As Sports Performance Consultants, we’re here to help athletes, coaches and parents effectively manage stress, maintain their motivation, overcome fears, slumps & blocks, stay calm under competitive pressure and achieve peak performance!
You train hard and know your sport — but pressure, nerves, negative thinking or self-doubt keep getting in the way and can hijack your performance. We’ll help you sharpen your focus, stay calm, confident and consistent so you can trust your skills when it matters most. Learn proven tools to overcome fear, quiet the doubts, stay confident, develop mental toughness and compete like a champion.
Your athletes look great in practice, but under pressure they tighten up, lose focus, or play below their potential. We’ll give you strategies to support their mental toughness and resilience — and tools to manage your own stress and sideline behavior, so your athletes can perform freely and confidently. Learn how to communicate, motivate, and keep your athletes composed, motivated, and ready to rise to any challenge.
You want to support your child, but it’s not always easy to know what to say after a tough game or when confidence is low. We’ll show you how to be a steady, positive influence so your athlete thrives — in sports and in life. Learn how to recognize the signs of mental burnout, perfectionism and performance anxiety, before they derail your child’s love of the game. Gain tools to reduce stress, avoid added pressure, and help your child love their sport while reaching their full potential.
The Competitive Depth Method™ combines nervous system science with proven mental toughness strategies. Developed from more than 40 years of work with athletes, the method goes beyond mindset to address the thoughts, emotions, body responses, and other factors that can influence how athletes perform under pressure.
Athletes learn practical skills to work with nerves, strengthen focus and confidence, recover quickly from mistakes, and become more adaptable when competition doesn’t go as planned. And when fears, lost skills, yips, or other repetitive performance problems get in the way, our work goes deeper to address what may be driving the struggle.
Whether you’re an athlete, coach, or parent, The Competitive Depth Method™ helps athletes build greater capacity, access more of what they already know how to do, and have more to draw from when the demands of competition arise.
For decades, father and daughter team, Dr. Alan Goldberg and Sara Vatore have been trusted by athletes, coaches, and parents at every level — from youth sports to the pros. They bring a powerful blend of experience, proven results, and cutting-edge nervous system science. Their work has helped thousands of athletes overcome fear, performance anxiety, and repeated mental blocks.
Today, through The Competitive Depth Method™, 1:1 Performance Coaching, and best-selling mental toughness training products, we help athletes develop the skills to:
Success as an athlete in practice is 95% physical and 5% mental.
Your success, whenever you compete is ALL MENTAL and PHYSIOLOGICAL. Don’t leave these two important parts of your performance to chance — let us help you take it to the next level.
We have all sorts of mental toughness and peak performance training programs for you available by sport. Shop our books and audio programs below. If you’re interested in 1-1 coaching, learn more here.
At Competitive Advantage, our mission is to transform the way athletes, parents, and coaches approach performance. We believe peak performance is not just mental — it’s physiological, emotional, and relational. By integrating mental toughness strategies with nervous system science, whole-athlete care, and strong community leadership, we empower athletes to break free from fear and inconsistency and unlock their highest potential.
Female athletes aren’t built to perform in a straight line. Hormonal cycles, nervous system patterns, and social pressures shape energy, recovery, and confidence. When understood, these differences become the key to peak performance.
When female athletes stop fighting their bodies and start working with them, their performance transforms.
Confidence isn’t something you’re born with — it’s trained.
True confidence comes from knowing you can handle whatever is thrown your way. We teach athletes practical tools to quiet self-doubt, stay composed, and bring their best — no matter the pressure or the stage.
Learn to compete calm when it matters most.
Stop leaving your best performances at practice
If you shine in practice but struggle under pressure, you’re not alone. We’ll help you bridge the gap so your hard work translates into consistent success in competition.
Heal your body — and strengthen your confidence.
Coaching in today’s world – Let’s face it. Being a coach in today’s winning-crazed society sometimes can be a thankless and demoralizing job. There is pressure from the administration to win. There is pressure from the media to win. There is pressure from the parents
Does Over-coaching Lead To Failure? Coaches do it to their athletes and athletes do it to themselves. Even parents sometimes get in on the act and do it to their child-athlete right before or during a performance. All involved think they’re being really helpful. They’re
Whether you work 1:1 or with a mental toughness package, we can help you bust your slumps and reach your peak athletic performance.
