Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast
Episodes
Are You Really Giving 100%… or Just Saying You Are?
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 49 - Are You Really Giving 100%… or Just Saying You Are? 💯Today, our hosts, Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss mid-season chec...
The Recipe for a Successful Team Culture
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 48 - The Recipe for a Successful Team Culture 🏆 Today, our hosts, Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg go into a detailed conversation ab...
How to Build an Athlete Who NEVER Stops Believing in Themselves
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 47 - How to Build an Athlete Who NEVER Stops Believing in Themselves 🤩Our hosts, Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg start the conversati...
The Mindset Flip Every Athlete Must Learn
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 46 - The Mindset Flip Every Athlete Must Learn 🔃💪Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg center this discussion around mental perfor...
Why Your Hard Work STILL Isn’t Enough: Dillon Kelley is back!
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 45 - Why Your Hard Work STILL Isn’t Enough 🤯 Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg welcome back Dillon Kelley aka DKthemobilityguy...
The Complete Practice Prep Checklist Every Player Needs
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 44 - The Complete Practice Prep Checklist Every Player Needs 📋✅Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg introduce a new practice prepa...
Developing the Complete Athlete — in Collaboration with Phil Osaer and The Athlete Lab Podcast
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 43 - Developing the Complete Athlete — in Collaboration with Phil Osaer and The Athlete Lab Podcast 🎙️ Dialed & Driven ...
How to Quiet Your Mind When the Game Gets Loud with Natalie Ferenc
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 42 - How to Quiet Your Mind When the Game Gets Loud 🗣️Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer welcome back our producer, Natalie Fere...
The “Junkyard Dog” Mindset
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 41 - The “Junkyard Dog” Mindset 😡💪With hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer, the discussion is focused on mid-season challeng...
How Shifting Your Mindset Can Change Everything: Aidan Miller
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 40 - How Shifting Your Mindset Can Change Everything with Aidan Miller‼️ In this episode, we welcome Aidan Miller, student at ...
Is Technology Making Hockey Smarter or Softer?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 39 - Is Technology Making Hockey Smarter or Softer? 🎥 Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer open up the discussion centered on the r...
Your Mind Is a Muscle—Start Training It Like One
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 38 - Your Mind Is a Muscle—Start Training It Like One 🧠Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer open up the discussion centered on fiv...
Hockey’s Toughest Balancing Act: The Parent–Coach–Player Triangle
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 37 - Hockey’s Toughest Balancing Act: The Parent–Coach–Player Triangle ⚠️Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer open up this di...
The Dialed & Driven Philosophy with Natalie Ferenc
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 36 - The Dialed & Driven Philosophy 🏆Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer are joined by producer, Natalie Ferenc for her second ...
Chasing Dreams into the PWHL: Callie Shanahan
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 35 - Chasing Dreams into the PWHL with Callie Shanahan 🚨In this episode, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer welcome New York Siren...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s the Answer
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 34 - Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s the Answer… Compartmentalization‼️In this episode, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discus...
Pretender or Contender? Battling Imposter Syndrome
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 33 - Pretender or Contender? Battling Imposter Syndrome. In this episode, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer explain that Imposter S...
Practicing the Game in Your Head
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 32 - Practicing the Game in Your Head! 🧠In this episode, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer dive the power of visualization and ho...
Earned, Not Given: Mike Leone
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 31 with Rochester Americans AHL Head Coach, Mike Leone!The episode features a unique conversation discussing his unconventional jou...
5 Habits for Long-Term Athletic Success
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 30, a solo episode recorded by Host Jeff Lerg, discussing essential habits or rituals that athletes can establish for long-term suc...
The Mindset of an NHL Player: Dakota Joshua
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 29 with NHL player, Dakota Joshua! The episode features a conversation between Host Chris Palmer and Dakota Joshua. With around 25...
The Myth of Motivation
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 28 - The Myth of MotivationThis episode is focused on exploring the relationship between motivation and discipline in hockey perfor...
Pushing Through Comfort
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 27 - Pushing Through Comfort This week, the discussion is centered on pushing past comfort zones to build belief and confidence in...
What Does It Mean to Be Coachable?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 26 - What Does It Mean to Be Coachable?This week, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discuss the concept of coachability in hockey, e...
Enjoy the Journey
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 25 - Enjoy the Journey This week, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discuss the importance of enjoying the journey in hockey and sp...
Believe in Good Things and Good Things Will Happen: Jake Hildebrand
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 24 - Believe in Good Things and Good Things Will Happen with Jake HildebrandThis week, we’re on location at Munn Ice Arena on the...
What It Takes to Win It All
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 23 - What It Takes to Win It AllThe Florida Panthers are your 2025 Stanley Cup Champions! There is a ton to unpack in this episode ...
Big-Time Players Make Big-Time Plays in Big-Time Games: Kirsten Simms
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 22 - Big-Time Players Make Big-Time Plays in Big-Time Games with Kirsten Simms!This week, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer bring on...
Facing The Monster
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 21 - Facing The MonsterThis week, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer introduce the episode focusing on anxiety and its impact on hock...
No Limits, No Excuses: Kim Muir
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 20 - No Limits, No Excuses with Kim MuirThis is the story of ultimate adversity. Kim Muir is a prestigious power skating coach who ...
Suffering Is the Path to Every Great Thing
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 19 - Suffering Is The Path to Every Great ThingHosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer introduce the topic of suffering as the price of jo...
The Mission of a Leader: Bryan Lerg
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 18 - The Mission of a Leader with Bryan LergWhat does it take to really be a leader?Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discuss the qu...
Driven by Purpose: Rob Liddell
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 17 - Driven by Purpose with Rob LiddellThis is the story of overcoming. Will you attack the challenge or hide from it?Hosts Jeff Le...
Dialing It In When It Matters: Natalie Ferenc
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 16 - Dialing It In When It Matters with Natalie FerencWhat is your why? One of the themes in this episode is understanding the valu...
The Controversy Surrounding Multi-Sport Development
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 15 - The Controversy Surrounding Multi-Sport Development.Should I engage in other sports outside of hockey? This is a question that...
The Power of Mental Performance: Derek Lalonde
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 14 - The Power of Mental Performance: Derek Lalonde.We are pumped to share this episode with Derek ‘Newsy’ Lalonde, discussing ...
Inside Hockey Politics
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 13 - Inside Hockey PoliticsWhile politics definitely exists, we want to emphasize that there's still roughly 70% pure opportun...
What It Takes to Stand Out
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 12 - What It Takes to Stand OutHosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the importance of making good impressions and how to stand ...
Facing Reality
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 11 - Facing RealityHosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg dive into what it is like to face reality in sports. We understand how difficul...
The 1st Goalie to Go from The Federal League to The AHL: Dillon Kelley
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcoming Dillon Kelley, aka DK The Mobility Guy! This episode is all about making your own path in sports. Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg break do...
Growing Through Failure
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 9 - Growing Through FailureHosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the critical role of failure in achieving success in sports. Th...
Pregame Rituals & Superstitions
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 8 - Pregame Rituals & Superstitions!Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the significance of pregame rituals and superstitions in...
Managing The Pressure
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 7 - Managing The PressureChris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss tangible strategies to manage and perform under pressure. They explore ...
Peaking For Playoffs
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again... playoffs! Welcome to Episode 6 of The Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast.Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg wil...
The Comparison Game
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 5 - The Comparison GameChris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the challenges of the hockey season, specifically focusing on the compari...
Why Am I Not Playing?
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast - Why Am I Not Playing?Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer sit down and discuss the di...
Too Much VS Not Enough
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast - Too Much VS Not Enough.Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer sit down and discuss how ...
Building a Belief System
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 of the Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast - Building a Belief SystemJeff Lerg and Chris Palmer sit down and discuss how someone ca...
The Truth About Chasing The Big Dream in Hockey
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our 1st Episode - The Truth About Chasing The Big Dream in Hockey! Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer sit down and discuss the TRUTH behind chasin...