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Dr. Barry Davis is the head baseball coach at Rider University where he has led the Broncos to two conference tournament championships, two regular season championships and has qualified for nine conference tournaments including 8 of the last 12 years.  A member of the elite 900-wins in college baseball coaching club, six of his players have gone on to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft.  A leader with a true growth mindset, Dr. Davis also holds a Master’s degree in Education and a Ph D. in Sports Leadership

Coaching through COVID presents new challenges for coaches and athletes. But with those challenges are unique opportunities to thrive. In this video, I walk you through how I’ve helped thousands of youth, high school, college and professional coaches and athletes use this time to invest in themselves and continue to develop the elite mindset, habits… Read More

Spend any time on the baseball field hear coaches and players say “baseball is 90% mental…” Ask them what they do to train their mental game or how they work on it in practice and you will be hard pressed to get an answer. For most baseball coaches and players, the mental game is something… Read More

  Imagine it’s 5:00 a.m. and your cell phone alarm is ringing.  You’re supposed to be at the gym in 30 minutes for your morning conditioning session.  You don’t have a workout written down, an accountability or training partner to meet up with. You plan to just figure out what to do when you get… Read More

I’ve had the privilege of working with Ole Miss Baseball, one of the top college baseball programs in the country and 2009, 2014 and 2018 Southeastern Conference Champions.  Working closely with their Head Coach Mike Bianco, his staff and players has been a highlight of my mental performance coaching career. From being in the dugout… Read More

Bobby Witt Jr.  “Junior” is one of the most exciting young athletes in the country, and was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. The Kansas City Royals inked him to the 3rd largest signing bonus in Major League Baseball history when they paid the 18 year old a $7.79 million dollar signing bonus. He then found himself on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Every Memorial Day I’ve been commited to doing “The Murph” as way to kick off this important day. The workout is in honor of US Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy. I have also included this as part of my Monday morning routine as a way to kickstart my mindset for having a great week. Lt…. Read More

GO GREEN AND GET YOUR MIND RIGHT I hear coaches tell their athletes all the time to “get your mind right.” The University of Alabama Football used to have a chant they did before taking the field to “get your mind right.”   But what does it actually mean to “get your mind right”? First, let’s… Read More

Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared practical strategies and methods athletes can use to break through the barriers that hold them back, and to develop the confidence and mental toughness needed to consistently perform at a higher level.  I’ve heard a ton of great feedback from the videos, articles, and social media posts covering… Read More

No one has ever been through something like “this” before. Seasons just… over.  High school and college athletic careers… ending.  Not with a lost game or a championship, but with uncertainty with what the present and future will bring. And while I’d love to tell you “Here’s what you should do”… these are uncharted waters… Read More

As a lifelong athlete myself, I’ve experienced firsthand what it’s like to feel like you’re capable of performing at a much higher level than you currently are.  After a solid high school athletic career as a three sport standout athlete, I went to college on a baseball scholarship and fell flat on my face. Interestingly,… Read More