Coaching the Athletic Mind

This podcast teaches you how to improve your mental performance whether you're an athlete, parent or coach. You'll learn how to quiet your inner critic so you can excel on the field!

Coaching the Athletic Mind is a sports podcast hosted by Megan Weaver, with 39 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Megan Weaver hosts Coaching the Athletic Mind, a sports show with 39 episodes published.

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  Episode #40

  Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast - Episode 40 - Navigating Tough Decisions

  Aug 16, 202621 minS1

  In episode 40 of Coaching the Athletic Mind, host Megan Weaver reflects on the mental load coaches carry, and describes her own worry during travel-ball tryout season as players chose other teams. She then teaches decision paralysis using a coaching session with a softball athlete “Amy,” who felt pressured by friends and coaches and feared disappointing others when choosing among four travel teams. Weaver outlines how Amy’s people-pleasing thoughts created guilt, anxiety, and overthinking, then walks through tools to name worst-case scenarios, define a best-case “blueprint” with non-negotiables (culture, development, competition, logistics, long-term goals), compare options by facts, and commit fully. She also shares scripts for handling others’ reactions and ends with a three-step action plan and consultation invitation.

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  Episode #39

  Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast - Episode 39 - Post-Season Mindset: Reflect, Reset, Recharge

  Jul 31, 202616 minS1

  Podcast host Megan Weaver recaps the end of her softball season, noting burnout after coaching about 61 games while parenting three kids. She confesses a tech mistake: a great guest interview was lost when a Zoom recording auto-deleted after 30 days, and she explains processing frustration by allowing emotions, taking a pause, and moving forward with a new episode. The main topic is what athletes and coaches should do when a season ends: take 48–72 hours (or more) to decompress, then complete an end-of-season audit. She recommends three reflection questions: whether you enjoyed the season and why (checking facts versus negative stories), what you did well and proud moments, and specific, attainable goals to improve next year. She encourages celebrating wins, taking a real break, and references episode 14 on goal setting with her daughter Cora as Cora shifts to soccer tryouts.

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  Episode #38

  Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast - Episode 38 - How to Pitch Mental Performance to Your Athlete

  Jul 15, 202618 minS1

  Podcast host Megan Weaver discusses how parents can introduce teenage athletes to mental performance coaching, noting that teens often resist or can’t explain what happens in sessions beyond one-word answers even though parents later see behavior changes like quicker resets after errors and better focus. She explains her tailored, tool-based approach and offers three “don’ts”: don’t bring it up right after a bad game, don’t lead by trying to fix them with a list of flaws, and don’t center the conversation on the parent’s emotions. She recommends leading with curiosity, validating feelings, and framing coaching as specialized training like a hitting or pitching coach. Weaver clarifies mental performance coaching is not therapy, compares their goals, provides suggested wording for a low-pressure free 30-minute consultation, shares parent success texts, and gives contact details.

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  Episode #36

  Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast - Episode 36 -  Coaching and Raising Male vs Female Athletes with Mike Dickerson Part 2

  Jun 15, 202626 minS1

  In episode 36 of the Coaching the Athletic Mind podcast, host Megan Weaver continues part two of a three-part series with longtime coach and sports parent Mike Dickerson, noting a shout-out to the West Genny baseball team’s first state title. They discuss coaching and raising male versus female athletes, including how boys often struggle more with listening, impulsiveness, and processing emotions at younger ages, while girls tend to take instruction quickly but can become harder on themselves as they get older, sometimes driven by expectations and perfectionism. Mike shares his “24-hour rule” of not revisiting games unless athletes bring it up, emphasizes teaching athletes to operate in the “gray area” by valuing small, winning plays like moving runners, and describes both support and bias encountered when his daughter played baseball. Mike says he enjoys coaching female athletes more and stresses knowing each player to communicate effectively.

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  Episode #35

  Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast - Episode 35 - Stepping on the field: Finding Your Safe Space and Team Mindset with Mike Dickerson (Part 1)

  Jun 1, 202621 minS1

  In episode 35 of Coaching the Athletic Mind, host Megan Weaver interviews longtime coach and sports parent Mike Dickerson about the mental game and how youth sports have changed. Dickerson shares how baseball became his safe space growing up in a broken home, helping him redefine himself and learn life lessons through adversity. He describes a pivotal coaching moment that shifted his pitching mindset from trying to strike everyone out to trusting the seven teammates behind him, emphasizing encouragement after mistakes and the importance of positive self-talk and confidence, citing examples like Aaron Donald and Deion Sanders. He notes modern athletes have more training tools and access to film, but social media increases pressure because mistakes follow kids beyond the field; despite changes, college evaluators still seek good teammates who handle failure well. Weaver previews a three-part series covering coaching male vs. female athletes and building youth mental skills.

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