Sports Mental Performance Groups
As a mental performance coach, I offer specialized group sessions designed to help athletes strengthen the mental side of their game. These groups provide a supportive environment where athletes learn practical strategies to enhance focus, build confidence, manage performance anxiety, and recover from mistakes with resilience.
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Grouped by age or competitive level, each session includes guided discussion, skill-building exercises, and peer interaction that foster both individual growth and team mindset. Athletes leave with tools they can immediately apply in practice and competition - from pre-game routines to in-the-moment coping techniques.
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Whether you're a young athlete learning how to manage pressure or a seasoned competitor looking to gain a mental edge, these groups offer a powerful combination of accountability, community, and mental training. Because athletic performance isn't just physical - success starts in the mind.
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Mental Performance Group List
To reserve a spot in a group, please call us at (309) 323-0207. These will be revolving groups.
Fear of Failure
$100
- What is Fear of Failure?
- What is Fear of Disappointment?
- Mind Reading
- Perfectionism
- The Growth Mindset
- Steps to Overcome
- Where do the fears come from?
- What is Social Approval?
- Expectations
Goal Setting
$100
- Why is setting goals important?
- What are appropriate goals?
- Long vs. Short Term Goals
- SMART Goals
- How does goal setting improve performance?
- How to create realistic, measurable goals
- Appropriate way to set goals
Managing Expectations
$100
- What are expectations?
- Do they help or hurt me during play?
- Examine origins of them
- Identify strict demands place on them
- Replace strict demands with mini-goals
- How to overcome high expectations
- Assist in staying present in the moment
- Discuss Fear of Failure
Managing Pressure
$100
- Where pressure comes from
- Intrinsic and external pressure
- Why pressure is important in sports
- Clutch or choke
- How pressure manifests itself
- How pressure affects performance
- Seeing pressure as a challenge - not a threat
- Develop a routine
- Identify "triggers for worry"
- Focusing on the process
- Perfectionism
- Fear of Disappointment and failure
- Social Approval
Social Approval
$100
- What is social approval?
- What is self-confidence?
- How does social approval tie into confidence?
- Discuss Fear of Failure and Mind Reading
- How to view self as separate of an athlete
- How to identify negative beliefs
- Defining own self-concept
Visualization/Relaxation
$100
- What is visualization
- Why is it important?
- Go through a visualization script
- Create their own visualization script
- Multiple relaxation techniques
- When and why to use the skills
- Emotional Resilience on the field