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If your sport vanished tomorrow, would you still know exactly who you are? That question sounds dramatic until you’ve lived it through an injury, a lost roster spot, or the quiet whiplash of an offseason when training finally stops. We talk honestly about the moment sport isn’t there to hold your routine together and why that can feel like losing a piece of your body, not just a hobby.

We unpack a key sports psychology concept called identity foreclosure and translate it into real athlete life: starting young, getting good, and slowly having your entire world shaped around performance. Then I share the idea at the center of my doctoral work, environmental identity conditioning, the way repeated feedback from your team, family, schedule, and culture can teach your brain that sport equals worth. If you’ve ever struggled to describe yourself without your position, felt anxious on rest days, or gone blank when asked what you like outside training, you’ll recognize the pattern fast.

Most importantly, we get proactive. I walk you through practical mental performance coaching tools to build a multidimensional identity on purpose, so pressure hits differently, setbacks don’t wreck you, and retirement doesn’t feel like falling off a cliff. You’ll get a simple two-week exercise, prompts you can use immediately, and a clear reason why being a whole person doesn’t dilute elite performance, it strengthens it.

If this hits home, subscribe to Plan B, share it with one athlete who needs it, and leave a review so more competitors can find the support they never got handed.

This Podcast is your Podcast, text us if you're an Athlete with a story to share...

The only podcast that is all about Athletes Supporting Athletes!

Support the show

To see more pictures, footage and out takes, bloopers and more follow us @PlanB.By Coach B on Instagram and or contact Coach B directly at www.coachbperformance.com to be part of the show.

*Athletes must be 18 years or older or in the company of their legal guardian to participate in the show. Participants can remain anonymous with no visual footage for marketing and names can be changed to protect identity.

He was written off early: school felt like a fight, his grades cratered, and trouble found him before football ever did. Then one coach took a chance and everything shifted. Coach Ryan Jensen joins us to tell the full story, from getting humbled in junior college football to earning Division I offers and making history as a founding player at Old Dominion. If you’re a high school athlete weighing JUCO, recruiting options, or a big move far from home, this conversation gives you a clear, real-world roadmap.

We get into what junior college is actually like when you’re an 18-year-old lineman lining up against grown men, and how a strength program plus the right mentors can transform your body, your mindset, and your future. Ryan shares what it felt like when colleges started showing up at his door, why he chose legacy over logos, and how the bonds from a brand-new program still show up in his life years later.

Then we go behind the curtain on the NFL pro day grind, the injury that changed his path, and the hard truth about arena football and “almost making it.” From there, we widen the lens to athlete mental health, sports retirement, identity foreclosure, and why finding your people matters as much after sport as it does during it. Ryan also explains why he became a San Francisco police officer, and how he now gives back through Own The Line Football, a Northern California nonprofit focused on linemen, mentorship, accountability, and building men of character.

If this helped you, subscribe, share it with an athlete who needs perspective, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

This Podcast is your Podcast, text us if you're an Athlete with a story to share...

The only podcast that is all about Athletes Supporting Athletes!

Support the show

To see more pictures, footage and out takes, bloopers and more follow us @PlanB.By Coach B on Instagram and or contact Coach B directly at www.coachbperformance.com to be part of the show.

*Athletes must be 18 years or older or in the company of their legal guardian to participate in the show. Participants can remain anonymous with no visual footage for marketing and names can be changed to protect identity.