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Master Your Mental Game

Using a process that gets results without spending a fortune.

The Problem We All Face...

All coaches know how it feels when you put in the work and the athletes are ready to succeed, but then miss the mark. I've seen it first hand with my athletes. However, if it's not a matter of skill, it's got to be something else... It comes down to their mental state or states. If athletes lose focus or succumb to distractions, it can be game over. Achieving peak performances more reliably is possible, with a bit of specific training.
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How Costly Really Is It?

Missing the podium or losing a game can alter an athlete's trajectory for their entire career. Your athletes' success depends on winning pivotal performances. Perhaps a bigger problem you might not be aware of is 54% of athletes, the reason they leave sport, it's not because of losing one game or podium position, it's due to injury. And, when athletes get hurt, it's usually not a matter of skill either, it's due to compromised mental states.
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So, What Can We Do?

Learning the physical and mental states that take you out of the moment, the internal distractions that compromise focus, attention, and decision-making makes you a better coach and helps your athletes. By applying mental training tools in every practice, game, or contest, you will give your athletes a competitive edge to turn good performances into great ones.

What Other Coaches Are Saying

5 star rating

Excellent course!

Sean Soper

As an Outdoor Education teacher and coach for various youth sports programs, I found this course to be very worthwhile. It is interesting, insightful, and p...

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As an Outdoor Education teacher and coach for various youth sports programs, I found this course to be very worthwhile. It is interesting, insightful, and provides practical strategies for helping to coach my students and athletes to be more mindful, prevent injuries, and enhance performance. I highly recommend it!

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4 star rating

Good tool for developing self-awarness

Geoff Hackett

HeadStartPro provides athletes and coaches with fundamental skills in developing self-awareness in their sport environment. Their terminology provides a soli...

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HeadStartPro provides athletes and coaches with fundamental skills in developing self-awareness in their sport environment. Their terminology provides a solid structure for an athlete to base their sport experience with the HeadStart context, and the anecdotal videos provide good examples of how the error causing states can negatively impact sport performance. This online program is a good tool to open an athlete's awareness to the mental factors that can impact their sport performance, and opens the possibility for more specific mental skill training when the athlete has a grasp of the self-awareness skills the program advocates. The online format makes it easy to go at your own pace with the program.

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5 star rating

HeadStartPro Coaching Course

Rob Williams

Great course. Lots of useful information.

Great course. Lots of useful information.

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HeadStartPro Coaching Course

Ashley Fullarton

Great course

Great course

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5 star rating

Canoeing athlete

Chelsi Mata

I really like this concept, I have found this course very interesting and I believe is a tool that will help me a lot to improve my performance.

I really like this concept, I have found this course very interesting and I believe is a tool that will help me a lot to improve my performance.

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5 star rating

HeadStartPro Athlete course

Dana Dusevic

Well laid out, interactive, fantastic resource. Really appreciated the the print out guide to follow when implementing the techniques in the future.

Well laid out, interactive, fantastic resource. Really appreciated the the print out guide to follow when implementing the techniques in the future.

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COACH TRAINING, ON YOUR TIME

  • Earn professional development credits

  • Learn practical mental coaching tools and techniques

  • Empower your athletes with knowledge & training

  • Take your team to the next level

Meet Your Instructor

Mike Shaw

Mike Shaw, a UBC Okanagan alumni and national-level coach, comes to HeadStartPro from a decorated career in freestyle skiing. Following a severe skiing accident in 2013, Mike had to leave the sport he loved. Giving up his passion was difficult, but Mike picked himself up, and now takes what he’s learned from trauma to make a difference and help others. He is a subject matter expert in performance coaching and injury prevention. He’s developed strategies that use positive psychology to help people achieve their full potential and excel in the face of adversity. He’s made it his mission to inspire others to take action and achieve their full potential with HeadStartPro.

Course Curriculum

  • 2

    Chapter 2 - The State to Error Pattern

    • Instructional Video 2.1

    • Video 2.1 Questions

    • Instructional Video 2.2

    • Kristi Richards - HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Kristi Richards

    • Krisi Richards Story Recap

    • Q&A Chapter 2

    • Closing Comments

  • 3

    Chapter 3 - Critical Error Reduction Techniques

    • Instructional Video 3.1

    • Video 3.1 Questions

    • Instructional Video 3.2

    • Chad Moeller's HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Chad Moeller

    • Q&A Chapter 3

    • Instructional Video 3.3

  • 4

    Chapter 4 - Static Performance Errors

    • Instructional Video 4

    • Burton's HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Burton

    • Q&A Chapter 4

  • 5

    Chapter 5 - Dynamic Performance Errors

    • Instructional Video 5

    • Sarah Vicaretti's HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Sarah Vicaretti

    • Q&A Chapter 5

  • 6

    Chapter 6 - CERTs to Enhance Performance

    • Instructional Video 6

    • Simon D'artois' HeadStart Story

    • Q&A Chapter 6

  • 7

    Chapter 7 - Coaching Tools to Enhance Performance

    • Instructional Video 7.1

    • Instructional Video 7.2

    • Q&A Chapter 7

    • Instructional Video 7.3

  • 8

    Coaching Tools Chapter 1 - Introduction to Coaching Tools

    • Coaching Tools Instructional Video 1

    • Kimble Anders' HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Kimble Anders

    • Q&A Coacing Tools Chapter 1

  • 9

    Coaching Tools Chapter 2 - HeadStart Stories

    • Coaching Tools Instructional Video 2

    • Tyler Green's HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Tyler Green

    • Q&A Coaching Tools Chapter 2

  • 10

    Coaching Tools Chapter 3 - Anticipating Error

    • Coaching Tools Instructional Video 3

    • Jordin Tootoo's HeadStart Story

    • HeadStart Story Quiz - Jordin Tootoo

    • Q&A Coaching Tools Chapter 3

  • 11

    Coaching Tools Chapter 4 - Rate Your State

    • Coaching Tools Instructional Video 4

    • Q&A Coaching Tools Chapter 4

  • 12

    Coaching Tools Chapter 5 - Bringing it all Together

    • Coaching Tools Instructional Video 5

    • Final Test

    • Closing Comments

    • Self Report PD Instructions Canada

Teams and Organizations We've Worked With

Freestyle Canada

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