The Mettle Performance Map is a powerful tool for ambitious young athletes, developed by Dr. Alex Auerbach, who has shaped the mental game of NBA champions, NFL playoff teams, and Olympic medalists. It assesses your mental game and delivers a personalized plan for performance excellence.

Your Performance Map is a mental game playbook. You'll discover:

• Your strengths and growth areas across seven essential mental skills.

• How your mindset affects your performance under pressure

• A detailed plan to build essential mental skills for your sport.

• Pro-level strategies you can start using immediately.

At the highest level, talent alone isn't enough. The mental game separates champions from the rest. Research shows 80% of performance differences among elite athletes come down to mental skills. The Mettle Performance Map gives you the same advantage that Olympic medalists and championship teams use to win.

Dr. Alex Auerbach developed the Mettle Performance Map. He has shaped the mental game of NBA champions, NFL playoff teams, and Olympic medalists. As the author of "Called to Greatness" and a leading performance psychologist, Dr. Auerbach has transformed decades of research and elite experience into a valuable tool for ambitious young athletes.

The seven measured mental skills are:

1. Championship Pressure Performance

2. Elite Confidence and Achievement Drive

3. Peak Focus and Concentration

4. Strategic Mental Preparation

5. Competitive Resilience

6. Performance Optimization (Coachability)

7. High-Stakes Stress Management

The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI) is a well-established tool designed to measure psychological skills that influence athletic performance. It evaluates seven critical mental performance areas, including resilience, focus, confidence, and stress management. Developed through decades of sports psychology research, the ACSI provides a reliable assessment of an athlete’s mental game.

We use the ACSI because it’s a proven framework for understanding how mental skills impact performance. It helps athletes identify their strengths and areas for growth, offering a clear starting point for development. By building on the ACSI’s foundation, tools like the Mettle Performance Map transform these insights into actionable strategies, tailored to each athlete’s needs. This approach ensures that athletes understand their mental game and have a plan to improve it, leading to measurable performance gains.

The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI) is a good starting point, but it wasn’t built for today’s competitive youth athletes. The Mettle Performance Map enhances it by giving you:

• Insights on how your mental skills impact your game’s crucial moments.

• A framework trusted by professional and Olympic athletes.

• A personalized game plan to help you grow and perform better.

• Clear metrics to monitor progress and results.

Most athletes complete the assessment in 8-12 minutes.

If you’re an athlete aiming to reach your full potential and thrive on hard work, the Mettle Performance Map is your next step. This tool is designed for committed athletes—whether you want to break into your starting lineup or compete for championships. Built on proven professional frameworks, the Map helps you master professional-grade mental skills like focus, resilience, and performing under pressure, accelerating your growth and providing you the advantage to achieve your goals.

You'll receive your personalized performance blueprint, which includes:

• Priority mental skills for optimal performance gains

• Sport-specific training protocols used by elite athletes

• Clear metrics to monitor your mental skill development

• Option to speed up your progress in our Mental Performance Fundamentals Course

Yes! Our team assessments are used by championship programs to:

• Identify collective mental strengths and gaps.

• Create focused mental training programs

• Build stronger team dynamics

• Design practice environments

• Track mental skill development throughout the season.

Most programs offer one-size-fits-all mental training. The Mettle Performance Map delivers:

• Professional-level mental skills assessment

• Data-driven development priorities

• Sport-specific training protocols

• Clear performance metrics

• Proven systems used by successful individuals

This approach speeds up your development and provides measurable performance gains.

Yes. The Mettle Performance Map combines:

• Decades of established sports psychology research

• Real-world data from professional and Olympic athletes

• Dr. Auerbach's experience developing leaders

• Modern performance science and analytics

This blend of science and elite experience creates a powerful tool that delivers reliable results.