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Many athletes recognize the importance of their mental game but fail to commit to mental game training and ultimately develop their mental strength and skills. By working with a mental performance coach or a sports performance consultant, athletes can overcome the mental blocks and barriers that hold them back and reach optimal performance. Most mental performance professionals teach athletes specific strategies and techniques to help them improve their confidence and focus, cope with setbacks, and perform consistently well in a competition. Further to that, they help them to enjoy their journey along the way.

I’m Brenley Shapiro, the proud owner of Heads Up Mental Game Coaching.

I look forward to sharing my story with you. I hope that you will enjoy getting to know me better.

Company Founder Brenley Shapiro conducts all initial assessment appointments. In this session, a full mental game assessment is done via a 1 on 1 interview with the athlete. The session begins with both the athlete and parents (if age appropriate) for the first 5-10 minutes. The next portion of the session is done one on one with the athlete. The purpose of this session is to discover the athlete’s underlying thinking behind their game/sport/ performance and assess the many different aspects of the mental game including confidence, focus, motivation, emotional control, ability to rebound from mistakes/adversity etc. Brenley is highly…

A member of our support team will call you within 1-2 business days to discuss the recommended program and packages and answer any questions you may have

We work with all athletes, from all different sports, from school age right through to the professional level (both team sports and individual sports) such as hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, dance, gymnastics, skiing etc.

Mental Game Coaching can start at any age, but typically the youngest age group starts at 8-9 years of age and up

Each appointment is 50 minutes in length

You may book time for feedback upon request. Please email info@mentalgamecoaching.ca to arrange for an update on your son/daughter’s progress. Feedback will be given at the start or end of one your child’s appts. Please note, that feedback tends to be based on the general concepts being worked on, as opposed to detailed information shared, due to confidentiality.

Brenley is quite difficult to get in touch with, but she is always willing to arrange a time to speak if necessary. You are always welcome to use some time during your child’s appt to speak about your child.

Both cognitive and behavioural strategies are used, along with mental performance strategies,positive psychology and neuropsychology.

Yes, Brenley’s services are covered under counselling/psychotherapy through extended health benefits.Please check with your insurance provider for specifics (ex. Amounts, and service provider requirements. ). Brenley has a counselling practice and designations under Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Social Worker. Sessions will need to be invoiced under these practices for insurance benefits.

We recommend 10 sessions to educate, learn strategies and begin changing underlying mindset and perspective, which is the primary goal.