Adam Boucher is a mental performance coaching client of Mike Huber and currently a freshman pitcher on the Duke University baseball team. Adam was a four-year letterwinner at Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen, NJ and a top 10 baseball prospect in the state of New Jersey. He received multiple accolades following an impressive junior season, including garnering both 2019 All-Division honors and all-conference honors. Adam closed out his junior season with a 7-1 record and a 2.00 ERA on across 50.0 innings of work, while collecting 80 strikeouts. Adam was a two-sport athlete in high school also competing in basketball during his sophomore year. Adam was an AP Scholar, while also serving as a member of the National Honor Society and a President’s List Scholar.
During this episode, Adam and Mike discuss a number of interesting topics:
- Adam’s baseball journey from youth baseball to the highest level of college baseball in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- His experiences in navigating the Division I recruiting process.
- The athletic and academic challenges associated with transitioning from high school to Duke’s nationally-recognized college baseball program.
- How he’s dealt with the unique circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also discuss his mental skills development in depth starting with our work together during his junior and senior seasons in high school. Adam talks about Duke’s in-depth mental skills program, which focuses on practicing mindfulness, developing consistent routines, and loving the process associated with becoming a great baseball player.