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Mental strength coach and founder of MentalStrengthForAthletes.com, college baseball player and lifelong athlete. Helping athletes and high performers build focus, resilience, and confidence to thrive under pressure and beyond the game.

Newsletter · By Mike Fecht · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Strength Training for the Mind (opens the original)

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    Meditation is difficult to explain for one simple reason: you have to experience it to fully understand it. People understandably want the explanation first. They want to know how sitting quietly and paying attention to their breath could possibly help them perform better under pressure. I get it, so I’ll do the best job I can.Here is the simplest explanation I know: If you understand strength training, you already understand meditation.Physical strength is built through resistance, repetition,

  2. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    It’s Not Just a Deep Breath. It’s a Practice. (opens the original)

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    “Take a deep breath.”It might be one of the most common pieces of advice we give an athlete who is nervous, frustrated, overwhelmed, or feeling the pressure of the moment. And it’s not bad advice. The problem is that we often wait until the athlete is standing in the batter’s box, on the free throw line, over a putt, at the service line, or in some other high-pressure moment to ask them to use a skill they haven’t actually practiced.There’s a big difference between taking a deep breath when you

  3. Issue · Aug 19, 2026

    Before Mechanics: How to Build a Confident Young Hitter Who Still Loves the Game (opens the original)

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    My son turned 13 today.For me, 13 has always felt like something of a goal line.Could I get him to this age still loving baseball, still developing, still competing at a high level, and still wanting more of the game rather than less of it?This past weekend, he finished eighth overall in Top Performers at the Georgia 12U Majors All State Games out of more than 200 players. I am incredibly proud of that.But what means even more to me is that he still absolutely loves baseball.He eats, sleeps, and

  4. Issue · Jul 31, 2026

    Introducing Mental Strength for Athletes (opens the original)

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    The Mental Game Should Be Trained, TooAthletes spend countless hours developing their bodies and refining their skills.They practice. They lift. They take lessons. They compete. They watch film. They work on mechanics, speed, strength, and technique.But the mental side of performance is often left to chance.Athletes are told to be confident, calm down, focus, forget the last play, and move on. Very few are actually taught how to do those things.That is why I created Mental Strength for Athletes.

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