Jason Payne — High School Basketball Coach and Mental Performance Coach on Avoiding Burnout and Connecting with Today’s Student-Athletes

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Jason Payne has coached the Varsity Boys Basketball team in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada for the past 24 seasons. He also works with teams and athletes as a Mental Performance Coach.

It was a pleasure to speak with Jason about the following and more:

• How Jason got into coaching and why he almost quit in 2018, nearly 20 years into his career
• What he learned about avoiding burnout
• Advice for new coaches
• The most important things any coach can do
• Connecting with today’s student-athletes
• The pillars of high performance
• Jason’s Competitive Advantage Newsletter, which strives to help coaches improve the performance of teams, coaches and athletes. Subscribe here: https://thecompetitiveadvantage.ck.page/profile

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About today’s guest

Jason has coached the Varsity Boys Basketball team in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada for the past 24 seasons and works with teams and athletes as a Mental Performance Coach. He is also the author of the Competitive Advantage Newsletter which strives to help coaches improve the performance of teams, coaches and athletes. Connect with him on Twitter @jasonpayne306 and LinkedIn.

About the host

Ross Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. He also works directly with professionals at all levels, in all industries, coaching them in their pursuit of success.

Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn. Listen to The Authority: https://authoritypodcast.net.

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