When The Cleats Come Off

2x Olympic Medalist, Monica Abbott, is back as a new author and loving her new retirement life! In this episode, she goes deeper into her journey to make her dream of becoming an Olympian a reality, how she has been able to shift her struggles into her strength, the steps that are NECESSARY to make your goals happen, the support her parents had on her journey, a special project she hasn’t made public yet and so much more! 

Check out Monica Abbott’s new book - https://www.monicaabbott.com/store 

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Past episodes of WTCCO you might like:

Monica Abbott: Consistency over Intensity - https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8351972d-dee2-4ff5-9d1c-f79d4aa19d83/LANDR-Cleats-40Abbot-Warm-Medium.mp3 

Cat Osterman: Greatness has no age limit - https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/81129e7e-e615-43de-a8ec-5b52f44a913b/LANDR-Cleats-50CAT-Warm-Medium.mp3 

Amanda Scarborough: How to become a more confidence pitcher - https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/027ce60e-7fe8-44a5-9424-18626813a755/LANDR-Cleats-Scarbourough-Balanced-Medium.mp3 

Never could I EVER be more proud to have grown up as an athlete because the lessons sports taught me have helped me prepare for this new gig as a mother and then some! From the power of persistence, patience, discipline, teamwork (thanks hubby!)...all of these traits I learned through softball have been tested within these first few weeks of parenthood! It feels SO GOOD to be back on the mic sharing a few lessons I’ve learned about being a new mom to kick off Season 4! 

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Past episodes of WTCCO you might like:

Dot Richardson: How to lead with love and make your dreams become reality - https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b4a434a6-a6af-4d55-b25c-e1cf5208d75d/LANDR-Cleats-125-DotRichardson-Warm-Medium.mp3  

Danielle Lawrie-Locke: Overcoming mom guilt in the pursuit of Olympic Gold - https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c91df016-71b9-40b3-b788-4b8dd2e8fb07/LANDR-Cleats-44Lawrie-Warm-Medium.mp3  

The secret to overcoming perfectionism - https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/06be29c8-99d6-44ed-a74f-a7ed4b1f020e/LANDR-Cleats-135-Perfectionism-Warm-Medium.mp3 

Have you ever wondered why some people are able to move on from a mistake faster than others? They approach their process as a main priority and today I’m teaching you a few, simple ways you can work on flexing this important mental muscle OFTEN so you can be more clutch for your team in the big moments, overcome adversity quicker and find wayyy more joy when you’re playing, coaching or even parenting your athlete through the game they love!

Learn “failure recovery” strategies from this former episode with HOF Coach Sue Enquist: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000495523376 

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SImilar Episodes of WTCCO:

Softball Pre-Game Confidence Meditation (10 min) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000608622244 

How to make your thoughts HELP you rather than HURT you - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000605282861 

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND your biggest fan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=31s

The recent WPF (Women’s Professional Fastpitch) draft inspired me to talk professional softball today with you; what I LOVE about the WPF and Athletes Unlimited, what MORE I believe needs to happen to really grow the game to where I think it can be, highlighting some of the INCREDIBLE athletes, managers and commissioners in the game right now and how you and I can help it keep growing which will in-turn keep inspiring girls to dream big and play at the highest level - for a living! 

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Similar Episodes of WTCCO:

Delaney Spaulding: The Road to the Olympics and Overcoming the Ultimate Injury - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SlBDPPkl_E 

Sam Fischer: Athletes Unlimited, Owning your swing, and Dealing with Internet Trolls - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcRF_DVW1gU&t

Amanda Lorenz: How to get the most out of yourself in the box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gmWpcdWTxg  

Tori Vidales: How to stand out at first base and in the box - ​​https://youtu.be/3_ohsgRJfD0 

Today’s episode is a little different than most. This short, 10 minute episode is a softball-specific meditation to help athletes be in a more calm and relaxed state before their next big performance, so they can be more in control and confident with what’s about to happen. This includes practices I’ve learned from books like “Mind Gym: An athlete’s guide for inner excellence”, Sports Psychologists and Mental Performance Coaches I’ve learned from and personal experiences that helped me and my success as a player in college and professionally.

Check out my Goal-Smasher Confidence Course - https://www.ashleybtraining.com/offers/GTbUzZdm/checkout 

Find the book “Mind Gym” on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Z7R90N 

Rate/review When the Cleats Come Off on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274  

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SImilar Episodes of WTCCO:

How to make your thoughts HELP you rather than HURT you - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000605282861 

Dr. Chris Carr - Green Bay Packers Director of Performance Psychology: Building Mental Toughness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dmvojn8k4k 

Dr. Amber Selking: Winning the Mental Game - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000575609135 

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND your biggest fan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=31s 

BEFORE you go straight to trying to fix your mechanics when things don’t go well early in the season, let’s check in on our timing! MOST hitters think they have to make a mechanical adjustment when it could have EASILY been prevented if we spent just a little more time in each hitting session working on TIMING. Here are a few of my favorite timing drills and mental skills to help you be on time more often come the most important games of the season!

Drills referred to in the episode:

3 Plate Drill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJujwuKC2Rc 

Self Toss Drill - https://youtu.be/JqW-GhUQImM 

Knee Hike Drill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6T5B8f2A8 

High Drop Drill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bJB2FC3GTk 

Deep Tee Albert Pujols (start at 2:20) - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=379209870963973 

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Similar Episodes of WTCCO:

“Hitting Tips: A Faster Way to Make Adjustments” - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000517991570 

My 5 favorite hitting tools - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000541307585 

Gratitude and a few hitting tips - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000542916318

The game of baseball (and softball) is our nation’s past-time for a reason and deserves to be played with FUN and FREEDOM as a top priority. Our game builds character, discipline, teamwork, drive and so much more, and this episode is highlighting how to get the most out of ourselves every time we get to step our cleats on that field. In a world of high performance anxiety, stress, and burnout, tune in to learn how to make our sport FUN again for all of us…parents, players and coaches alike!

Follow Coach Ballgame on Instagram - http://instagram.com/coachballgame 

Coach Ballgame’s official website - https://www.coachballgame.com/ 

See Coach Ballgame’s Sandlot tour stops! - https://www.coachballgame.com/national-sandlot-tour-2023-1 

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Similar topics from When the Cleats Come Off:

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND biggest fan with Phillies Mental Skills Coach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=0s 

Dr. Dot Richardson: How to lead with love and make your dreams become a reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFrmRpulqA&t=12s 

China McCarney: Arm conditioning and mental training - https://youtu.be/FxmvQqRwP-E 

“90% of the game is half mental.” - Yogi Berra. When we start to understand that what separates the good from the GREAT is mastering our mental game, that’s when we truly live up to our potential when we play. In this episode you’ll learn strategies from my FAVORITE book “Mind Gym: An athlete’s guide to inner excellence” on how to stay focused, deal with adversity, stay motivated, avoid distractions and so much more.

Check out the Goal-Smasher Confidence Course - https://www.ashleybtraining.com/offers/GTbUzZdm/checkout 

Find the book “Mind Gym” on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Z7R90N 

Join the ABT Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/abtcommunity/ 

Follow Ashley Burkhardt Training

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AshleyBurkhardtTraining/ 

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SImilar Episodes of WTCCO:

Dr. Chris Carr - Green Bay Packers Director of Performance Psychology: Building Mental Toughness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dmvojn8k4k 

Dr. Amber Selking: Winning the Mental Game - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000575609135 

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND your biggest fan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=31s 

Amanda Schaefer: Creating a “mental edge” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRL5wcVl8tQ&t=1s

No one knows when their next adversity is going to hit, but we can always be prepared for when it does come! This week on the podcast, Pitching Coach Kally V is here teaching us about adversity and how to overcome it once it arrives, what she wishes more parents knew about their athletes and what they go through, tips about recruiting, what led her to coaching after her traumatic career-ending injury, what it’s like coaching her daughter and so much more!

Follow Kally on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/coachkallyv/

Head to Kally’s Website- https://www.kallyvsoftball.com/ 

Listen to our episode together on her podcast! -  https://www.kallyvsoftball.com/podcast/episode/1fd4a607/coordinated-coachingspecial-guest-speaker-formerly-known-as-ashley-burkhardt-now-ashley-egel 

Rate and review this podcast on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274 

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Similar When the Cleats Come Off Episodes:

Kendall Burton: “The Toughest Out” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LCJ8SSgpQ&t=75s 

Overcoming Adversity with former Pro Baseball Player Chris Vasami - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww95cDFKIOE&t=671s 

Dr. Dot Richardson: How to lead with love and make your dreams become a reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFrmRpulqA 

Want to make sure you’re mentally prepared to thrive…ESPECIALLY at your next tryout?! This episode was MADE FOR YOU! From making sure your mind is ready for what’s to come to wearing your FAVE outfit to “look good, feel good, play good”, here are 10 things I wish I would have been able to hear before each and every tryout I ever had…or really before any important performance I was getting ready to play. GOOD LUCK!

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Similar Episodes of WTCCO:

Kristina Burkhardt: How to be a leader by example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrgqSi_P-JY&t=15s 

Anna Burkhardt: Being different is a good thing - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000595139901 

Beth Zachary: How to coach your athlete and grow champions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpsvC7o8a4&t=7s 

Why “Look good, feel good, play good” actually works! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000501171152