BTS: Mental Toughness Training Ideas for High School Coaches

I'm taking you behind the scenes of how I start practice with mental training. Learn more about this system here → https://coachfreetraining.com

Mental training doesn't have to take hours. I've been doing this with my high school volleyball team for six years, and we've won four consecutive state championships.

👋🏼 I'm Coach Bre - a mental performance coach for girl athletes, Co-Founder of The Elite Competitor, and a long-time head volleyball coach and 4-time state champion.

In this video, you're seeing exactly what I do. The whiteboard setup for pre-practice routines, how athletes engage with the daily mindset work, and how I structure it for easy implementation.

🧐What You'll Learn:
✅ Pre-practice setup to get athletes mentally checked in
✅ Our 3-2-1 BRAVE daily mindset routine (takes about 5 minutes)
✅ How I teach one mental training concept per week in just 15 minutes

🕓 Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction & Mental Training Overview
00:20 Practice Setup & Routine
01:13 Pre-Practice & Whiteboard
02:36 Mindset Routine & Mental Skills
03:16 Notebooks & Next Steps

💬 Coaches - comment below: What's the biggest challenge you face trying to fit mental training into your already packed practice schedule?

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P.S. A few stats worth knowing:

• Athletes who practice mental skills show 15-20% improvement in performance consistency under pressure (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2022)
• Teams that implement structured mental training programs report 40% fewer in-game mental errors (International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2023)
• 85% of high school coaches believe mental training is important, but only 23% feel confident teaching it (National Federation of State High School Associations, 2023)

The Coach Her Game YouTube channel is hosted by The Elite Competitor and is dedicated to helping coaches of girl athletes strengthen their mental game and team culture in order to develop a competitive edge.

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