Win The Mental Game: Mastering Your Mindset
Performing under pressure, playing with confidence, and bouncing back quickly - are all parts of a strong mental game.
Mettle is your all-in-one mental performance training and coaching program.
Your membership gets you access to live workshops, small group coaching, a media-rich training library, and your own personal AI performance coach.
Join our All-in-one Mental Performance Membership
Members of Mettle Performance Community will have access to exclusive content, live training events, small group coaching sessions, private coaching sessions (extra), Coach Anywhere AI chatbot.
Content:
Foundational mental performance training - weekly Zooms
Live coaching events - weekly Zooms
Short-form coaching content - text, audio, and video
College Bound Prep Workshops for Student Athletes - Grade 8-12
Coaching resources & library - including all event recordings, educational materials, and worksheet
Community
Private Discord Community & Group Chat
Coaching
Personal AI coach bot account
Small group coaching sessions - 4-6 players each
Priority access to our team of certified performance coaches for 1:1 private sessions (charged seperately)
Special Access
Special guest speaker events
Parent-Coach Roundtables - Open dialogue events for parents-only
Mettle free merch - quarterly releases
Discounts and swag to products and brand partnerships
Is this for you?
Hey there, are you a high school or club athlete looking to up your game?
Or maybe you're a parent, trying to find the balance between encouragement and pressure?
If that sounds like you, you're in the right spot.
Why Choose Us?
Our mission to helping young people grow and discovery their potential.
With youth sports as our platform, we’ll help you become confident, resilient, and mentally tough - ready to face the challenges you face on the field and in life.
Ready?
For Aspiring Athletes:
You know the routine: practice, compete, repeat.
But what about the game in your head? How are you building your mental game?
We've got the program to help you master the mental side of your game. Think of us as the home for training your mind — it’s a program just like training your physical skills.
We're talking about science-based practices that build your focus, confidence, and getting that mental edge.
For Supportive Parents:
We see you there, trying to keep up with your athlete's schedule while making sure the family ship sailing smooth.
Of course, It's tough.
That's why we've built our program to fit into your hectic life. Our all-in-one coaching membership is all about helping your kid be their best, not just in the game, but in life too.
Our team of sport psychologists and performance coaches have designed this program to bring the best practices used by top pros and amateur athletes to your student athlete.
Program Details
All members have access to our live training events, recordings,
community, and other benefits as shown below.
Training
Live Events
Text Message Lessons
Recordings
Private Podcast
Coaching
Personal Coaching Chatbot
Group Workshops
1:1 Private Coaching
Community
Discord
Extras
Performance Assessment
Resource Library
Free Stuff
Discounts
Newsletter
PERSONALIZED AI COACH
Anywhere Coach
All members have access to Ask Coach Alex, your personalized anytime, anywhere chatbot.
Sign in here.
WORK WITH OUR COACHES
Group Workshops
Sign up for a small group coaching sessions of 4-6 players each.
TBD - Cohort 1 - Sign Up
TBD - Cohort 2 - Sign Up
TBD - Cohort 3 - Sign Up
TBD - Cohort 4 - Sign Up
1:1 Private Coaching
Schedule private coaching sessions with our certified performance coaches.
Fees:
$75 / 30 minute session
Schedule here.
LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Foundational Training
June 5 | Understanding Your Personal Performance Assessment by Alex Auerbach
June 8 | Step by Step Guide to High Performance - led by Alex Auerbach
June 19 | Developing Your Leadership Skills - led by Abigail Eiler
June 26 | Sleep for High Performance - led by Brett Haskell
July 1 | Stress Management - led by Alex Auerbach
July 10 | 3 Mindsets for Every Youth Athlete to Develop - led by Alex Auerbach
July 17 | Peak Mind - Mindfulness for High Performance - led by Alex Auerbach
July 24 | Power of Setting Goals - led by Alex Auerbach
July 31 | Harness Your Inner Dialogue - led by Alex Auerbach
Just for Women Athletes
June 10 | Empowering Women in Sports: Building Confidence and Overcoming Gender Barriers - led by Brett Haskell | Focus on the strategies to build self-confidence and navigate the sports world
June 17 | Leadership and Visibility: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Sports - led by Abigail Eiler | Encourage the development of leadership skills and discuss the importance of representation and visibility for women athletes
June 24 | Mental Health and Resilience: Addressing the Psychological Challenges Faced by Women Athletes - led by Kacey Oiness | Explore the mental health challenges unique to women in sports and learn strategies to build resilience
Special Guest Events
All members have access to our special events programming and are given 2 guest passes to invite friends.
July 9 | Let’s Go - How to Start the College Process & What to Do Right Now - led by Jason Sisneros
June TBD | Now What? Finding Agency In Your Own Athletic Life - led by Jose Angel Castro
July 23 | Standout - How to Get Noticed by College Programs The Right Way - led by Jason Sisneros
Aug 6 | Support Your Kids - How Parents Can Help the College Recruiting Process - led by Jason Sisneros
TRAINING RESOURCES & LIBRARY
Text Message Lessons
Get quick training via text message mini-lessons. Here’s 3 to start with.
Goal Setting
Mindfulness
Self-talk
Recent Recordings
Coming soon
Private Podcasts
Coming soon
Resource Library
The Complete Guide to Performing Under Pressure
Latest Blog Posts
Why mental skills development?
Athletic competition in youth sports is becoming fiercer every year.
Finding a competitive edge has led to the growth of private trainers, coaches, and personal advisors.
Yet, there’s a shortage of know-how to developing the mental side of the game.
Yogi Berra said, “90% of the game is mental, the other half is physical.” Classic Yogism.
Many coaches recognize outcomes in close games will tip towards the better mentally prepared team.
But how much time is dedicated to practicing resilience, focus, confidence, stress and anxiety management?
Today’s players need time to develop the mental and physical parts of their game.
Mettle is the mental performance coaching resource for tomorrow’s top athletes.
Master the mental side of your game.
We are training young adults for their future success - on and off the field.
Ready to build your mental game?
Your Coaching Team
Bringing elite experience coaching top pros and amateurs to youth athletics
Alex Auerbach, Ph.D
Sport Psychologist & Mettle Co-Founder
Dr. Alex Auerbach is a sport psychologist and mental performance coach who has worked with top athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympics, as well as high-performers in elite military units, Fortune 5 companies, and venture-backed startups.
With a background as a former college football coach and NFL employee, Alex brings a unique blend of expertise in wellness, high performance, performance under pressure, leadership, mindset training, systems optimization, and organizational development.
After five years as the Director of Player Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors, Alex is currently a performance psychologist working in MLB.
Sport Psychologists & Performance Coaches
Brett Haskell, Ph.D
Performance psychologist with experience in the MLB, NCAA Division I, NWSL, and with high performers in business and industry.
Abigail Eiler
Sport Social Worker with experience working in collegiate sport at University of Michigan and with several NFL and NBA professional athletes.
Kacey Oiness, Ph.D.
Performance psychologist with UNLV Athletics, the Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Aces, NBA G-League Ignite and the Las Vegas Raiderettes.
Evan Burk
Former NFL and NCAA Football Coach, Leadership Expert, Consultant and Author
Victor Kidd, Ph.D.
High performance counselor serving as the Senior Director of Clinical Services and Player Wellbeing for the MLS and consulting with the NBA, musicians, and high performers across industries.
Special Guest Coaches & Speakers
Jason Sisneros
Seasoned soccer coach with tenures as Director of Match Analysis and Assistant Coach with the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer team.
As the founder of Rising Star Academy, his advocacy for youth athletics and education through sports has helped many players achieve success in their college and professional soccer careers.
Jose Angel Castro
José Angel Castro, known as Mr. C to his students, brings rich background to his teaching, with nearly 50 years in martial arts, holding two black belts, a decade as a professional modern dancer, and 12 years of teaching experience. He has also spent ten years coaching an international champion karate demonstration team.
His joy is empowering his students with a greater sense of agency and guiding them on how to achieve their goals.
MEMBERSHIP PLANS
Pre-Launch Pricing
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Launch in Summer 2024
$1000
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Annual Membership
$300
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Quarterly Membership
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Joining today locks in your pricing for all future renewals
As a Pre-Launch Member, you’ll get exclusive early access to:
Mettle Mindset Assessment and Personalized Report
1:1 Personal Assessment Review with Coach Alex ($250 value)
Access to your personal AI Coach
Full member benefits start after our official kick-off on April 17
Mettle Member Benefits
Mettle Membership plans give access to all live workshops, training materials, personal chatbot, and small group coaching.
Access to world-class performance coaches
Live talks, workshops, and exclusive resources
AI-driven Anywhere Coach for personalized guidance
College guidance counseling
Focus on mental aspects of sports to build confidence and resilience
Proven methodology for achieving small wins that lead to big victories
Peace of Mind with Our Refund Policy
We're confident you'll love our Membership Program that we offer a full refund within the first 30 days of your membership, no questions asked.
This means you can try our platform risk-free and experience our approach to mental training for yourself.
FAQs
For Student Athletes
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Our program combines 4 components to support the learning and practice of mental performance:
1. Live coaching workshops led by sport psychologist, Alex Auerbach, Ph.D, and his team of seasoned mental performance coaches.2. Performance community moderated by certified performance coaches.
3. Access Ask Coach Alex - your virtual and personalized AI coach.
4. Option to add personal 1:1 coaching sessions.
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You’ll learn different science-based mental performance practices used by Coach Alex in his work with top professional athletes, NCAA players, and Olympians.
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You can access the program content at anytime from anywhere after the program. Live workshops recordings, coaching library, videos, and worksheets will be available via our Performance Community platform. You will also have on-going access to your personalized Ask Coach Alex chatbot.
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Dr. Alex Auerbach is sport psychologist and performance coach who has worked with top athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympics, as well as high-performers in other domains like elite military units, Fortune 5 companies, and venture-backed start-ups.
He is a former college football coach and NFL employee, and his areas of expertise include wellness, high performance, performance under pressure, leadership, and mindset training.
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Dr. Auerbach uses a science-backed, step-by-step approach to repeatable good performance. He focuses on preparation and readiness, performance mindsets, confidence, motivation, performance under pressure, and self-regulation.
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We love working with coaches to help their players develop the mental side of the game. Reach out to us at robert@one3labs.com for team packages.