The Sports Nutrition Playbook · Amy Goodson

Ep. 64 A Playbook for the Mind

·38 min·3 clips
Gary Chupik reveals the CAPE method he taught to the FBI for controlling high-pressure situations.
Host Amy Goodson interviews mental performance coach Gary Chupik about building a 'playbook for the mind' for youth athletes. They explore self-leadership, resilience, and practical tools like the CAPE acronym, emphasizing how mental skills transfer from sports to life. The conversation also touches on the roles of parents and coaches in fostering healthy self-talk and handling setbacks.

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A practical mental-performance conversation that turns resilience and perception into questions parents and coaches can actually use.

The episode lands best when Amy Goodson treats mental performance as self-leadership and Gary Chupik keeps the talk grounded. He stays with resilience, perception, and the space between toughness and awareness, especially when the focus turns to young athletes and the adults…

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For the moments when the mental game needs a better playbook than "just tough it out."

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