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If training doesn’t reflect the game, performance won’t either

I help coaches and mental performance consultants refine their approaches so training translates to competition.

WHERE THINGS BREAK DOWN

Most performance issues don’t come from effort.

They show up when:

  • Training doesn’t reflect how the game actually unfolds

  • Athletes struggle to carry what they’ve practiced into competition

  • Adjustments aren’t clear from rep to rep

 

For consultants, it shows up differently:

  • Intake doesn’t lead to clear direction

  • Sessions feel disconnected from performance

  • Everything feels heavy, even when effective

It's not about adding more.  It's about elevating what's in place.

HOW I APPROACH THE WORK

It’s about refining how it’s used across three areas:

Preparation

  • How athletes get ready and understand what matters.  Are they training to meet the demands?

Performance

  • How they focus, decide, and execute in the moment

Adjustment

  • How they learn from each rep and apply it moving forward

By focusing in these three areas, consultants and coaches can more easily align their approaches to equip athletes to better meet the reality of competition.

Who This Is For

Football Coaching Session

FOR COACHES

Get more out of what you’re already doing

Elevating existing routines in key areas around practice, film study, and game day. 

Benefits

Better carryover to games

More consistent execution

Faster in-game adjustments

Basketball Coaching Session

FOR CONSULTANTS

Build a clearer, more consistent approach

Working with mental performance consultants to more easily connect sessions to performance needs.

Benefits

Clearer intake process

Focused sessions

Ease of theory to application

Real growth.  Real Stories

Foday Conteh

Mental Performance Coach

“Having Russ as a mentor has been an inspiring and transformative experience. He has a unique ability to simplify complex ideas and make them actionable. Every conversation leaves me more confident and better equipped to serve those I work with.”

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Sarah Forsythe

Owner, Redefine Performance, LPC, CMPC

"His mentorship gave me the ability to take  different approaches to working with the clients we serve. He’s able to take a basic skill and re-shape it into something completely different from how other practitioners use it. This knowledge and creativity has helped me do that for myself."

Jordan Johnson

Mental Performance Coach

"His ability to unpack complex topics and ask the right questions is unparalleled.  I am a stronger sport psychology professional because of his commitment to my development."

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Start with a conversation

Dr. Russ Flaten, Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Mentor

If you're interested in improving how training supports performance, start with a conversation.

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