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A-Game Coaching

Personalized elite A-Game 1on1 coaching with Steven Griffith

For student athletes to transform their mindset and their future.

Your child is working hard. Something still isn't clicking. This is where that changes.

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Student Athlete’s Struggling Silently

100%

Feel Hopeful After 1 Session

40+

Current NFL players coached

From 30+ years of coaching the best

mindset training to help your child bring their best to be their best with steven griffith

  • Former golden glove boxer turned mindset coach

  • Trained elite athletes in the NHL, NFL, MLB & NBA

  • Authored two books published by McGraw Hill

  • Currently coaching the top kicker in the NFL

What my student athlete’s see overtime

personalized coaching built to help them

Life Support

help them build skills that outlast the sport

Whatever happens with the sport, what they build here carries into school, relationships, and adulthood.

Performance

Watch Your Child Compete With Confidence

Your child stops playing scared and starts playing free — performing at their best when it counts most.

Mindset Training

Get them out of the of Slumps Without the Guesswork

When something's off, they'll have the tools to find it and fix it and not just push through and hope.

Emotional Growth

build their emotional capacity for pressure

Less meltdowns, less shutting down, less hiding it. They learn to regulate and respond, not react.

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How coaching How 1on1 Coaching With Your Athlete Works

THE student ATHLETE’S JOURNEY WITH ME

This isn’t a coaching style that forces an end date on your child. This is a relationship built around who they are, where they want to go, what’s quietly been holding them back, and what you’re willing to do for them.

“it’s hard to get started, it’s hard to do it alone. but we’re going to do this together”

Step No. 1

fill out the application online

Not everyone would be a best fit for the process of 1-on-1 coaching. It isn't about what works and doesn't work, it's about what you're willing to do in order to transform their life.

What Makes a Qualified Relationship?

Quote from Carter Tucker, Student Athlete With $250k Full Ride

“ the skills help me so much, especially my performance”

Step No. 2

begin key onboarding & discovery

An assessment on what is driving the dysfunction that they are dealing with, and what we need to work on to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.

  • Legacy and identity interview — where do they want to go?
  • Identify your strengths and the beliefs holding them back
  • Map their values, your why, and their performance gap
  • Begin rewriting their belief system from the ground up

Steven Griffith’s Core Philisophy

“i’m here to help you bridge the gap: of where you are and where you want to be.

Step No. 3

begin active coaching, closing the gap

I'm available 24/7 for them, their performance training and for their life needs. 

  • Pre-Performance routine built around how they actually operate.
  • RPM gauge — read and regulate their nervous system
  • Mindfulness and presence for high pressure moments

A Parents Perspective, Father of Carter Tucke

“who he was and who he is now is totally different. he’s completely engaged and ready”

Step No. 4

Measure progress. Watch things shift.

I track what's working and adjust through the relationship we continue to build together. Athletes who commit to this see real changes in performance, confidence, and communication faster than they expected. This is where we start building consistent skills.

  • Self-compassion — how to be in their own corner
  • Learn how to receive feedback better
  • Post-performance evaluation that compresses time
  • Communication with coaches and teammates
  • Values, purpose, and the why that sustains performance

Mikalynn Emanualli, SDSU Softball Athlete

I have always had the dream of playing Division I softball in college, and now it’s a reality. I knew I was talented but felt I could use more confidence.

Step No. 5

they perform differently. You live differently.

Once they’ve built the base of skills, we transition into a more maintenance approach. I become a sounding board available when you need me, not hovering when you don't. This is what it means to have someone truly in your corner. 

  • A belief system that works for them, not against them
  • Tools to regulate, reset, and perform under any pressure
  • I’m Available 24/7 however you need.
  • Less frequent sessions — you lead, I support
  • A relationship with time and self-worth that outlasts the sport

Few parents are ready

is 1on1 coaching for them?

There’s a difference between wanting to achieve goals and being committed to the work to get there.

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The Ready parent & athlete

Understands There’s a Cost
Ready to Go Deep
Done Trying It Alone
Performance Is Livelihood
Takes It Seriously
Willing to Do the Work
Ready to Transform
Accountability Isn’t Foreign

The resistant parent & athlete

Blames the Circumstances
Wants a Quick Fix
Not willing to go deep
Still doing it alone
Hopes it fixes itself
Makes price the problem
Wants results without the work
Not ready to be honest

you can change your life, you just need someone in your corner

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You’ve maybe never hired a mindset coach, so what makes a good one?

what makes a good mindset coach anyway?

Your student athlete

a good mindset coach

be a tom delaney for one person, because he changed my life.

A great mindset coach is someone who knows what it’s like to need a coach.

be a tom delaney for one person, because he changed my life.

At eighteen, after football, Steven wanted to box. His coach Tom Delaney was the first person who actually saw him — not just his potential as an athlete, but him. Tom was compassionate, present, and showed Steven what it looked like to have someone genuinely in your corner, inside the ring and out...

Learn About Your Coach

I TAKE MY DECADES OF TRAINING THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE WORLD AND USE IT TO HELP them.

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Track Record

25+

Years of performance coaching & training.

Track Record

25,000+

Hours dedicated to my clients

Track Record

1st

To coach the first all women’s boxing league

Track Record

4+

Pro leagues coached from teams, players to coaches themselves

Track Record

Walter Reed Medical

First to teach mindfulness for the U.S. Military

Track Record

2

Books authored — The Time Cleanse & Design

Track Record

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Skills for their performance—and skills for life

if i’m their coach, this is what skills we’ll work on together

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BELIEF SYSTEM RESET

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Emotional regulation

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NERVOUS SYSTEM TOOLS

No 4

MINDFULNESS

No 5

TIMEFULNESS

No 6

VALUES AND PURPOSE

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FEEDBACK CAPACITY

No 8

SELF COMPASSION

No 9

PERFORMANCE TOOLS

No 10

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Why choose Steven?

Not all coaches Are built the same.

What A-Game Ready®’s Steven Griffith offers you

  • Strength & conditioning background

    Exercise science degree and a C.S.C.S. — he opened one of the first private elite performance centers in the US.

  • A performance coach, not a sports psychologist

    He came up through performance and added the psychology to it. Most arrive the other way around.

  • Root-cause coaching, not symptom coaching

    Change the belief driving the problem and the symptoms stop reappearing somewhere else.

  • Works with the athlete and the parent

    He talks with each of you, then brings you together for one integrated conversation.

  • A whole-life view, not just game day

    Nothing is only athletic and nothing is only personal — it is all connected, so the work covers all of it.

  • A full toolbox, not one technique

    Communication, self-compassion, receiving feedback, routines, and the tools to hold them together.

  • 25+ years and 25,000+ hours

    Two decades teaching mindfulness, plus Timefulness® — his own work on performance and time.

  • He has been the athlete who needed a coach

    Golden Gloves boxer, Illinois State Heavyweight Champion, college football — and the injuries that ended it.

Ready to get started?

Elite 1on1 Coaching With Steven Griffith of A-Game Ready

For Professional Athletes

What You Get When We Work Together

Contact for Pricing

Pricing is dependent on your needs, your goals, and what the work requires.

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Steven Reviews Every Application Personally

No. 1: The Work
  • Intuitive onboarding interview
  • Personalized action plan
  • Belief system reset
  • Nervous system tools & RPM gauge
  • Values & purpose deep dive
  • Performance hypnosis sessions
No. 2: The Access
  • 24/7 personal availability
  • Session cadence built for you
  • Pre & post performance routines
  • After-performance evaluation
  • Coach & team communication work
  • Full A-Game digital library
No. 3: The Results
  • Self-compassion training
  • Feedback capacity work
  • Life skills beyond the sport
  • Maintenance support ongoing
  • Help Navigate Life Changes
  • Access to Material Always

Frequently Asked Questions

About coaching for student athletes

He meets athletes where they are. The work is framed around getting an edge and performing better, not "fixing" them.

Athletes get direct access for important situations or emergencies. Parents are kept in the loop appropriately.

You stay informed and supported. The direct coaching is with the athlete, while parents receive clear guidance on how to help and have access to the online program as well.

A-GAME Coaching complements—not replaces—your athlete's sport coaches. While team coaches focus on physical skills, strategy, and performance, Steven develops the mental skills that help athletes get the most from that coaching. As an independent performance coach, he also provides a trusted, objective perspective and a supportive advocate outside the team or school environment.

Best results are typically seen with athletes 13 and older who are serious about improving. Depending on maturity, Steven has successfully worked with younger athletes as well.

Most athletes work with Steven for 4–12 months to build and master the A-GAME system. Many families notice improvements in focus, confidence, and emotional regulation within the first few weeks. Once athletes learn the system, they can continue applying the tools independently, while many choose to stay connected with Steven throughout their athletic careers. Ongoing coaching, annual development, and tune-up sessions help athletes continue evolving, improving, and performing at their highest level year after year.

Yes. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to grow, regardless of their financial circumstances. If the investment is currently beyond your reach, please contact us to discuss your situation. A limited number of need-based scholarships and complimentary access opportunities are available. We are committed to ensuring that no motivated individual is turned away solely because of financial challenges.

School counselors support students with academic, personal, and social challenges. Sports psychologists often focus on mental performance through assessment and psychological techniques. Steven is a performance coach focused on helping athletes build a competitive mindset, develop practical performance skills, and consistently access their best under pressure, both on and off the field.

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YOUR A-GAME SCORE

Your A-Game Score

55 /100

Major room for improvement

Your Top Growth Areas

Self Compassion
Mindfulness
Regulating

A-Game Ready® by Steven Griffith

Free self assessment quiz that takes 3 minutes.

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Ten mindset areas & ten ratings. An instant score from 0–100 that shows exactly where they are — and what to work on first.

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