NBC Virtual - Mental Skills Foundation Course

Preseason Mental Prep Course Description:

As the level of competition increases, training your body alone is not enough. To become a complete athlete, your mental skill must meet or exceed your physical skill. This means believing in yourself, knowing what leads to your best performances and being mentally tough enough to handle any situation that arises. With new sports seasons beginning, this is the perfect time to put systems in place and set yourself up to reach your goals this year.

This session is open to athletes in any sport. This class will run regardless of the number of athletes enrolled. Get mentally ready for your training and sports seasons.

Join our Preseason Mental Prep course with mental performance coach Brandon Davis.

Brandon will host two one-hour live zoom session and dive into a major aspect of the mental game. He will walk you through exactly how to implement these skills into your game through discussion, exercises, and worksheets. If you can’t attend a live session, don’t worry! All sessions are recorded, and the materials covered will be available so you can learn and grow on your own time.

Schedule:

Sunday November 12, 2023 and Sunday November 19, 2023
4:00-5:00pm Pacific Time: Zoom call for middle school to high school athletes

Attend live or learn at your own pace.

Class 1: Setting the standard
Class 2: Consistently Confident
Tools you will learn:

- Goal setting
- Self-talk
- Routines
- Relaxation
- Emotional regulation

Develop improvements in:

- Confidence
- Motivation
- Focus
- Performing under pressure
- Pre-game nerves
- Transferring practice to games
- Composure
- Mental well-being
- Self-trust

You work hard to train your body and physical skills, but what about your mind? Every athlete is subject to pressure, and this is hard to handle on your own. Learn to thrive in ANY situation that this year throws your way through this mental skills course.

WHAT IS SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY?

Sport Psychology is the art and science of enhancing your mental performance in your field of passion and life.

We all want to be at our best, so what gets in the way? We can put in years of hard work, but once the lights shine bright it's not always reflected. Mental skills training allows YOU to be in control rather than the environment that you find yourself in. Sport Psychology is now a core element at the highest levels of athletics. Don't ignore or neglect the importance of training your mind as intentionally as you train your body. Let's not just reach your potential, let's set the bar even higher!

CAMP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

WHO WOULD THIS COURSE BE GOOD FOR?

Anyone who is…

- wanting to get better at their craft.

- playing better in practice than in games.
- excessively worrying about an upcoming competition.
- doubting their abilities.
- tough on themselves when performance isn’t perfect.
- tightening up in big moments.

WHY IS THIS COURSE IMPORTANT?

- 1 in 3 NCAA athletes report being overwhelmed (NCAA goals research)
- 63% of athletes experience performance anxiety
- 58% of athletes feel pressures of high expectations
- 60% of athletes wish they had access to a Sport Psychology Coach

(Statistics provided from a Myhuddle survey of 122 student-athletes, 2021)