Building Resilient Athletes: Managing Mistakes & Emotions

90-minute interactive workshop designed to equip coaches with the knowledge and practical strategies to help athletes respond effectively to mistakes, regulate emotions under pressure, and recover quickly to maintain performance.

Key Themes:

• Explore the psychological and emotional impact of mistakes, including how athletes interpret setbacks and how these responses influence confidence, focus, and performance.

• Understand how coaches can help athletes recognise, manage, and regulate emotions during challenging performance moments.

• Explore how coaching language, feedback, and training environments can help athletes develop a growth mindset and respond positively to setbacks.

Key Outcomes:

• Understand athletes response psychologically and emotionally to mistakes and setbacks

• Identify coaching behaviours that support or hinder emotional control

• Create environments that build resilience, confidence, and learning from mistakes

• Apply coaching strategies that support emotional regulation and effective performance recovery.