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What if the key to unlocking your athletic potential wasn’t just about improving your skills, but strengthening your mind? At Charge Forward Coaching, we believe that mental toughness is the secret weapon every elite athlete needs to excel.

Podcast · By James Blasco · English · Official site

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Build Mental Toughness One Fist Bump at a Time (opens the original)

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    In this episode of Charge Forward Coaching, mental toughness coach James sits down with sports psychologist and youth athlete development expert Dr. Mike Perko, founder of the 500 Fist Bumps movement. Together they explore how a simple tactile gesture — the fist bump — is transforming youth sports culture by building connection, belonging, and mental toughness from the inside out. Dr. Perko breaks down how the 500 Fist Bumps framework directly develops the 4 C's of mental toughness — control, co

  2. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Young Athletes & Mental Toughness: What Parents Should Know (opens the original)

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    In this episode of the Charge Forward Coaching Podcast, James sits down with Himani Tyagi, strength and conditioning coach and lecturer at Prehab 121 Academy in Pune, India, to explore how young athletes develop mental toughness, confidence, and resilience both on and off the field. Himani shares her journey from cricket player to coach and educator, and explains how Prehab 121 Academy trains athletes across sports like tennis, squash, badminton, table tennis, cricket, and hockey. She also discu

  3. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    Mental Toughness in Emergency Response (opens the original)

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    In this episode of the Charge Forward Coaching Podcast, host James Blasco sits down with Captain Karl Froling, a veteran leader with Flagler County Fire Rescue and the 2025 Florida Search & Rescue Responder of the Year. Captain Froling shares powerful insights on mental toughness, the four C’s framework, and what it takes to perform under pressure in the world of first responders. From high-stakes emergency calls in Flagler County, Florida, to multi-day search-and-rescue missions across the stat

  4. Episode · Aug 4, 2026

    Golf, Grit, and Growing Up with Mental Toughness (opens the original)

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    What does it take to teach a seven-year-old to handle failure, control their emotions, and believe in themselves — all through the game of golf? In this episode, James sits down with John Parker, CEO of First Tee Savannah, one of the most dynamic chapters of the nationally recognized First Tee organization. Founded in the late 1990s through a partnership of the PGA, LPGA, USGA, and the Masters Foundation, First Tee exists to give every kid — especially those with the fewest resources — access to

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