WYC 154 – The Struggle of Self-Confidence – Riley Tincher – ‘You are more than an athlete’

Riley's bio: I am a former All-American pitcher at UW-Whitewater. I am now a Mental Conditioning Coach (Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology), Author, and Speaker. I own a mentorship program called Coachability, where I have had the great fortune of coaching and mentoring athletes at every level. My book, "Pitching Against Myself," is about my baseball career and all of the life lessons I learned throughout it, and how they apply to life after sports. It also shares an important message that I wish I would have been able to hear back when I was playing before the identity crisis, depression, and suicide; a message that says “you are more than an athlete.” Pitching Against Myself book: Use discount code 'WYC20' at rileytincher.com to save 20% off book Website: RileyTincher.com Facebook: /RileyBTincher Instagram: @RileyTincher Twitter: @RileyTincher Listen Now: Listen on iTunes: iTunes link Listen on Stitcher: Stitcher link Listen on Google Play Music: Google Play link- - New Sponsor! Want to save time running your sports team without paying a penny? Overwhelmed by constant texts, calls and emails? Check out the Heja app, which helps coaches all over the world more easily manage youth sports teams - 100% free of charge! Click the link to download the app and get your team better organized for free now! app.goheja.com/pod Show Notes - WYC 154 – The Struggle of Self-Confidence – Riley Tincher Lessons from being told "You Should Quit" Riley's first baseball coach at age 14, after the season told Riley 'You Should Quit'. This created a huge chip on his shoulder to prove him wrong. But it created an unhealthy need in Riley to prove himself to others. 'There is purpose in your pain' - Riley's struggle with depression and suicide was turned around when a mentor taught him that the purpose in his pain was to help others. I AM MORE THAN AN ATHLETE - The drop caps that start each chapter of Riley's book spell this phrase, without him planning this. Performing in pressure situations A big key is understanding we are not alone Practicing pressure situations is also key Confidence comes from: Affirmation - Your words (as a coach) are critical. Remind athletes that they are great where they are. And they can get better. And most importantly, they are worthy enough to get better. A great activity is for athletes to write down affirmation statements about themselves, and then have them share them with their teammates - challenge them if they don't see to believe them: 'Speak up, say it like you mean it' You're the kind of person who _________ (is willing to take the big shot; will learn from any failures or mistakes you've had/made) Achievement. Struggle is part of it. The greater the struggle, the greater the reward. Culture The worst: the coach said 'I am your master and you have to listen to me'. They had 'rules' - but the best athletes didn't have to keep them. The best - Didn't have rules, had standards. The players created them. Best advice from a mentor If you don't change what you believe about yourself, nothing will change Parting Advice Stop focusing on the scoreboard and start focusing on your legacy -- Reviews are the lifeblood of the podcast!- If you like the podcast- please take 2 minutes to write a review! Click here - Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: SaveSave

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WYC 154 – The Struggle of Self-Confidence – Riley Tincher – ‘You are more than an athlete’ is an episode from The Winning Youth Coaching Podcast: Youth Sports | Coaching | Parenting | Family Resources by Craig Haworth: Youth Sports Coaching Strategist and Podcaster.

This episode is 1:04:48 long.

This episode was published on Aug 21, 2018.

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