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    The Focused Athlete

    It takes more than just technical skills and expertise to be a high performing athlete or coach. It takes being able to identify and understand how your emotions affect your performance. Sarah Kivel, Emotional Intelligence Executive Coach and Founder of eiFOCUS™, interviews elite coaches, athletes and leaders in organizations, to learn how they use their emotions to help them succeed in their sport (and in their life). Each episode contains tools on how you can learn to become more focused and present so that you can begin to let your emotions work for you instead of against you.
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    Episodes (16)

    Episode 10: Turning negative emotions into positivity with Daniela Garmendia.

    Episode 10:  Turning negative emotions into positivity with Daniela Garmendia.

    In this episode we talk with Daniel Garmendia, Artistic Swimming ahlete and coach.  Daniela was part of the Venezuelan National team, she was a swimmer at Lindenwood University, and she was also the assistant coach for the USA Junior National Team.  Daniela talks about visualization and turning negative emotions into positivity, and she talks about the importance of enjoying what we are doing…

    Episode 8: The power of gratitude with Maureen O’Toole Purcell

    Episode 8:  The power of gratitude with Maureen O’Toole Purcell

    In this episode, we talk to Olympic Silver Medalist, USA Women’s Water Polo, Maureen O’Toole Purcell.  Maureen talks about how managing emotions is a key component to being a good coach.  She talks about the power of gratitude and self compassion.  And she talks about the importance of connecting with her athletes and really getting to know each one of them…

    Episode 7: Tuning in to your athletes with Tammy McGregor

    Episode 7:  Tuning in to your athletes with Tammy McGregor

    In this episode, we talk to USA Artistic Swimming Olympic Gold Medalist and Coach, Tammy McGregor. “Mama McGregor,” as she is fondly referred to by her athletes, talks about how she tunes into each of her athletes to learn what is amazing about each one of them, she talks about investing in her athletes in order to build their life skills and not just their athletic skills…

    Episode 6: Maggie Steffans and the importance of teammates

    Episode 6:  Maggie Steffans and the importance of teammates

    In this episode, we talk to Maggie Steffans.  Maggie is considered to be one of the best female water polo players of all time in the world.  She is a 2x Olympic Gold medalist and Team USA Women’s Water Polo Captain and Stanford University graduate.  During the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Maggie set an all-time record as the leading scorer in Olympic history for women's water polo.  In this episode,  Maggie talks about the how she manages pressure,  she shares some of the ways that she prepares for competition, and she talks about the importance of her teammates…

    Episode 5: Staying positive to stay in the game with MyKayla Skinner

    Episode 5:  Staying positive to stay in the game with MyKayla Skinner

    In this episode, we talk to Team USA Gymnast, MyKayla Skinner. MyKayla talks about the different mental cues she uses to stay  motivated and positive.  She shares her feelings about the challenges during the pandemic and what it takes to train for an extra year for the Olympics. She also talks about the importance of the relationships she has with her coaches…

    Episode 2: Creating champions in life through sport with Valorie Kondos Field.

    Episode 2:  Creating champions in life through sport with Valorie Kondos Field.

    In this episode we talk with Valorie Kondos Field.  Valorie was the UCLA women’s gymnastics coach, she is a 7x NCAA champion, she is in the UCLA Athlete Hall of Fame, and she is the PAC12 Coach of the Century.  Valorie talks about the importance of vulnerability and creating connections with her athletes.  She talks about creating champions in life through sport and the power of silence…

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