As a parent, you want to support your cross-country runner—not add pressure, confusion, or stress. Cross-Country is an intensely mental sport, and without realizing it, even the most well-intentioned parents can accidentally contribute to frustration, doubt, or burnout.
The Cross-Country Parent Mental Toughness Package gives you the complete toolkit to understand what your athlete truly needs—mentally, emotionally, and physiologically—so they can run with confidence, resilience, and joy.
This collection brings together Dr. G’s foundational mental toughness teachings, his signature training for parents and coaches, and breakthrough tools that help athletes move through slumps, fear, pressure, and performance blocks. You’ll learn exactly how to support your athlete in a way that strengthens their confidence rather than shakes it.
If you’ve ever wondered what to say after a tough race, how to help your child through a slump, or how to play your role without adding pressure, this is the complete guide you’ve been looking for.
With the Cross-Country Parent Package, you’ll learn how to:
The Cross-Country Parent Package gives you the tools to support your runner’s mental and emotional well-being—in a way that keeps them motivated, confident, and grounded.
You’ll learn what to say, what not to say, and how to help your athlete navigate nerves, pressure, slow races, and tough training days with composure and resilience.
This is how you help your cross-country runner develop the mind of a champion while protecting their joy for the sport.
Though the books and audio programs are not sport-specific, parents in the cross-country community consistently report how transformative this system is for performance, confidence, connection, and long-term athlete well-being.
Performing Like a Champion (Digital Audio Program & Printable PDF Workbook)
Dr. G’s core mental training program that explains how athletes think, feel, and behave under pressure—and teaches coaches how to help athletes remain calm, confident, and composed in high-stakes moments.
Sports Slump Busting (Printable PDF Book)
A pioneering book that helps athletes and coaches understand the principles of peak performance and how you can get them working for you. Readers will learn how to recognize and avoid mental traps and mistakes that lead to performance slumps and losing streaks, and develop the ability to stay calm under big competition pressure.
This Is Your Brain on Sports (Printable PDF Book)
A revolutionary book to understanding how repetitive performance blocks (slumps, choking, freezing, the yips) are rooted in unresolved sports upsets and offers breakthrough methods and tools to resolve them for good– giving coaches insight into what’s really going on for their athlete.
14 Steps to Mental Toughness (Digital Audio Program & Printable PDF Workbook)
A comprehensive mental toughness audio program loaded with mental toughness skills, exercises, and motivational stories to help coaches understand the cause of performance problems and how to help their athletes bust through slumps and learn what their athlete needs to do mentally in order to be a consistently tough competitor.
Parents & Coaches Guide to Winning at the Youth Sports Game (Digital Audio Program)
A parent favorite. This audio program uses humor, honesty, and practical stories to help adults understand their role in an athlete’s success—and avoid the common traps that unintentionally create anxiety, fear, or frustration.
Performing Like a Champion (Digital Audio Program & Hard Copy Workbook shipped directly to you)
Dr. G’s core mental training program that explains how athletes think, feel, and behave under pressure—and teaches coaches how to help athletes remain calm, confident, and composed in high-stakes moments.
Sports Slump Busting (Hard Copy Book shipped directly to you)
A pioneering book that helps athletes and coaches understand the principles of peak performance and how you can get them working for you. Readers will learn how to recognize and avoid mental traps and mistakes that lead to performance slumps and losing streaks, and develop the ability to stay calm under big competition pressure.
This Is Your Brain on Sports (Hard Copy Book shipped directly to you)
A revolutionary book to understanding how repetitive performance blocks (slumps, choking, freezing, the yips) are rooted in unresolved sports upsets and offers breakthrough methods and tools to resolve them for good– giving coaches insight into what’s really going on for their athlete.
14 Steps to Mental Toughness (Digital Audio Program & Hard Copy Workbook shipped directly to you)
A comprehensive mental toughness audio program loaded with mental toughness skills, exercises, and motivational stories to help coaches understand the cause of performance problems and how to help their athletes bust through slumps and learn what their athlete needs to do mentally in order to be a consistently tough competitor.
Parents & Coaches Guide to Winning at the Youth Sports Game (Digital Audio Program)
A parent favorite. This audio program uses humor, honesty, and practical stories to help adults understand their role in an athlete’s success—and avoid the common traps that unintentionally create anxiety, fear, or frustration.
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