The Playbook Podcast for Athletes

Rachel Hoeft-Oddo has rebuilt herself four times. Three ACL tears and a meniscus injury ended her soccer career early, not from physical inability but from a fear she could not outrun. That experience, quitting out of fear rather than choice, became the engine of everything she does as a mental performance coach. Rachel is one of only three coaches remaining from the original IMG Academy cohort, a testament to her longevity, effectiveness, and the lasting trust she builds with athletes. She currently serves as the mental performance coach for the Portland Thorns of the NWSL and has worked with four IMG athletes for more than three years. Her impact ranges from helping an 8-year-old athlete go from self-doubt to competing two levels above her age group in five months, to supporting a high school basketball player who was ready to quit, ultimately earn a full scholarship to her dream school. Rachel connects with athletes who see themselves as more than their sport, who know that their identity and their jersey number are two different things. She heals something personal every time she helps an athlete work through an injury or a crisis of confidence. Her coaching is honest, human, and deeply invested. If you want a coach who has faced the worst of what sport can take from you and come back stronger, Rachel Hoeft-Oddo is the coach who will help you do the same.

Jeanne Hendricks is a Board Certified Sports Dietitian who has spent 16 years helping athletes at every level figure out the piece their training plan was always missing: nutrition that actually works in real life. As a former Division I athlete, Jeanne competed without proper sports nutrition guidance and remembers vividly feeling drained and unlike herself, not understanding why her body was not keeping up. That experience turned into a lifelong commitment to making sure athletes she coaches never have to learn nutrition the hard way. In addition to her clinical expertise, requiring 2,000 hours of sports-specific dietetics practice beyond her RD credential and a board exam, Jeanne is known for her ability to connect with people. She delivers in-home visits, live workshops, and community presentations, meeting athletes where they live and train rather than waiting for them to come to a clinical setting. She works best with student-athletes and families navigating the demands of a busy life, helping them build practical, sustainable fueling strategies that fit their schedule, not an idealized version of it. As an athlete mom herself, Jeanne understands the real-world complexity of trying to fuel performance alongside school, practice, and everything else competing for an athlete's attention. If you want a coach who combines clinical excellence with genuine human connection, Jeanne Hendricks delivers both.