Book Private Mental-performance Lessons with Coach Yanai
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I help athletes reach peak performance using mental skills trainnig
Until playing my first professional soccer game, I have put in thousands of hours of practice on the field and in the lift room. Yet, it was one of the worst games I have ever played. I'm certain my body was completely ready for this level. While physically I was the player I wanted to be, I realized that it was my mind that failed me. Today, my mission is to provide young athletes with the mental skills I did not have when I needed them the most. I went and pursued a master's degree at Florida State University, where I was able to learn from the world's experts in the field of sport psychology. I have worked with division 1 college, high school, and elite youth athletes. I am looking forward to connecting with you soon and discussing the best course possible for you to tap your potential!
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About Me:
I played professional soccer in Israel for 2 years. In 2018 I moved to the United States to play division 2 soccer at Franklin Pierce University (NH), where we won the conference and were nationally ranked 3 years in a row.
How I can help you improve your game:
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!
I believe that psychological skills are just as important as (if not more important than) physical skills. It doesn't matter how fast or technical you are, if you cannot organize your mind and let your body do what you trained it to do, you will never reach your potential. I believe in treating the athlete's mind just like any physical or technical skill. That means that... practice makes perfect! In order to improve mental skills, an athlete must practice those skills. While I teach and provide the athlete with an individualized state-of-the-art mental skills training program, it is the athlete responsibility to train those skills on their free time, integrate them into practice, and apply them in games. Of course we will build together a step-by-step plan for how to do so! Once an athlete is committing to the mental skills training, the exponential growth on and off the field is just a matter of time.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
A typical session takes 45-60 minutes on Zoom. We will learn and practice mental skills in each session. When possible, we can meet on the playing field for an outdoor session in which we work on applying the mental skills we learned in previous sessions for practice and ultimately game environments.
Career summary and accomplishments:
While I played soccer for the majority of my life, I have experience working as a mental performance coach with athletes from variety of sports, such as tennis, golf, basketball, baseball, track and field, and more.
Best coach I ever had:
The best coach I have had was Coach Resendes in Franklin Pierce. He knew how to manage a team on the interpersonal level in a confident and calm way. I learned a lot from him about being an effective leader who always puts the team first.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I currently live in Boston with my fiancée Emma. I also work as a director of wellness at a non-profit in Boston University and support college students in their academic and professional endeavors.
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