Purpose & support

The dream goal that someone is passionate about. Motivation to achieve something

• Significant loss of motivation 
• Lack of desire to improve

The qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and expressions that characterize a person. Who are they?

• Breakdown in trust
• Perfectionism or excessive obsessive
• Low levels of self-confidence
• Overly self-critical
• Self-doubt
• Loss of identity
• Pressure from coaches, their teams and themselves
• Bad leadership skills

Courage and mental toughness

• During and post-injury, returning to sports or fear of re-injury
• To stay at the top of their game 
• Overcoming adversity

A set of beliefs that come from values, philosophies, cultures, and self-perceptions that shape how they make sense of their world and themselves. It may also come from the individual’s perception of the meaning of their life.

• High expectations
• Fear of failure
• Perfectionism or excessive obsessive
• Negative Self-talk
• Social approval
• Bad leadership skills
• Transferring to another team
• Personal life struggles affecting performance

Taking accountability, ownership, and responsibility.

• Low levels of self-confidence
• Lack of preparation
• Poor Focus
• To stay at the top of their game

A conscious mental reaction to a situation is experienced as a strong feeling. Emotional regulation, emotional intelligence, and emotional control

• Performance anxiety
• Low levels of self-confidence
• Hopeless
• Self-doubt
• Negative Self-talk
• Competitive and personal stress
•  Increase levels of anger, irritability, or mood swings
• Isolation of oneself from family, friends, activities, or team
• Lack of desire to improve
• Burnout
• Dealing with the pressure of competition, i.e. choking under pressure
• Pressure from coaches, their teams and themselves
• Personal life struggles affect performance