Moms and Baseball

059: Mental Performance Training with Jay Thooft

October 01, 2021 Diana Stephens & Stephanie Malley with guest Jay Thooft Episode 59
Moms and Baseball
059: Mental Performance Training with Jay Thooft
Show Notes

Today we discuss mental performance training with Jay Thooft. Jay is a mental performance expert from Denver, Colorado. He is the owner of PERC (Performance Excellence and Recovery Consulting) and also has an active YouTube channel - Train with PERC.

Jay discusses 4 important aspects of youth training, including the often-overlooked mental aspect, and offers a telltale sign that an athlete could benefit from mental/performance training. He also talks about how parents can help foster confidence in young athletes.

We also discuss the oh-so-important car ride home, and the difference between superstitions and routines in the mental aspect of baseball.

You can contact Jay Thooft at his website, trainwithperc.com and parents can download a FREE mental preparation guide at trainwithperc.com/freeguide.

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