            Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinand sits in with Dr. Lee as his co-host!

            Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

            57 min
          • 27. A Sport Tragedy: Why the World Stops

            During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses why the world stops during a sports tragedy Further discussion will be based off of:

            • What makes fans feel connected to athletes? Like we know them?
            • When we grieve, why do we reflect on how sports and the athletes we lost make us feel?
            • What happens to a community when they endure a tragic loss of their hero?
            • Why does a tragedy bring communities together - naturally setting differences aside for that time being?
            • What happens to our minds when we feel empathy for people we have never met?
            • How can we define our experience as right or wrong when we endure a tragic loss?

              • Kicking off the New Year with a New segment: Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”. This week’s pick is The Fans!

              Special guest:

              Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinand sits in with Dr. Lee as his co-host!

              Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

              58 min
            • 26. Greed In Sports: The Deadliest Sin

              During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses the the deadliest sin - GREED in sports. Further discussion will be based off of:

              •  Does our society influence cheating in general? Our “wanting to be better than the next person” mentality?
              • Do cheating and competitive sports go hand and hand?
              • Is cheating in baseball a big deal, as stealing signs is a part of the game?
              • How is this cheating different from cheating in other sports? (Ex: football - difficult to hit a pitch even if you know it is coming, but in football if you know exactly what play is coming, you can pretty much stop it every time.)
              • How does this impact the overall culture of these teams? Fans? Minor league players?

                • Kicking off the New Year with a New segment: Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”. This week’s pick is Ben Simmons and his mental Problems with shooting. 

                Special guest:

                Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinand sits in with Dr. Lee as his co-host!

                Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

                58 min
              • 25. The Head Game we all play: rewriting our life scrip

                During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses the Head Game we all play! Further discussion will be based off of:

                • What happens to people, (their mind, their personality ((from experience)) that allows them to rewrite their “script”?
                • Do you have to go through something life changing to want to change? Or can you change just because you want to?
                • How do we define happiness? Why is it so hard to reach this sometimes?
                • How can mediation - stepping out of our normal routine-  help with this process?

                  • Kicking off the New Year with a New segment: Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”. This week’s pick is Conor McGregor, looking into the “notorious” mind. McGregor has a new mindset this year, has toned down trash talking, arriving early and has been noticeably “ happier”. Had a victorious return to the Octagon with a first-round 40 second TKO win over Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone last Saturday. regardless of talk that his new change would hold him back.

                  Special guest:

                  Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinand sits in with Dr. Lee as his co-host!

                  Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

                  57 min
                • 24. The Power of saying NO!

                  During this week's episode, Sport Psychologist Dr. Lee Picariello discusses the power of saying “NO”! 

                  Kicking off the New Year with a New segment: Who’s Got Game? Where each week, a new person is chosen in the world who has been playing their own “head game”. This week’s pick is Jerry Jones, Head coach for the Dallas Cowboys and his discussions to fire Jason Garrett after close to 10 years with the organization.

                  Special guest:

                  Mental Strength Coach Jessica Ferdinandsits in with Dr. Lee as his co-host!

                  Strength and conditioning coach John Kalinowski of "Kalinowski Performance Academy" will call in and give his professional take on this week's topic.

                  58 min

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