“Jeff was a great mental coach. The most helpful session was when we focused on how to change my struggles to strengths in a way; he taught me to find positive ways (such as positive self talk) to work my struggles which actually made them my strengths in some ways. I am excited to see where he goes with this… and I will recommend him to other players I know.” Mia Wallace – Two time California Northern Section Division II High School Varsity Volleyball Champion

 

Your Mental Game and See if You Can Benefit from Mental Performance Coaching 

  • You do not have well-defined goals or goal specificity. You lack direction.

  • You perform better in practice than during competition.

  • You are so self-conscious; you worry about what others think about your game.

  • You maintain many self-doubts about your sport before or during games.

  • You worry about letting others down by not performing up to others expectations.

  • You are too self-conscious and worried about how others may perceive you.

  • You suffer from anxiety, worry, or excess tension when in competition.

  • Pre-game jitters do not go away after the first few minutes into the competition.

  • You are motivated by fear of failure and it affects your performance in competition.

  • You have a fear of success and sabotage yourself when you are winning.

  • You are not sure why you play your sport or let others be your source of motivation.

  • You are motivated by external rewards, accolades, recognition, or praise.

  • You attach your self-worth to how well you perform in sports.

  • You lose focus or have mental lapses during critical times of the game.

  • Your routines are not well defined or lack mental focus in routine.

  • You go through the motions physically without mental focus or intensity.

  • You are not excited enough or are too excited to perform your best in competition.

  • You are distracted by things that go on around you in your environment.

  • You have doubts or negative thoughts before, during, or after competition.

  • Post-injury you cannot perform the way you did pre-injury even when 100% physically.

  • When performing well you may sabotage your performance with a comfort zone (protect your lead) or expectations that limit your ability to press forward.

  • You become easily frustrated because of high expectations.

  • You cannot perform with freedom or trust in times of adversity or pressure.

  • You work on your mechanics or technique even when competing.

  • You do not concentrate in the here and now or focus only on execution.

  • You think too much about consequences of your performance, good or bad.

  • You over-analyze mistakes (technique) and thus think too much about technique.

  • You suffer from low self-confidence or self-esteem.

  • You limit your performance with negative self-labels such as “I am a choker.”

  • You have trouble forgetting or letting go of bad past performances.

  • Your anger or frustration gets in the way of peak performance.

  • You are frequently disappointed with your performance and wish it was better.

  • You have a burning desire to be the best ever at your sport or just want to know how to improve your mental game.

 

If you answered YES to one or more of the questions above, mental performance coaching may be for you.

Do you want to find out how to improve your mental toughness and get the mental advantage on your competition?

 

Text, call, or email Jeff Van Ausdall † 530.710.4047 † jvan@mail.com

 

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