Hannah Huesman - Mental Skills Coach for the Philadelphia Phillies

An interview with a mental skills coach for the Philadelphia Phillies, Hannah Huesman.

Hannah Huesman - Mental Skills Coach for the Philadelphia Phillies

Mental skills in baseball, life and normalising situations with Hanna Huesman

Hannah Huesman is a mental skills coach with MLB organisation, the Philadelphia Phillies. As someone who works at the cutting edge of high-performance sport, in a relentless environment like professional baseball, we thought Hannah would have a unique take on a fascinating topic: the mental side of sport.

Oli talks to the former softball star about a whole bunch of stuff which frankly could have gone on for hours! Hannah has a fascinating insight, especially with her experience working with high-profile players such as Bryce Harper and Andrew McCutchen.

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The Sporting Blog Podcast - Hannah Huesman Interview
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On today’s podcast, we discuss:

  • An intro from Hannah and how she got into her current role
  • The mental side of sport for an individual as opposed to a team
  • Staying present - a key factor in baseball
  • Compartmentalisation as a learned skill
  • Assessing an athlete’s mental skills based on background, culture etc.
  • Normalising the person in the professional environment
  • Putting mental skills training into practice
  • How we can and should always be learning

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