Episode 43 brought on New York Yankees' minor leaguer Chase Illig to talk about his experience getting drafted in 2019, how minor league clubhouses handle sport psychology, and the impact of the new MiLB housing protocol.

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Ep. 43: Minor League Baseball Housing and Clubhouse Psychology with Chase Illig

Episode 106 brought on Tom Maloney to speak about his experience with Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Maloney introduced NLP and explained its use cases in collegiate and professional sports.

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Ep. 106: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Meditation with Tom Maloney

Episode 107 brought on Team USA para-cyclist Sam Bosco!

Bosco spoke about limb-lengthening surgeries, rowing as physical therapy, finding adaptive cycling, TBIs, and finally standing atop a Paralympic podium. It's a jam-packed episode!

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Ep. 107: Para-Cycling and Paralympic Gold with Sam Bosco

Episode 108 brought on Olympic water polo goalkeeper turned yoga instructor, Jaime Komer.

Komer spoke to the worldliness that water polo afforded her, a prolific college career, winning a silver medal in Beijing with Team USA, and combating the overwhelming feelings of burnout for a sport that had given her everything.

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Ep. 108: Olympic Water Polo and Combating Burnout with Jaime Komer

Episode 109 brought on Team USA Paralympian, Ryan Neiswender.

Neiswender, a wheelchair basketball player, spoke to adaptive sport opportunities, collegiate recruiting, representing Team USA all over the world, the program's golden legacy, and how para sport can rise in popularity.

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Ep. 109: Para Sport Visibility and Gold Medal Legacies with Ryan Neiswender

Episode 110 featured UCF long jumper Hayley Manners!

Manners spoke to growing up with Canadian track and field competition, getting recruited in the United States, entering the transfer portal, navigating a major injury, and found family in the form of fellow mental health-focused student-athletes.

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Ep. 110: Long Jump Records and International Adventures with Hayley Manners

Episode 111 brought on USA Team Handball captain and Wheelchair Handball Director of Operations, Dr. Sarah Gascon.

Dr. Gascon talked through her time on both the USA Volleyball and Baseball teams, as well as her introduction to handball and the opportunity to join USA Wheelchair Handball's inaugural season.

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Ep. 111: The Defensive Mind and Team Handball with Dr. Sarah Gascon

Episode 112 brought on University of Washington sport researcher Dr. Julie McCleery!

She spoke to her experience rowing with Team USA and how research she conducts can inform the way coaches and support staff interact with female athletes!

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Ep. 112: The Female Athlete Voice and Research Agendas with Dr. Julie McCleery

Closer Mentality is a peak performance-focused, documentary podcast. Each episode tells the stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists and their relationships with the mental side of the game.