Gael Performance Toolkit
Practical tools for the mental side of sport.
Use these before games, between plays, and after the moments that knock your confidence. Each toolkit pairs with the matching Training the Mind month, so you can use them on their own or alongside the blog posts.
- Month 1
Pre-Performance Routines, Breathing & Cue Words
Simple, repeatable tools to settle yourself before a match. Routines, breathing patterns, and cue words you can use this week.
Open toolkit → - Month 2
Self-Talk and Confidence Toolkit
Practical tools to rebuild and protect confidence. Self-talk scripts, evidence ledgers, and a confidence-before-game routine.
Open toolkit → - Month 3 🔒 Releases 8 October 2026
Mistake Reset Toolkit
Practical tools to settle before a play, drop a mistake mid-game, and reset your focus when anxiety climbs. Resets that take under 10 seconds.
- Month 4 🔒 Releases 8 November 2026
Team Communication Toolkit
Practical scripts and routines for hard conversations, conflict resolution, and contribution recognition in a Gaelic squad.
- Month 5 🔒 Releases 8 December 2026
Goal Setting & Training Mindset Toolkit
Practical goal-setting frameworks that actually work in a long season. Process goals, micro-goals, and a season planning template.
- Month 6 🔒 Releases 8 January 2027
Imagery & Graded Exposure Toolkit
Tools for the mental side of injury recovery and return-to-play. Imagery rehearsal, graded fear exposure, and confidence-building drills.
- Month 7 🔒 Releases 8 February 2027
Focus & Refocus Toolkit
Tools to set up focus before a match and recover it mid-game. Pre-match routines, attention narrowing, and refocus cues.
- Month 8 🔒 Releases 8 March 2027
Nutrition & Language Toolkit
Practical fuelling guidance and language tools for healthier food culture in a Gaelic squad.
- Month 9 🔒 Releases 8 April 2027
Boundaries & Assertiveness Toolkit
Practical scripts for setting boundaries with coaches, teammates, family, and yourself. Plus the language to make it stick.
- Month 10 🔒 Releases 8 May 2027
Championship Routines, Confidence & Sleep Toolkit
Tools for big-game week. Sleep protection, threat-to-challenge reframes, and a championship-week structure that works.
- Month 11 🔒 Releases 8 June 2027
Values & Balance Planning Toolkit
Tools to clarify what matters to you beyond the sport. Values exercise, life-domain audit, and a sustainable weekly structure.
- Month 12 🔒 Releases 8 July 2027
Off-Season Recovery Toolkit
A 6-week off-season plan that protects mental and physical recovery, with the structures to come back stronger.
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