Every athlete walks out with something they can use
Hands-on sessions on pressure, mental blocks and the big feelings that come with sport, run in person in Sydney by an athlete who has been through them.
Built so the quiet ones speak up too
Big rooms make teenagers go quiet, especially in front of people they don't know. So every session is set up for honesty, not performance.
- Small pods of 5 or 6The coach sets the pods before the day, with at least one friend in each.
- Nobody has to speak to the whole roomSharing happens in pods. Anything for the whole room is anonymous, on sticky notes I read out.
- I go firstMy own story comes early, so the room knows it's okay to be honest.
- Everyone leaves with it written downEvery athlete fills in their own plan, so it goes home with them.
Own the Day
Leave with a game-day plan you'll actually use. One complete session on handling the feeling on the day, for up to 30 athletes working in pods.
- StateThreat or challenge? Nerves and excitement are the same feeling with a different label. Athletes learn to change their state in 60 seconds and pick three go-to state changers.
- StoryCatch the "I always, I never, I can't" stories. Sort fact from feeling, then flip the story and find one piece of evidence that the new one is true.
- StrategyA simple three-part routine: an energy song, a cue and a one-liner, and knowing what the warm-up is actually for.
Your sport, your version
Comp day for skill sports like gymnastics, trampoline, diving, cheer and athletics, including how to reset after a mistake mid-routine. Game day for team sports like netball, football and basketball.
They leave with
- A 4-page workbook they've filled in
- Their own game-day or comp-day plan
- One thing to start that night
State, Story, Strategy is a framework from Tony Robbins. Threat vs challenge draws on Steve Magness.
Enquire about Own the DayUnstuck
For the skill you used to do easily and now can't go for. I fought mental blocks for over a decade, and this is the pattern that finally got me through.
- Own itDrop "I've tried everything" and commit to one approach, fully.
- Understand itA block is usually about the story or the transition, not the skill.
- Rewrite the storyName the old belief, write the new one, and become that athlete first.
- Rep it with structureOne cue to start the skill, a set number of reps, and finish on a good one.
- Prove itTrack evidence like hit rates, not how confident you feel that day.
They leave with
- A one-page block plan
- Their old story and their new one
- A start cue, a reps rule and a last-rep rule
Safe by design
Every plan is worked through with the athlete's own coach. Nobody tries a skill alone because of a workshop. Coaches can join for why "just do it" doesn't work.
Unstuck draws on ideas from my podcast guests and the Identity Thermostat from Jeffrey Hodges (Sportsmind).
Enquire about UnstuckDeep Roots
Own the Day is how to handle the feeling on the day. Deep Roots is why you feel it. Over six weeks in person, a small group gets to the root of the pressure and builds worth that doesn't ride on results.
- Week 1Awareness: what's really going on?
- Week 2Origins: where did this story come from?
- Week 3Fear: what is it protecting?
- Week 4Worth: who are you without the result?
- Week 5Rewrite: become them first
- Week 6Resolution: the person you're becoming
Lived, not just learnt
Each week has a Scared Rep: one thing that scares them, in sport or out of it, getting a little bigger each week. They log the wins and the courage in an Evidence Bank Diary.
Parents are part of it
A short intake call with each athlete and parent before week 1, and parents join for the last 20 minutes of week 6. This is mindset coaching, not therapy.
Join the waitlist for the next group
Groups are small, so places go to the waitlist first.
The Sideline
The adults in an athlete's corner matter more than any workshop. This short session shows parents and coaches what to say and what to watch for.
- What the athletes learntSo you can back it up at home and at training.
- The signs to watch forWhat pressure can look like when they aren't saying it out loud.
- Comforting vs helpingWhen to listen and when to step in.
- The car ride homeWhat to ask instead of "what did you place?"
Everyone takes home a sheet with the full list of signs and the questions to ask.
Add The Sideline to a workshopBring a workshop to your team
What happens next
- Tell me about your group and what you're hoping for.
- I'll reply by email with options that suit your athletes.
- We lock in a date and I tailor the session to your group.