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MENTAL TOUGHNESS

MASTERCLASS

One-on-One with Steve Knight

COACHES

EVERY SPORT

The #1 Mental Toughness Books In Sports

Strengthen Your Athlete's Composure, Focus, Grit, and Resilience

"Steve's books are some of the best written on the subject. They deserve 6 stars."

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Forge Tough Minds

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Only Mental Toughness

Produces Nerves of Steel Under Pressure

ONLY MENTAL TOUGHNESS 1/5

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COMPOSURE

Only mental toughness fortifies

composure in a competition.

ONLY MENTAL TOUGHNESS 2/5

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FOCUS

Only mental toughness locks in focus under pressure.

ONLY MENTAL TOUGHNESS 3/5

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SELF-BELIEF

Only mental toughness deepens self-belief when it's all on the line.

ONLY MENTAL TOUGHNESS 4/5

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CONFIDENCE

Only mental toughness raises confidence during must-make opportunities.

ONLY MENTAL TOUGHNESS 5/5

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RESILIENCE

Only mental toughness strengthens resilience after making mistakes.

Mental Toughness is Produced with Tactics, Not Genetics 

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MENTAL TOUGHNESS

MASTERCLASS for Coaches

One-on-one with Steve Knight

LESSON PLAN

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LESSON

Myths

Steve puts to rest three performance robbing myths: the hard-work myth, the confidence myth, and the genetics myth. Every athlete can strengthen their response to pressure.

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The "Excitable Mind"

Steve explains the "excitable mind" and why butterflies and jitters are a competitor's best friend. Athletes should be taught to love nerves because nerves produce adrenaline, a human superpower.

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LESSON

A BIG-DOG DVD

Steve describes how to build a BIG-DOG DVD of the athlete's past mentally tough success; a reservoir of powerful experiences for the athlete to draw confidence and self-belief from when doubt and worry get testy.

LESSON

Training Mental Toughness is a Sign of Strength,

Not Weakness

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LESSON

Brilliant Self-Talk

Steve provides examples of brilliant self-talk for the athlete to use during the chaos of a competition to calm themselves down and do their job .

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LESSON

Mental Rehearsal

Steve simplifies the tactics of mental rehearsal with visualization and explains how to combine them that produces a powerful skillset for the athlete to block out distractions and dial in their focus on executing with authority.

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Steve explains controlled breathing. A simple, yet powerful skill for the athlete to settle nerves and strengthen their self-belief during emotionally charged, must-make opportunities

Controlled Breathing

LESSON

Plus additional skills that will prepare your athletes to handle pressure

like pros.

Mental Toughness Is the Difference-Maker 

Mental Toughness Pioneer

Steve Knight has taught thousands of athletes and coaches mental toughness tactics to handle pressure and compete.

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Feb 4, 2019, Enterprise, OR

Steve Knight

is a mental toughness pioneer, a 2x national champion, a state record holder since 1982, a bestselling author, and a masterclass instructor.

Read more about Steve's background, accomplishments, and pioneering work on our About the Author page.

"Commanding mental toughness will put your athlete's confidence through the roof."

~ Steve Knight

Work with an Expert

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LIFETIME IMPACT

Mental toughness tactics that produce nerves of steel will impact all aspects of the athlete's life for the rest of their life.

Confidence

and Mental Toughness are Not the Same

Read Steve's article explaining why "Confidence and Mental Toughness Are Not the Same."

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Affordable

One of Steve's passions is working one-on-one with driven athletes, coaches, and teams. 

COACHES

One 40-minute session            

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$55

Three 40-minute sessions        $145

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TEAMS

One 40-minute session           

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$65

Three 40-minute sessions        $155

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How Masterclasses Are Conducted

1) via a Skype call 

2) via a Zoom meeting 
 

Homework is required. Coach prepares for a masterclass be watching videos, referring to selected pages from WINNING STATE, and thinking about three to five foundational mental-game questions previous to each class.

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MASTERCLASS

One-on-One with Steve Knight

Get Started

  • Add to cart number of sessions. Check out.

  • Receive email and PDF welcoming you to the WINNING STATE Masterclass

  • Receive email to coordinate day and time

  • Confirm day and time

  • Receive homework for first session

  • Engage first session

Questions? Use our Contact Us >> page

Or, email Steve at winningstate@gmail.com

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