Big Heart Mental Performance

10/11/2026

Yessssss Quinn!!!!!! Stay locked in kid!!! 🔥🩷🔥🩷

💙🖤🙌💪🥎 DINGER ALERT!!!!

#09 Quinn Wagner of the 16u National Jensen team hit a laser over left center today in the 1st game of the day for a 3-run homer!

The girls are ready to rock the rest of the day!

💙🖤🥎Great work and keep swinging, Quinn!!💙🖤🥎

10/05/2026

Yesssss!!!!! Way to Kamea and team!!!! Let’s keep it going!!! 🔥🔥

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NEW VIRGINIA, Iowa – The Coe College Clay Target team finished atop the leaderboard at the end of the Grand View Invite on Saturday, claiming the team title as sophomore Kamea Herrera won the individual title. Coe totaled 1,332, edging second-place Simpson by 19 targets. and third-place Grand View...

10/02/2026

Big Goals for this team!!! I was back with Grundy Center Volleyball for another mental performance session! 🏐🩷

We talked about the power of belief and trust and why trust is the #1 trait found in championship teams. We also focused on energy and the role it plays in every match!! The energy you bring impacts not only your own performance, but the people around you.

We covered how mental reps are just as important as physical reps, so we continued building tools to help these athletes reset, manage their emotions, and stay present under pressure. We ended with a mindful thinking practice, giving them another opportunity to train their minds with the same intention they train their bodies.

Ladies, I believe!!!! I want you to BELIEVE and keep trusing each outher. Bring the energy. Keep putting in the reps. Let’s meet your goal!!!! - Jodi
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10/01/2026

Media Day with Coe Clay Target Team❤️💛 Amazing energy with this crew and so much fun being part of their day. Excited for another great season with this team! AND yes, that's me on the bottom of the pyramid!!! 😆

10/01/2026

This is a must watch!!!!

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09/20/2026

A BIG milestone for Big Heart Mental Performance. ❤️ My first NCAA Division I program!!

I am incredibly excited to share that I have been hired to work with SIUE Softball as their Mental Performance Coach for the 2026-27 season!

I recently made a trip to SIUE, and from the moment I walked into their indoor practice, I loved what I saw…the energy, the intensity, the competitiveness, and the way they worked. There was purpose behind what they were doing. And then they gave me TWO HOURS to work with them on the mental side of their game.

We talked about mental preparation, self-awareness, self-talk, and how stress can show up not only in our thoughts and emotions, but physically in our bodies when we perform. Most importantly, we talked about learning to recognize those things BEFORE they take over.

Why? Because awareness creates choice. When you can recognize what is happening in your mind and body, you have an opportunity to pause, reset and intentionally choose your response.
We practiced tools they can use to regulate their nervous system, prepare before competition, reset after mistakes, refocus and come back to the present moment.

One of the messages I continue to share with athletes is simple: You train the physical side of your game every day. The mental side deserves reps, too.I was so impressed with these athletes and their willingness to learn, engage, ask questions and invest in this part of their performance. That matters!!!

Being trusted to work with my first Division I program is a milestone I am incredibly grateful for, but what excites me most is what lies ahead. We are just getting started! I can’t wait to see what happens when these athletes continue putting reps into BOTH sides of their game. Thank you Coach Sorden for the opportunity! - Coach Jodi.


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09/18/2026

What a great time to be back with South Tama Volleyball for our second mental performance session right after a BIG win over Williamsburg! 🩵

Wins like this are a reminder that the work you put in physically AND mentally matters. We talked about continuing to build awareness, trusting preparation, controlling the controllables, and using the breath and mental resets to stay present especially when the pressure rises.

One of the biggest challenges after a big win? Stay connected. Keep doing the little things that got you there. This group continues to invest in each other, their mindset, and becoming 1% better every day. Proud of the work they’re putting in and excited to see where they take it. - Coach Jodi

09/16/2026

Session ✌️ with Jefferson Volleyball! 🏐

One of the best parts of working with a team throughout a season is watching the growth happen and this group has made a BIG shift in their team culture. They are continuing to lean into the idea of getting 1% better every day, individually and together.

Last week we focused on the awareness of breath and how something as simple as noticing and controlling your breathing can help you slow down, reset, and come back to the present moment.

We continued building on their RESET tools because mistakes are going to happen, but how quickly we respond and move forward matters.

We also finished with a mindful thinking practice, giving them another opportunity to train the mind with the same intention they bring to training their bodies.

Culture doesn’t change overnight. It changes through small, intentional choices made over and over again.

Keep stacking those 1% days J-Hawks! 🩵🧠🏐 - Coach Jodi

09/13/2026

𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗞𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡
Scout is the kind of athlete every coach wants on their team. She is a leader, has a kind heart, she works hard, thinks of others, and is the definition of a great teammate. She leads not only through what she does on the field, but through the way she treats and supports the people around her.

When Scout joined the Empowered Athlete Series, she was already a talented and successful athlete. She simply wanted to up her game by strengthening the mental side of it. That willingness to keep learning and finding ways to grow says so much about who she is as a competitor.

One of the biggest things Scout took away from our work together was learning that one moment doesn't have to determine what happens next. THAT is the mental game, understanding that mistakes, adversity, tough moments are going to happen, but you get to choose what you do next!!!!

Scout, I absolutely loved having you in Empowered Athlete Series. Keep leading with that big heart, keep putting in the time on the field, keep being an incredible teammate, and keep looking for ways to grow your game. Those qualities will take you far beyond the playing field!- Coach Jodi


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