Championship Thinking in Sports - Jim Meier
By Jim Meier
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Podcast Description
Whether you’re a pro or amateur, high school athlete or youth league player, a coach or a parent, this is the show you’ve been looking for. Sports psychology can play a determining role in making our minds work for – instead of against – us. In The Mental Game in Sports, you’ll learn how to achieve significant and lasting improvement in your mental – and real performance. Tune in to start getting your thinking into shape – and keep it in shape!
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Championship Thinking in Sports – “The Animal” teaches about Nurturing Young Arms, Preparation and Baseball in Japan and | Guest Brad Lesley, The Animal,* pitched for the Reds-’82-’84, Brewers-’85 and Hankyu Braves- ’86-’87. Brad loves baseball. If fact, he totally believes he owes the game. His payback has been rich in numerous ways; teaching: proper pitching mecha | 5/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – How Can I Best Coach an Athlete with ADHD? | How can I best coach an athlete with ADHD? In various ways this question has been asked of me by youth, HS and college coaches nationwide. That is, by A+ coaches with greater awareness and observation skills about their player’s behavior. Guest, Dr. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Remember American Gold Star Mothers: They lost a son or daughter in the service of our coun | Sports in the United States and this Championship Thinking in Sports radio show wouldn’t exist if it were not for the service and sacrifice of the men and women in our military. This is why I periodically devote a show focused on our warriors and their. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – How Well Do You Use Your Four Gifts From birth? | You, me, everyone as human beings receive these four powerful, wonderful gifts from birth: 1.Self-Awareness=knowledge of our individuality as well as our past, present and days ahead, 2.Free Will=capability to make choices, 3. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Touch ‘em all! Mookie Wilson on the Finer Points of Base Running | Mookie’s back! Join New York Mets Hall of Famer, Mookie Wilson*, for this informative show on base running skills. Far too many games are won and lost because players are not fundamentally sound on the pads. With today’s bats performing like wood of o | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Radar in Sports: Tremendously Useful but Much Underused | As your show host, I regularly beat this drum: to be excellent in sports you need these five core components working for you hand-in-hand: Information, Motivation, Skills, Fitness and Equipment/Tools. This show zeroes in on one of the more powerful too... | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Do you know your golf personality? | Just as all people have personality differences, the same holds true for all people in their sport(s) of choices. However, few athletes truly know their sport personality including the strengths and hurdles that accompany it. | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Brett Reed, Head Basketball Coach-Lehigh U.-Lessons from the 2012 NCAA DI Tournament | I caught up with Brett Reed*, Head basketball Coach at Lehigh University two days following the NCAA DI basketball Championship game he attended. Brett's team a #15 seed, defeated # 2 seed, Duke, in the opening round and gave perennially strong Xavier ... | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – ABCA 2012 Best-In-Show (Part 2) | Tune in to learn about the final four of nine super baseball products selected as Best-in-Show at the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) 2012 convention. (The first five were featured in last week’s show). Each year, from over 300 vendors, | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – ABCA 2012 Best-In-Show (Part 1) | The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) annual convention draws between 4-5 thousand college and high school coaches and over 300 vendors. I love attending for these reasons: 1. Three days of quality clinics 2. | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Creating a Championship Environment for Baseball and Life | Guest Greg Lauder*, 12 head baseball coach at Butler HS, Louisville KY, epitomizes the best in player development in baseball and life. To quote Bishop Desmond Tutu, “Live as if you’ll die tomorrow; learn as if you’ll live forever.” Greg, | 3/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Mookie Wilson on Attitude, Baseball and Serving Disadvantage Youth | Join New York Mets Hall of Famer and Mr. Positive Attitude, Mookie Wilson*, for this informative, entertaining inside-the-park homerun show. With impressive speed and balance, Mookie touches all the bases: 1st =Attitude, 2nd=lessons from his coaches, | 3/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Our Two Cents Worth on Moneyball | The book and movie, Moneyball is about how, in 2002, the Oakland A's, under the leadership of its General Manager, Billy Beane, flipped the process for assembling baseball players on its head. That process: taking a much more analytical, | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Jack and Rex: Affirming the ‘Act’ in Character | A major reason for this show is to provide guests recognized for significantly acting with character. On Feb 26, 2008 the Championship Thinking in Sports show was Courage Through Character with guest Jerry Kindall, former major leaguer and U. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Closing the “I Taught It-Did They Get It” Gap | Coach, have you ever wanted more ways for players to more quickly and effectively understand and execute what you teach them? This show helps with that. Stan Luketich*, a 36 year outstanding high school baseball coach, | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Growth of International Sports Benefits Global Relations | Guest Tony Dress, former college baseball head coach, has coached baseball and softball and coached at the youth, Jr HS and HS level internationally since 1993. Countries include New Zealand, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Norway, | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – ABCA Update: 2012 Convention and NCAA Legislative Items | Dave Keilitz, 18 year Executive Director*, ABCA provides timely updates on four major topics improving and impacting amateur baseball: 1) The 5 pillars of the 67th Annual Convention scheduled Jan 5-8 in Anaheim, CA., | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Why Hire a Veteran | We should thank, honor and salute all military personnel-active duty and veterans. We should also hire veterans. Sadly, in my work and travel, I hear stories where employers shy away from them. It doesn’t make sense. This show with guest, | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Connecting Dots: College Baseball after Serving in Iraq and Afghanistan | Guest Joey Falcone, Staten Island College right fielder, is very appreciative & thankful to his coaches & teammates for their supportive relationship on & off the field. He told me their support is a key for making baseball fun. And it has paid off! | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Be an Animal | An athlete can highly improve his/her range of performance by leaning to mirror and adopt animal behaviors. In my sports psychology and sports hypnosis work, there are times teaching a player or coach to "becomes an animal" is a useful technique. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Cures for Common Technical and Mental Putting Ailments | Among the finest aspects of golf is putting. You don’t need to hit the ball 300 yards or shape a 165 yard 7 iron shot out of the first cut. No, putting is the great equalizer because anyone who golfs can get a put to the hole and in it. That is, | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – DI Baseball Coach of the Year Leads Team through Turbulence to Triumph | What do you do as a head baseball coach? It’s September 2010 UC-Berkeley. The fall semester and baseball practices have begun. Unexpectedly you’re told, for budgetary reasons, the baseball will be cut after the 2011 season. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – ‘Weather’ Well in Rain, Wind, Cold and Heat | Why do some golfers melt down or freeze up in bad weather conditions while others perform masterfully? This show gets to the heart of that question with 32 year golf professional, Don Germer* and your host, Jim Meier providing answers and remedies. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Heroes of the Diamond | Over the 6 years I’ve hosted Championship Thinking in Sports, I’ve directly included shows that link youth, sports and services of our military and first responders as well as referencing my involvement in events that ensure we honor and remember thos | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Priceless Insights from the U. Virginia-U. California-Irvine Super Regions | Mike ‘Roons’ Rooney* is a color analyst for ESPN college baseball broadcasts. John Pinkman** writes for Collegiate Baseball and has a long, impressive record of developing high school players into successful college performers. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – 2011 DI Baseball: CWS New Home and Results of New ’11 Rules | Tune in to hear from Dennis Poppe*, NCAA’s go-to guy for DI Baseball and Football. In this show Dennis gives his candid take on Omaha’s new home for the College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park, the pangs of leaving Rosenblatt, | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – 11 Mental Game Points For Post-Season Play | A quick study of Sam Houston State U. head baseball coach, Mark Johnson*, tells you that the not only knows baseball but that he wins in post-season play. This includes consistent advancement in conference, regional, super-regional tournaments. | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Excellence in Athletics Does Not Occur by Accident | Guest Dr. Frank Spaniol serves as a Professor of Sport Science in the Department of Kinesiology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where he teaches bio-mechanics, measurement and evaluation, research design, | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – More Sports Organizations Supporting Military Warriors and Their Families | The need and therefore, the opportunity is growing for sports organizations in all communities, regardless of type or size to assist our military warriors and their families. It is communities that can take positive and powerful actions on behalf of mi... | 5/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – I Still Hear the Echoes…More Lessons from the 2011 Masters | Nearly a month after the Masters professionals and amateurs still love talking about this year’s Masters; me too. This is especially true when the chat zeros in on the 15th Club-lessons from the mental game. | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Develop Stronger, Healthy Pitchers: The Full Year Approach to Conditioning | Far too many pitchers at all levels experience unnecessary arm fatigue, soreness and recovery time as well as minor to severe injuries. It need not be that way. This show, with guest Patrick Pinkman* details the year long process for how to properly co... | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – AH! The 2011 Masters: Its Roars, Sounds of Silence & Priceless Lessons | It is fitting that Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus hit the opening ceremonial tee shots at the 2011 Masters given how it played out. Both have repeatedly experienced the roars, msounds of silence lessons the Masters doles out among the crowd and within... | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – How Do You Develop Outstanding Umpires: Tune in and Make the Call! | It is a huge mistake to downplay the importance of the role, responsibility, skills and character of an umpire. In fact, the truly great ones often elevate baseball to higher levels through the exercise of superior judgment, feel for the game, | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – My Toughest Pitcher Decisions and How I Make Them | Join guest Derek Johnson* for this rare opportunity to learn how one of the most successful DI college pitching coaches makes tough pitcher decisions. This includes off-season recruitment and development, rotations, | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Self-Belief vs. Self-Doubt: Battle of Mental Game Heavyweights | All successful coaches and athletes have developed the ability to create and sustain a strong sense of self-belief. It is a must. This show teaches how with host, Jim Meier, and guest Erik Kibler, 28 year head baseball coach at Horizon HS, Phoenix, AZ. | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – There is Such a Thing as Baseball IQ: Do You Know What Yours Is? | Dummies do not excel in baseball. Period! The game simply demands a wealth of knowledge and a plenty of mental smarts. Guest Dr. Dirk Baker*, Head Baseball Coach, Worcester State College, teams up with host, Jim Meier, to test your baseball IQ. | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Do You Know the Power of Questions and How to Ask Them? | Very successful people, coaches and players included, ask good questions. In fact, they ask better questions than others. Few people have truly been taught the art of asking powerful questions. The more useful and This show does that. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Great Coaches Listen with the Head and Heart: Here’s How | Do you want to learn how to be a better listener? Tune in! Guest Rex Sanders* Executive Director, Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, has agreed to be an active student-teacher for this show with host Jim Meier leading the ‘clinic’. | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Lessons from the book: Praying For Gil Hodges | In writing the masterpiece, Praying For Gil Hodges, guest Tom Oliphant* gave the world a unique gift. The gift? Valuable lessons in harsh reality & disappointment, resiliency, hope overcoming doubt, relentlessness and how the Dodgers, | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – What Scouts See and Teach…and Why You Should Care! | Bill Gentry*, Director of Baseball Operations and Head Coach for the St Louis Cardinal Scout Teams in Southern California has over 25 years scouting, professional playing and DI coaching experience. As a scout, he earns his success and dollars spotting, | 2/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Bridging the Gap in Player Development: Youth through Professional | Guest Jerry Weinstein* is extremely baseball smart and savvy with 50+ years in the game. Among his many baseball roles are: minor league manager, head of major league player development for several teams, college and professional coach & U.S. | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Do You Have Mentor? Do You Choose Your Mentors Wisely? | Skilled and caring mentors open up the richness, value, depth and breadth of life to us on and off the field of play. Guest Victor ‘Bubba’ Cates*, 12 year head baseball at University of Tennessee at Martin continues to lives the values of those who me | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Insights and Answers to the Growing Concussion Problem in Sports | Dr. Jill Brooks* gets to the heart of the concussion problem in sports by addressing these and related questions; 1) just what is a concussion, 2) detection signs/symptoms for coaches & parents, 3) impact on athletics, | 1/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Defense Wins Baseball Games: Creighton U. Leads the Pack | Guest Ed Servais, 28 year college coach including 7 year as Creighton U., is a master at defense. The Bluejay team records are proof. In Ed’s 7 years as head coach Creighton accumulative record for scoring defense fewest errors (370) with a . | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Vision Takes Root for Kids: The Story of Signature Park | Kids, parents, coaches and communities are hungry for youth ball fields that carry forth the pureness of sandlot ball with modern teaching concepts and technology. This show addresses these four core question: How do you 1) realistically stretch the en... | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Great Voices in History Inspire Excellence in Sports | Can luminaries of history inspire and teach coaches and players how to be more resilient, believe in self, gain courage, create self-vision, deal with harsh realities and learn to do the right thing? You be the judge. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Athletic Leadership: How to Become a Student Leader | Guest John Pinkman* and your host, Jim Meier, teams up on the timely, critical topic of how a student athlete can and must take control of their own life in the context of the school where he or she plays and which sport(s). | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – The Big Five Genetic Traits That Influence Coach and Player Behavior | Psychologists generally agree on five genetic traits that clearly influence human behavior. These behaviors, referred to as the Big Five, are Openness, Agreeableness, Emotional stability, Conscientiousness & Extraversion. In sports, | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Crib Notes from an All-American and NFL Receiver | Guest Tinker Owens earned HS All-State honors, Sugar Bowl MVP as a freshman in ’72 and All-American honors in ’74-’75 as an Oklahoma Sooner wide receiver ('72-'75). He also played on two national championship teams and in the NFL from '76-'81 for th | 12/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Championship Thinking in Sports – Lessons in Softball Create Champions in Life | Life There is nothing ‘soft’ about good, solid, competitive softball. I know this truth first hand. The 30+ years I’ve played fast & slow pitch helped lay the foundation for better dealing with what at times is life’s harsh reality. | 11/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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