The Coaches Best Friend

After your whistle Why will I be your new best friend? Because I can do two good things for you. I can work with your athletes and teach them how to prepare their minds for competition. Second, I can teach you the secrets to developing their mental game and you can pass that along to your athletes. Either way, when they perform well, when it counts, you look like a genius.

I'm Paul S. Palmer, director of the Sports Motivation Clinic. You know your sport and chances are you know a bit about motivation too. However, you can't teach athletes without the constant reminder that the mind controls 90% of the outcome on game day. That's why rituals, traditions, superstition and pep talks have been the tools of the coach since caveman days. Are they effective? Sometimes. They have one thing in common. They all try to trick the players' mind into being ready for the big game.

Superstition and other ways to influence the powers that be.

Superstition and rituals have been a part of sports for as long as we've had sports. Is superstition and ritual a bad thing? No! If you believe your lucky socks help you win, then by all means don't take them off! But, do your lucky socks actually help prepare the mind for the moment of truth? Do your lucky socks tell the brain which part of the mind to be in at crunch time? Do your smelly old socks actually help the automatic part of the mind take over when the game is on the line? I think not! But, it makes for a nice story for a Disney movie.
Hypnosis techniques can actually train the athlete's mind for the moment of truth.

The better way to get their mind in the game.

Hypnosis and the mental conditioning techniques associated with it, are a direct way to influence the part of the mind responsible for sports performance. It's better than rituals, superstition and pep talks, (not that there is anything wrong with that). It works hand-in-hand with all that modern science has uncovered on how the brain functions during peak performance moments. If you're smart you'll let an expert (Mr. Palmer) teach you or teach your athletes how to get their heads in the game. Then you can spend your valuable time teaching them the game, technique, plotting strategy, guiding their physical development, kicking dirt on the shoes of the umpire, throwing tantrums and other coachly functions.

I Teach The Teachers

Coaches workshop

I can conduct a 1 hour workshop for your coaching staff. It would be similar to the workshop I do for teams only geared for the teacher. I'll show you what I teach my athletes and show you how to show them. It doesn't involve hypnosis, you are not expected to became a hypnotist but it does involve relaxation techniques you can easily pass on to your athletes. A coaches workshop, if you work with amateur athletes, starts at $350. in the Chicago area and I come to you. If you have a small coaching staff or just one, come see me at my office.

A Coaches Private Session Mental Conditioning 101 The Ugly Truth!

Maybe a good first step into the world of mental conditioning is for you to get the information from the horses mouth. If you are curious about mental conditioning techniques, come see me, I'll share. Are you embarrassed by your lack of knowledge in this area, don't be, you are far from alone. I know an ugly secret. Most coaches don't know squat about mental training or sports psychology and are probably using motivational techniques that would have been laughable 20 years ago. If you are not current on the latest sports psychology theories and practices, you have some catching up to do but I can save you a lot of time. I'll teach you in plain language, the latest stuff, explain why it works and how to use it with your athletes.

A private session on mental conditioning training with me can help you be a better coach. It doesn't involve being hypnotized, it's a hour of instruction on how this stuff works and why and plenty of tips you can take back to use with your athletes. Once you fully understand what I can do for your athletes, maybe you'll send a few my way. Same cost as a regular individual office visit $250. Add another coach for fifty bucks!

Do you work with the young ones?

God bless you and you do it for free. Molding the youth is a awesome responsibility. They get their basics from you, the stuff they carry with them for the rest of their athletic career. You need to know the rudiments of mental preparation the same as any other coach. Other counties start mental training exercises with their youngest athletes. Having a team workshop for a pee wee league team doesn't make much sense but I can teach you the basics. Then I won't have to fix them later!

Call today and set up a session.

Sports Motivation Clinic

14810 S. Keystone Ave.
(1 block West of Pulaski Ave.)

Midlothian IL. 60445

708-233-1111 Hours by appointment