{"id":28562,"date":"2024-12-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=article&p=28562"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:59:33","slug":"we-all-know-mental-performance-work-can-frustrate-heres-how-you-can-help-your-mental-performance-coach","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/we-all-know-mental-performance-work-can-frustrate-heres-how-you-can-help-your-mental-performance-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"We All Know Mental Performance Work Can Frustrate \u2013 Here\u2019s How you Can Help your Mental Performance Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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In the fourth part of his ongoing miniseries, mental performance coach Aaron Walsh says that your mental performance coach can only be a facilitator \u2013 it takes everyone within a team to deliver a mental performance program.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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By Aaron Walsh<\/h6>\n
What mental performance work needs to be delivered, and how do we go about that?<\/h6>\n

To successfully integrate the work, teams need to understand what a mental performance coach can do to elevate performance and how to deliver that work most effectively. Traditionally, the delivery model has involved one person attempting to meet the needs of everyone in the environment. This often leads to frustration for both the team and the provider. The team feels like the demands are only sometimes met, while the provider feels more time is needed.<\/p>\n

A more effective model is viewing the provider as a facilitator, where they engage the key leaders in the environment and help drive the work. Yes, contexts will be provided for the provider to deliver critical messages and practices directly. Still, as we know, the mental side of performance happens every day and all the time.<\/p>\n

To clarify this, I will examine four specific areas related to team performance where the mental skills coach can support key individuals and deliver crucial work.<\/p>\n

Coach support<\/strong><\/p>\n

The coaching group, particularly the head coach, will have the most significant influence on any team environment. Their messages shape the players’ mindsets, and if they have the tools, they can be effective real-time psychologists for the playing group.<\/p>\n

They must also navigate the pressure of working in a results-based business as a group. Recent research has revealed that the coach\u2019s well-being is a genuine concern. The hours they work, the consistently tough decisions they make, and the lack of ongoing job security create a recipe that challenges and, at times, compromises their mental health.<\/p>\n

What this looks like day to day<\/strong><\/p>\n