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.
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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.
What might the next century of sports mental health care look like? Walt Norley dives deep
The Mental Game with Sam Brief
35 minutes 28 seconds
1 year ago
What might the next century of sports mental health care look like? Walt Norley dives deep
Episode 70 of The Mental Game features Walt Norley, the founder, chairman and CEO of OnBalance.
Why Norley on The Mental Game?
Norley is a former NCAA Division I quarterback — who was initially recruited to Ohio State by then-assistant coach Nick Saban. His football career was riddled by injury, and he’s since immersed himself in an uber-successful business career.
Norley, like millions, has managed bipolar disorder. With that and his passion for sports in mind, he founded OnBalance, a software platform partners with collegiate athletic departments and pro sports teams to manage mental health and well-being of athletes.
The drive behind the platform is two-fold: to help save as many lives as possible and to de-stigmatize mental health for those suffering in silence.
Saban’s Alabama football program was among the first NCAA programs to join, and OnBalance is pushing mental health care to the next generation.
On The Mental Game, Norley dives deep on his story and that of OnBalance.
Enjoy and remember to be kind to yourself.
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The Mental Game with Sam Brief
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.
