Live virtual Zoom training - watch from your home. I know that being on camera can be intimidating, so you don't have to turn your camera on. You can click the link & listen. Although it’s online, the workshop has action steps that are very hands on. I teach with high energy to keep you interested & go over proven tools to implement, not just theories.

You could absolutely google free content & confuse the heck out of yourself by trying to piecemeal 100 peoples’ advice. It’ll result in 87 tabs open on your computer, & a plan that you're crossing your fingers hoping it helps. This training is more than traditional advice, I will teach the newest research in creating new habits, how to be more assertive, motivation to keep it up, & how to avoid giving up easily.

Ashley has been coaching athletes since 2003. She's been practicing sport psychology since 2010. She has her masters in sport psychology & is also a certified mental performance coach. She's an experienced practitioner working with youth through professionals. She also competed at a high level, dealt with injuries, & conducted presentations across the country for various organizations. Ashley was a head coach & a teacher for over a decade before she went into private practice full time, so something she takes great pride in is connecting with people. She believes in giving examples & bringing energy to the party. Her philosophy: just because you know the material doesn't mean you can help others understand it; she believes she has built a successful practice at Maximize the Mind because of how she delivers material & builds rapport with athletes.

No worries. We’ll record the training & send you an email as soon as it's uploaded. It typically gets uploaded within an hour of the live training. So you'll most likely be able to watch it the same evening, just depends on formatting, but it will definitely be ready the following day. You'll have access to watch in your portal as many times as you want when it's convenient for you. You don't lose access since it doesn't expire. This is better than an individual session, since you can review over & over!

Honestly, I believe this is the best way to learn sport psychology tools & mental performance hacks. Mental skills training is the most effective way to improve as an athlete & reach your goals. I often don't have time in 1:1 sessions to go over all these proactive strategies, because so many come to me in crisis. In this workshop, you can learn the "no fluff" strategies you'll need to set yourself up for the best year. Nothing is specific to sport or age. These are just the best methods to apply so that your practice transfers to competition. How well you perform is directly related to how you mentally prepare. Most people have never taken the time to learn the research & just don't have the knowledge of what to do to not let emotions take over. We believe in teaching proven scientific concepts & found that so many of our athletes need the same tools because they work! I will answer questions in the Q&A box on Zoom that pertain to understanding a tool when I'm done teaching everything. I will also be emailing everyone that signs up for the workshop. You may reply to the email with your questions so that I can personalize it for attendees. If you have a specific question, you may reply to the email & I will answer it at the end of the training. As long as I receive an emailed question BEFORE the live workshop, I will address it live, & if you can't make it live, you can catch the replay to hear my responses to emailed questions.

Athletes need to know nothing is wrong with them for working with a mental performance coach or taking a workshop on mental preparation. We get athletes "don't want help" sometimes, but we always hear athletes want to be more mentally tough & here is how you get there! We encourage parents to share this with their children before a training: We help athletes improve performance, make it more fun to compete, stress less & have the advantage over competition by learning to be more assertive. When you learn how to stop overthinking, learn how to reset, understand how to overcome obstacles, have more energy for your performance rather than worry, gain tools to focus, & discover how to manage emotions with this mental skills series, you become the unstoppable version you deserve to be. Think of me like a brain coach helping athletes develop mental toughness. It's like seeing a physical therapist, nutritionist, hitting coach, or SAT prep coach - I'm an expert on the mental part of competing & my job is help you be less frustrated. Ask your student or athlete if they'd like gain an edge, perform more consistently & worry less? Ask them if they'd like to feel more relaxed & recover faster? We teach research based scientific tools they can apply to perform better; this isn't woo woo mediation hour. Usually this helps ease the idea of taking a workshop/course/talking with someone.

The Mental Skills Series was my idea to teach different valuable topics throughout the year that I know competitors need to have an edge. My schedule was full with 1:1 sessions, so this was a way to continue to help athletes by offering some workshops on different topics. Athletes spend so much time training physically & learning technique, but are rarely taught how to respond to difficult situations, set goals, learn self control or how to handle nerves. Your sport should be fun & you shouldn't feel tense all the time or want to quit because of your stress. The average competitor quits when it gets tough because they never learned “how to be better, how to cope, how to advocate for themselves, how be more assertive, or how to recover when it doesn't go their way.” The difference between the average individual & the one who becomes a starter or moves to the next level is grit, motivation, energy, & courage – all of which are gained in mental skills training. Can you afford not to spend time on the mental side?

Mental Skills Series is a series of workshops on mental preparation. We're offering several workshops throughout the year. You purchase them individually. Topics will include: Creating Confidence. Time Management & Self Discipline. Comparisons & Focus. Test Anxiety. Fear of Failure & Perfection. Boundaries & Advocating for Yourself. Motivation & Leadership. Not Taking Stuff So Personally & Having More Energy. Mental Blocks & Overcoming Obstacles. Managing Stress.

You're not born with confidence. It's a learned skill. You can actually become the competitor you envy. Mental game is something you develop. Mentally tough athletes are the ones implementing strategies to compete longer. They shrug off mistakes faster & regain composure, they know how to compartmentalize stress, their perfectionism helps them strive for more not become paralyzed with fear of not being good enough & they celebrate progress! Imagine what it will feel like to discover the secrets of performing well. There are so many coping strategies that can be learned, & these tactics help athletes have a stronger mental game & get rid of emotionally exhaustive competing. We invite you to become the best version of yourself & one of the ways to do that now is through the Mental Skills Series workshops.

The workshop examples will be geared towards student athletes who are dealing with the pressures of competing & have a demanding schedule balancing school, practice, conditioning, & attempting to get to the next level. I believe the material is easy to follow for ages 12 & up. However, I use these same strategies for setting my performance goals for my business, the triathlons I compete in, & getting daily tasks complete, so it's certainly not just beneficial for athletes. I wish I had this research back when I was in school, so I think anyone can find techniques that they can use to help them have a productive year. If you're a coach wanting to help your athletes "reset" & not "internalize it all" so they compete stronger, or create a team culture to be all in as a team, then you could benefit a ton too. If you're a parent who wants to know how to help their kid "relax" & "not get so upset" when they don't meet their expectations, then this is up your alley too! It's 1 hour of a topic in sport psychology - there isn't participation required & cameras don't have to be on for participants, this is presentation style so all ages can consume!

The workshop is designed to educate quickly & give you tangible tips that you would actually apply in real life. This isn't a deep dive into what's been holding you back in the past, but if you signed up for the entire series, worked with my team 1:1 or took our other programs, you'd definitely get that. I'll give easy to digest concepts & strategies to apply immediately. This is a great opportunity to build a foundation, but I can only cover so much in 1 hour. There are plenty of sport specific things we teach & personal questions we ask in 1:1 sessions that allow us to help athletes with coaching conflicts, parent pressure, team dynamics, recruiting stress, etc. that we won't be going into. Is it enough for you - really depends on what you have going on. A lot of people will learn enough to see a difference in their performance, then some may want to start 1:1 work afterwards or get into a group coaching program & get feedback that applies to them. We always get feedback after our workshops saying how much they learned in a short amount of time.

Mental Skills Series of workshops includes strategies we typically don't have time to teach. I'm so excited about this series of workshops because it's a huge piece of the puzzle of competing better. I'm willing to bet the majority of the content will be BRAND NEW to most. There might be some concepts you've heard before if you have been with us a long time, but depending on how many sessions you've had, or how long it's been since you've been in, you'll most likely learn something new. It may also be a good way to hold yourself accountable to mentally prep for an upcoming tryout or new season. We often say we'll look over our notes on our own, but do we? If scheduling a 1:1 session is hard for you or out of your budget, this is an awesome way to learn, & honestly even if you hear info you've already heard, you're more likely to apply it with repetition. This workshop could also be good for a sibling that's never had a chance to work 1:1 with us & multiple people can watch it together.