PILOT PROGRAM SURVEY - PSSI Youth Mental Performance

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Ages 8–12

Young athletes building mental superpowers together, celebrating as a team

Rising Performers

Interactive · Story-Based · Skill-Focused

Week 1 Introduction to the Performance Mind
- What is mental performance and why it matters
- Introduction to the "Mental Athlete" identity
- Understanding the connection between mind and body
- Setting program intentions and personal goals
Week 2 Confidence Foundations & Positive Self-Talk
- Understanding confidence as a trainable skill
- Identifying negative self-talk patterns
- Building a personal "power phrase" toolkit
- Practice: pre-competition positive self-talk routine
Week 3 Focus & Attention Control
- What focus really means in competition
- Identifying personal distractors and triggers
- Introduction to "spotlight focus" technique
- Breathing and centering exercises for instant focus reset
Week 4 Managing Mistakes & Emotional Reset
- Why mistakes happen — and why they're necessary
- The "Flush It" routine for emotional reset after errors
- Building a short memory as a competitive advantage
- Story-based activity: athlete who overcame a setback
Week 5 Goal Setting & Performance Planning
- Outcome goals vs. process goals — knowing the difference
- Creating a personal weekly performance plan
- Accountability partner system introduction
- Workbook: My 4-Week Performance Blueprint
Week 6 Pressure, Nerves & Pre-Competition Routines
- Reframing nerves as excitement and readiness
- Designing a personal pre-competition ritual
- Music, movement, and mental imagery as activation tools
- Practice: 5-minute pre-game mental warm-up
Week 7 Teamwork, Leadership & Communication
- What makes a great teammate vs. a great leader
- Understanding your role on and off the field
- Communication skills for high-pressure situations
- Group challenge: collaborative resilience scenario
Week 8 Identity, Legacy & Next Steps
- Defining "My Athlete Identity Statement"
- Reviewing 8-week growth and key breakthroughs
- Creating a personal performance plan for the next 90 days
- Optional: Parent Segment — sharing growth and next steps
- Celebration and cohort recognition

Digital Workbook Weekly Take-Home Challenge Optional Parent Segment (Wk 8)

Ages 13–18 Teen athletes developing competitive edge, mental toughness and resilience

Competitive Edge Academy

Strategic · Accountable · Performance-Driven

Week 1 The Elite Mindset — What Separates Good From Great
- Separating talent from mental performance
- Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset in high-stakes sport
- Personal performance assessment baseline (WNC + Diagnostic)
- Defining individual competitive goals for the 8 weeks
Week 2 Confidence Architecture — Building Unshakeable Belief
- Sources of athletic confidence — what really builds it
- Identifying and rewriting confidence-destroying narratives
- The confidence journal system
- Pre-performance visualization for high-stakes moments
Week 3 Focus Under Fire — Attention Control & Concentration
- Broad vs. narrow focus — knowing when to shift
- Managing crowd noise, coach pressure, and social distractors
- Advanced reset routines for mid-competition focus
- Introducing the personal "anchor word" system
Week 4 Emotional Intelligence in Competition
- Reading and regulating emotional states in real time
- Composure strategies after high-pressure errors
- Managing frustration, anger, and anxiety without suppression
- Building emotional agility as a leadership skill
Week 5 Adversity Training — Resilience as a Competitive Edge
- Reframing adversity as an accelerant, not a barrier
- Building a personal adversity response protocol
- Accountability systems for consistency through setbacks
- Case study: elite athlete comeback stories and the mental tools used
Week 6 High-Performance Habits & Routine Design
- The science of pre-performance routines at the elite level
- Sleep, recovery, and nutrition as mental performance tools
- Designing a personal competition-day protocol
- Workbook: My Elite Performance Routine Template
Week 7 Leadership, Influence & Team Dynamics
- Distinguishing leadership by title vs. leadership by behavior
- How to influence team culture from any position on the roster
- Conflict resolution and communication under pressure
- Accountability challenge: lead a teammate through a setback
Week 8 Performance Identity & The Road Ahead
- Defining and owning your competitive identity statement
- Reviewing personal assessment growth from Week 1 to Week 8
- Building a 90-day post-program performance maintenance plan
- Optional: Parent Q&A — insights and continued support conversation
- Cohort recognition and next-level pathway options

Personal Performance Assessment Digital Workbook Optional Parent Q&A (Wk 8)

Optional Parent Segment in Week 8 (Rising Performers) & Optional Parent Q&A in Week 8 (Competitive Edge Academy). Full syllabus available upon request after pre-registration.

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