Performance Consulting, Ltd.

Get Your Head in the Game – A Coaches Clinic

How to Apply Mental Skills Training to your Youth and High School Sport Team

The complete athlete player is well-prepared -- physically, as well as, mentally.  While most coaches readily admit that “the game within the game is between the ears”, the mental skills component is an often overlooked ingredient as coaches and players assemble their development programs.  The absolute best time to teach mental skills training is when your athletes are young and eager to learn!

has been created for youth and high school coaches to help them successfully apply the concepts of sport psychology into their programs. Sport psychology, in its simplest form, is about teaching athletes to think better so that they will perform better. This clinic will offer attending coaches the fundamental concepts and skills necessary to help their teams win more games and have more fun doing it!

Michael Riggs, M.Ed. is the president of Performance Consulting, Ltd., and the creator of the highly acclaimed mental skills program, ONE Way Sport.  Michael earned his masters degree in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology from The University of Virginia in 1991, studying directly under renowned sport psychologist Dr. Bob Rotella.  Over the past fifteen years, Michael has been called upon to assist many of the most talented athletes in the country -- from junior players to professional competitors.  Additionally, his clients include teams from Colorado State University , University of Denver , University of Illinois , University of Colorado , and Northwestern University .

Topics to be covered in this highly interactive and educational coaching clinic:              

·         Guiding your players to develop the “Mindset of a Champion”

·         Understanding and mastering the Four C’s of Execution

·         Reducing player nervousness and anxiety

·         Enhancing concentration and focus         

·         Creating great  practices

·         Managing challenging parents

Cost:  $10 per coach.  Includes all clinic materials

Date:  Sunday, March 30th

Time:  12:00-1:00

Location:  Pueblo County Conference Center , 1001 N. Santa Fe

Participants:  Youth and HS Coaches