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Catching Up with Rob Crews โ€” Issue #05 (August 16, 2026) Aug 16, 2026
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Catching Up with Rob Crews

ISSUE #05 ย ยทย  AUGUST 16, 2026 ย ยทย  ELITE IS A MENTALITY

Hey there,

August is the month everybody says they're resting and nobody actually is. Pro

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The Machines Are Teaching Themselves. They Learned That From Us. Aug 12, 2026

Something is happening in AI right now that has a lot of smart people uneasy.

The models are starting to improve themselves. They generate their own practice, grade their own work, and use what they ...

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Catching Up with Rob Crews โ€” Issue #04 (August 2, 2026) Aug 02, 2026
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Issue #04 ย ยทย  August 2, 2026
Elite is a mentality.
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Rosemont's about to get loud, and I've got two things for you.

The pros are back in action this week, college softball's offseason is

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When Confidence Becomes Automatic: The Long Game of Athletic Mental Performance Jul 13, 2026

We've spent this entire series building a mental performance system. Today we talk about what happens when that system matures โ€” and what athletic performance looks like when confidence is no longer s...

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What Coaches and Parents Need to Know About Athletic Confidence Jul 09, 2026

This series has been written for athletes. This post is for the adults around them.

Because imposter syndrome in athletics doesn't develop independently. It develops inside a culture โ€” a team culture...

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Building Your Confidence System: How the 5 Tools Work Together Jul 06, 2026

Over the past several weeks, we've built out five tools for managing imposter syndrome and developing authentic athletic confidence. Today we stop adding and start integrating.

Because the tools work...

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The New Player Advantage: Why Being a Beginner Is a Superpower Jul 02, 2026

The last tool in the 5-Tool Confidence Toolkit is the one most athletes never use โ€” because they don't realize it exists.

Every athlete who walks into a new environment โ€” a new team, a new level, a n...

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Breathing Your Way to Better Performance: The Science Behind the 4-7-8 Jun 29, 2026

You're standing in the on-deck circle. Heart rate elevated. Jaw tight. Breathing fast and shallow. The at-bat feels bigger than it should.

Everything your body is doing right now is actively working ...

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EP98: The Woman Reshaping Fastpitch Softball โ€” Jami Lobpries Jun 29, 2026

Episode 98 โ€” Jami Lobpries: Building Professional Softball From the Ground Up

Listen now: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

Jami Lobpries is one of the most important figures in fastpitch softball ...

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Am I Good Enough? Stop Asking the Wrong Question Jun 25, 2026

In the last post, we introduced the Contribution Mindset as one of the five tools for building athletic confidence. Today we go deeper โ€” because this particular shift might be the most important one y...

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The Victory Journal: Building Confidence Through Evidence Collection Jun 22, 2026

In the 5-Tool Confidence Toolkit, we introduced Evidence Collection as one of the most powerful strategies for building authentic confidence. Today we're going deeper on exactly how to implement it.

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Reframing Comparisons: Turn 'They're Better' Into 'I Can Learn' Jun 18, 2026

You know the feeling. You walk into a new facility, a new team, a new level โ€” and within sixty seconds your brain has already ranked you against everyone in the room. She's faster. He's stronger. They...

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