The mental training of athletes

Individual athlete training

Facilitate the expression of the athlete's potential

I train the existing mental skills and abilities in athletes using the Deep Inside® – state of mind methodology. The goal is to enhance the athlete’s well-being, self-efficacy, and self-awareness. To achieve this, I transfer knowledge, provide tools, and a method so that the athlete can use them independently in the field, on the mat, in the water, or in the context where they are called to perform. Autonomy is crucial for Deep Inside® – state of mind and is built upon well-being and empowerment.

I use cognitive neuroenhancement protocols

I create customized training programs tailored to professionals. In the methodology, I apply specific cognitive neuro-enhancement protocols, complete with monitoring using assessment and neuro-assessment protocols. In the case of specific personal issues within my team, I collaborate with psychologists and psychotherapists for interventions within their expertise. The working protocol of the Deep Inside- State of Mind method incorporates specific exercises and utilizes the aquatic element as a tool to accelerate automatic responses and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral biases. Neurophysiological monitoring and instrumentation are used to objectively verify and promote the enhancement of mental abilities.

I work with great sports champions

Working Method

A valid method is acquired forever. Constant use modifies the nervous system and brain at a functional and structural level, benefiting performance.

Metacognitive Skills

Extended higher-order cognitive processes, such as executive functions (EF), problem-solving, strategic planning, decision-making processes, learning flexibility...

Relational Skills

Growth in emotional empathy towards one's own and others' emotional states, cognitive empathy in assuming others' perspectives, and the ability to manage social interactions.

Strumenti usati: EEG fNIRS Hyperskanning Tabelle e test

Champions and sports clubs with whom I work and have collaborated
Mara Navarria
Mara Navarria
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Campionessa del mondo 2018 e Bronzo olimpico gara a squadre
Daniele Garozzo
Daniele Garozzo
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Campione olimpico 2018, Oro olimpico 2016
Umberto Pellizzari
Umberto Pellizzari
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Ha stabilito record mondiali in tutte le discipline dell’apnea. Fondatore di Apnea Academy Scuola di Formazione e di Ricerca per l’Apnea Subacquea.
Maria Felicia Carraturo
Maria Felicia Carraturo
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La prima donna ad aver toccato la quota di – 68 metri. Record Italiano CWT AIDA -79 metri (24.11.2012).
Andrey Govorov
Andrey Govorov
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Olimpionico della nazionale Russa di nuoto 2014 – Berlino: bronzo nei 50m delfino.
Regino Hernandez e Lucas Eguibar
Regino Hernandez e Lucas Eguibar
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Nazionale Spagnola Snowboard Cross
Nazionale Assoluta Nuoto Sincronizzato
Nazionale Assoluta Nuoto Sincronizzato
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Federazione Italiana Nuoto
Stefano Figini
Stefano Figini
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Pluriprimatista mondiale di Nuoto Pinnato.
Federazione Spagnola Sport Invernali
Federazione Spagnola Sport Invernali
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Nazionale spagnola Sci Alpino
Linda Cerruti e Costanza Ferro
Linda Cerruti e Costanza Ferro
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Olimpioniche della Nazionale Italiana Nuoto Sincronizzato della Federazione Italiana Nuoto (F.I.N.)
Ilaria Bonin
Ilaria Bonin
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Record del mondo in DYN con l’incredibile misura di 244,38 m! Europei di Apnea CMAS. Tenerife, 17/10/2014
Ilaria Molinari
Ilaria Molinari
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Vice-campionessa italiana nella specialità dell’assetto costante con attrezzi con la profondità di -77 metri (Ischia 4/10/2013)
Milorad Čavić
Milorad Čavić
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Considerato il nuotatore serbo più forte e di fatto anche il più vittorioso di tutti i tempi.
Andrea Di Nino
Andrea Di Nino
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Commissario tecnico della nazionale di nuoto Russa. Presidente di A.D.N. Swim Project.
Agnieszka Kalska
Agnieszka Kalska
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Member of the Freediving Poland national team, national record holder in 2016 – DYN 205m.
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Do you want to be effective? Treat mental training like physical training, with scientific method and knowledge

Alessandro Vergendo

Improving the team's climate

Improvement of the working climate, relationships and team performance.

Motivating environment

Generate a motivating environment for the benefit of the athletes, coaches and team.

Athlete Improvement

Talents expressed thanks to the working method, clarity of objectives, self-confidence, adequate relationships, work climate.

Tools used: EEG fNIRS

Team training

Observe team relationships

The team consists not only of athletes but also of technicians, coaches, trainers, nutritionists, team managers, and more, all of whom need to be engaged. The team is not just the sum of the professionals involved; it’s a living organism with its own emotions, defense mechanisms, reactions, and thought processes. Often, internal conflicts within the team can affect the professionals and collective performance. Neuroscience and increasingly precise and sophisticated neuroscientific tools, such as the use of the Hyperscanning paradigm, provide an innovative approach to working with teams on this theme

Neurocognitive enhancement protocols for teams

I also apply a specific work protocol with teams. In this case, it involves all members of the group and consists of specific classroom exercises for member training, the creation of a values charter, conflict management, internal relationships, and communication. I work to identify cognitive, emotional, and behavioral biases that are activated under stress within the group and use monitoring and neurophysiological instruments to objectively control and promote the enhancement of mental skills

Training of instructors & coaches

Human Resources Facilitation Skills

Professionals who work every day in the field alongside students and athletes, in teams that must continually perform, have extraordinary opportunities for professional and personal growth. My task is to work together on human resource facilitation skills at all levels.

Soft skill per istruttori e coach: i temi