Athletic Team Coaching

Unlock your team's full potential with customized coaching that enhances performance, builds cohesion, and fosters a winning mindset. Our program focuses on developing mental resilience, effective communication, and strategic goal-setting to ensure your athletes thrive both on and off the field.

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Athletics is adversity

Athletic competition itself is a form of adversity. Regardless of their final record, no team finishes a season having not faced challenges. Good coaches design practices to prepare their athletes for the onslaught of physical and mental challenges that their teams will need to overcome. Mental Mettle Team Coaching will help athletes and teams increase their mental toughness and a positive mindset. Just as wind sprints and weight training will prepare a team for performing well while physically fatigued, this team coaching will prepare a team when they become mentally fatigued.

Team Coaching Topics

Live Your "100"

In this introductory session, I share my story to inspire young athletes to learn to control what they can and strive to improve each day. This session will introduce them to coaching but they will have much less participation than in other sessions.

Turning dreams into habits

Players will learn to use their current dreams as motivation for developing daily habits that will result in confidence and eventually success.

Mindset

Players will learn to identify their current mindset, fixed or growth, and learn to make positive adjustments for improvement.

Experiential Learning

In this session players will focus on the values behind past positive experiences. After recalling a past experience they will share positive memories in order to find commonalities throughout the team.

The 2 wolves

Players will analyze and discuss the positive and negative voices we all hear. Upon recognizing the driving forces behind those voices players will discuss and learn how to control which voices they focus on.

Developing an attitude for gratitude

Players will learn the advantages of developing a lifestyle of gratitude.

Team Toxins

In this session, players will learn to understand and combat the attitudes and personality traits that will arise, and possibly harm a team, during competition.

Handle your business

Players will discuss all that has been learned and be challenged to take ownership of their own abilities and responsibilities.

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Matt helped foster a gritty mindset within these girls and encouraged them to take responsibility for their words and actions. He helped this record-breaking team elevate their status from great to special…Hard work is our flex!

Joni Nightingale

Deer Creek-Mackinaw Junior High School
Head Girls Basketball Coach

The Mental Edge

"The Mental Edge" is your go-to resource for unlocking peak performance through mental resilience and strategic mindset training with stories containing valuable insights, practical tips, and expert advice tailored for athletes, coaches, and parents alike. Explore techniques to enhance focus, build confidence, and overcome adversity, empowering you to excel in sports and life.

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Preparing for Success: A Parent's Guide to the High School Sports Season

As the high school sports season approaches, parents play a crucial role in ensuring their young athletes are ready to compete. This blog post provides essential tips for parents on how to support their children through preparation, injury prevention, and maintaining a positive mindset. By fostering a supportive environment, parents can help their athletes thrive both on and off the field.

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