Ep. 66: Haley Herdman: Mindset, Movement & the Meaning Behind the Game 🧠🏀

In this inspiring episode of South Bay Sports Radio, host Nick Ingram sits down with Haley Herdman, former Mira Costa basketball standout and host of The Mental Training Room Podcast, for a powerful conversation about the intersection of sports, family, and mental health.Haley reflects on her basketball journey — from growing up in a hoops-driven family to leading Mira Costa to multiple CIF title games and later playing at Loyola Marymount University. She opens up about the sacrifices that came with pursuing the sport she loved, from missing dances to long travel weekends, and how those experiences shaped her competitive drive and sense of purpose.The discussion dives deep into how basketball helped hold her family together through change, the lessons learned from elite-level play, and the pride she feels seeing former teammates thrive in the WNBA. Haley also shares candid insight into her experiences with anxiety, the growing conversation around mental health in athletics, and why she believes it’s time for athletes to train their minds just as intentionally as their bodies.She also revisits her early activism in promoting women’s basketball, speaking on the disparities she witnessed in attention and resources — and how that passion has evolved into her current mission of empowering athletes through mental performance coaching and meaningful storytelling via The Mental Training Room Podcast.This episode is a reminder that greatness isn’t just built on stats and trophies — it’s built on mindset, community, and the courage to have conversations that matter.🎧 Available now on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts!#SouthBaySportsRadio #HaleyHerdman #MentalTrainingRoom #MindOverMatter #WomenInSports #AthleteMindset #SportsPsychology #MentalHealthAwareness #BasketballJourney #SouthBaySports #LocalVoices #PodcastCommunity #CIFChampionships #MindsetMatters 🏀💬🔥