Are you playing to you full potential as an athlete or have you ever doubted yourself as an athlete?
Me too!
Hello, my name is Chad Hermansen.
I spent over 20 years in professional baseball as a former player and scout.
I played in the big leagues for the Pirates, Cubs, Dodgers, and Blue Jays and had many ups and downs as a player with the mental side of the game.
As a former high first round pick, i had some high expectations, and you can imagine the expectations placed on me.
In the minors I had a lot of success offensively, that included a lot of home runs to go along with and a lot of strike outs.
As a 17-21 year old, I was one of the top prospects in the game in the late 90’s.
Once I moved off of shortstop and settled into the outfield. The Pirates labeled me as their top outfield prospects they have had since Barry Bonds!
Ever heard of him? Arguable one of the top 10 players ever! This is what I mean by the expectations!
Over the next few years, I went on to hit 60 homers in AAA as a 20 and 21-year- old. That success warranted me my first call up at the age of 21.
I went through a whole lot of battles with the mental game, doubting myself with liming beliefs.
At the highest level, I had spots where I felt I could hit anybody, and spots where I wondered if I would ever get a hit again.
Back when I played working on the mental game wasn’t really talked about.
There was a book or two and it was certainly starting to sprout up, but I personally felt that if I wanted to speak with someone, that it meant I must have something wrong with me and I certainly didn’t want to give off that vibe.
I would say that was one of my biggest regrets looking back. Is not being open about the struggles that I went through and discuss the thoughts I had about letting down by not becoming the next Barry Bonds.
Do you ever feel like you are letting your parent’s, coaches, or teammates down when you don’t do well?
This was certainly a struggle for me and wasn’t sure how to deal with that.
A lot has this changed in sports over the last 10 years or so!
Now all the major sports teams have taken care of this for professional athletes with sports psychologists and mental performance coaches.
Some are clinical psychologist with specific training and schooling, and
some are former athletes that have used their experiences and use their insights as former players and know what it’s like to be in the box when a
95+ MPH fastball is coming at you, or how hard it is to hit that sharp slider down and away!
Consider me the latter of the two!
If the professionals have to access to this coaching, what about
You the amateur player who is 12-18 for example?
Seeing players struggles from t-ball all the way to the big-leagues and knowing how the mental game works, it’s something I personally believe every player should have a coach to go to and be able to speak with when needed.
I’ve realized that working on the mental game needs to be worked on at a younger age, and probably younger than we think!
I want to help athletes with a solution.
Over the last eight years I was an area scout for the Angels. I spent a lot of time talking to players I was scouting about the mental game, and many of them wish they started working on it earlier or had a coach to work through some things when they needed.
Realizing I would only have so many hours in a day to work with players individually, I needed something that could reach more athletes.
So, my solution to this was creating an online training system for you to get to work on at home.
I call this system the Mental Edge Video Vault.
I’ve created 40+ videos and counting for you or your athlete to work on the mental, emotion, and physical side of being an athlete.
It's built for them to go at their own pace and they can pick which one to work on.
After each video, I ask you some questions for you to start to work on and have an awareness of. I encourage you to use a journal to answer the questions and simply give them some thought.
It’s up to you what you do with those questions and how you want to implement. I highly encourage action steps with many of these videos.
I will add new videos over time when new topics or continual questions get brought up that is in need of a video being created.
These video will help you with having a better understanding of the mental game and will provide certain skills and strategies you can implement on and off the field.
The video vault is for any athlete, any sport, any age.
Of course, many of my stories and how I implement things will be heavily baseball related.
In fact, I will have a baseball and softball section that is specific for those athletes.
If you're playing another sport , simply input your sport.
There is no sport out there that the mental game doesn’t apply to!
The bonus!
This is not just about watching videos and wishing you the best!
I will be there to support you or your athlete through my live weekly or
Bi-weekly Zoom calls.
You will have questions or maybe even hiccups as you start to implement
the material. I will be there to help!
I have been doing these weekly calls for a while now, and it’s great conversation. We all learn from each other!
I will be able to help you or your athletes and give them different perspective that comes from a former big-league player. Someone who has years of scouting experience, and also one that loves working on the mental game
and in constant study of helping athletes reduce interference.
How much is the video vault?
The Video Vault is a renewable membership system at $99 per year
It’s completely up to you how much you want to get on the live calls and participate. Some like to get on and listen and learn, it's totally up to you!
This system is also about growth. I do encourage participation as it helps with being able to learn how to talk in front of other people and practicing getting uncomfortable.
Be assured that I will be there to support you and help you along the way!
A quick heads up! There are many that will love the video vault , but would also like the chance to work with me privately one-on-one.
I also do one-on–one calls through Zoom and will give you a chance to do that when you checkout.
I want to thank you for taking the time and listening to my story and here why I’m so passionate about coaching others and being a person your athlete can go to and trust.
Below, I’ve included some testimonials and interviews that I have done with former teammates, coaches, and scouts through my YouTube Channel Mental Edge Training Coach.
The one with Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is awesome!
He tells about how he worked with a performance coach when he played.
So, what is the next step?
Let's get you started right away!
To become a member, click on the big red button below, enroll and you can get access to the video vault today!
Once you get started, pace yourself and allow time to soak in the content
I do not recommend a whole bunch of videos at a time.
Watch one, work on it a few days, and then go to another video.
Lets get you prepared for your best year ever!
I’ll see you in the Vault and on the live calls!
Take Care!
Chad Hermansen
Any questions you can reach me at chad@mentaledgetoday.com
