HEADWATERS / TEAMS & ORGANIZATIONS

Build a mental performance culture, not a one-off talk.

Workshops, coach training, and season-long embedded support for teams, clubs, athletic programs, and organizations. Every engagement is built around the specific needs of your group.

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SCOPE AND PRICING BY EMAIL
Need a proposal for a board or an AD? Ask for a one-page scope →
CURRENT ENGAGEMENT
Asheville City Soccer Club
USL2 RANKED #1 IN THE COUNTRY · 2025

Embedded as the club’s Mental Performance Coach across the season — working with the staff, the group, and individual players.

“Andrew made it simple and efficient for the kids, and told them how to practice these tools and use them on race day. Many of the athletes commented on how beneficial the workshops were and how they continue to use what they were taught. Andrew brought a huge mental component to my team. We’re stronger from this experience.”

AARON SAFT · HEAD COACH, WEST HENDERSON HS TRACK & FIELD
THE SHORT ANSWER

What does a mental performance coach do for a team?

A mental performance coach helps a program train the mental side of the game: pressure, mistakes, confidence, and communication. That can be a single workshop, a staff training your coaches can carry forward themselves, or a season-long partnership. The work is with the staff as much as the athletes.

TEAM ENGAGEMENTS · INVOICED, NOT BILLED TO INSURANCE
WAYS TO ENGAGE
FIVE FORMATS · ONE HOUR TO ONE SEASON

Pick the level of commitment that fits your program.

05 / FRACTIONAL MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH
THE FLAGSHIP · SEASON-LONG · EMBEDDED

A mental performance coach on your staff, without a full-time hire.

A season-long mental performance partnership for a team or club. I work alongside your coaching staff throughout the season — attending practices or games as needed, working with players individually and as a group, and helping build a mental performance culture from the inside.

Ideal for programs that want consistent, embedded mental performance support without hiring a full-time staff member.

WHAT A SEASON INCLUDES
01Preseason baseline with the group and the staff
02Recurring on-site presence at training and selected matches
03Individual sessions for players who need them
04Staff coaching so your coaches can keep the work going
05End-of-season report for the AD or the board
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01 / TEAM WORKSHOPS
ONE TALK OR A SERIES

Team workshops

On-site or virtual mental performance workshops for sports teams at any level — high school, collegiate, club, or professional. Topics include performing under pressure, managing mistakes, team culture, communication, and confidence.

ON-SITE OR VIRTUAL ANY LEVEL
02 / COACH TRAINING
STAFF-WIDE

Coach training

Training designed to help coaches recognize when a player’s struggle is mental rather than physical or technical — and give them practical, immediately applicable tools to address it. Builds a shared mental performance language across your staff and program.

CLUB DIRECTORS OUTLASTS THE ENGAGEMENT
03 / COACH CONSULTATIONS
ONE-OFF

Coach consultations

One-off consultations for coaches navigating a specific challenge — a player struggling with confidence, a team in a rut, a culture issue they’re not sure how to address. A focused, solutions-oriented conversation with a mental performance expert.

04 / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
EVENTS

Speaking engagements

Keynote talks and presentations for clubs, athletic organizations, schools, and professional groups. Topics drawn from sport psychology, mental performance, team culture, and parenting athletes. Available for banquets, parent nights, staff training days, and conferences.

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ORGANISATIONS

Parent workshops for clubs and parent groups, and training for physical therapists, athletic trainers, and other medical professionals on the psychological side of injury recovery. Both are tailored to the group.

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HOW AN ENGAGEMENT RUNS

Interested? These are the next steps:

01 · CONTACT

Email or a short call. Tell me the group, the level, and what prompted this.

02 · SCOPE

You’ll get a one-page scope with dates, deliverables, and a fixed fee that you can share with an athletic director or board.

03 · DELIVER

Sessions happen on-site or virtually, on your schedule, with your coaches in the room.

04 · REPORT

At the end you get a short written summary of what we covered and what I’d recommend next.

BILLING

Team engagements are invoiced to the club, school, or company. They aren’t clinical services and aren’t billed to insurance. If an individual athlete needs clinical care, that’s a separate referral with its own consent and confidentiality, and what they share stays private.

WHO I WORK WITH
Clubs, schools, and programs across Western North Carolina.
Asheville City Soccer Club (USL2). High school programs in Buncombe and Henderson County. Collegiate programs at UNCA, Mars Hill, and Warren Wilson. Club and travel organizations. Virtual engagements anywhere.
WHY THIS PERSON
Sport Psychology professorMARS HILL
Licensed clinical counselorLCMHC, MA
Embedded with a USL2 clubCURRENT
Former Division I athleteCOLUMBIA

Because I’m also a licensed clinician, I can tell when a player needs more than performance work and make the right referral.

DIRECT
Andrew Bednarzik, LCMHC, MA
802 Fairview Road, Suite 600
Asheville, NC 28803

Tell me about your group.

Tell me the level, the group size, the season you’re planning for, and what prompted you to reach out. I’ll send a one-page scope with dates and a fixed fee.

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