Athletic success depends on more than your physical well-being. Sharpen your mental performance with sport-specific approaches from the experts at Sanford Sports.
Athletes, coaches and corporate leaders at every level can benefit from developing and maintaining a strong mental approach to their sport or profession. All training programs from Sanford Sports offer mental performance support to keep athletes and leaders at the top of their game.
Our training services include drills and exercise that help you:
Learn about our in-person or virtual mental performance specialty services.
Individual
Work one-on-one with our coach to reach new levels of performance. We’ll create a personalized mental performance program that's designed to help you overcome your unique mental barriers and reach your full athletic potential. Training is open to athletes of all ages.
Small Groups and Teams
Training with a small group or team helps you learn motivation, accountability and camaraderie. Our coach will create a program that challenges and drives your group to overcome obstacles and improve mental performance. We’ll empower your group with tailored coaching that raises every member to new athletic heights.
Set up individual or group mental performance trainings by contacting our performance team.
When it comes to recovery after a sports-related injury, our sports performance psychology specialists can help you identify mental obstacles and create a plan tailored to your condition.
Contact our performance team to set up mental performance trainings.
Our sports performance team provides coach-specific training that enhances your leadership and teaching abilities. We focus both on how you prepare your players and yourself as well as how you handle in-game situations.
Set up coach-specific mental performance trainings by contacting our performance team.
How you choose to handle pressure and respond to stress determines your performance as a leader. Our mental performance team will teach you skills that build confidence, reduce anxiety and help you perform under pressure.
Contact our performance team to schedule leadership-specific mental performance trainings.
Chris Gudjenov joined Sanford Sports as a sports mental performance coach in Sioux Falls in 2026. Previously, he worked as a senior mental performance and resilience trainer for the U.S. Army and provided mental performance coaching for NFL, NHL and NCAA Division I athletes.
Gudjenov is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) and an approved mentor through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).
