We wanted to give you real-life examples of how current and former softball athletes use mental training.

• Monica Abbott – Visualization: How visualization helped her prepare for high-pressure situations and compete on the biggest stages in softball. Listen to her full interview with Brian Cain here!
• Payton Gottshall – Self-Talk: How she uses intentional self-talk, verbal cues, and communication with teammates to stay out of her head and focus on winning the next pitch. Listen to episode 122 for more!
• Taryn Kern – Breathing Routines: How a simple deep breath before every at-bat helps her calm her nerves, slow her heart rate, and refocus. Listen to episode 133 for more!
• Jocelyn Erickson – Visualization: How she mentally rehearses specific game situations during batting practice so that when those moments happen in a game, she's already been there before. Listen to episode 142 for more!
• Megan Faraimo – Journaling: How she uses journaling to remember lessons from practice, track adjustments, reflect on her performance, and recall what she's learned when the pressure is on. Listen to episode 82 for more!

FREE RESOURCE: The Mental Game Plan
Want to help your athlete start journaling like Megan Faraimo?

We've created a free Mental Game Plan: A Journaling Guide for Athletes to help her build a pre-game mental checklist and post-game evaluation routine.
It's a simple way to start capturing lessons, recognizing patterns, and building a mental game she can trust.

Download your FREE Mental Game Plan here:
https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/gameplan

More ways to work with Fearless Warrior

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

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Coach AB shares the science-backed tools and frameworks that the world's best athletes and college programs are using right now in mental performance, and how you can start implementing them with your daughter this week without a single extra lesson or batting cage session.

Episode Highlights:

• Why your daughter's brain is wired to be negative — and what to actually do about it
• Why body language is the window to her self-talk and what to do instead of telling her to squash it
• Why praise, her perspective, and your perspective are the exact order that gets her to open up
• What UCLA, Tennessee, and Nebraska are doing behind the scenes with mental skills
• How to start training with mental reps in her practice plan every week

Ready to go deeper?

Enrollment is OPEN for the Fearless Warrior Program! Sign up before enrollment closes on October 30, 2026!

More ways to work with Fearless Warrior

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

Follow us on Social Media

• Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org
• Instagram @fearless.coach.ab
• Instagram @fearlesswarrior
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching
  
  
  

Sydney Supple is a former Northwestern softball standout who helped lead the Wildcats to the Women's College World Series in 2022, and earned three Big Ten titles during her career. After earning her master's degree in broadcast and digital journalism, she transitioned from competing on the field to covering the game behind the microphone. Working for the Big Ten Network, SiriusXM, and ESPN as an AUSL sideline reporter, her journey gives us a rare behind-the-scenes look at what the best athletes in the world are actually doing between at-bats and innings.

Episode Highlights:

• The breath and batter's box ritual Megan Grant taught her that changed how she thinks about the mental game
• The reset routine she used as a pitcher between every pitch
• How a flailing tube man reminded her to be "loose"
• The two-minute commercial break reset that mirrors the failure recovery routine
• How her parents’ freedom to choose kept her in the game today

Connect with Sydney:

IG: @sydney_supple

X: @Sydney_Supple

TikTok: @sydney_supple

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Mental Skills 101: What Are Mental Skills and Why Your Athlete Needs Them
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More ways to work with Fearless Warrior

• Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program
• Book a One on One Session for your Athlete
• Book a Mental Skills Workshop for your Team or Organization

Follow us on Social Media

• Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org
• Instagram @fearless.coach.ab
• Instagram @fearlesswarrior
• X @CoachAB_
• YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching