🏁 Mind Gym Kickoff & Athlete Voices

Students enter the challenge by examining a short set of sport-performance scenarios tied to focus, confidence, self-talk, and stress regulation, then participate in a structured conversation with a coach, athletic director, or athlete guest. They capture direct quotes, note recurring barriers to performance, and connect ideas from Mind Gym and the sport psychology elective to real athletic situations. The class closes by identifying possible end users for mental performance plans, such as varsity athletes, student-athletes balancing school stress, or players returning from mistakes or pressure moments.