1. (a) What are your long-term goals for the

next 1 or 2 years in your sport? 

2. (a) What are your biggest mental game

challenges that prevent you from

performing your best?

help you with making these improvements?

4. What other obstacles limit you from

reaching your goals, such as thinking you’re

too small, worrying about starting sports too

late, ongoing injuries, lack of quality

training, negative coaching, or anything

else?

game and fun of competition, or (2) to be

acknowledged, be respected, or to gain

other peoples’ respect in your life?

6. How do other people in your life, such as

coaches, teammates, and parents hinder

you from reaching your goals, such as

feeling pressure or negativity from others?

6. How do other people in your life, such as

coaches, teammates, and parents hinder

you from reaching your goals, such as

feeling pressure or negativity from others?

6. How do other people in your life, such as

coaches, teammates, and parents hinder

you from reaching your goals, such as

feeling pressure or negativity from others?

6. How do other people in your life, such as

coaches, teammates, and parents hinder

you from reaching your goals, such as

feeling pressure or negativity from others?

7. Describe your mental game when not

performing well? For example, do you get

upset, lose confidence, over think your

performance, lose interest, worry about

losing, or other challenges?

8. (a) At the start competition, how confident

are you (on a scale from 1-10), that you can

perform well?

8. (b) If you DO NOT rate your confidence a 10, what hurts your confidence?

9. How quickly do you lose confidence after

making mistakes or not performing well? Or

does your confidence remain high or stable

despite making mistakes or not performing

well?

10. (a) How often do you doubt your skills

before, during, or after competition (from 0-

100% of the time)?

10.(b) Please list three specific doubts you have when doubting your skills or ability, such as, “My warm up wasn’t good, can I perform well today?”

11. What are your most common distractions

that cause you to lose focus, including

internal distractions (such as negative

thinking) and external distractions (such as

others shouting during your performance)?

12. (a) How often do you become distracted

(not at all to very often)?

12. (b) When do you become distracted during competition and how this affect your performance?

13. Do other activities in your life (school, job,

relationships, etc.) distract you during

practice or competition? What other

responsibilities or challenges in life distract

you during practice or competition?

14. Do you perform better in practice than in

competition? If so, what is the difference in

your mindset when you go from a practice

situation to competition?

15. When not performing well, do you stay

composed and try to finish as strong as

possible? Or do you give up, get frustrated,

lose interest, or stop trying?

16. (a) What expectations do you demand of

your performance? For example: do you

expect to perform perfectly, win, not make

mistakes, or score a certain number?

16. (b) Also, what expectations do you think

others have for you?

17. (a) When winning or performing well, how

often do you protect your lead or play it

safe?

17. (b) How does this prevent you from

finishing strong or performing well at the

end of competition?

18. (a) How often do you feel relaxed and

perform freely or athletically during

competition? Or do you feel tense, tight, or

controlled in competition? 

18. (b) In what situation do you feel tense or controlled?

19. (a) How does fear of failure, anxiety, or

worry about outcomes cause you to

perform cautiously or with fear?

19. (b) What are your top fears, worries, or sources of pressure in sports?

20. How can your coach, teammates, or parents help to support your mental game? What do you think is missing in your training program that would help you succeed?

21. Please provide any additional information

about your mental game or mental

approach that would help us help you.

1. I love it when the game, match, or meet is mine to win or lose.

2. I easily forget mistakes and move on

3. I like the adrenaline or rush of energy that comes with a close competition.

4. In pressure situations, I am able to perform relaxed or freely without fear.

5. The bigger the competition or game, the better I perform.

1. Once I become distracted, it’s hard to regain my focus quickly.

2. Other people or competitors can distract me when performing.

3. It’s hard to stay focused when upset or frustrated with my performance.

4. My mind wanders to outcomes/results. I have trouble focusing on the present moment.

5. I don’t focus well when I must execute a critical play, shot, routine, or run.

2. I fully invest in my sports performance with the proper equipment, facilities, and training.

4. I enjoy sports participation more than other activities I participate in.

5. I sacrifice doing other activities because of my dedication to my sport.

1. I work hard to perfect my mechanics/technique more than other athletes I compete against.

2. I want to win so badly in competition that I get tense, anxious and don’t trust in my learned skills.

3. I try to perform perfectly in competition so I can avoid mistakes.

4. I assess or judge my performance as either good or bad with no middle ground.

5. I work harder to improve my performance during practice after I fail or lose.

1. I have a specific routine I follow before each competition, play, run, or pitch.

2. I notice when I’m not following my normal pre-performance or pre-play routine.

3. I commit to the plan before the play, race, routine, or pitch starts.

4. I notice when I’m distracted, indecisive, or have doubt during my pre-shot routine.

5. I use a specific pregame routine to prepare mentally and physically for competition.

1. I have called myself a “loser,” “wimp,” or another bad name after I lose or perform poorly.

2. I have very high expectations for my performance when I compete.

3. I become frustrated when I don’t perform up to my high expectations.

4. I want to live up to the expectations coaches, parents, or teammates have for me.

5. After a costly mistake, I have negative thoughts, such as, “Here I go again.”

1. I have a regular practice or training schedule that I commit to every week.

2. During practice, I have a specific purpose or objectives I want to accomplish.

3. I use practice time to improve my fundamentals to perform better in competition.

4. I practice my weaknesses as much or more than I practice my strengths.

5. I focus well and don’t become distracted during practice.

1. I want to impress others with my athletic skills or been seen by others as “a star.”

2. I worry about not being respected or liked by my fellow athletes or peers.

3. I worry about embarrassing myself in front of others who watch me perform.

4. I worry about disappointing others, such as teammates, coaches, or parents.

5. I wonder how others assess my performance and what they think about me.

1. I do extra work or take private lessons to improve my game beyond regular scheduled practice.

2. I work on my mental game or read sports psychology books to help me improve.

3. I do additional training to improve my fitness or flexibility beyond regular training.

4. I work to have good nutrition and maintain proper sleep to help my performance.

5. I think through or visualize a specific game plan, race plan, or strategy to use before each competition.