Empowering athletes, parents, and coaches to create a culture of confidence, resilience, and peak performance.
Talent gets athletes noticed.
Mental toughness helps them perform when it matters.
If your athlete struggles with confidence, pressure, focus, performance anxiety, or bouncing back from mistakes, they're not alone. The mental side of sports is often the missing piece between potential and performance.
We help athletes build confidence, develop resilience, stay focused under pressure, and learn the mental skills needed to compete at their highest level.
Because success in sports isn't just about physical ability—it's about mastering the mindset behind it.
The Mental Training Plan was born out of real coaching failure—and the determination to never let it happen again.
Ben Carnes, a long-time coach and former athlete, watched one of the most talented teams in school history fall short in their biggest moment—not because they weren’t physically ready, but because they weren’t trained mentally. That game changed everything.
He dove deep into neuroscience, sports psychology, cognitive science, and educational leadership…and built a system athletes and coaches could actually use.
One rooted in science. Proven on the field. Simple enough to teach at scale.
Now that system is used across the country—from youth programs to the pros.
What makes us different
Proven over Popular: Trendy doesn't win. Repeatable does. We don’t chase trends. We build on research, experience, and real-world results.
Systems Build Freedom: Have a plan. Put it to work. Just like in the weight room, mental training needs structure. Our tools are repeatable and customizable.
Confidence Without Ego: Arrogance repels. Humility connects. It’s about knowing you’ve put in the work, and trusting your training while performing at your best.
Love + Standards: If they know you care, they'll let you coach them. We believe in high care and high expectations. Not either—or. When someone knows you care about them you can demand excellence.
Why did we choose to become MTP Certified Coaches?
We didn't become Mental Training Plan Certified Coaches because we wanted another credential.
We became certified because we watched our daughter struggle.
Like many parents, we saw the talent, the hard work, and the dedication. But we also saw the frustration, the self-doubt, and the pressure that seemed to get in the way of her performing at her best. We searched for answers. We tried the videos, the quick-fix programs, and the so-called experts promising results.
Yet nothing seemed to create lasting change.
Then we found Mental Training Plan.
What happened next was more than improved performance. We watched our daughter develop confidence. We watched her learn how to reset after mistakes, manage pressure, and trust herself in the biggest moments. She stopped letting the mental side of the game control her and started using proven tools to take control of it.
The transformation wasn't just visible on the field—it showed up in how she carried herself, how she handled challenges, and how she approached life.
That experience changed us.
We know what it feels like to watch your athlete struggle. We know how helpless it can feel when they have the physical ability but can't seem to get out of their own head. We know what it's like to want answers and not know where to find them.
That's why we became certified.
Today, our mission is simple: help athletes build the confidence, focus, resilience, and mental toughness they need to perform at their best when it matters most.
Because this isn't just about sports.
It's about giving young athletes tools they'll carry with them for the rest of their lives.
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With our free consultation, we help get to know you and develop an individualize plan to help develop the tools for mental toughness. Please fill out this short form and we’ll reach out to get you started.