For Athletes2025-12-08T10:20:10+00:00

Freedom to Achieve Your Best

Freedom to Achieve Your Best

For Athletes

Freedom to Play Your Best.

Being an athlete should feel exciting and free, but it’s easy for sport to become heavy with pressure, overthinking, or self-doubt. You might find yourself caught between chasing results and trying to silence your mind, leaving little room for the joy that first drew you to compete. Injuries, setbacks, or the constant need to prove yourself can add even more strain, making consistency and confidence hard to hold onto.

Many traditional approaches focus on techniques or mental tricks, but they rarely last when the stakes are high. What if there was a simpler way? A sports psychology alternative for athletes that helps you reconnect with the clarity, resilience, and instinctive confidence already within you. That’s the essence of this inside-out approach to athlete wellbeing and mental performance coaching.

The PlayFreely® Approach

Our work isn’t about controlling your thoughts or forcing confidence. It’s about uncovering the natural freedom and resilience you already have. When you see the mind differently, flow and performance stop being accidental — they become your new normal.

  • Perform under pressure without being weighed down by it.
  • End overthinking and self-doubt so your natural instincts shine through.
  • Experience clarity and flow on demand, not just by chance.
  • Build resilience and bounce back quickly from setbacks, injuries, or losses.
  • Enjoy sport again with less stress, more freedom, and lasting confidence.
  • Access transformative mind coaching that works with your mind, not against it.

Ready to Begin?

You don’t need to fix yourself — you’re not broken. You simply need to rediscover the natural clarity and confidence that have always been there. If you’re ready to play your best with more freedom and fulfilment, let’s start the conversation.

PlayFreely Denise Holland For Athletes

“Helping athletes perform at their best when it matters most”.

When I look back at my playing career, it’s with mixed emotions. There’s pride in competing on the international stage, but also sadness that I didn’t enjoy the experience as much as I could have. Why? Because I put far too much pressure on myself

Now, when I work with athletes, I often notice the same struggle — the sense that they must prove themselves to be worthy. The real shift occurs when they see something different: their identity as a human being is never at stake. They come to understand that they’re okay regardless of results, and that they don’t have to take every thought so seriously.

That insight becomes the catalyst for living and playing more freely, stepping into curiosity, and exploring what’s truly possible. It’s a game-changer.

Some frequently asked questions on the help I give for Athletes

How can a mind coach improve my performance?2025-10-07T10:58:09+00:00

By helping you clear mental noise and reconnect with your natural instincts. Instead of adding more techniques, we uncover the clarity, confidence, and presence that are already within you—so you perform with more freedom, consistency, and ease, especially under pressure.

Can a mind coach help me deal with nerves or pressure?2025-10-07T11:00:50+00:00

Yes–by showing you how pressure is created in the mind and helping you settle beneath it. Instead of trying to control nerves, you learn to relate to them differently—so they lose their grip and you can trust your instincts when it matters most.

 

What if I’ve lost motivation or confidence?2025-10-07T11:02:48+00:00

Loss of motivation often signals disconnection, not a personal flaw. I help you quiet the mental noise, reconnect with what truly matters to you, and rediscover the natural drive that sits underneath pressure, expectation, and fatigue.

 

Do mind coaches only work with elite athletes?2025-10-07T11:46:50+00:00

Not at all. While many elite athletes benefit from this work, transformative mind coaching is valuable for anyone who wants to perform, grow, or navigate change with greater clarity and ease. The principles behind it apply at every level—sporting or otherwise.

What’s the difference between a mind coach and a regular coach?2025-10-07T11:05:40+00:00

Traditional sports psychology often focuses on techniques to manage thoughts and emotions. The PlayFreely® coaching approach goes deeper—pointing you back to the innate clarity, confidence, and creativity that are already within you. Instead of adding strategies, we help you uncover the natural state that allows peak performance to emerge effortlessly.

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