Where Stability Under
Pressure Is Trained
Kate Allgood, Founder & Mental Performance Coach. Learn more about Kate.
Private mental performance coaching goes beyond trying to “stay positive” or just think differently.
It’s about training the skills that allow your performance to show up when it counts — even in the moments where performance usually starts to slip.
Through individualized 1:1 coaching, we train how you respond — when your thinking speeds up, your body tightens, or you start trying to manage what’s happening instead of just playing.
This is something we build over time — through how you train, how you compete, and how you respond in real moments.
With over 16 years working with professional, Olympic, collegiate, and youth athletes, Kate brings both applied mental performance training and real-world competitive experience.
Sessions are available worldwide via video, with in-person options in San Diego.
How Your Coaching Is Structured
1 on 1 Sessions
Focused, individualized sessions built around your specific sport, level, and competitive demands. Each session gives you clear direction on what to work on, how to apply it, and how to build it into your training and competition.
Available virtually worldwide and in-person in San Diego.
We begin by understanding how you actually perform — using a structured assessment to map your attentional patterns, decision-making, and responses under pressure. This allows us to target what will make the biggest difference for you.
The Athlete Within® Workbooks
Structured tools that guide your training between sessions. You’ll know exactly what to focus on, how to reflect, and how to build consistency in both practice and competition.
Beyond Session Support
Access to support between sessions when things come up — whether before, during, or after competition — so you’re not left trying to figure it out on your own.
On-demand mental performance training you can access anytime. Guided tools, playbooks, and exercises designed to reinforce what we’re working on and help you stay consistent over time.
The Five Pillars of
Stable Performance
When performance starts to feel off, it’s not random. These five areas shape how you respond — and how your performance shows up — under pressure.
These are the core areas we train to support that process:
SELF
Build awareness of how you respond when pressure rises — so you’re not pulled away from how you want to play.
ENERGY
Build the ability to regulate your energy and emotions under pressure — so you can stay steady when the intensity rises.
PERSPECTIVE
Train how you respond to pressure, mistakes, and expectations — so they don’t take you out of your game.
IMAGERY
Rehearse success and adversity — so you’re prepared for what shows up in competition.
FOCUS
Strengthen your ability to direct and sustain focus — especially when it starts to get harder to stay with what matters.
After competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for several years, I realized my biggest challenge wasn’t technical — it was my competition mindset. I had success at higher-level tournaments, but I was inconsistent and my game-day mentality was unpredictable.
After losing in the finals at the 2022 Pan Championships, I began working with Kate. We built structured action plans and contingency strategies to prepare for anything that might arise.
The following year, I won the Pan Championships Absolute class. The confidence to handle whatever shows up on competition day has been invaluable, and I use these action plans daily.
-Ricky Savage,
Jiu Jitsu World Champion
The Coaching Path
This work builds over time. Each phase strengthens how you respond — so your performance holds up when things start to get harder.
Here’s how that development unfolds over time:
Clarity
We begin by understanding how you currently show up — how you focus, what happens when things don’t go your way, and how you respond in competition and challenging moments.
Stabalization
You begin to reset more quickly and stay present when things start to feel off. Instead of getting pulled into overthinking or forcing, you’re able to steady yourself and stay with what matters.
Application
The work starts to show up in competition. You reset after mistakes, stay clear in key moments, and adjust in real time — instead of things compounding.
Refinement
You start to recognize patterns earlier and respond more quickly in the moment. Your performance becomes more stable — and what you’re capable of shows up more consistently.
Ways to Work Together
Whether you’re dealing with inconsistency, confidence dips, setbacks, or coming back from injury, the work stays the same — strengthening how you respond so your performance becomes more consistent over time.
8-week Foundation
A starting point to build the foundation of how you perform.
We train core skills — including awareness, attention, regulation, perspective, and imagery — so you can reset after mistakes, not get pulled into overthinking, and stay in your game.
This is where you begin to understand your patterns and start applying the work in practice and competition.
4-Month Performance Development
The same work, with more time to apply and stabilize it.
As you continue training and competing, we build consistency — so what you’re working on shows up more often, not just when things are going well.
You have more support, more reps, and more time to work through what comes up.
6-Month Mastery
A longer-term container for making the work stick.
With more time and deeper support, your ability to reset, stay present, and respond in the moment becomes more reliable across different situations.
Designed for athletes who view mental performance as an ongoing competitive advantage — not a short-term intervention.
How to Begin
Every coaching relationship starts with a complimentary consultation.
We’ll talk through what you’re dealing with, where things feel off, and what you want to improve — and get a sense of whether this is the right fit.
If it is, we move into an initial session to understand what’s happening more clearly and how we’d begin working together.
From there, we move into a structured coaching program aligned with your development.