FAQs
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Mental performance consulting helps athletes develop the mental skills necessary to perform consistently under pressure. Common areas of focus include confidence, focus, emotional regulation, resilience, communication, leadership, and performance routines.
Please contact Jen at info@athletesedgepc.com or via call/text at (605)620-1870 for pricing of team or organization services.
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Mental performance coaching helps athletes develop the mental skills necessary for success both in and out of sport. Common areas of focus include confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, focus, communication, leadership, performance under pressure, injury recovery, and responding effectively to adversity. Support is individualized to help athletes build the habits, routines, and mindset needed for long-term development and consistent performance.
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Athlete's Edge works with competitive athletes, teams, coaches, and organizations. Services are available for high school, collegiate, junior, and adult athletes across a variety of sports, with a particular focus on hockey.
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Athlete's Edge works with athletes, teams, coaches, and organizations across a variety of sports. While hockey is a primary area of focus, Jen also works with athletes and teams in wrestling, football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, and other sports. The mental skills that support confidence, resilience, leadership, communication, focus, and performance under pressure are valuable across all levels of competition and athletic environments.
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Yes. Hockey is a primary area of focus at Athlete's Edge Performance Consulting. Jen works with hockey players, goalies, teams, coaches, camps, and organizations across a variety of competitive levels. In addition to supporting athletes with confidence, focus, resilience, and performance under pressure, Jen has a particular interest in helping goalies develop emotional regulation, rebound effectively after mistakes, and maintain confidence throughout the highs and lows of competition. Services are available through both in-person and virtual formats.
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Yes. Athlete's Edge provides team workshops, leadership development, coach collaboration, and season-long Team Partnerships designed to support athlete development, team culture, and performance.
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A Team Partnership is an integrated mental performance support model that provides ongoing services throughout a season. Support may include workshops, leadership development, coach collaboration, athlete consultations, and performance planning.
During follow up sessions athletes will review homework and skills practiced outside of sessions, give an update on performance, talk about barriers, and continue learning skills based on their individualized concerns or area of focus.
For more information on topics discussed in session and Jen’s approach to mental performance click here.
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Yes. Team workshops, leadership development, coach collaboration, and Team Partnerships are customized based on the unique needs, goals, and structure of each program. Pricing and service recommendations are discussed during an initial consultation.
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Based in Brookings, South Dakota, Jen serves athletes, teams, and organizations throughout South Dakota and the Midwest through in-person services, while virtual services are available nationwide. She has worked with athletes, teams, coaches, and organizations across multiple states and competitive levels, and frequently collaborates with camps, goalie coaches, skill development coaches, and other members of an athlete's support team to support long-term athlete development and performance.
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Mental performance consulting focuses on helping athletes develop the mental skills needed to support performance, growth, and development in sport. Common areas of focus include confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, leadership, communication, focus, and performance under pressure. Therapy focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health concerns. Mental performance consulting is not considered a healthcare service and is therefore not covered by health insurance. If concerns arise that are outside the scope of mental performance consulting, appropriate referrals may be recommended.
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Pricing varies depending on the type of service, level of support, and individual or organizational needs. Athlete's Edge offers both individual athlete services and customized team partnerships. A consultation is the best way to discuss goals, determine the appropriate level of support, and receive information about available service options.
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The best way to get started is by scheduling a consultation. This gives us an opportunity to discuss your goals, challenges, and what you're hoping to gain from mental performance support. From there, we can determine the most appropriate service option and answer any questions you may have.