Professional and amateur athletes

Individual mental coaching for anyone who competes, at any level: from professionals to amateurs who want to show in competition what they have built in training.

Who it is for

  • Professional athletes
  • Amateur and competitive athletes
  • Athletes in individual and team sports

What we can work on

  • Competitive pressure
  • Concentration and attention
  • Emotion regulation
  • Confidence
  • Mental preparation for competition
  • Recovering after mistakes
  • Motivation and goals
  • Decisions and adaptation in competition

How

  • Individual sessions, in person or online
  • A program built around your needs, without a fixed protocol

Coaches and technical staff

A professional sounding board for those who lead athletes and teams and want to take the mental side of performance into account, in training and in competition.

Who it is for

  • Coaches
  • Technical staff at clubs and academies

Recurring topics

  • Communication and team dynamics
  • Managing competitive pressure
  • Motivation and goal setting
  • Intelligenza Agonistica

How

  • One-to-one conversations, in person or online
  • Workshops and training for staff, in person

Teams, clubs and organizations

Work with groups, sports clubs and organizations at their own facilities: in Switzerland, in Italy or abroad, with arrangements agreed case by case.

Who it is for

  • Teams
  • Clubs and sports associations
  • Academies and training centers
  • Federations and sports organizations

Recurring topics

  • Communication and team dynamics
  • Managing competitive pressure
  • Concentration and attention
  • Managing mistakes and recovery

How

  • In person, at the club’s or sports center’s facilities
  • Information about individual athletes is shared only with their consent

Young athletes and parents

Programs for young athletes, with parents involved from the start: to grow in sport with mental tools suited to their age and their path.

Who it is for

  • Young athletes
  • Parents or legal guardians

What we can work on

  • Concentration and attention
  • Confidence
  • Emotion regulation
  • Motivation and goals

How

  • Parents or legal guardians are involved when the coaching begins
  • Anything concerning the athlete is shared with third parties only with their consent, in line with legal and safeguarding obligations

When a situation calls for help other than mental coaching, I refer to a psychologist, a physician or another qualified healthcare professional.

Workshops, seminars and training

Practical in-person sessions for staff, clubs, academies, parents and federations, on concrete topics of mental preparation.

Who it is for

  • Coaches and technical staff
  • Teams and sports clubs
  • Youth programs and academies
  • Parents of young athletes
  • Federations and sports organizations

Topics

  • Concentration and attention
  • Managing competitive pressure
  • Confidence and self-assurance
  • Managing mistakes and recovery
  • Emotion regulation
  • Motivation and goal setting
  • Communication and team dynamics
  • Intelligenza Agonistica

How

  • Practical in-person workshops
  • Seminars and talks
  • Training sessions at clubs and training centers

Workshops and seminars take place in person.

How to start

For every service the first step is the same: a free introductory conversation, to understand your situation and whether and how to work together.

The method in detail
  1. Introductory conversationFree
  2. Setting objectives
  3. Personalized sessions

Where and in which language

Base
Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
In person
In Switzerland, Italy and abroad, by arrangement
Online
Individual coaching, available internationally
Languages
Italian and English

Workshops and seminars take place in person. To learn about the approach behind the work, read Intelligenza Agonistica; for the voices of people who have worked with me, see the testimonials.

Let’s talk about your goal

Tell me in a few lines about your sport, where you train and what you would like to improve. Together we will decide whether to work in person or online.

Write to me through the contact form

Or write to info@sportmentalcoaching.org

The first introductory conversation is free of charge.