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Train Your Mental Game to Perform When It Matters Most

A self-paced mental performance course built for athletes who want to develop stronger focus, confidence, discipline, and routines they can rely on under pressure.

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THE TWO-SECOND GAP

You give the ball away in the 10th minute. Bad touch, wrong read, doesn't matter which. It's gone, and so is the next two minutes of your game, because your head is still on the mistake while the play in front of you needs your full attention.

That gap, between the mistake and the next touch, is where games get decided. I call it the two-second gap, and almost nobody trains it.

Closing it isn't about being "mentally tougher." It's a skill. And skills can be trained.

That training is the MRT Code, short for Mindset Readiness Training. Eight principles, built to train the mental side of the game the same way you train your first touch or your fitness.

I built it coaching soccer players, from club to Division I. The same eight principles now show up across every sport I work with, because the mental game doesn't change with the ball. Soccer is still where this system was built, and where I spend most of my time.

WHY MENTAL PERFORMANCE NEEDS TO BE TRAINED

 
 

IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?

The MRT Course is designed for athletes who want to actively train the mental side of their game, not just think about it.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF...

You want to perform with more consistency under pressure.

You struggle to reset quickly after mistakes.

You want stronger focus, confidence, and routines.

You're willing to practice your mental skills just like your physical ones.

THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF...

You're looking for a quick motivational fix.

You expect results without putting the work in.

You're not willing to reflect on your performance and habits.

You're looking for private 1-to-1 coaching rather than a self-paced course.

BUILT ON THE FIELD, NOT IN A CLASSROOM

I'm on staff with Saint Michael's College Athletics and coach youth players through Peak Football Academy. I've also worked with athletes now playing at Villanova, Binghamton, and ETURE Sports in Spain.

Peak alumni have gone on to play varsity soccer at Middlebury, Norwich, Franklin Pierce, American International College, Saint Lawrence, Husson, Susquehanna, Edgewood, the University of New England, and Saint Joseph's College, club soccer at Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, and prep soccer at Kimball Union Academy, Taft Preparatory School, and Millbrook Preparatory School.

This isn't theory pulled from a textbook. It's the same system I use, in person, with the players and programs named above.

BUILT ON THE FIELD, NOT IN A CLASSROOM

I'm on staff with Saint Michael's College Athletics and coach youth players through Peak Football Academy. I've also worked with athletes now playing at Villanova, Binghamton, and ETURE Sports in Spain.

Peak alumni have gone on to play varsity soccer at Middlebury, Norwich, Franklin Pierce, American International College, Saint Lawrence, Husson, Susquehanna, Edgewood, the University of New England, and Saint Joseph's College, club soccer at Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, and prep soccer at Kimball Union Academy, Taft Preparatory School, and Millbrook Preparatory School.

This isn't theory pulled from a textbook. It's the same system I use, in person, with the players and programs named above.

WHAT IS THE MRT CODE?

Mindset Readiness Training, or MRT, is built around eight core principles. They aren't slogans, and they aren't a pep talk before the big game. They're trainable skills, the same skills that separate players who perform up to their ability from players who leave it on the field.

The full program is eight modules, self-paced, paired with a training workbook built to be written in and returned to, not read once and shelved.

Each principle stands on its own. Together, they build something bigger: a player who's ready, mentally, every time they step on the field.

01 <h4>MINDSET</h4>

Build Your Mental Foundation

Every player has a moment where the difference between their best half and their worst comes down to one thing: how they see it. A bad call, a mistake, a step behind on a marking run, none of it is fixed. It's a lens, and a lens can be trained. Mindset is where the MRT Code starts, because everything else in the system is built on top of it.

02 <h4>GOALS</h4>

Find Your Fuel

Motivation gets you to preseason. It doesn't get you out of bed for a 6 a.m. run in the middle of a long season when nobody's watching. That's drive, and drive isn't something you're born with. It's built, one early morning at a time, and it's what separates a good season from a career.

03 <h4>FOCUS</h4>

Lock In, Block Out

This is the two-second gap in action. One bad touch, one blown mark, one call that goes against you, and suddenly you're playing the last mistake instead of the next one. Trying to "forget it" only makes it louder. Players learn to lock onto the next touch so completely that the mistake has nowhere left to live.

04 <h4>DISCIPLINE</h4>

Control What You Can Control

Extra time. Down a goal. Legs are gone and the ref just missed an obvious foul. In that moment, a player is either in control of themselves or they're not, and everything that happens next follows from that one decision. This principle is the difference between reacting and responding.

05 <h4>VISUALIZATION</h4>

See It Before You Do It

The brain doesn't fully separate a moment you've lived from one you've clearly imagined. Elite players use that. They've already taken the penalty, already made the run, already been down a goal with ten minutes left, dozens of times, before it happens for real. This principle builds those reps before the ones that count.

06 <h4>ROUTINES</h4>

Structure Your Success

Every decision, what to eat, when to sleep, how to respond to a bad training session, costs energy. Players who perform well consistently aren't leaving that to chance on gameday. Their routines handle the small stuff automatically, so there's more left for the moment the game actually turns.

07 <h4>LEADERSHIP</h4>

Raise the Standard

Leadership doesn't wait for a captain's armband. If a teammate is counting on you for anything, you're already leading, whether you've noticed or not. This principle closes the gap between the leader you already are and the one your team actually needs.

08 <h4>CULTURE</h4>

Build It or Be Built By It

Every team has a culture. Some build it on purpose. Most let it happen by accident, and it shows up in how they respond when they're down a goal with fifteen minutes left. This principle is about building a standard that holds up even when the coach can't say a word from the sideline.

WHAT IS THE MRT CODE?

Mindset Readiness Training, or MRT, is built around eight core principles. They aren't slogans, and they aren't a pep talk before the big game. They're trainable skills, the same skills that separate players who perform up to their ability from players who leave it on the field.

The full program is eight modules, self-paced, paired with a training workbook built to be written in and returned to, not read once and shelved.

Each principle stands on its own. Together, they build something bigger: a player who's ready, mentally, every time they step on the field.

Most athletes train everything but the mental game.

Most athletes know what they should do. But when the game speeds up, pressure builds, or something goes wrong, emotions take over. They get frustrated, shut down, or carry one bad play into the next one.

They train hard, technically and physically. No one ever gave them a system for the mental side. That is the gap MRT fills.

The old way:

Hope confidence shows up on game day.

The MRT way:

Train it, like any other skill.

EIGHT PRINCIPLES. ONE SYSTEM.

Mindset Readiness Training teaches athletes to train the mental side of their game with the same intention they bring to the physical side. Simple tools to build confidence, control your response under pressure, recover from mistakes, stay focused, and lead yourself and others.

MINDSET

How you think, respond, and prepare

GOALS

Motivation, commitment, and ownership

FOCUS

Attention, awareness, and controllables

DISCIPLINE

Consistent action when motivation fades

VISUALIZATION

Mental rehearsal and preparation

ROUTINES

Habits before, during, and after performance

LEADERSHIP

Body language, communication, leading by example

CULTURE

Standards, accountability, and team impact

MENTAL PERFORMANCE IS A SKILL, NOT A TRAIT.

Built for competitive soccer players.

Primary: competitive soccer players, U16 to U19, on the college pathway.

Also: younger competitive players, U12 to U15, building the foundational tools.

And: high school, club, and college athletes, including DI, DII, and DIII.

Parents:MRT gives your athlete a system for confidence and composure, and gives you a better way to support long-term development instead of reacting to short-term results.

Meet Joe Goodreau

I know what it feels like to have ability, expectations, and opportunity, but not yet have the mental tools to handle everything happening around you. As a high school athlete, I stepped away from my senior soccer season and watched that team go on to win a state championship. Later that year, I struggled through a baseball season where I was expected to perform at a high level but did not play to my ability. Those moments stayed with me. They shaped the work I do today.

Through business leadership, competitive sports, ultramarathon training, injury recovery, and years of developing people and teams, I learned that performance is not just about talent. It is about confidence, composure, preparation, discipline, resilience, and the ability to respond when things get hard. Mindset Readiness Training was built to help competitive athletes develop those skills earlier, so they can perform with greater confidence under pressure and carry those tools into sport, school, leadership, and life.

Read Joe's full story

Meet Joe Goodreau

I know what it feels like to have ability, expectations, and opportunity, but not yet have the mental tools to handle everything happening around you. As a high school athlete, I stepped away from my senior soccer season and watched that team go on to win a state championship. Later that year, I struggled through a baseball season where I was expected to perform at a high level but did not play to my ability. Those moments stayed with me. They shaped the work I do today.

Through business leadership, competitive sports, ultramarathon training, injury recovery, and years of developing people and teams, I learned that performance is not just about talent. It is about confidence, composure, preparation, discipline, resilience, and the ability to respond when things get hard. Mindset Readiness Training was built to help competitive athletes develop those skills earlier, so they can perform with greater confidence under pressure and carry those tools into sport, school, leadership, and life.

Read Joe's full story

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A free training for athletes and parents. Why talent alone is not enough, and how competitive soccer players build confidence, composure, focus, and resilience with a simple mental performance system.

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A single 90-minute one-on-one session with Joe. A focused deep-dive into your mental game that introduces the MRT framework and gives you a plan to put to work right away.

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Three steps

Watch the free masterclass. See how the mental game works and where you are leaving performance on the field.

Build your foundation. Take the 24-Day MRT Course and train the eight principles day by day.

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Built from real performance experience

Competitive athlete background

Executive leadership and team development

Ultra-endurance training

Parent of competitive athletes

Works with youth and collegiate athletes

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Creator of MRT

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