Explore the psychology behind athletic performance and discover how motivation, focus, confidence, and mindset can shape the way athletes perform.
What happens when the pressure is on? Investigate how elite athletes and teams respond to pressure, setbacks, and big moments, then put mental strategies to the test through games and challenges of your own. Along the way, experiment with visualization, goal setting, self-talk, and focus techniques, and explore how communication, leadership, and team chemistry can influence performance. Finish by creating and putting into practice a mental training plan for an athlete or team.
What you'll do
Put Your Mind to the Test
Take on games and challenges designed to put you under pressure. Compare how you perform in different situations and investigate what happens when the stakes go up.
Train Your Mental Game
Experiment with visualization, goal setting, self-talk, and focus techniques, then test which strategies help you perform at your best.
Study Teams Under Pressure
Explore the psychology of leadership, communication, and team chemistry through real-world examples of famous comebacks, collapses, and high-pressure moments.
Build a Winning Mindset
Design a mental training program for an athlete or team, then put your strategy into practice and see how psychology can become part of the training process.
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