Mental Performance Training for Athletes
Train your team on the most important aspects of mindset, stress management, leadership and resiliency with recorded practices, short lessons, and an in-person session with Jodi, and watch as your team’s performance improves. I will come to your gym, your field, or your school. You can pick what package is right for your team!
Looking for Jodi’s small group zoom sessions for coaches and athletes? Check out the Coaches Circle and Empowered Athlete Series pages.
You wouldn’t neglect physical fitness, so why neglect mental fitness? The truth is, mindset has a massive impact on an athlete’s performance, and it can be enhanced through training just like lifting weights.
I played on a collegiate softball team that was #1 in the country for six weeks my senior year. I was a four-year starter and team captain. We lost the last regional game to go to the Women’s College World Series. A heartbreaker. However with time, you get over the loss and remember all the fun you had with your teammates and coaches. It was really about the relationships and memories created! After graduating, I coached collegiate softball for 12 years, and during that time had the opportunity to coach in the College World Series twice! Redemption! I also learned a thing or two about high-performing teams — they’re not only physically fit, they’re mentally fit too.
When I discovered the power of meditation in my own life years later, I knew I needed to share it. The science behind meditation and mindfulness practices coupled with visualization and breathwork is astounding. I started training my first collegiate softball team in the fall of 2021, and in the Spring of 2023, they went to the Women’s College World Series! I watched as they became more calm and confident over those two seasons. They gained emotional control when things didn’t go their way, and they had an ability to bounce back quicker than in the past. IT WAS AMAZING. They placed 3rd in the country and are back at it with high goals!
In 2022 I started training my first collegiate Clay Target Team and they became DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONS in 2023! They were open-minded to incorporate mindfulness/meditation and yoga into their weekly and daily practice! Being calm and centered to shoot a gun at a really small target helps! In 2024 they achieved DIVISION II RUNNER UP HONORS!
Now, I started to offer Mental Fitness Training for teams in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, metro and surrounding areas. I’ve worked with collegiate softball and trapshooting teams, high school golf teams, softball teams, baseball teams and more! I also do one-on-one sessions with athletes and currently run a youth feeder softball program where I get to sprinkle in all this goodness with youth coaches.
YEAR IN REVIEW
Big Heart Mental Performance
WOW-2025 was pretty magical! As I look back on this year, I feel nothing but gratitude and pride. This year, I had the opportunity to speak to 160 high school coaches in a powerful two-hour keynote, helping them understand that the mental game isn’t an add-on, it’s the foundation and why connection and accountability are a must in championship culture.
I worked hands-on with 8 high school athletic teams, impacting 145 athletes, and partnered with 4 college teams, supporting 101 college athletes as they navigated pressure, expectations, leadership, and growth. I also had the privilege of working closely with 13 high school coaches, 12 club coaches, and guiding 14 Empowered Athlete sessions, watching athletes and coaches become more self-aware and leveling up their mental game.
What I know for sure is this: The mental game matters. Self-awareness matters. Emotional control matters. Leadership matters. When athletes and coaches learn how to respond instead of react, when they understand how their thoughts, language, and energy impact performance, when they lead themselves well first, everything changes.
And I can say this with my whole heart; I LOVE WHAT I DO!! To every athlete, coach, and team who trusted me with their journey this year, thank you for letting me be part of it!! I am gratful! -Coach Jodi
Mental Performance Training Packages
ONE: Mental Game Foundations Package
Build a stronger mindset. One intentional rep at a time.
Give your team the tools to strengthen their mental game both on and off the field or court. This foundational package focuses on developing an elite mindset, managing stress and pressure, building confidence, strengthening self-talk, and learning how to respond to adversity.
Includes:
90-minute in-person team session with Jodi focused on mindset, mental performance, self-awareness, stress management, and leadership.
Mental performance tools athletes can use during practices, competition, and everyday life.
Access to guided audio recordings, including breathing exercises, visualization, confidence building, positive self-talk, and mental resets to reinforce the skills throughout the season.
The goal: Give athletes practical tools they can use every day to build confidence, improve focus, respond to challenges, and become stronger teammates.
Small Habits. Intentional Reps. Stronger Mindset.
TWO: Elite Edge Performance Program
Build the mindset. Strengthen the culture. Elevate performance.
For teams ready to take their mental game to the next level. This customizable program includes three interactive, in-person team sessions with Jodi focused on developing an elite mindset, building confidence, strengthening leadership, and creating a positive, team-first culture.
Each session is tailored to your team's needs, challenges, and goals throughout the season.
Topics may include:
Elite Mindset: Average vs. Elite
Leadership, Accountability & Team Culture
Building Confidence & Positive Self-Talk
Managing Stress, Pressure & Adversity
Controlling the Controllables: Process Over Outcome
Above-the-Line Leadership & Core Values
Energy, Body Language & Being a Great Teammate
Focus, Resilience & Mental Resets
Visualization & the Science Behind Mental Training
Gratitude, Goal Setting & Intentional Habits
All things around the Mental Game
Includes:
Three in-person team sessions customized to your program.
Interactive activities, team discussions, and practical mental performance tools athletes can apply immediately.
Access to a library of guided audio recordings, including sport-specific visualizations, confidence building, positive self-talk, breathing exercises, and mental resets.
Ongoing mental performance resources to encourage consistent mental reps throughout the season.
The goal: Help athletes develop the mindset, habits, and leadership skills to perform with confidence, respond to adversity, and contribute to a stronger team culture.
Small Habits. Intentional Reps. Stronger Mindset.
THREE: Champion Mindset Journey
A transformational season-long experience. This journey includes everything in the Elite Edge Performance package with added accountability and long-term growth strategies, including bi-weekly check-ins with the coach. We’ll build your team’s championship mindset through ongoing touchpoints, custom themes, leadership development, and energy awareness practices that fuel greatness.
FOUR: Recording Package Only
The Big Heart Mental Performance Recording Package gives athletes access to guided visualizations and mental training practices designed to build confidence, strengthen self-talk, manage pressure, reset after mistakes, and develop an elite mindset. This package has 10 recordings that are tailored to your sport!
Just a few minutes a day can make a difference. Listen anytime, anywhere, and start building a stronger mental game!
Grundy Center Volleyball
“Jodi with Big Heart elevated our game with her visualization tools, mental and physical resets, and her ability to help us truly believe we could compete with anyone. She is incredibly personable and connected quickly with everyone in the gym, making an immediate impact on our team dynamic. That belief and connection powered us through the end of the season, as we staged dramatic comebacks in three critical matches to finish strong.” Lori Willis, Head Volleyball Coach, Grundy Center
Xavier Softball
“I was blessed to have Jodi be a part of our program and work with our team this past season! She goes above and beyond and truly connects with each individual, leaving a lasting impact. I didn’t anticipate the impact she would have on me as a coach as well. There was an instant natural connection with our entire program — players, staff, and community. She understands the grind and has a unique ability to guide all aspects of a program.” Coach Nikki Gahring, Xavier Softball
“Thank you so much for training us this year! It was such a competitive advantage, and having a person who really knew how to coach it was the difference maker.”
— Patrick Cory, Coe College trap shooting coach, after finishing as Division II National Runner Up, seven targets ahead of the US Military Academy
