The physical skills get drilled every day. The mental game gets left to chance. I'm a sports parent, same as you — one who reads the science so you don't have to — and I turn it into tools your athlete can use before Friday's game.
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The Science Of… / Nerves & Anxiety
The Science of the Pre-Game StomachacheThose butterflies aren't nerves being dramatic. They're your athlete's nervous system pulling blood away from digestion to prep for a fight that isn't coming. Here's what's actually happening — and why it's normal.
Nerves & Anxiety (the mini-series)
The Calm CompetitorAn eight-part series on what nerves really are and how to work with them instead of against them. Start with Episode 1 — free.
The Ride Home
The Rule Nobody WroteThree countries tried to fix youth sports. Every one of them wrote a rule about the adults — and not one wrote a rule about the drive home. Here's the last unregulated 20 minutes in your athlete's week.
Dobb Mayo writes the Student-Athlete Series — award-winning books on the mental game that parents and coaches actually reach for. Mental Toughness for Student-Athletes took gold at the 2025 Global Book Awards, and its Spanish edition was named Best Spanish Book of 2025.
He's a sports parent, same as you — three high-schoolers at home, a grandfather (Eddie Mayo) who won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers, and advanced degrees in biology and chemistry. That last part is the point: Dobb reads the peer-reviewed science so you don't have to, then hands it back as something you can use before Friday's game.
No fluff. No theory. Just what works.
Every week, the science behind the sideline. Free essays that explain what's happening in your athlete's head — and a paid playbook that tells you what to do about it.
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