Post-playing days, becoming a mental skills coach and more with Ryan Lidge

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The Mental Game with Sam Brief

Sam Brief

84 episodes

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Athletes compete. Coaches coach. But what about the game within the game — the mental one? What separates greatness from failure? And what can we learn from the stories of top performers? On The Mental Game, host Sam Brief explores personal stories, mental health lessons, and performance psychology with athletes, coaches, and experts from around the world. Music by David Brief and Channel J. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more.

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Post-playing days, becoming a mental skills coach and more with Ryan Lidge

The Mental Game with Sam Brief

47 minutes 30 seconds

1 year ago

Post-playing days, becoming a mental skills coach and more with Ryan Lidge

Episode 69 of The Mental Game brings aboard Ryan Lidge, seven-year professional baseball catcher and now a mental performance coach with ZoneCoach.

Why Lidge on The Mental Game?

In a way, Lidge is a lifelong mental performance coach. During his time playing at Notre Dame, in the New York Yankees organization and with the Chicago Dogs, Lidge was constantly a leader, locking himself and his teammates in on the mental game.

He retired after the 2023 baseball season and has officially joined ZoneCoach as a mental performance coach.

Now dealing with life after baseball, Lidge is channeling his energy to helping others tune their mental games.

As a player, Lidge’s story inspires: He was cut from the Yankees after the 2019 season and decided to give up. But a last-second change-of-heart turned his career — and his life — around. We dive into it all in this episode.

Enjoy and remember to be kind to yourself.

The Mental Game podcast is produced by Sam Brief and music is courtesy of David Brief and Channel J. You can subscribe on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Google Podcasts⁠, ⁠TuneIn⁠ and ⁠Stitcher⁠.

The Mental Game is a proud partner of Laaser's Ladybug Society, which is a designated 501c3 organization combatting the stigmas that surround mental health by actively fundraising to support mental health initiatives and innovations in our school system. The mental health challenges faced by our youth are unprecedented and it is time to get off the bench and get in the game as we fight for the mental wellbeing of the next generation. Learn more and join the fight at LaasersLadybugs.org!

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