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The Pit to Pro Podcast

The Pit to Pro Podcast

By: The Elser Brothers
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This Podcast hosted by Jesse, Mathias, and Aaron Elser, is meant to guide young athletes on their journey to high performance. Join us as we share our first hand experiences in and effort to help you reach your own volleyball goals.

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  • Episode #41 - Mental Excellence with Kyle Paquette
    Jan 3 2026

     In this episode we talk with Kyle Paquette. Kyle is the mental performance coach responsible for leading the Canadian men's national team to three consecutive Olympic appearances. He's a PhD in sports psychology and is the current director of the National Wheelchair Curling Team. We discuss how your brain is wired to lie to you most of the time and how we can combat it. We dive into why perfectionism is ruining your progress and how to use gratitude as a superpower. We also talk about the role of luck in high performance, and what it means to actually be clutch.

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Episode #40 - Life Long Learning with Cody Kessel
    Aug 26 2025

    In this episode we learn where confidence comes from and how to maximize your potential. Why you have to be careful what you're basing your self-worth on, why mastery and self-expression go hand in hand, and when is it a good time to be intentionally delusional? We discuss the ups and downs of Cody’s career and what kept him chasing his national team dreams, despite not getting a start for the program until he was 30 years old.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode #39 - The Love of Volleyball with Lauren Carlini
    Jul 11 2025

    In this episode we discuss the difference between your ego and your confidence, the unmatched competition for spots in USA volleyball, how to be a good teammate while aiming to perform your best. We chat about the many emotions that come with getting cut from the olympic roster and how she responded in the next 4 years. She shares what it was like committing to university at 14 years old, and we brainstorm the science of momentum and how to quantify it.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
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