THE MENTAL GAME Sports Podcast
Larissa created, "The Mental Game Academy" in sports podcast is to help support athletes and bring awareness to interpersonal skills much needed in sports today. It takes a village to develop young athletes, parents, coaches and trainers even refs and how are act around them and demonstrates emotions plays a key role in their social development and over all athletic success. We are interviewing athletes, professional and amateur, coaches, refs and parents that all want to see changes in sports to help our athletes to prevent mental health issues before they happen. Ultimately, athletes need emotional intelligence and resilience to further their career and time spent learning these skills will help them more in their athletic journey's. Working with NCAA, OHL, GOHL, NHL and PWHL athletes and in all sports.
Episodes
86 episodes
Jenny Perez - CEO & Founder - Unplugged Canada
During this episode of The Mental Game Sports Podcast we had on Jenny Perez to discuss how we plan to change the norm together. Unplugged Canada’s mission is to change the current societal norm where kids and teens depend on smartphones a...
Jessica Frame - Buffalo Jr Sabres Head Athletic Trainer / Athletic Recovery Specialist
On this exciting episode of The Mental Game Sports Podcast we have Jessica Frame discussing various topics regarding recovery, performance and her journey on impacting athletes lives! We had the opportunity to chat about creating sy...
Jason Ward - Brampton Canadettes u22AA Head Coach
On this episode of The Mental Game Sports Podcast we have 10 year NHL veteran and current Brampton Canadettes u22AA head coach Jason Ward. Jason was born in Chapleau Ontario and grew up in the Oshawa. Jason played his minor hockey i...
Dr. Kevin Willis NHL XMRadio Series - Mental Assessments For Elite Level Players
Dr. Kevin Willis (DrDub) joins NHL Radio on SiriusXM to discuss the mental side of hockey performance. Topics draw from his 20+ years working with athletes across all levels, including his work on player psychology, decision-making under pressu...
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Dr. Kevin Willis NHL XMRadio Series - NHL Combine
Dr. Kevin Willis (DrDub) joins NHL Radio on SiriusXM to discuss the mental side of hockey performance. In this episode, learn how athletes can perform at their best by simply learning how they are wired and what they think. Have the best ...
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Dr. Kevin Willis NHL XMRadio Series - Cognitive Data
Dr. Kevin Willis (DrDub) joins NHL Radio on SiriusXM to discuss the mental side of hockey performance. Topics draw from his 20+ years working with athletes across all levels, including his work on player psychology, decision-making under pressu...
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The Mental Game Academy Podcast - Travis Sherman
On this episode of The Mental Game Sports Podcast, host Larissa Mills has her first-ever conversation with a skating coach as she sits down with Travis Sherman from Perfect Skating. Travis brings a deep understanding of how skating development ...
The Mental Game Sports Podcast - Bryan Gent
On this episode of The Mental Game Sports Podcast, host Larissa Mills talks with Bryan Gent, a former pro hockey player who is now a nutrition coach and firefighter. Bryan runs Hockey Nutrition, where he helps young athletes build healthy routi...
FIXING Canada's Sports Ecosystem with Matt Young
https://getsuccessfaster.com/On this episode of The Mental Game Academy Podcast, we welcome Matt Young, founder of FSQ Sport and a global leader in Long Term Athlete Develo...
HOCKEY HOCKEY Hockey, Honesty, Honesty Honesty with Warren Nye
Warren Nye has become a MGA Certified Cognitive Performance Coach. He has played, he as coached he has been an advisor and agent, now teaming up with MGA to make more impact. We discuss what is happening to development i...
How to fix Women's Hockey in Canada - Linda Massie
On this episode of The Mental Game Academy Podcast, we welcome Linda Massie, founder of Mental Strides and high-performance hockey coach. Linda dives into the growing challenges athletes face with phones, focus, and pressure, especiall...
The Mental Game Academy Podcast - Warren Nye
On this episode of The Mental Game Academy Podcast, we welcome Warren Nye, founder of Mind Over Sport and a seasoned mental performance coach with over 30 years of experience in youth sports, including coaching national championship-winn...
Satoshi and Larissa making Athletes Brains Faster Together
In this episode of The Mental Game Academy Podcast, we chat with Satoshi Takano from ReactForge about what athletes truly need to stay ahead—sharper decision-making, faster reactions, and a mindset built for pressure. We ...
Jeff Nelligan on How to Raise Resilient Kids- They need the MENTAL SKILLS
https://www.nelliganbooks.com/https://www.nelliganbooks.comThe Mental Game Academy Podcast: Featuring Jeff NelliganHosted by Larissa Mills, t...
Team Taunting Starts Online and Ends in Violence In Person
In this episode of TEG Talks, hosts Teg Cosgriff and Larissa Mills dive into the controversial topic of team taunting—where’s the line between competitive spirit and unsportsmanlike behaviour? They break down the psychological...
