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Podcast: High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset
Episode: 79: Mental Preparation for the Olympics with Dr. Sean McCann, Senior Sport Psychologist for the USOC
Description: Sean McCann, Senior Sport Psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), has traveled to the last 12 Olympics to work with the nation's best athletes. In his work for the USOC, he works directly with teams and coaches, from mental skills seminars and workshops about Olympic pressure, to individual sessions with athletes. In this interview, he talks about how the best mentally prepare for a competition that only happens every four years. Sean describes that one key factor is to overbuild mental skills so that the athlete can perform when the conditions are not perfect. He suggests t...