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FOCUS-Mental Conditioning
There is a clear understanding and acceptance that mental conditioning is a necessary component in athletic achievement. However, there is also a gap in services for mental skills training in America. Ask almost any coach, parent, athletic director, and/or athlete if mental toughness is important, and the resounding answer is: “Of course it is.” With that understanding, where do these experts refer their student-athletes? Where do athletes go for mental training? Where does America go to receive mental training?
The FOCUS-Mental Conditioning is a 15-hour credentialling program for sport performance coaches. Through this training you will learn how deliver the essential mental skills that facilitate elite performance.
The FOCUS-Mental Conditioning program is a first-to-market mental training program that is integrated within athletes’ physical training program. Hence, mental skill training does not require additional athlete or coach time.
If you own a sports performance center, or are a sports performance coach, contact us for more information.
- Capture the mental skills development market
- Provide athletes with the necessary skills to thrive under pressure
- Become a FOCUS-mental conditioning coach
FOCUS-Golf
The FOCUS-golf program is 6-hour (research based) training program for golfers who are interested in taking their game to the next level. This seminar is taught in a 1-day, 2-day, or 3-day format. Developed by Dr. Michael Gervais, and co-instructed by PGA golf professional Josh Alpert, the FOCUS-golf program trains golfers how to:
- Thrive under pressure
- Think like a champion golfer
- Maintain consitent confidence
- Use your mind as your biggest asset
- Develop effective pre-shot routines
- Maintain composure when it matters most
We also offer an introductory 1-hour program to provide a glimpse into power of mental training.
* All coureses are held at the banquet room at The Lakes at El Segundo Golf Course (California) located at 400 South Sepulveda, El Segundo California, 90245.
FOCUS-Team
The primary purpose of the 6-hour FOCUS-team program is to aid student-athletes in their pursuit of personal excellence. This program was designed for entire high school sport programs (e.g., your entire high school volleyball team).
The theoretical development for the FOCUS program is grounded in sport psychology. Coaches and students receive access to valuable performance enhancement techniques, which are usually reserved for professional or Olympic athletes.
The operational theme for the evidence-based FOCUS-team program is for participants to enhance their sense of personal excellence by better understanding the essential skills necessary to thrive in world filled with pressure.
The goals for this program are to:
- Increase participants ability to thrive under pressure (on the field, in the classroom, and in life in general)
- Increase participants awareness of the performance effects of alcohol and other drugs (recreational and performance enhancement drugs).
The initial FOCUS program was released in fall of 2002. Since that time it has been administered in numerous school districts and community-based organizations. The developer of the 6-hour FOCUS curriculum, Dr. Gervais, specializes in developing human performance. The FOCUS curriculum combines performance-excellence skill development and drug use prevention strategies. This two-pronged approach is extremely enticing to coaches, administrators, community members and leaders, parents, and student-athletes.
The most exciting component of this program is that the same skills that enhance student-athletes’ performance on the field, are the same skills that transfer “off the field,” in school, and in life.
The curriculum includes topics such as:
- Effective goal setting
- The mind of a champion
- Personal excellence
- Distraction management
- Impulse control
- Strategies to increase self-confidence/self-esteem
- How to let go of mistakes
- Methods to increase performance (both athletically and academically) while under pressure.
This 6-hour program can be delivered in a 1-day, 2-day, or 3-day format (depending on location of school).
Program Findings: The FOCUS program has been independently reviewed and evaluated. Data has been collected from over 250 high school students. Initial findings indicate a positive and significant (p <.05) shift for participants on the following four factors: 1) goal setting, 2) arousal regulation (somatic), 3) attentional control, and 4) self-confidence. These findings suggest confirmation of the program’s purposes: to enhance participants’ abilities to develop personal excellence by activating the essential skills necessary to thrive in a world filled with pressure.
Contact us to find about availability for your school.
FOCUS-Life
Learn the secrets of “thriving” from lessons learned from the world’s best athletes and performers. In this program we spend time teaching how to apply those “secrets” in everyday life.
Women’s Threat Management Training
Pinnacle Performance is excited to unveil a dynamic program, that really utilizes “high performance psychology” in whole new way. We’ve partnered with a team of world class practioners in the fileds of martial arts (R1 Training Center) and phsical conditioning (Zone Ready). We are excited to announce “Women’s Threat Management Training.”
The R1 Training Center, L.A.’s original MMA Performance gym in collaboration with Zone Ready (zoneready.net) and Pinnacle Performance Center (pinnacle.pro) are happy to announce the development of R1’s Threat Management Training (TMT), an innovative course to address women’s safety issues. Our TMT, blends practical defensive tactics, optimal performance training and essential psychological skills to provide women with sensible options before, during and after a hostile encounter.
Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere … Are YOU prepared?
The R1: TMT course was developed specifically for women to provide basic strategies and skills used for self-protection. This is not karate or traditional martial arts training – it does not require years of study to perfect. Instruction is based on the belief that we can act competently and decisively, by taking responsibility for our own safety. Core principals of this course: intelligence over emotions, common sense over random action, focus over fear.
WHEN: TBD
TIME: 12PM – 2PM
COST: $295
ATTIRE: Athletic apparel
Below is a brief overview of topics to be covered:
- Women’s safety concerns
- Proactive avoidance
- Mental conditioning
- Practical self-defense techniques
- Applicable fitness routines
- Stress/ Fear coping mechanisms
- Law enforcement perspective
- Discussion: ‘Realities of Violence & Its Aftermath’
Each 2-hour training session to feature both verbal and hands-on applications, including, threat recognition, avoidance strategies and worse case scenarios. The course’s hands-on training will include unarmed, armed and weapons of opportunity. Ultimately, empowerment is the goal of our R1: TMT program. With no outrageous claims nor irresponsible recommendations, we will encourage and guide you towards mastering the only thing truly master-able… yourself.
~ Due to limited enrollment, early sign-up is recommended ~
FOCUS-Military
According to the USS Truman, “The buck stops here!” The performance demands and consequences at the military level are compared to none.
We are honored to be working with facets of the US Navy, with those who dedicate their lives to serving our country. Our efforts are geared to assist pilots’ and sailors’ ability to sustain superior performance.
For more information on the video highlighted in the USS Truman Video Testimonial, visit mmaclassics.com
FOCUS-Elite
The FOCUS-elite program is a research-based program designed to take the elite performer’s game to the next level.
If you’re wondering if you’re an elite performer, this might not be the program for you. This program hits the ground running with advanced approaches for people who are dedicated to their craft.
The program will challenge you to dig deep, to better understand the mental skills that you (already) use to perform at your potential. That’s right…..you already know this stuff….all we’re doing is putting it into a system for you.
Thriving in the most intense moments. That’s what we’re about.
Contact Pinnacle Performance
Phone: (310) 574-0400
Toll Free: (866) 481-3472
Manhattan Beach
Pinnacle Performance Center
2009 Cedar Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Marina Del Rey
Pinnacle Performance Center at D.I.S.C
13160 Mindanao Way, Suite 300
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Beverly Hills
Pinnacle Performance Center at D.I.S.C
8750 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 350
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
