Individual support
Athletes
Work on managing pressure, functional confidence, concentration, responses to mistakes, returning after injury, mental routines and performance under fatigue.
For athletesSport psychology and mental preparation practitioner
Find your focus when the pressure rises.
I work with athletes, coaches and teams on concentration, confidence and responding to mistakes, in training and competition.
Bordeaux and online · BSc in psychology · MSc in sport psychology
- Being unable to perform at your usual level when it is time to close out a match, race or decisive phase.
- An error that stays on your mind and disrupts the actions that follow.
- Persistent doubt despite thorough preparation.
Support adapted to your role
An athlete, a coach, a parent and a sporting organisation do not have the same needs. The work takes each person’s role into account.
Support for staff
Coaches
Integrate the mental dimension into day-to-day coaching: communication, responses to mistakes, decision-making under pressure, cohesion and regulation of activation states.
For coachesWork within organisations
Clubs / academies / teams
Structure collective mental skills work through workshops, team support, cohesion, performance routines, mental recovery and collaboration with staff.
Clubs and teamsSupport from those around them
Parents of young athletes
Support a young athlete without adding unnecessary pressure, with a clear framework around motivation, autonomy, well-being and balance in performance.
Accompagner mon enfantA four-stage method
A straightforward progression: understand the situation, choose priorities, train the tools, then adjust them in practice.
Understand
Identify what happens in sensitive moments: attention, emotions, activation level, fatigue and behaviour.
Clarify
Turn a broad difficulty into precise, realistic and observable priorities for the work.
Train
Develop practical tools: routines, breathing, mental imagery, self-talk or attention strategies.
Transfer
Test the tools in training, competition and under fatigue, then adjust them through experience.
About
Antonin Suilen
Antonin Suilen is a sport psychology and mental preparation practitioner. His background combines a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Sport Psychology and field experience with athletes, coaches and sporting organisations.
Parents of young athletes
Support your child without adding pressure.
The work takes account of the young athlete’s age, schedule and own goals. Parents’ involvement and what information may be shared are clarified at the outset.
Before booking
Free first conversation · 15 min
Online via Google Meet to discuss your situation and a suitable format.
Individual session · 60 min
In Bordeaux or online, as agreed.
Clubs and teams · 30 min
An initial conversation about goals, participants and scheduling.
The first 15-minute conversation is free. For individual sessions and club work, request fees and terms by email before booking.
Frequently asked questions
Key information about sessions, online consultations, clubs and confidentiality.
No. The work can be relevant at different levels of practice, from young athletes to committed competitors. Sessions are adapted to age, sport, level, daily rhythm and the real constraints of practice.
Mental preparation works with practical tools such as routines, attention, mental imagery, self-talk and goal setting. Sport psychology also considers the emotional, relational, organisational and ethical dimensions of performance.
The initial conversation clarifies the request, the sport concerned, the main constraints and the situations in which the mental dimension becomes an issue. It also helps determine whether the proposed format is appropriate.
Yes. Sessions can take place online depending on the need, the type of work and scheduling constraints. Remote support can help maintain a connection with day-to-day training and competition.
Free initial conversation · 15 min
An initial conversation to take stock.
This time helps clarify the request, check the most appropriate format and decide calmly what should follow.