Welcome to the Locked In Challenge—your 5-day mental game prep for travel ball tryouts. Each day, you’ll get a short audio, one simple action step, and a quick tool to help you feel calm, confident, and ready to compete. You don’t need to be perfect—you just need to be locked in. Let’s get to work!

Learn how to turn nervous energy into focus by using the 3-2-1 Reset: 3 deep breaths, 2 shoulder rolls, and 1 power phrase. Understand that nerves mean you care—and use them to get locked in.

Shift your focus away from pressure and toward the things you can actually control—like your effort, attitude, and hustle. Use the Circle of Control tool to stay locked in on what matters most.

Use guided visualization to mentally rehearse a strong, confident tryout before it even happens. Create your own affirmation to build self-belief and stay focused under pressure.

Learn how to recover quickly when things don’t go as planned using the mantra: “Flush it. Reset. Next play.” Create your own bounce-back plan with a reset move and a go-to phrase that keeps you focused and confident.

Create a simple, 5-minute pre-tryout routine that combines movement, mindset, and motivation. Practice your routine so you can walk into tryouts feeling calm, focused, and ready to compete.

Final Thoughts from One Ballplayer to Another:

Alright, you made it to the end—and honestly? That already says a lot about who you are.

You didn’t just show up for five days. You built something. You built you—the version of you that knows how to stay calm, bounce back, and play with confidence.

And here’s the thing...Tryouts don’t define you. Your attitude does. Your effort does. The way you show up when it’s tough? That’s what makes you a baller.

So yeah—you might feel nervous. You might mess up. You might wonder if you did enough. That’s normal. But now? You’ve got tools.

Let’s recap what you’ve learned:

• You know how to breathe through nerves and turn them into fuel.

• You know how to focus on what you can control—and let go of the rest.

• You’ve learned to visualize success and speak to yourself with confidence.

• You’ve got a plan to bounce back fast from mistakes.

• And you’ve created a routine that helps you show up locked in—every single time.

That’s not just a mindset—that’s a superpower.

Your mission now? Take everything you’ve built...And use it. Use it at tryouts. Use it at practice. Use it when you feel off. Use it when you’re crushing it. Just keep showing up like the player you already are.

Confidence isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you create. You’ve already done it. Now go prove it to yourself. Say it one more time with me: “I’m locked in. Let’s go.”

You’ve got this. Go compete. Go lead. Go play your game.