KHP Coaching

Key takeaways as a Mental Performance Coach for Elite athletes

Pro athletes don’t have all the resources they need either

If you want players to perform at a high level, the entire organization need systems in place

Give the players some grace. They’re doing the best they can

Bonus for all the young players out there:

Sliding mitts and the most expensive bat don’t make you a better player

Better training makes you a better player

If you or someone you know needs mental skills training, send me a message

Nobody prepares you for how fast your whole identity can shift mid-season.

Your inner circle might be what’s holding you back

If they’re not ACTIVELY and PUBLICLY cheering you on, they’re pulling you down

Your REAL friend
Your REAL family

They’ll encourage you to rest instead of party
They’ll remind you that you have more in the tank
They’ll defend you when you’re not around

Anything else is their way to make themselves feel better for not working on themselves and changing their lives

If you make the choice to cut them out of your life like you know you should

They’ll be wearing their high school varsity jacket telling everyone how that would have been then if they didn’t get injured in 10th grade

While you’re living your dream on Prime Time

Audit your circle

Imagine tomorrow was the Super Bowl

And you were the starting QB

What would you be doing RIGHT NOW to prepare?

Stretch
Recover
Watch Film
Fuel Your Body

What if you moved with THAT level of focus EVERY DAY?

You’d make a lot more progress in 30 days than what you probably did all year

I challenge you to move with THAT LEVEL of energy, effort, and focus for 30 days

Your results will skyrocket

I’m calling it the Pro30 challenge

Do it and send me your results

Most pro athletes are missing the same tools you are

Mental Performance really hasn’t taken off in the pro sports yet

Almost every team, at every level has in house Strength & Conditioning, athletic trainers, etc.

But most teams actually SHARE a Mental Performance Coach with several levels of their organizations

Not all, but many

NHL & AHL
MiLB A & Dominican League
MiLB AA & AAA

Most people have access to Strength & Conditioning on some level

And if there are resources you don’t have access to, we all have the internet

There are ZERO excuses

Athletes don’t have access to resources you’re missing

You already have everything you need

So let’s get to work

Play like you have Bryce Harper’s $300M contract

One major reason why these athletes EARN these lucrative contracts is that they’ve MASTERED a skill

Separating their identity as a person and their performance

They understand that a home run, touchdown, or scoring 30 points does not change their CHARACTER

Parents:

Does YOUR character change when your athlete competes?

Athletes:

Your performance is NOT your worth.
Your CHARACTER matters the most.

“Just stop being afraid” is a myth

But fear can be managed

There are only 2 ways to become “Fearless”

1. Outwork all anxiety
2. Choose to be excited

Your brain does not know the difference between fear and excitement

It is almost the same signal to the brain

The difference is our perception AND BELIEF of that moment

For example

If you’re at a showcase in front of pro scouts, you’d probably be nervous. I would too. That’s normal.

Shift that thought to:
- “I have the opportunity to fulfill my dream”
- “I’m living the story I will tell me kids one day”
- “It’s time to put on a show”

Or anything else that gets your adrenaline pumping

Now that you have some ideas of what helps, use that same thought in every training session - regardless of how nervous (or calm) you are

The adrenaline will help you have a better quality training session

Better quality training = better quality competition

Choose your thoughts
Choose your emotions
Choose your actions
Choose your results

Doing everything does nothing

Most athletes are looking for the edge

They’re looking for the newest sneakers
The newest carbon fiber insoles
The newest bat that adds 20 ft to your hit

And as soon as they find this “hack” they think they’re Kobe

Even if you ARE training every day, you’re probably not ACTUALLY training

Training should PREPARE you for battle on the field

If competition feels more taxing than a training session, you’re not actually training

You’re pretending

You really want to be a professional?

Start doing what pros do

The work WORKS when you allow it to