About Into The Storm | Where Winning Starts Within
A sports psychology and mental performance podcast for athletes, sports parents and coaches. Mental performance coach Ron Schmittling (Coach Ron MPM, St. Louis) gives you short, practical episodes on pressure, confidence, focus, the reset after a mistake, and what to say on the car ride home, across softball, baseball, volleyball, basketball, soccer and golf. New episodes Monday, Wednesday and Friday. More at coachronmpm.com/podcast
The college coach is watching.
You're going to mess up.
Everybody will see.
None of that has happened yet.
In this episode of Into The Storm | Where Winning Starts Within, Coach Ron explains how fear feeds on guesses, and how one honest question can shrink the night-before nerves before a big weekend.
🎯 Today's Direction:
When fear starts talking, ask one question.
What do I actually know?
Play that game, not the imaginary one.
🧭 Find out what takes over first under pressure: Start Within is a 15-statement self-assessment, about eight minutes, with a report Coach Ron reviews personally. coachronmpm.com/start
Winning Starts Within.
14 Oct 2026
Reset Routine (Workshop)
You're going to make a mistake this week.
The question is what happens in the next thirty seconds.
In this Mental Skills Workshop on Into The Storm | Where Winning Starts Within, Coach Ron walks you through building your own reset routine, one you practice on ordinary days so it shows up on the big ones.
🎯 Today's Direction:
Build your reset on a Tuesday.
So it's there on Saturday.
Then use it every single time.
🧭 Find out what takes over first under pressure: Start Within is a 15-statement self-assessment, about eight minutes, with a report Coach Ron reviews personally. coachronmpm.com/start
Winning Starts Within.
12 Oct 2026
Why Athletes Rush
Bases loaded.
Your heart is pounding.
And suddenly everything speeds up.
In this episode of Into The Storm | Where Winning Starts Within, Coach Ron explains why pressure makes athletes rush, why a racing heart is not the enemy, and how to take back your own tempo when the moment gets loud.
🎯 Today's Direction:
Your heart can race.
Your routine doesn't have to.
Own the tempo.
🧭 Find out what takes over first under pressure: Start Within is a 15-statement self-assessment, about eight minutes, with a report Coach Ron reviews personally. coachronmpm.com/start
Winning Starts Within.
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