# S2E2 - Nick Ferrer: 2x National Championship QB Talks Mental Toughness

An episode of [Coaching Mind's Podcast: Perform at your best!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487456967), 28 Jan 2020, 44 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/710091/episodes/2587624-s2e2-nick-ferrer-2x-national-championship-qb-talks-mental-toughness.mp3

In this episode, you will hear our conversation with Nick Ferrer about how he controlled his mind a body during the process of playing college football. As a high school quarterback, he set just about every single-season passing record at his school and took his team to the state championship. His freshman year he attended the University of St. Francis in Ft. Wayne, IN where he won the starting QB job his freshman year. After a disappointing 6-5 season, he was benched and had to deal with the heartbreak of failure all over again. Listen to Nick explain how he handled that adversity, bought into the process his coaching staff laid out, and worked his way to back to back national championships and the NAIA Offensive Player of the Year award. Here are some highlights from our conversation: 2:17 - Recap of his football career 3:05 - Differences between high school & college football 4:18 - Dealing with failure 6:20 - Moving forward with purpose 7:52 - Performance on the field 9:32 - Preparation for success 12:45 - Leading teammates under pressure 17:25 - Relaxing before competition 19:35 - Being coachable 20:54 - Using failure to grow and "find success" 21:38 - Distractions at college 23:11 - End of season & start of a new one 25:27 - Long term vision, short term plan 29:00 - Handling the national championship trip 30:36 - Advice for younger athletes 32:50 - Taking these experiences into the real world Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next level? Check out our website to learn more about 1-on-1 training opportunities: mentaltrainingplan.com/athletes Are you a COACH looking for an affordable year-round mental performance training program? Check out the MTP Academy available through our website: mentaltrainingplan.com/teams

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