Why the Persevere
Performance Program?
It shouldn’t take until college or until they are completely burnt out and want to quit for you to help them with the mental side of the game.
Have you seen your athlete do any of the following?
Say they never feel they are doing enough
Have expectations to be perfect, and never make a mistake
Pre-game jitters do not go away after the first few minutes into the competition.
Post-injury – can’t perform the same as did pre-injury, even when 100% physically recovered.
Too self conscious and worries about how others perceive them
High expectations for performance (maybe perfectionist)
Pre-game jitters do not go away after the first few minutes into the competition.
Anger or frustration gets in the way of peak performance.
Frequently disappointed with performance and wishing it was better.
Takes poor performance home with self and feels down or upset for a long time.
Cannot concentrate in the here and now or focus only on execution.
Just interested in improving their mental game.
Doesn’t understand what they need to improve to reach their goals
Too self-conscious- worries about what others think
Constantly doubt themselves about their sport prior or during games
Motivated by fear of failure and it affects performance in competition.
Fear of success and sabotages self when winning.
Not sure why they play their sport or allow others to be their source of motivation.
Overthink their performance post game and can’t just let it go
Not sure why they play their sport or allow others to be their source of motivation.
Overanalyze mistakes (technique) and thus think too much about technique.
Suffer from low self-confidence or self-esteem.
Limit performance with negative self-labels such as “I am a choker.”
Difficulty forgetting or letting go of bad past performances.
Cannot perform with freedom or trust in times of adversity or pressure.
Easily frustrated after errors due to high expectations.
May sabotage performance with a comfort zone (protect lead) or expectations that limit ability to press forward.
Post-injury – can’t perform the same as did pre-injury, even when 100% physically recovered.
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