Youth Soccer Coaches:
Stop Coaching a Team That Plays to "Not Lose."
Take your squad from hesitant and reactive to assertive and dominant with our specialized Mental Toughness Workshop. We help your players internalize the competitive standard required to execute your vision under any condition
Limited to the first 5 coaches before March 1st
(3 spots remaining)
MLS
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USL
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NCAA
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NASL
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MLS NEXT
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ECNL
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GEN ADIDAS
MLS • USL • NCAA • NASL • MLS NEXT • ECNL • GEN ADIDAS
WHAT’S HAPPENING?!
You’ve got potential in practice, but in games you see…
The Hesitation Loop: Players who are creative in practice suddenly start "playing it safe" to avoid being the one who makes a mistake.
Reactive vs. Proactive: Your squad waits for the opponent to dictate the game instead of imposing your tactical style.
The Silent Roster: Communication drops, heads go down after one goal, and the "team" becomes 11 individuals trying to survive the clock.
The Sideline Trap: You’re forced to "joy-stick" every pass from the touchline because the players won't take initiative.
Why more training or motivating isn’t the answer
You Can't Drill Your Way Into a Dominant Mentality…
The "Speeches" Fail: Pre-game "hype" wears off by the first whistle and actually increases player anxiety.
The Fitness Fallacy: Running more laps won't make a player braver in a 50/50 challenge or more composed in front of the net.
The Over-Coaching Paradox: The more you try to "fix" their mistakes from the sideline, the more they look to you for permission instead of playing the game.
The Tactical Ceiling: Your system is perfect, but it’s being run on "outdated hardware" that crashes under gameday pressure.
The Ibex Tactics Team Mental Toughness workshop: upgrade your TEAM'S competitive identity!
The 90-Minute Integration: How We Actually Fix the Gap
We don’t do "mindset talks." We install a psychological and tactical framework to handle stress.
The Neuroscience of Performance: We train the coach on what happens to a player’s brain under pressure. You’ll understand exactly why they freeze, and how to coach through it. This changes your approach forever.
The "Leverage" Strategy: General motivation is a waste of time. We train you on the art of influence, with targeted communication strategies that we use every day to get key players to run through a brick wall.
Conditioning for Pressure: We provide the specific exercises for your existing training sessions. These drills condition the team to maintain tactical intensity under fire. You get the response; other coaches will ask you for the secret.
The selection process
Who this is for:
High-level Academy, ECNL, or MLS Next coaches.
Rosters with high technical talent that "shrinks" on gameday.
Coaches who want a scientific, repeatable way to handle team pressure.
Who this is NOT for:
Coaches looking for a "feel-good" motivational speaker.
Teams that lack the basic technical foundation to execute tactics.
Anyone not willing to change their coaching approach based on performance science.
The Current Status:
Total Slots: 5
Slots Remaining: 3
Deadline: Applications close March 1st or when slots are filled.
SECTION 4: What You'll See After One Session
✅ Players who compete with urgency and intensity – They'll fight for every ball like it matters
✅ Real mental toughness – They won't fold when the game gets hard, they'll rise to the challenge
✅ Team chemistry and accountability – Players will hold each other to a higher standard and play for each other
✅ A culture shift – Mental toughness becomes part of your team's identity, not just a nice idea
FAQ
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Ben and Alex have delivered elite-level mental performance training workshops to many elite teams. As Certified Mental Performance Consultants, they’ve spent 20+ years training elite athletes and have even worked in the trenches as youth soccer coaches themselves. They know what separates teams that fold from teams that dominate. And they bring that expertise to your team—no fluff, no rah-rah, just results.
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Alex and Ben combine their applied experience with evidence-based practice to maximize the outcomes of the workshop. Based on research from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, teams that use Ibex Tactics interventions can see significant performance-based outcomes and prevent their athletes from crumbling under pressure.
Ready to Stop Watching Your Team UNDERPERFORM? BOOK A free discovery call now to learn more about our workshops!