TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the authors
“State of the Union” for Mental Skills Creating a Playbook of Mental Skills
Introduction
Holistic Athlete 2
My Balance
Growth Mindset 8
Motivation 12
My Motivation
Goal Setting 18
My Goals
Phase 1: Warm Up
Emotional Regulation
My Warmup Breath
My “Zone”
Controlling Thoughts
My Visualization My Mantra
Phase 2: Performance
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Self-Talk
My Confidence
Response
My Performance Breath
Phase 3: Reflection
Inventory
Closing
My Mental Playbook
One for Them, One for Me 72
What's in the Book?
MMP Provides content and education about mental skills, a story of a young athlete who is beginning to incorporate these skills that the reader can follow along with, activities to partake in, and a takeaway personalized playbook.