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."
Only Mental Toughness
Produces Nerves of Steel Under Pressure
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Mental Toughness is Produced with Tactics, Not Genetics

MENTAL TOUGHNESS
MASTERCLASS for Coaches
One-on-one with Steve Knight
LESSON PLAN

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.

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.

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

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 .

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.

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.

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