MENTAL GAME ACADEMY

🔺FREE MONTHLY WEBINAR

THE MENTAL SIDE OF SPORTS IS CHANGING FAST.

Athletes are struggling with pressure, confidence, focus, emotional control, phone habits, and burnout in ways most coaches and parents were never taught to handle

Each month, Mental Game Academy brings together experts, coaches, and performance professionals to help athletes, coaches, parents, and organizations better understand the modern mental game.

Free to Attend

Live Online Webinar

Monthly Topics

Coaches - Athletes - Parents

🔺this months webinar

what great organizations do differently with parents

High Standards Parents: Building Athletes Who Thrive

The most successful athletes are supported by parents who understand how to create an environment that develops confidence, accountability, resilience, and long-term success. This webinar explores the behaviours, habits, and standards that help athletes perform at their best while creating a healthier experience for players, coaches, and families. Based on the Parent REFRESH Mission.

Thursday, June 25th

1:00 PM ET

Online Zoom Meeting

  • How to support your athlete’s development without adding unnecessary pressure

  • The biggest mistakes parents make that unintentionally hurt confidence, motivation, and performance

  • Why sleep, phone habits, emotional regulation, and accountability matter more than most parents realize

  • How to communicate with coaches, officials, and your athlete in ways that build trust and growth

  • Practical strategies to help your athlete become more coachable, responsible, focused, and mentally prepared

featured presenter

Larissa Mills

A trailblazer in cognitive behavioral sports training, Larissa is devoted to empowering athletes with the tools they need to excel. With a deep understanding of how modern habits like excessive phone use affect neurological and emotional development, she is committed to helping athletes reclaim their focus and mental edge. Her ability to translate cutting-edge research into actionable strategies makes her an invaluable guide for athletes, parents, and coaches alike

🔺WHY THESE WEBINARS MATTER

WHY ARE SO MANY ATHLETES STRUGGING RIGHT NOW

Athlete development has changed dramatically over the last decade. Coaches, parents, and organizations are dealing with challenges that show up in performance, behavior, confidence, focus, and emotional control.

These webinars are designed to help make sense of what’s happening and provide practical strategies that actually help.

ATTENTION

Many athletes are training in a constant distraction loop, and it affects how they learn, listen, recover, and perform.

CONFIDENCE

Confidence swings are becoming more common, especially when athletes face pressure, comparison, mistakes, or public feedback.

FEEDBACK

More athletes are struggling to process correction without shutting down, getting defensive, or losing belief.

PRESSURE

Modern athletes are carrying more mental noise than most people realize, and it often shows up when the game gets hard.

🔺REFRESH PROGRAM TOPICS

TOPICS WE COVER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Each monthly webinar focuses on one practical piece of the modern mental game. Topics rotate throughout the year so coaches, athletes, parents, and organizations can keep learning without feeling overwhelmed.

01

ATHLETE MENTAL PERFORMANCE

Confidence, resilience, focus, emotional control, and pressure management.

02

COACH DEVELOPMENT

Leadership, communication, team culture, and modern athlete psychology.

03

PARENT EDUCATION

Support strategies, confidence-building, communication, and emotional awareness.

04

DIGITAL WELLNESS

Phone habits, social media, focus, attention, emotional health, and performance habits.

05

TEAM CULTURE

Accountability, leadership, standards, trust, and stronger team behavior.

06

PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY

Decision-making, composure, consistency, mindset, and adaptability under pressure.

🔺UPCOMING WEBINARS

KEEP LEARNING EVERY MONTH

Each session is built around one timely topic that helps people better understand the mental side of athlete development and performance.

COMING IN:

JULY

July 30th, 1 PM ET

PLAYER TYPES

wired differently: understanding athletes for better coaching, communication, and performance

PlayerType training helps coaches understand how different athletes are wired so they can communicate better, coach more effectively, build stronger buy-in, and get more consistent performance from their players.

COMING IN:

AUG

Aug 27th, 1 PM ET

SCREEN TIME

the screen-time effect: how phones are rewiring athletes BRAINS

A powerful webinar exploring how excessive phone and social media use are reshaping athletes’ attention, confidence, emotional control, decision-making, sleep, motivation, and long-term performance development both on and off the field.

COMING IN:

SEPT

Sept 24th, 1 PM ET

PLAYING TIME

Playing Time & Expectations: Setting the Foundation for a Successful Season

The conversations coaches have at the start of the season about playing time, roles, and expectations often determine how much trust, buy-in, and accountability they receive throughout the year.

🔺WHO SHOULD ATTEND

BUILT FOR THE WHOLE SPORTS ECOSYSTEM

These webinars are designed for anyone who plays a role in athlete development, performance, support, and culture.

Coaches

Athletes

Parents

Team Leaders

Organizations

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