Mound Mentality — Baseball Mental Performance & Pitching Training
Our Mission
To develop confident competitors by building strong minds and a relentless competitive spirit
Est. 2026
The body builds.
The mind decides.
Mound Mentality is a baseball training program built on the belief — that the mound is where the body and the mind meet. We develop the physical tools, train the mental approach, and let the game follow.
Every session is designed to forge repeatable mechanics, competitive focus, and the quiet confidence that shows up when the count is full and the game is on the line.
ABOUT
Real experience.
Real mentorship.
Brandon Carter is a professional baseball player and the founder of Mound Mentality, bringing more than 20 years of playing experience and a firsthand understanding of the mental demands athletes face at every level of competition. His baseball career has taken him through NCAA Division I, Junior College, and NAIA programs, and he currently competes professionally in the Frontier League.
Brandon's journey into mental performance training began during his senior year of college, when he discovered how significantly mindset, confidence, focus, and mental preparation could impact performance. It also made him realize how valuable these skills would have been earlier in his athletic career.
That realization became the foundation for Mound Mentality. Brandon created the company to give younger athletes access to the mental tools he wishes he had developed at their age—helping them learn how to handle pressure, overcome failure, build confidence, stay focused, and compete with purpose.
Mound Mentality is built on real playing experience, not just theory. Every athlete works personally with Brandon, allowing each session to be tailored to the athlete's individual challenges, goals, and competitive environment.
The goal is simple: develop athletes who are as prepared mentally as they are physically.
• Developing the Body • Training the Mind • Dominating the Game
Strength & Conditioning
Jessy Camire
Remote Strength & Conditioning Coach
Born and raised in Quebec, Canada, Jessy Camire has spent the last six years in the United States chasing the game of baseball and everything that comes with it. His journey took him from Quebec to Orlando, Florida, where he played travel baseball for TNXL Academy, and eventually to South Carolina, where he continued his playing career at Erskine College, a Division II program.
After hanging up the cleats, he knew he wasn't ready to walk away from the game. He found his next path in strength and conditioning, with the goal of helping athletes become stronger, healthier, and more capable than they ever thought possible.
Jessy took a chance and headed west to Mesa, Arizona, where he interned at PUSH Performance, a private baseball performance facility. That summer pushed him to grow as a coach, both on and off the floor, and gave him the opportunity to work closely with high-level baseball athletes while learning what it truly takes to develop performance.
That experience eventually led him to Texas Christian University, where he is currently continuing his development as a strength and conditioning coach and learning under one of the most respected mentors in baseball performance, Zach Dechant.
His purpose as a coach comes from his own experience as an athlete. For years, he trained without truly understanding how to prepare his body for the demands of baseball. Poor training decisions and injuries eventually restricted him from reaching the level he believed he was capable of reaching. He doesn't want other athletes to make the same mistakes.
That is what drives him today — giving baseball players the knowledge, structure, and individualized training they need to build their bodies, stay healthy, and reach their true potential. He may not have achieved the dream he once had as a player, but he now has a new one: helping the next generation of athletes achieve theirs.
Confidence Formula
Confidence is earned daily. Not given hopefully.
The Foundation
THE FIVE steps to DEVELOP THE MOUND MENTALITY
Believe
First, you have to have belief and confidence in yourself that you are good enough and you will succeed. If you don't believe in yourself, how can you ask other people to believe in you?
Prepare
Daily throwing, weight room, sprint days, journaling, meditation and visualization, sleep, nutrition are all a part of preparation. They all work together to give the athlete the best chance to succeed.
Attack
“My stuff is good enough to get this hitter out.” A simple but powerful phrase. Even the best hitters in the world fail 7 out of 10 times. The odds are in your favor so attack the zone and let your defense work.
Reset
Gave up a hit? Defense made an error? Umpire didn't call the borderline pitch a strike? So what — you cannot control it, so stop trying. Nothing matters except the next pitch. Be present in the here and now, and go execute the next pitch.
Reflect
What was the thought process behind that pitch sequence? What would I change or keep the same if I am in the same situation again? These are just examples of things to journal about after an outing. It can be baseball related, life related, or about none of those. It's your thoughts, your ideas. Write what you need to write to unwind after a long day.
The Standard
Mound Mentality
Standards
Attack
Every Pitch. Every Rep. Every Day.
Compete
Bring Your Best. Every Time.
Trust
The Process. Your Preparation. Yourself.
Finish
Don't Just Start. Finish Strong.
Training Plans
Build your
commitment
The Mind
Mental Performance Coaching
Session length: 30 minutes · 45 minutes · 1 hour
- One-on-one mental performance session
- Routine, breath & focus training
- General overview of mental skills
Sessions by appointment. Reach out to build a plan that fits your season.
Combined Training
Mental Performance +
Strength & Conditioning
30-Minute Mental Performance Sessions + Individualized S&C
Developing the Body • Training the Mind • Dominating the Game
Individualized Athlete Development
1 Month
Flexible starting point
3 Months
Build consistency
6 Months
Best long-term value
What's Included
30-Minute Mental Performance Sessions
Weekly 1-on-1 sessions focused on confidence, focus, pressure, failure, routines, and competitive mindset.
Individualized Strength & Conditioning
A training program built around the athlete's goals, experience, schedule, and sport demands.
Weekly Accountability
Regular check-ins to keep the athlete consistent and progressing.
Goal Setting & Progress Tracking
Clear goals and ongoing adjustments throughout the training period.
Between-Session Mental Skills
Practical tools and exercises athletes can apply away from sessions.
Program Adjustments
S&C and development plans evolve as the athlete improves.
Why Commit Longer?
Physical development and mental-performance skills take time. The longer packages give athletes more time to build consistency, track progress, and carry those skills into competition.
Sessions by appointment. Reach out to build a plan that fits your season.
Voices from the Mound
“Physical ability only gets you so far. Learning how to reset mentally after every pitch changed everything for me.”
“Pitching is a mental skill. When I mastered the thinking part, everything else became easier.”
“I put in just as much off the field, on the mental side of things, as I did physically. That is probably what I pride myself on the most: the mental work I've done and how much I've grown as a player and as a person.”
Self-Evaluation
Rate Yourself
This is a scale for athletes to rank themselves based off last outings, practices, weight room sessions, and just life in general. This is where I ask athletes to get vulnerable and honest with themselves. Doing those two things is the first step in getting better.