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Mental Fitness Program  |  Player Start Guide & Schedule
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Welcome to the team!

Today your program begins, you're starting in the Pre-Season phase of the mental fitness program. This guide shows you how to log in on your phone and gives you your schedule. Keep it handy!

Your team code TEAM-9F2M Sign up here: mea-mental-fitness.aea-neuro-fitness-academy.com/signup

It's a web-based app, nothing to download from an app store. There's no password: you enter your email and we email you a 6-digit code to sign in.

Part 1 · Log in & create your player account

  1. On your phone, open your browser (Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android) and go to the sign-up link above.
  2. Choose “I'm an Athlete.” Enter your name and email, then enter the team code from the box above.
  3. Check your email for your 6-digit code and enter it. (Don't see it? Check spam and promotions, or go to /login on the same site and enter your email again.)
  4. Set your season: tap Pre-Season. That's where we start.
  5. Pick your sport: tap Softball to unlock your content.
  6. That's it for today, you're logged in and your account is created.

Put it on your home screen (optional, about 15 seconds)

iPhone / iPad
  1. Open the site in Safari. (Chrome on iPhone only saves a bookmark.)
  2. Tap Share (box with an up-arrow).
  3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
  4. Tap Add.
Android phone / tablet
  1. Open the site in Chrome.
  2. Tap the Install button, or the menu (three dots, top right) then Add to Home screen.
  3. Tap Install.

Trouble? Double-check your team code and that you chose Athlete. Still stuck? See Coach Walker.

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Mental Fitness Program  |  Player Start Guide & Schedule
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Questions? See Coach Walker
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Part 2 · Your schedule

Pre-Season · Week 1, get set up & complete your 15 protocols
DayWhat to doCheck off
Log in and create your account. Set your season to Pre-Season and pick Softball. That's all for today![   ] Done
Complete 5 Mental Performance Protocols.[   ] 5 of 5
Complete 5 Mental Performance Protocols.[   ] 5 of 5
Complete 5 protocols. All 15 protocols must be finished by this evening.[   ] 5 of 5
Coach Walker checks the dashboard to confirm every player has finished all 15 protocols.[   ] Checked
Pre-Season · Weeks 2–5, mental rehearsals

Starting Monday, , complete one mental rehearsal each day for the next four weeks, 20 in total. Coach Walker will check in throughout.

WeekDatesGoalTotal done
Week 21 rehearsal a day (Mon–Fri)5
Week 31 rehearsal a day (Mon–Fri)10
Week 41 rehearsal a day (Mon–Fri)15
Week 51 rehearsal a day (Mon–Fri)20

When all 20 mental rehearsals are finished, Coach Walker will move you to the Off-Season phase.

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Riverside High School Softball
Mental Fitness Program  |  Player Start Guide & Schedule
Mental Edge Academy
Questions? See Coach Walker
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Part 3 · The other phases

You're starting in Pre-Season. Here are the phases you'll move through as the season changes, same app the whole way, the workouts just change with the phase. Coach Walker sets when you switch.

Pre-Season phase

Build your foundation: complete 15 Mental Performance Protocols, then 20 Mental Rehearsals (about five weeks) before your season starts.

Off-Season phase

Your goal: 4 to 5 mental fitness days per week, each day is both Morning and Evening Mental Fitness. You also get the Optimization Coach for building between seasons.

In-Season phase

Your goal: 2 to 3 mental fitness days per week, plus your two game-day coaches, Confidence Coach before a game or practice, and Reflection Coach after.

The big picture

Off-Season→ Pre-Season→ In-Season

Athletes join at different points in this cycle, you're starting at Pre-Season. Wherever you begin, Coach Walker moves you to the next phase at the right time.

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