Objective: To introduce you to the course and say hello
Objective: To let you know more about Steve Dent
Objective: To make you aware of why mental toughness is important to you
Objective: To give you more information on what the course covers and how it is structured
Objective: To make the course workbook available to you.
Objective: To introduce you to the concept of mental toughness
Objective: To make you aware of how mental toughness benefits sports athletes
Objective: To introduce you to the model of mental toughness that the course is based upon
Objective: To explore high control and what you need to do to demonstrate it
Objective: To explore high commitment and what you need to do to demonstrate it
Objective: To explore high challenge and what you need to do to demonstrate it
Objective: To explore high confidence and what you need to do to demonstrate it
Objective: To explore where 'pressure' comes from
Objective: To identify why we experience things in sport that are different to others
Objective: To identify why we experience things in sport that are different to others
Objective: To introduce the TARGET strategy
Objective: To practice the TARGET strategy and to reflect on the results
Objective: To identify why we experience things in sport that are different to others
Objective: To highlight the importance of getting present in sport
Objective: To introduce you to the concept of an 'Alter Ego' for sport
Objective: To identify the mindset of your 'Alter Ego'
Objective: To explore ways to switch on the mindset of your 'Alter Ego'
Objective: To explore the concept of mental imagery for sport
Objective: To help you recognise how to do mental imagery to get the best out of the practice
Objective: To practice mental imagery
Objective: To practice mental imagery
Objective: To practice mental imagery
Objective: To practice mental imagery
Objective: To practice mental imagery in two different ways
Objective: To take mental imagery to the next level
Objective: To identify how using your breath can help you in your sport
Objective: To explore how to anchor emotional states
Objective: To recognise how our language impacts your performance in sport
Objective: To identify your preferred representational system
Objective: To recognise the language you use that can help or hinder your performance
Objective: To recognise and explore the filters you use that can help or hinder your performance
Objective: To provide you with help to reframe how you experience situations in your sport
Objective: To help you use different language and filters to experience situations in a more helpful way
Objective: To identify the core principles of success in for approaching your sport
Objective: To explore how to get past setbacks and thrive
Objective: To help you change the stories that you tell yourself that hinder your performance
Objective: To explore when you perceive yourself or others as either OK or not OK and what you can do about it.
Objective: To recognise what creates unhelpful emotions in sport
Objective: To explore what you can and can't control in your sport
Objective: To introduce the TARGET strategy for sport
Objective: To explore useful breathing techniques than can help you control nerves and anxiety
Objective: To identify the excuses you are using for not getting the results you want
Objective: To identify how to set clear and meaningful outcomes in your sport
Objective: To build good habits by sticking them to your current habits
Objective: To ask you leave a review of the course
Objective: To help someone identify what works well and not so well for them at work
Objective: To reflect on how things are going for a person in their role
Objective: To help identify what works well and not so well for the person
Objective: To reflect on good things, not so good things and one thing thing to change
Objective: To avoid misunderstandings in a working relationship
Objective: To help people get 100% clarity on their role
Objective: To reflect on what's important to AND for a person at work
Objective: To prepare for a one-to-one with good questions
Objective: To explore what you need to do to inspire your team to develop their inner strength
Objective: To recognise what you are already good at to build self-belief
Objective: To start adopting the qualities of people that you really admire
Objective: To improve what you do in very small achievable increments
Objective: To help understand the root causes of underperformance
Objective: To run meetings that cause outcomes
Objective: To recognise key strengths at your best and where these can be overplayed
Objective: To recognise unhelpful emotions and how to access more useful emotional states
Objective: To be able to set great outcomes that you can actually achieve
Objective: To develop the habits of asking questions and listening
“As a professional sportsman, I am always looking for ways to improve my performance. When I was younger I used to think the only way to improve was to hit more balls and get stronger and fitter. Working on those things did help me to a point but the thing that really changed everything for me was when I decided to start working on the mental side of the game. The improvement I saw when I started using and practising the techniques that are found in this course was so much more than just hitting balls and lifting weights. I have no doubt that the content and techniques in this course can be used by all the top players in all sports. I would recommend this course to anyone who is looking to find a way to get to the next level. Whether you are a young up and coming player looking to get a professional contract, you are already a professional player looking to get to the next level or even if you are a recreational player that just wanted to get better at your sport. This course and the activities and information in it will help you achieve that!
Steve has a great understanding of sport and the pressures and challenges that a sportsperson faces and this make the content and the way it is delivered and presented excellently. All the content is easy to follow and can be implemented straight away, meaning that from the minute you start the course you can begin improving your performance immediately.” ― Chris Dent - Gloucestershire CCC Captain and opening batsman
““Steve has been brilliant in helping me overcome frustrating periods as a cricketer and go on to perform really well under pressure. His knowledge and passion around high performance coaching and NLP is up there with the very best and it certainly feels like I have an edge over all my competitors.
Through working together both face to face and online I’ve seen significant improvements in my ability to develop skills quickly, stay calm under pressure and ultimately enjoy playing the game I love. Steve has become a great mentor for me and I can always rely on him to go above and beyond to help me in any way he can!”” ― Bhavi Devchand - Western Fury & Perth Scorchers cricketer
““Steve was absolutely fantastic to work with on my Mental Toughness, it was not something I had ever come across before but the premise of actually working on my mental toughness was an absolute no brainer. It gives you at first the ability to know what you do well and what you do not so well and then Steve gives you the skills to deal with these issues. It has changed the way I practice and changed the way I play my cricket completely. Having a chance to actually test out some of the methods whilst I was away in the winter and seeing the reward of coping under pressure was such a great feeling. Along with technical training, I can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to work with Steve to become a better performer in sport.”” ― Ryan Higgins - Gloucestershire CCC & Welsh Fire