Four Phases Of Mental Training Starting a career as a mental coach, the first golfer I worked with said the following about the problems with improving his mental game: “When you have a problem with the swing, I can go the range and work on drills to improve my swing. But if I have a problem with my mental game, …
Athletes Who Learn Mental Skills Quickly One good problem to have as a mental coach is when your athletes improve quickly with mental coaching… Why would this be a problem? First, quick story…. I just started working with a high school aged club volleyball player who was focusing on all the wrong things, such as worrying about her teammates, coach, …
How The AMAP Assessment System Helps Mental Coaches I’ve received several questions about the AMAP assessment program for mental coaches… Today, I’d like to answer a few questions. Here they are: 1. “I only work with basketball players and I see there are numerous topics in the AMAP that are not about basketball. Can I use the AMAP for basketball …
Help Athletes Stick To Mental Coaching How do you help athletes adhere to mental training so they don’t give up if they do not see immediate results? Athletes and parents often want the quick fix with mental training. They want you to solve slumps and low confidence in one session. But they don’t really understand the process… Unfortunately, they might …
Mental Toughness Tests for Teams What accommodations do you have to make to do team mental game assessments? This is a common question I receive during the MGCP sessions. When working with teams, you have to approach mental game assessments differently compared to working with a single athlete. We use the AMAP Assessment System for working with individual athletes. In …
Sports Psychology Workbooks for Mental Coaches Did you know that we have other programs for mental coaches to improve your mental coaching other than the certification course for mental coaches? We’ve pulled out two programs that are normally included in the MGCP certification: (1) “The Athlete’s Mental Edge workbook system” and (2) “AMAP Assessment System.” Both programs are now available …