Sports Performance "Expertise Cards"
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The most critical window for an athlete’s mental health is the journey home. We implement a mandatory 24-hour moratorium on technical critique after a game or meet.
This allows the nervous system to shift from "fight-or-flight" back into a rest-and-digest state. By waiting 24 hours to analyze film or discuss mistakes, you ensure the conversation is rooted in growth and logic rather than shame and high emotion.
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Every athlete has a "Sweet Spot" of arousal. Too little, and you're sluggish; too much (The Red Zone), and you "choke" or lose focus.
We teach the STOP Method and Box Breathing to help athletes manually down-regulate their heart rate during high-pressure moments. Learning to recognize when you’re entering the "Red Zone" is the first step to staying in the game.
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Your brain cannot distinguish between a vividly imagined event and a real one. Visualization is essentially "free reps" for your nervous system.
We develop specific "Mental Movies" that include not just sight, but sound, touch, and even the smell of the field. This builds a cognitive blueprint that turns high-pressure plays into automatic physical responses when the clock is running.
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In high-speed sports, the ADHD brain can often process information faster than neurotypical peers, reaching a "Flow State" with higher intensity.
The challenge isn't the game; it’s the transition to the game. We create specialized "Pre-Game Rituals" to manage executive functioning (gear prep, timing, fueling) so that when the whistle blows, the athlete is free to utilize their hyperfocus as a competitive edge.