Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbook System 2.0
19 Sports Psychology Workbooks for Mental Coaches and Team Coaches
Accelerate Athlete Learning. Reduce Teaching Time. Run Better Sessions.
From the Desk of Dr. Patrick Cohn
Dear Coach or Mental Coach,
After 40+ years of mental coaching with junior, amateur, and professional athletes, I know the problem coaches face: athletes understand mental strategies in sessions but struggle to apply them in competition. The gap between education and application kills progress. This workbook system closes that gap.
How I Discovered the Workbook Method
Seven years ago, I launched The Golfer’s Mental Edge CD and workbook, followed by Tennis Confidence. Both were built on my Confident Athlete series. The workbooks changed how my sessions worked.
Athletes arrived prepared. They’d absorbed the core concepts between sessions, so I could skip the basics and go straight to application. Sessions became coaching, not teaching. Athletes asked better questions, flagged real problems from competition, and made faster progress.
I expanded the workbooks to cover all athletes, not just golfers and tennis players. The results held across every sport. Athletes came more organized, more engaged, and ready to work.
What Mental Coaches Said
In Spring 2012, I tested the first two workbooks with Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) participants. They asked for a full series covering every major mental skill I teach. That became this system.
Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbook Series
Mental Game Strategies for Success in Sports
The Athlete’s Mental Edge workbooks complement your existing coaching program. They give athletes structured between-session work so your sessions focus on application, not explanation.
What the Workbooks Do for You
- Athletes arrive at each session having already absorbed the foundational concepts
- You spend session time on fine-tuning and application, not re-explaining basics
- Athletes track their mental game performance through structured post-competition assessments
- Homework becomes organized and purposeful, not ad hoc
- Athletes in package programs see clear, tangible deliverables — which increases perceived value and retention
Who This System Is For
- Mental coaches: Use the workbooks as structured between-session education. Works whether you’re a 20-year veteran or just starting out.
- Sports coaches: Run 15 team seminars using the workbook system, step by step, with no sports psychology background required.
New in Version 2.0 (2022)
- Four new workbooks — managing confidence killers, supporting sports parents, returning to competition after injury, and seven teamwork and communication lessons. The series now includes 19 workbooks total.
- Revised chapters and exercises — streamlined for clearer learning across every lesson.
- New formatting — photos, pull quotes, key points, and PDF-fillable versions athletes can complete digitally.
- Co-branding capability — swap the cover logo for your own. Includes video directions for each workbook.
What’s Included
The system delivers 80+ documents as an immediate download — no shipping.
- 19 Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbooks — PDF and fillable PDF versions. Each covers one sports psychology topic with exercises athletes complete between sessions.
- 19 Coach’s Game Plan MP3 Audio Files — One per workbook. Each explains the coaching objective in plain terms. Designed for coaches without formal sports psychology training who want more depth.
- 19 Post-Competition Assessments — PDF and fillable PDF. Athletes assess their mental game after each competition. Gives you concrete data to work with in sessions.
- 166 Discussion Questions — Compiled in one Word file. More than 8 discussion prompts per workbook topic to guide session conversations.
- Co-branding video tutorials — Step-by-step instructions for adding your name or logo to each workbook cover.
The 19 Sports Psychology Topics Covered
Each workbook teaches one mental skill area, drawn from Dr. Cohn’s 25-plus years of coaching junior, amateur, and professional athletes. Topics were selected based on which mental skills most consistently limit athletic performance.
- Overcoming High Expectations
- Optimal Concentration
- Superior Confidence
- Managing Confidence-Killers (new)
- Improving Trust in Your Skills
- Coping with Mistakes
- Coping with Perfectionism
- Overcoming the Need for Approval
- Improving Self-Acceptance
- Consistent Performance
- Pregame Preparation
- Performing Beyond Comfort Zones
- Coping with Pregame Jitters
- Smart Goal Setting
- Coping with Fear of Failure
- Efficient Practice and Training
- How Parents Can Help Athletes Perform Freely (new)
- Returning After Injury (new)
- 7 Lessons to Improve Teamwork and Team Communication (new)
You don’t need MGCP certification to use these. Assign workbooks in any order based on your coaching philosophy and each athlete’s needs. Sports coaches can run them sequentially as 18 team seminars.
What Coaches Say
“It put all the pieces together”
“The Mental Edge Workbook program is awesome. It put all the pieces together for my mental work with soccer players.”*
~Eitan Azaria, Mental Coach for Soccer
“A great framework for doing workshop sessions”
“I am really pleased with the Athlete’s Mental Edge workbooks — they are fitting in really well with my coaching. I find they offer a great framework for doing workshop sessions. I have also used the workbooks with a few individual athletes — for the younger ones (12 and under). They are giving a good structure and framework to our sessions. The workbooks have worked well with all of them!”*
~Kerri Morgan, Mental Game Coach
“The missing link in the MGCP program”
“Congratulations on your Mental Edge workbooks. The MGCP program just got a lot better. Your workbook program makes it much more tangible and easier to use the mental strategies. This is the missing link in the MGCP program!”*
~Bob Simpson, MGCP
“You are passing on a legacy”
“I am impressed with the willingness and openness of Dr. Cohn to share all of his assets — intellectual, products, everything — with MGCP students. You have developed an incredible model for mental training. Even though we are paying for your service, you are passing on a legacy built on your contribution to the world of sports. Thank you for that.”*
~Tony Melito, MGCP
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need MGCP certification to use these workbooks?
No. The workbooks are designed for any mental coach or sports coach. You can integrate them into your existing program in whatever order fits your coaching philosophy.
Do the workbooks replace my regular sessions?
No. They complement your sessions. Athletes complete workbooks between appointments so your time together focuses on coaching and application, not foundational instruction.
Can I use these with younger athletes?
Yes. Coaches have used them with athletes as young as 12. The workbooks are written to be clear and accessible.
Can I brand these with my own name or logo?
Yes. Version 2.0 includes co-branding capability. Video tutorials walk you through adding your logo or name to each workbook cover.
What format are the files?
All workbooks come as standard PDF and fillable PDF. Audio programs are MP3. Discussion questions are delivered in a Word file. Everything downloads immediately after purchase.
What sports do these workbooks cover?
All sports. The mental skills covered — confidence, focus, managing mistakes, pregame preparation, fear of failure, and others — apply across every competitive sport at every level.
Pricing
The complete system — 80+ documents including all 19 workbooks, fillable PDFs, audio programs, post-competition assessments, discussion questions, and co-branding tutorials — is $698.
That works out to $36 per workbook. Each workbook is reusable across every athlete you coach.
Complete System — $698
- 19 Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbooks (PDF)
- 19 Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbooks (Fillable PDF)
- 19 Coach’s Game Plan Audio Programs (MP3)
- 19 Post-Competition Assessments (PDF and Fillable PDF)
- 166 Discussion Questions (Word file)
- Co-branding video tutorials
Immediate download. No shipping charges.
Questions about the program? Call 1-888-742-7225.
Your Master Mental Coach,
P.S. You can order now knowing I stand behind this system. If you have questions first, call 1-888-742-7225.
Disclaimer
*Testimonials on this page reflect results from individual clients. Results vary by person and situation. No compensation was provided for these testimonials.
Last Updated on June 14, 2026