The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

Brian is joined by one of the TOP strength and conditioning coaches and founder of The Performance Course, Geno Pierce. The Performance Course's mission is to enhance athletic performance and build strength of character in individuals and teams while preparing them for success in life... Learn about... The core principles of The Performance Course and how Geno came up with them. Characteristics that it takes to be the best in any field. Geno gives insight into the traits he's seen among the best coaches. The #1 Seed of Success he would plant in all young athletes mind.

In this episode, Brian goes back to an interview from 2006 with one of the best college coaches in the country, Head Coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball team, Tim Corbin. Tim has been the Head Coach at Vanderbilt since 2003 and won a National Championship in 2014 You will learn about... Corbin's biggest takeaway from the time his team spent with Brian The routines Corbin's hitters and pitchers go through The common terminology that has been established throughout the program and why that is important How to handle the emotions of a game and season Faking your feelings to generate positivity among your team.

On a daily basis, you're either taking a step closer to where you want to be or you're taking a step further away. In 2016, we took some huge strides towards where we want to go... What is the One Word Focus you need to live for 2017? Now, let's back it up with some system, strategy, process, and routine... so you can blow the roof off in 2017!

Do you want to know the greatest gift that you can give someone this holiday season? The best present you can possibly offer to someone that you love? Most people make the mistake during the holiday season of listening to the voice inside of their head instead of talking to themselves. Carry yourself with tremendous presence and make it about others. Be where your feet are. How much can you give this holiday season?

So I get this question a lot... "Why did you make the jump from how-to writing to fictional storybooks?" In my podcast interview with Jon Gordon, he shared some great principles and strategies for why he writes the way he does. The 12 Pillars of Peak Performance are the 20% of the entire field of Peak Performance that will get you 80% of the benefit. Learn more about my new fictional storybooks!

To become more, you've got to surround yourself with people who are doing what you do at a higher level. Inside of the Inner Circle, you immediately surround yourself with the best. If you are a coach who is ready to take your game to another level, click here. It is my mission to equip you with the tools you need to make a massive impact on your athletes, as quickly, effortlessly and powerfully as possible. >> BrianCain.com/InnerCircle

This week, you get to hear from Inner Circle member Ed Padalecki. Coach Padalecki is a high school baseball and football coach in Flower Mound, Texas. On this episode, you'll learn about: The #1 biggest improvement Coach Padalecki has experienced in the last year The power of a community of like-minded individuals What it takes to coach 2 sports and lead a family (with a newborn!) The 2016 Inner Circle Moment of the Year and much more...

This week we take you live inside The Brian Cain Experience event from McKinney, Texas, July 30-31, 2016. You'll learn from members of the Inner Circle and how they use the mental game on a consistent basis to help better develop themselves as coaches so that they can best develop and train their players. Better coaches make better players. In this podcast, some of the best coaches in the country explain how they use the Inner Circle to become more so that they can achieve more.

"Are you a coach of success or a coach of significance?" This week, we reach into the Peak Performance Vault for a episode featuring leadership & culture guru Jeff Janssen from 2007! On this episode, you'll learn: How to KNOW you are making a difference in the lives of your athletes The training needed to develop true leadership The importance of keeping the main thing the main thing How to build confidence in your players and much more... The Janssen Sports Leadership Center develops college and high school student-athletes and coaches into world-class leaders who are committed to a lifetime of service, success, and significance.

This BONUS Podcast Episode features a preview of the Pillar #2: Championship Culture audiobook...

This week’s guest is one of the top high school football coaches in the nation. Hal Wasson has been the head football coach at Southlake Carroll in Southlake, TX, since 2007. The Dragons are widely recognized as a top high school football program and annually find themselves ranked in the top 25 nationally and competing for a Texas high school football state championship. In this podcast Wasson shares how he develops a championship culture, an elite mindset and a one-play-at-a-time mentality within his program. He also shares advice for fathers who are coaching their sons. You can follow Coach Wasson and Southlake Carroll HS Football @SLCDragonFB.

This week’s guest is Alan McDougal, head baseball coach at Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, TX. Alan is widely regarded as one of the top coaches in the game when it comes to developing a mindset and a championship culture. He has coached multiple Major League players and routinely puts players into Division One college baseball. In this podcast McDougal shares insight into how he uses the classroom to develop the mental game with his players, DUDES as the acronym for his program's championship culture, and how he runs a fast-paced and up-tempo style practice with his program. He also shares one of the most amazing stories about former Notre Dame football coach Tyrone Willingham that you won’t want to miss. You can follow Alan and Colleyville Heritage Baseball on Twitter @CHHS_Baseball.

This week’s guest is one of the most respected high school football coaches in the nation. Randy Jackson is the head football coach at Grapevine High School in Grapevine, TX, and was named the 2015 Tom Landry High School Football Coach of the Year. He is one of the most sought-after speakers on Championship Culture, Team Building and Mental Toughness. In this podcast he breaks down some of the best strategies you will ever hear for building mental toughness and a championship culture in your program. You can follow Coach Jackson on Twitter @CoachJacksonTPW.

This week’s guest is LSU Softball head coach Beth Torina. She has led the Tigers to Oklahoma City and the Women’s College World Series in three of her first five seasons and has quickly become one of the game's most respected coaches. In this podcast she shares how TIGERS is an acronym for their championship culture and how they build an elite mindset in their players to give them the best chance for success. She also shares part of her routine for being at her best on game day as a head coach. You can follow Beth Torina on Twitter @BethTorina and LSU Softball @LSUSoftball.

Victoria Hayward was born in Toronto before her family moved to Mountain View, California. She went on to star as a member of the Mountain View High School softball team from 2007 to 2010, earning Most Valuable Player honors in her final season. She was also a member of the Sorcerers club team that won the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) 18-and-under Gold National Championship in 2009. In 2009 she became the youngest player to join the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team at the age of 16. Hayward completed her senior season at the University of Washington in 2014, capping a four-year NCAA Division 1 career by being named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team. She finished the 2014 season among the Pac-12 league leaders with a .414 batting average (5th), a .513 on-base percentage (5th) and 28 stolen bases (1st), while also maintaining a 1.000 fielding percentage as an outfielder. Following her senior season, she was drafted by the Pennsylvania Rebellion in the fifth round (19th overall) at the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) draft. After joining the Senior Women’s National Team in 2009, Hayward won a bronze medal as a member of Team Canada at the 2010 ISF Women’s World Championship in Caracas, and went on to compete as a member of both the Junior and Senior Women’s National Teams in 2010 and 2011. As a member of the Junior Women’s National Team, she won silver medals at the 2010 Pan American Qualifier in Bogota and the 2011 Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship, and finished fifth at the 2011 ISF Junior Women’s World Championship in Cape Town. She also competed as a member of the Senior Women’s National Team at the 2009 and 2013 Pan American Softball Championships, as well as the 2011 Pan American Games – winning silver at all three of those events – and also competed at the 2012 and 2014 ISF Women’s World Championships. Victoria talks about competing at the highest level of softball, playing one pitch at a time, and what she does to work on her mental game. You can connect with Victoria on Twitter @VictoriaHayward

This week’s guest is Lasse Leppäkorpi, the CEO and founder of Beddit, the world’s leading sleep app. Beddit’s sleep analysis is based on ballistocardiography (BCG), which is the measurement of the mechanical cardiac activity from the platform supporting the body. Each time the heart beats, the acceleration of blood generates a mechanical impulse that can be measured and analyzed with a sensitive-enough force sensor, such as the Beddit Sleep Tracker. Throughout the night, Beddit picks up each individual heart beat and respiration cycle while separating other body movements from them. Their advanced analysis and machine-learning algorithms adapt differently to each body type and provide detailed sleep information each morning. You will achieve more with a great night's sleep and you can easily make your bed a smart bed with Beddit. Leppäkorpi discusses the science of sleep and what athletes need to know for the most undervalued aspect of optimal performance. You can follow Leppäkorpi and Beddit on Twitter @Beddit and online at www.Beddit.com.

This week’s guest is Cal State Fullerton Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Chad Cordero. Cordero was an All-American pitcher at Cal State Fullerton and was the 20th overall pick in the 2003 draft. He was the 1st player to make the Major Leagues from that draft, spending less than 2 months in the minor leagues and breaking through with the Montreal Expos on August 30, 2003. In 2005 he achieved an MLB record of 15 saves in one month and led the MLB with 47 saves that season. Cordero has 128 Major League saves, 20 wins and 300 strikeouts. He was a Major League Baseball All-Star in 2005 with the Washington Nationals and was named Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the Year. From 2005-2007 he had 113 saves, 2nd only to future MLB Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman. A master of the mental game, Cordero is now assisting with the Cal State Fullerton program and mentoring players on the mental game. In this podcast he shares insight into his mental game and how he would “flip the switch” to go from one of the nicest people you will ever meet to one of the fiercest competitors. You can follow Chad “The Chief” Cordero on Twitter @ChadCordero32 and Cal State Fullerton Baseball @BaseballTitans.

You asked. We listened. For the 100th episode of the Peak Performance Podcast, I answered several of your most pressing questions... The questions include: Which sport is your favorite to work with on game day? How do you get a reluctant player to buy in? Which aspect of your mission brings you the most fulfillment? What is the biggest challenge you have as a peak performance coach? Do you ever plan on starting a family? and more...

This week’s guest is Chad Baum, assistant coach for Cal State Fullerton Baseball. Regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in all of college baseball, Baum has been to Omaha five times before the age of forty. In this podcast he breaks down his coaching career path and lifts the lid on Titan Baseball to give you a glimpse into the inner workings of one of the greatest programs in college athletics. Follow Chad @cbaumer36 and Cal State Fullerton Baseball @BaseballTitans on Twitter!

This week’s guest is Augie Garrido. Coach Garrido is the NCAA’s all-time wins leader in any sport, with 1975 games won! Augie won 5 NCAA National Championships over 4 decades (1979, 1984, 1995, 2002, 2005) and is the #1 best-selling author of Life Is Yours to Win. In this podcast, recorded on April 28, 2013, in the middle of a challenging season, Coach Garrido shares his insight into the mental game and his development as a coach.

This week’s guest is Luke Mandola, Jr. Luke is the Senior Vice President of Fuddruckers, home of The World’s Greatest Hamburgers. In this podcast, Luke talks about the Fuddruckers 8-step process known as The Stairway to Burger Heaven, and about leadership and their championship culture of FCCPPST. A former baseball standout for the Tulane Green Wave, Mandola is one of the most sought-after leaders in the restaurant industry.

This week’s guest is international best-selling author Jon Gordon. His books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous coaches and teams in the NFL, NBA and MLB and by Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends, and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, LA Clippers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, West Point Academy and more. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams. When he's not running through airports or speaking, you can find him playing tennis or lacrosse with his wife and two teenage children. Follow Jon on Twitter @JonGordon11

Dr. Steve Taubman’s early years were plagued by crippling anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Despite graduating as valedictorian from one of the nation’s top chiropractic colleges and running a thriving practice, Dr. Steve found that his outer success did little to calm his inner turmoil. Thus began a thirty-year journey to understand the root of his suffering. His exploration of Western psychotherapy, Eastern teachings of mindfulness, hypnosis, and the science of neurology provided profound insight into the universal nature and cause of suffering: the subconscious mind… which ultimately led to the creation of his successful UnHypnosis system and best-selling book. Blending his teachings with a longtime passion for comedy and magic, Dr. Steve developed a series of insightful, fun presentations about mastering the subconscious mind. These were quickly embraced by organizations for their ability to get people into action. Since then, Dr. Steve’s excitement, motivation and enthusiasm have earned him fans from every profession as he continues to enthrall audiences worldwide, helping them remove mental barriers to achieving their dreams. Dr. Steve’s presentations are world-class entertainment and world-class education. His ability to blend entertainment and education is what separates him from anyone else in the field.

Former TCU Baseball assistant coach Heath Autrey is the head coach of the Dallas Banditos #1 Ranked 13U baseball team and is also the head baseball coach at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, TX. Autrey is an Inner Circle member and has coached numerous Major League players including Clayton Kershaw and Chris Davis, among other MLB All-Stars. Autrey has also served as the head baseball coach in the Lancaster Independent School District and as an associate scout for the New York Yankees. In addition, he has been an assistant baseball coach at Navarro College and coordinated baseball camps at The University of Texas under the direction of Augie Garrido, the NCAA’s all-time leader in wins as a coach. Follow Heath on Twitter @hautrey11

This BONUS Podcast Episode features a preview of the Elite Mindset audiobook...

Mark Doran is known internationally as a premier batting instructor. He played baseball and football at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned the All-American award in baseball. Out of college, Mark was drafted in the first round by the California Angels in 1983, 23rd overall, where he excelled at every level in the minor leagues. He was on the major league roster for both the California Angels and Chicago White Sox. After learning hitting from Hall of Fame baseball player Rod Carew, Mark began teaching the proper techniques of hitting and fielding to young athletes. Through training premier baseball athletes, Mark began meeting with top collegiate coaches in softball to learn the game of fastpitch. As one of the only coaches nationally to train both Major League Baseball players and Olympic softball athletes, Mark has been known as one of the best hitting instructors in the nation. He has trained several USA Olympic softball players, Greek Olympic softball players, Canadian Olympic players, Major League baseball players, and NCAA baseball and softball athletes. Mark currently mentors coaches from national powers Washington, Florida State, Arizona State and others.

Steve Smith is the former head baseball coach at Baylor University and the all-time wins leader in Baylor history. Smith shares insight into coaching the mental game and into the core values of the program, competing one pitch at a time, and what he has learned from a lifetime of being in the game of baseball.

Shelby Pendley was drafted 2nd overall out of The University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NPF College Draft by the USSSA Pride. She was a 2x Big 12 Player of the Year, a 3x NCAA All-American and was the 2015 NPF Rookie of the Year. Pendley is 6th all-time in NCAA Softball career home runs. She is one of the best hitters in NCAA history and is currently an assistant softball coach at The University of New Mexico. Follow Shelby on Twitter @PendleyShelby

Ryan Harrison is a certified Sports Performance Vision Trainer with SlowTheGameDown. He has a degree in Exercise Physiology from University of California at Davis, where he was a kicker for the football team. Since 1998 Ryan has been working with international softball, collegiate and amateur softball teams. Ryan also has been a key consultant to numerous international, professional and collegiate football, baseball & softball teams including USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand women’s national softball teams. He has also worked with various MLB teams including, but not limited to, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Washington Nationals. He has personally trained over 100 Major League roster players on the visual side of the game. Among the Major League players he has trained are Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney, Jayson Werth, Delmon Young, Laynce Nix, John Baker, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Chris Dickerson, Josh Willingham and Jonny Gomes. Following his work with top professional and amateur athletes, he conceived the idea of training necessary performance skills with digital technology. The SportsEyesite™ Software is a result of his goal to develop training products so that everyone could benefit from this training at a fraction of the cost without the need to go to a specialty clinic. Follow Ryan on Twitter @SlowTheGameDown

Lacey Waldrop was the 2014 NCAA Softball National Player of the Year. She was a 3x All-American Pitcher and 2x ACC Pitcher of the Year for the Florida State Seminoles. In 2015 she was drafted third overall by the Chicago Bandits in the 2015 NPF Draft. Waldrop discusses the mental game of softball and how she was able to overcome early adversity in her career to become one of the game's most dominant players. Follow Lacey on Twitter @lwaldrop_13

Maddie O’Brien was a 4-year All-ACC Softball player at Florida State University and is currently playing for the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch. In this podcast she talks about her mindset for success, competing one pitch at a time and what she does for mental training. She was a finalist for College Softball National Player of the Year in 2014. Follow Maddie on Twitter @Maddieob7

Kaleigh Rafter has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2007. She was a member of the 2010 ISF World Championship team that won a bronze medal in Venezuela, and also won two silver medals at the Pan American Games (2007 and 2011). Rafter competed with the 2012 ISF World Championship team that finished fourth in Whitehorse, Yukon, and led Canada with a pair of home runs and seven runs batted in as Canada again finished fourth at the 2014 ISF Women's World Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands. She has also played professionally for Honda in the Japanese Professional Softball League. She was a member of the 2008 Team Canada Olympic Team and also played collegiately at Florida State, where she was named a first-team NFCA All-Region selection as well as an All-ACC First Team performer. Follow Kaleigh on Twitter @KaleighRafter

This week’s guest is the man that makes MMA events happen, Burt Watson. A career in boxing and MMA that began more than 30 years ago has allowed Burt Watson to serve in a host of positions with some of boxing’s and MMA's most-recognized names. As a consultant, advisor, promoter and event coordinator, Burt commands a wealth of knowledge unparalleled in both industries. He has coordinated and been a part of some of the most unforgettable events ever seen in both boxing and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

This week’s guest is former MLB Pitcher and one of Cain’s best friends from childhood Jonah Bayliss. Jonah pitched in the Major Leagues with the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates, had a tour with the Team USA Baseball Olympic Qualifying team and one season in Japan. Bayliss who was the #5 pitcher on his high school team as a Jr. and played Divison III college baseball at Trinity College in Hartford, CT shares his story from small town to big leagues and every stop in between as well as what he knows now that he wishes he knew then about the mental game and the pursuit of excellence.

This week we reach into the Vault, going all the way back to December 2014 where Brian Cain delivers a live coaches educational clinic at The European Baseball Coaches Association Clinic. Enjoy Cain live as he takes more than 100 coaches from all over the world through the fundamentals of competing one pitch at a time.

Senior graduating captain Chris Bradley of RPI Hockey is this week's guest on the Peak Performance Podcast. Listen to how passionate Chris is when talking about the Mental Game of Hockey and competing one shift at a time.

Mike Spillane is the former goal tender for The University of Vermont and a former professional hockey player. Spillane is a master of the mental game in the net and talks with Peak Performance Coach Brian Cain about the demands placed on the most mentally demanding position in all of sport: the hockey goalie.

Brian Cain is the author of The Mental Game of Ice Hockey, Playing One Shift At A Time and the most sought after mental game of ice hockey consultant in the USA. Cain works with top college, high school and select hockey programs on developing a process that allows players and coaches to consistently be at their best when it means the most which is each and every shift.

Jason A. Kersner has been coaching top-level Midget teams in the Washington DC/Baltimore region for most of the past decade. Under his leadership his teams became recognized as one of the best Midget programs in the country, as measured in both wins and championships. Jason is also co-owner of Pinnacle Performance, an elite training program that creates holistic athletes through a professional approach to player development. In this podcast, he talks about the mental game of ice hockey like you have never heard an ice hockey coach talk about competing one shift at a time. One of the most dedicated coaches I have ever worked with, this is a must-listen episode, whether you have ever ice skated or not. Follow Coach Kersner on Twitter @SJ_Hockey

Lyndsey Fry was a member of the 2014 Team USA Women’s Ice Hockey Silver Medal winning team at the Sochi Olympics. She is from Chandler, Arizona, and played collegiately at Harvard University. In this podcast Fry talks about the mental game challenges she faced when going to college and when playing in the Olympics, what she did to overcome those challenges, the most important aspects of the mental game of hockey, and what she wishes she knew when she was playing that she knows now about the importance of the mental game. Follow Lyndsey on Twitter @FryHockey

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Seth Appert took over the men’s hockey program at RPI prior to the 2006-07 season. A coach who routinely has one of the toughest schedules in the nation, Appert talks about the importance of the mental game of ice hockey and competing one shift at a time as well as coaching the most important aspect of the game. Prior to starting his tenure at RPI, Appert was an assistant at Denver and was responsible for signing numerous nationally ranked recruiting classes during his nine years with the Pioneers. Among those he coached or recruited at Denver were the 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner, eight All-Americans, a WCHA Player of the Year, 22 All-WCHA picks, three WCHA Defensive Players of the Year, two WCHA Student-Athletes of the Year and 17 NHL draft picks. The Pioneers averaged over 23 wins per year during his time as an assistant coach and captured two NCAA national championships, three WCHA playoff championships and two WCHA regular-season titles. Appert was also a four-year letterwinner in the net at Ferris State from 1992-96. Follow Coach Appert on Twitter @SethAppert

This week we reach into the VAULT, going all the way back to 2010 where Brian Cain delivers a live coaches' educational clinic to over 500 coaches. Join Cain live as he takes you through the fundamentals of mental toughness training and peak performance.

This weeks guest is Mike Bianco, Head Baseball Coach at The University of Mississippi. Coach Bianco has led the REBS to the 2009 and 2014 SEC Conference championships and a trip to Omaha in 2014. Bianco played and coached at Louisiana State University with quite possibly the greatest mental conditioning coach of all time in 5x NCAA National Championship winning coach and former LSU Athletic Director Skip Bertman. I have been fortunate to work with Bianco and his program since 2009 and was on staff with him when he was an assistant coach with the Team USA Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2013. Bianco is one of the greatest motivators in all of collegiate athletics. His use of stories, team building activities, motivational videos and other strategies have helped turn Ole Miss into one of the top programs in the nation year in and year out. Coach Bianco discusses the importance of training the mental side of the game each and every day and the development of core values within a program that have an impact beyond the game of baseball. Follow Coach Bianco on Twitter @CoachMikeBianco.

This week’s guest is Todd Whitting, head baseball coach at The University of Houston. Coach Whitting led the Cougars to the American Athletic Conference Championship in 2014 and in 2015 and to an NCAA Super Regional in Austin, Texas, in 2014. I first started working with Coach Whitting when he was an assistant coach at TCU in 2006 and have had the honor of working with him each year since. As an assistant, Whitting was instrumental in helping build TCU into a national powerhouse, and he has quickly brought The University of Houston back into national prominence. Whitting will break down how there is no cookie-cutter approach to helping players be successful and to building a winning program, yet there is a process, and that you must be adaptable and flexible in your process to reach maximum success. He also shares his system for developing all aspects of an individual, including a significant emphasis on the mental game. Follow Coach Whitting on Twitter @ToddWhitting.

This weeks guest is Jim Schlossnagle, Head Baseball Coach at TCU. Coach Schloss is one of the top minds in all of collegiate coaching and has led TCU to the 2010 and 2014 CWS. Schloss was recently named Big 12 Conference Baseball coach of the year in 2015 and was the on field manager of the Team USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in 2013. In this podcast, Coach Schloss shares his journey to the pinnacle of college baseball, insight behind the creation of his over 1,000,000 x viewed Quiet Confidence Video, his advice for young coaches on decision making, what it takes to develop a winning culture and a winning mindset as well as the 3 qualities he looks for when hiring a coach on his staff. Follow Coach Schlossnagle on Twitter @TCUSchloss

This week's guest is Erik Bakich, Head Baseball Coach at The University of Michigan. Coach Bakich led the Wolverines to the Big 10 Conference Championship in 2015 and participated in the NCAA Tournament for the first time as a head coach. I first started working with Bakich when he was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt in 2007 and have worked with him in his head coaching stops at The University of Maryland and now at Michigan. Bakich is one of the most well rounded coaches I have ever worked with. When I am asked by other coaches what programs they should go visit to learn from, Michigan is always near or at the top of my list because of the tremendous accelerated player development system Bakich and his staff run on a daily basis. Bakich played for Keith LeClair at East Carolina University and was teammates with our most downloaded podcast with current ECU Baseball Coach Cliff Godwin. He has also coached under legends Jack Leggett at Clemson and Tim Corbin at Vanderbilt. He was on the staff in Nashville with one of the most respected pitching teachers in the world in Derek Johnson, now the pitching coordinator for the Chicago Cubs. To reach your maximum potential, it extends beyond the playing field. We reached back into the archives for this podcast, recorded on April 12, 2013 because of the fabulous strategies for success Bakich shares that you can use to help close the gap from where you are to where you want to be in your program and in your life. Bakich discusses his journey to becoming a Division 1 Head Coach, as well as the demands of having such a position, the difference between being a champion and winning a championship, his weekly leadership, mental conditioning and perspective building sessions, what it takes to have double energy at the house and at the field, the importance of EXTREME organization, having a daily routine and knowing what it is you want to accomplish each day are also among the topics of discussion this week. Coach Bakich also sits in the hot seat and gives rapid fire answers about: National Anthem Compared To What Perspective Poster Concentration Grids Breathing Process Life skills The compound effect Make your bed Recruiting Reading one book per week Omaha The peak performance journal Measurement = motivation The importance of nutrition Leaving a legacy Servant leadership Pat Tillman

Cliff Godwin is the head baseball coach at East Carolina University and one of the top young coaches in all of NCAA athletics. Godwin worked as an assistant under two national championship winning coaches in Tim Corbin at Vanderbilt and under Paul Manari at LSU. He also was instrumental as an assistant coach in leading Ole Miss to Omaha in 2014. I have know Cliff since 2012 when we worked together with Ole Miss Baseball. He has impressed me with his energy, competitiveness and ability to connect with players and get them to play at their best on a consistent basis. As a head coach, his press conference was truly impressive in that he outlined his vision for ECU baseball and the PIRATES MISSION and has since been working relentlessly to make that vision come to fruition. In this podcast, Cliff breaks down the PIRATES MISSION and what he has believes makes a player and a program flourish in the mental side of the game.