Mental training - how to coach athletes mental performance

Name: Mental training - how to coach athletes mental performance
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Our goal is to take full advantage of athletes’ potential and help them be the best they can be and progress daily!

Created byIgor Cerensek

Last updated 5/2021

English

What you'll learn

Coaches will learn how to apply mental training tools when working with athletes
Mental training tools for better performance in sport
Mental health for athletes
How to improve athletes motivation, focus and emotion management
How to manage emotions
How to manage motivation
How to improve focus
How to set goals
How to build mental toughness

Course content

5 sections • 27 lectures • 1h 57m total length

Welcome to mental training for athletes0:30
What it means working on a project?1:14
Understanding what project is and who is involved in a process
Process of mental training1:28
Everything is a process and so is MT. Here you will understand why it is a process and how does it look like.

Intro to motivation3:56
You will learn how motivation works and how we can affect it
Intermal motivation1:57
You will learn what it means to be internally motivated and how you can work on it
External motivation5:42
You will learn that external is not so bad after all
SMART goals6:54
You will find out how to set goal properly
Timing determination3:02
You will learn the difference between long, mid and short term motivation
Goals of path and outcome1:22
You will learn the difference between path and outcome goals
Engagement4:53
You will learn that instead of looking for motivation you should be working on engagement
Values4:16
Values are what defines us. How do we know them and what to do with them?
Motivational speech8:46
You will learn how to create a good motivational speech, if necessary.

Intro to focus0:48
What is focus and how is it influenced by internal and external factors.
Focus points4:08
You will learn what focus points are and how to use them with athletes on every practice and game
Mental simulation9:13
You will know how exactly you can implement mental simulations and improve athletes performance
Errors in sport4:37
You will know different types of errors in sport and how they occur
Perceptive positions4:56
There are different way of looking at the game and the situation. Here you will learn what are they!
Rituals and routines in sport7:59
You will learn what is the most common way of using rituals and routines in sport.
Focus and intensity5:12
What is the connection between our focus and intensity control? How do we manage it? You will find out here.
Focus conclusion1:28
Some final conclusions and the 4P model

Intro to emotional management7:41
How emotions work and what do we know about them?
Competing anxiety5:18
What is competition anxiety and how does it work agains athletes?
Breathing exercises6:45
Breathing is automated function and you will learn how and why you want to control it.
PMR4:38
PMR is a method of deep relaxation and you will learn how to use it
Positive self talk4:46
What we say to ourselves influences how we feel. Learn how to use this method!
Emotional management conclusion2:40
Some final thoughts on emotional management and athletic attitude

Requirements

To be athlete or a coach
To want to improve mental skills
To have interest in sport psychology

Description

Online Education for Coaches is intended for all coaches who want to learn the specific techniques and tools of Mental Training from the comfort of their home and at a pace that suits you! Online education lets you access content whenever you want, wherever you want it.

This is a science-based education, supported by hundreds of trainers, of a practical nature and intended for those who are willing to learn what they cannot do anywhere else.

You will learn about motivation, goal setting, intensity control, breathing, mental simulation, and many other techniques. You will get practical and useful tools and tips from a psychologist who works as a mental coach with hundreds of athletes, many of them professionals and Olympians!

Mental Training education welcomes everyone who works with athletes on a daily basis. Sports coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, fitness trainers, and psychologists will be able to use the tools immediately upon finishing the training.

This is a science-based education, supported by hundreds of trainers, of a practical nature and intended for those who are willing to learn what they cannot do anywhere else.

Mental Training represents the psychology of excellence that, with its simple and scientifically based techniques, works on the development of personal excellence regardless of context.

Our goal is to take full advantage of athletes’ potential and help them be the best they can be, leave a mark, progress daily, and break barriers.

Mental Training is a unique technology of training, approaches, and tools with the aim of developing mental abilities in individuals who want to realize their full potential.

Our aim is to enable every participant to understands the basics of Mental Training and that they can implement quickly and efficiently what they have learned in everyday life. Mental Training represents the psychology of excellence. For this reason, we put emphasis on examples and practical experience in working with numerous top athletes.

Who this course is for:

Coaches
psychologists
athletes
fitnes coaches
sport psychologist

Mental training - how to coach athletes mental performance

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Course content

Introduction to mental training3 lectures • 3min

Working on motivation9 lectures • 41min

Working on focus8 lectures • 38min

Working on emotional management6 lectures • 32min

Conclusion1 lecture • 4min

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