Services for Teams and Organizations
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These educational presentations aimed at improving Emotional Intelligence. Team leaders and coaches identify relevant topics for presentation and discussion for the team. See topics list below.
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Breathwork and Ice bath sessions are an amazing way to bond with your team and experience the mental and physical benefits of breath and cold exposure. This 3 hour experience your team will be coached through the skills of emotional regulation and lean into the power of team connection and vulnerability. The afterglow of this session is incredible.
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Teams often face crises or struggle with navigating complex social dynamics and boundaries. With their background as therapists, Ruth and Demetrio are experts in addressing and resolving issues stemming from dysfunctional team dynamics. They facilitate safe, open conversations that encourage understanding and collaboration, and work with players and coaches to develop actionable plans for effective conflict resolution. Their approach fosters a healthier, more cohesive environment, enabling teams to move past challenges and strengthen their connection
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Modern Outlook performs team assessments to provide an understanding to coach and players of where the team is operating from an emotional standpoint. The assessments highlights needs, areas of strength and challenges as well as recommended interventions. MO staff provide 30 minute individual sessions to athletes and staff and then provide a formal review for the team and athletic staff. Team assessments can be particularly helpful when there is unresolved conflict, team trauma or difficulty gelling as a team.
Team Talks and Workshops Menu
1. Mastering Mental Performance
Focus Areas: Performance anxiety, mental resilience, mindset training
Description: This talk explores the mental strategies athletes can use to enhance their performance under pressure. We dive into techniques such as visualization, positive self-talk, and mindfulness to help athletes stay focused, manage anxiety, and perform at their peak when it matters most.
2. Overcoming Performance Anxiety
Focus Areas: Stress management, pressure, fear of failure
Description: In this workshop, we tackle the common challenge of performance anxiety. Athletes will learn how to reframe anxiety, develop tools to stay grounded in high-pressure moments, and build a mindset that embraces challenges rather than fears them.
3. Building Mental Toughness for Elite Performance
Focus Areas: Resilience, goal-setting, adversity management
Description: A deep dive into what it takes to develop mental toughness. We’ll guide athletes through exercises that help them bounce back from setbacks, stay focused on long-term goals, and develop an unshakeable belief in their ability to succeed.
4. Navigating Team Dynamics and Communication
Focus Areas: Team cohesion, conflict resolution, communication
Description: This session is all about fostering strong, healthy team dynamics. We explore how athletes can improve their communication skills, address conflict productively, and support each other to create a cohesive, high-functioning team environment.
5. Mental Health in Sports: Breaking the Stigma
Focus Areas: Mental health awareness, stigma reduction, creating a supportive culture
Description: This workshop focuses on destigmatizing mental health challenges within athletics. Athletes will gain a better understanding of the importance of mental health, how to recognize when they need support, and how to create a culture where mental well-being is prioritized.
6. The Mind-Body Connection in High-Performance
Focus Areas: Stress reduction, recovery, mental clarity
Description: This talk emphasizes the critical connection between mental and physical health. We explore how stress affects the body and mind, and teach athletes practical tools for recovery, including mindfulness, breathwork, and relaxation techniques that enhance both mental clarity and physical performance.
7. Overcoming Injury and Building a Resilient Mindset
Focus Areas: Injury recovery, mental resilience, dealing with setbacks
Description: Athletes often face mental challenges when recovering from injury. In this session, we guide athletes through the emotional and psychological hurdles that accompany injury recovery and how to build a mindset that keeps them motivated and focused on their comeback.
8. Developing Emotional Intelligence for Athletes
Focus Areas: Self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy
Description: Emotional intelligence (EI) plays a huge role in an athlete’s ability to succeed under pressure. This workshop explores the key components of EI—self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills—and how athletes can harness these traits to improve their performance and relationships.
9. Managing Life Balance: Athletes Beyond the Field
Focus Areas: Time management, stress management, work-life balance
Description: This session helps athletes balance their athletic and personal lives. We discuss how to manage competing priorities, set boundaries, and deal with stress outside of their sport so they can stay healthy and perform at their best both on and off the field.
10. Goal Setting and Mental Focus for Peak Performance
Focus Areas: Goal setting, motivation, focus, discipline
Description: Athletes learn how to set specific, measurable, and attainable goals that align with their values and long-term aspirations. We provide strategies for staying focused and motivated to achieve these goals, even when faced with distractions or obstacles.
11. Coping with Criticism and Expectations
Focus Areas: Handling feedback, self-esteem, self-compassion
Description: In this workshop, we focus on how athletes can manage criticism and the expectations placed on them by others. Athletes will learn to process feedback constructively, maintain healthy self-esteem, and adopt a mindset of self-compassion despite external pressure.
12. Building Confidence and Self-Belief
Focus Areas: Self-esteem, self-affirmation, overcoming doubt
Description: Confidence is key to performance, but it can easily be shaken. This workshop helps athletes rebuild and strengthen their self-belief through positive reinforcement, visualizations, and strategies that promote long-term confidence, even in challenging times.
13. Stress and Recovery: Preventing Burnout
Focus Areas: Stress management, recovery techniques, burnout prevention
Description: Aimed at preventing athlete burnout, this session delves into the causes and signs of mental and physical exhaustion. We teach athletes effective stress management strategies and recovery techniques to help them recharge, stay healthy, and perform sustainably.
14. Navigating Transitions: From College to Professional Sports
Focus Areas: Transition challenges, identity shifts, career planning
Description: For athletes making the leap from college to professional sports, this workshop provides guidance on how to manage the psychological and emotional challenges that come with such a significant transition. Topics include adjusting to new environments, maintaining mental well-being, and setting long-term career goals.
15. Creating a Culture of Mental Well-Being
Focus Areas: Team culture, leadership, mental health advocacy
Description: This session is designed for coaches and leaders who want to foster a culture of mental health and well-being within their team or organization. We’ll explore strategies for building a supportive environment that encourages open conversations about mental health and empowers athletes to seek help when needed.
Breathwork Workshop
A breathwork class for athletes is a focused session designed to enhance performance, recovery, and mental clarity through intentional breathing techniques. Led by an experienced instructor, the class begins with an introduction to how breathwork can optimize athletic abilities, reduce stress, and improve focus. Athletes are then guided through a series of targeted exercises, including deep diaphragmatic breathing, controlled inhales and exhales, and rhythmic patterns that promote endurance, energy, and recovery. These techniques help athletes regulate their nervous system, improve lung capacity, and stay calm under pressure. The session wraps up with a restorative breathing practice to promote relaxation and reduce muscle tension, leaving athletes feeling grounded and ready to perform. Breathwork classes offer athletes a simple, effective tool to support peak performance and overall well-being.
Ice Bath Workshop
Ice baths offer both mental and physical benefits for athletes. Physically, they reduce muscle inflammation, soreness, and fatigue by constricting blood vessels and flushing out waste products. This helps accelerate recovery as fresh, oxygen-rich blood returns to the muscles. Mentally, ice baths build resilience and mental toughness, as athletes learn to stay calm under discomfort. This improves stress management, focus, and clarity, making them more prepared for high-pressure situations.
