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MindShift Performance

Integrative Mental Performance Coaching

Do you ever step into an event feeling like your mind is your worst enemy?

Doubts creep in, pre-game nerves take over, and your performance suffers? 

You know you have the talent, but mental hurdles keep holding you back?

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Here at MindShift Performance, we understand the psychological challenges that hold athletes back. We can help you master the mental game by building motivation, unshakeable self-confidence, channeled attentional focus, and effective energy management.

We will teach you powerful mental training techniques to prime your mind for peak performance.

Together, we'll define clear goal setting strategies and help you discover your true WHY - the driving force behind your athletic passion.

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Become the athlete you were always meant to be.

Mountain Bikers

About Us

Our coaches prioritize a collaborative approach, working with athletes to establish goals and develop personalized strategies for success. They take a holistic view, addressing both the mental and physical aspects of athletic performance.

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Our areas of expertise include:

Mental Training Techniques

Psychological Well-being

Injury Recovery Support

Career Transition Guidance

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Commitment to Professional Development

We are dedicated to continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest advancements in the field. This ensures that we can provide our clients with the most effective and up-to-date support.

MindShift Performance

Become the athlete you were always meant to be.

Meet The Team

Sarah completed her Masters in Sport and Performance Psychology after seeing the impact on sportsmen and women around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a professional off-road cyclist with multiple qualifications to coach from a physiological basis, it was important for her to be able to fully support her athletes from a psychological perspective too. She launched MindShift Performance within The Threshold Coaching in 2024 where she offers additional services as an Integrative Mental Performance Coach.

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Sarah has had a passion for coaching her entire life.  After matriculating from St Stithians Girls College in 2011, she was invited to coach rowing and netball, which she thoroughly enjoyed. Between 2018 and 2022, Sarah completed multiple cycling specific certifications and has been a cycling coach ever since.  Her passion lies mainly in mountain biking, building strength through personalized training programs, teaching MTB skills and empowering female athletes in particular.  She has mastered the art of holistic coaching and enjoys working people with different levels of confidence and ability.  She finds the one-on-one interaction with her athletes extremely rewarding.  When Sarah is not racing, she hosts workshops and public speaking engagements where she shares her expertise on "The High Performing Person" which is applicable to both the sporting and corporate world. ​ ​​​

Master of Arts - Sport and Performance Psychology

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Exercise Science - Advanced Sports Nutrition, Lab Testing and Coaching

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology - Sport and Exercise Psychology

Sport Science Institute of South Africa - Cycling Science Certification

Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association - Level 2 Air Certification 

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) - Level 1 Certification

Our Services

Cycling in the Countryside

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1-1 Coaching Sessions

Stress & Anxiety

Energy Management

Motivation

Self-Confidence

Attentional Focus

Imagery & Mental Rehearsal

Goal Setting

Finding Your WHY

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Team Coaching Sessions

Communication Skills

Team Identity

Leadership Development

Managing Conflict

Injury Support

Collective Goal Setting

Group Cohesion

Developing a Motivational Climate

Trust Development

Team Workshops

Mental Toughness Development

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Organizational Coaching Sessions

Anti-Doping Education

Safeguarding in Sport & Performance

Team Cohesion

Psychological Wellbeing of the Athlete

Career Transition Support

Talent Identification & Support

Conflict Resolution

Communication Skills

Work - Life Balance

Leadership Development

Become the athlete you were always meant to be.

Women Training Outdoors

Contact Us

Johannesburg & Cape Town

South Africa

+27 64 901 4746

sarah@thethreshold.co.za

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