Mental Performance Coaching
Are you an aspiring athlete that wants to improve your focus, confidence, motivation, consistency and overall "recruit-ability" to make it to the next level?
Are you an athlete (or parent of an athlete) that needs help with:
bouncing back more quickly from mistakes
dealing with fear of failure and perfectionism
staying motivated to train
your body or nerves feeling “out of control”
performing more consistently
Are you motivated to work on all aspects of your mental & emotional game? If so, then Valston Coaching is for you.
To learn more book a free 15 min consultation or take the free Athletic Coping Skills Inventory below.
Free 10-Min Video Report
Is your child an athlete? And would you love for them to have the best shot possible in earning a college scholarship? In this report, I’ll tell you exactly how I get young athletes to perform at levels they never thought possible. Specifically, you’ll discover how I went from being a part-time player in my junior year to walking away with a full-ride scholarship, all by how I managed my performance under bad circumstances.
Watch this free lesson
Whether you are an athlete or parent, discover the 3 Big Mistakes most teen athletes make and how to correct them.
The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory is a highly validated psychology assessment that measures an athlete’s psychological coping skills in seven key areas. Developed by Smith et al. (1995), the ACSI helps athletes gain more understanding and clarity about the mental skills that can impact performance and how they score in each area.
Spend 10 minutes answering a series of questions about different psychological components of performance. Take this quiz now to discover the areas of mental toughness that you need to work on to take your game to the next level.
Based on your results, I will give you a few tips to guide your mental skills development to address areas of weakness and make recommendations for which of my resources might serve you best!
Athletic Coping Skills Inventory
"Val - I just wanted to say thank you for the work you did with this course. Offering something like this I think can be a very valuable tool - and I have seen a noticeable difference in Emily’s confidence. I believe that your course helped with that. A program that is virtual can be difficult to keep the kids engaged - particularly at their age. But I know Em enjoyed the sessions. So, thank you - appreciate what you do - and wish you the best of success with your program!"
Jennifer Killoran - Mom
"I felt that my daughter was beginning to feel that she was under a lot of pressure with sports and needed to learn ways to cope with the stress. Working with Valerie was great. My daughter learned a lot and I feel that she is better prepared for the ups and downs of sports. My daughter verbalizes ways to cope, how to laugh at herself and enjoy the game again.”
Joanne - Mom
"You are willing to share what you know from experience and you helped Baylee find alternative ways of dealing with herself and her dad. You were very compassionate and easy to work with. Since she started the working with you she has not been in a game situation so I am anxious to see how she reacts and utilizes some of the tools you all discussed. We can tell a difference in how she processes and reacts to different situations with coaches and teammates at practices. I really noticed a difference a few weeks ago when Baylee got hit in the head with a softball and had to get stitches and had a concussion. She used some of the breathing techniques to help her get thru several long weeks of concussion protocol. She tells me all the time different things she learned from you she utilizes in her everyday life just not softball!"
Tempy Tilley - Mom
Mental Toughness Training
Mental Performance Training/Coaching focuses on helping the athlete/performer master the mental side of performance. The training pulls from the fields of sport psychology, positive psychology, mindfulness practices and research, motor learning, coaching science and developmental psychology that will help the athlete perform consistently in training and competition, increase motivation to stick to training/exercise programs, to enhance their grittiness, hardiness, and resilience and help individuals reach their potential.
Performance Skills
These skills are focused on helping athletes train more effectively and efficiently, and to excel in performance moments.
Life Skills
These skills are focused on helping your athlete build their self-awareness, effective thinking, optimism, communication skills and character to enable success in sport, academics, and life.
Toughness Trainer App
This app is for personal remote coaching of young athletes trying to improve their mental game to achieve their goals. (earning a college scholarship, becoming a sponsored player, making a national team, etc). Use this personal coaching app to become a mentally tough athlete. Get advice in the community, use the accountability features to stick to a plan and much more!
Go to your respective app store to download for FREE and start training now!
You can also check out the app and sign up from the web below.
Additional Resources
Mental Toughness Training for Athletes
Through my personal and professional experience, I introduce you to 7 key skills to building and maintaining mental toughness in sport and life. As a parent or athlete, this book will help you focus on what really matters (process and effort over results). It helps your athlete build mental toughness AND helps parents, help their athlete build the mental toughness they need to succeed in sport and life.
Mental Toughness Training Journal
This journal is designed to help you build your self-awareness and develop the mental processes that help your performance, and discover what's getting in your way, so you can change it. The first few pages of the journal explain what types of things you should be journaling about as it relates to your performance. The rest of the pages give you an opportunity to rate the quality of your confidence, motivation, focus, and energy each day. This allows you to see trends over time. The notes pages allow you to reflect and free think about your experiences that day, and how your specific thoughts, emotions, and physiological states affect you and your performance.
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Contact Info
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E: Valerie.alston@valstoncoaching.com P: 910-227-9252
