What We Do — The Edge

We are here to help you develop mental skills that foster an optimal ability to grow, perform in any circumstance and lead others. 

 

What are mental skills?

Mental skills are the capabilities that enable athletes to consistently and efficiently control their minds during performance. Developing a strong mental game represents a critical component to performing successfully in any environment, particularly under high-pressure conditions. Enhancing your mental skills will give your performance an edge that can't be achieved with solely physical training. 

The Edge mental conditioning coaches are here to help you improve mental skills such as:

  • Confidence
  • Motivation
  • Attention control
  • Emotion regulation
  • Energy management
  • Mental rehearsal/imagery
  • Readiness
  • Communication
  • Goal setting
  • Coping with injury
  • Time management

How can mental skills be practiced?

Mental skills are similar to physical skills in that you must spend time conditioning them if you want to perform at the highest level possible.  Much like strength coaches and trainers help people physically condition, The Edge mental conditioning coaches can provide you with the resources to learn and practice mental skills. Let us help you build a personalized mental conditioning program that complements and optimizes your physical training so you get the most out of every performance! 

Who is mental conditioning for?

Keep in mind that you don’t need to be sick to get better!

Performance enhancement is always possible so mental conditioning is for everyone regardless of age, gender, skill level or years of experience

When can mental conditioning be beneficial?

Mental conditioning can help you:

  • Overcome mental blocks or slumps
  • Enhance concentration/focus and block out distractions
  • Reduce performance anxiety and fear of failure
  • Prevent or cope with overtraining/burnout
  • Cope with injury
  • Facilitate return from injury
  • Improve team cohesion, messaging and communication
  • Foster team culture
  • Optimize energy management (i.e., avoid feeling "flat" or "over-hyped")
  • Adopt new lifestyle and fitness habits
  • Expedite learning new skills
  • Increase training motivation
  • ...and much, much more!