Mental Training Guides

Mental strength is trainable – just like technique and fitness. Our guides cover sport-psychology techniques you can apply straight away: against nerves, for sharper focus, and for confidence that holds up under pressure. Every recommendation is backed by research and written for the day-to-day reality of competing athletes.

Mental Training · 5 min read

Nerves Before a Competition: 7 Tips That Actually Help

Why you get nervous, why that isn't purely a bad thing – and seven concrete techniques from breath control to pre-performance routines and visualisation that let you steer your tension.

Mental training for your sport

Every sport has its own pressure moments. For what mental training looks like in practice, see the sections for soccer, tennis, golf, running, swimming, equestrian and table tennis. For clubs and coaches there are also team licences and coaching.