Dr Rainer Meisterjahn – Mental Performance Coach for Athletes & Coaches

Rainer Meisterjahn comes from a small town in central Germany by the name of Arpe, where he grew up and picked up the game of basketball. During that time he went to the US for an exchange year and got a taste of the US culture early on. After going back to Germany he knew he eventually had to “scratch the itch” again and applied to a NAIA school in Maine to play basketball and study Sports Psychology. After earning his Bachelors and going back home once again, he eventually decided to stop pursuing his professional player dream and migrated to the US for good in order to get his Master’s and later Ph.D in Sports Science. Rainer later founded Courtex Performance, is based in the U.S. and currently works with NBA athletes like Tobias Harris, WNBA and NCAA players and coaches, as well as European based sports athletes & coaches.

Today we talked about his journey from the early beginnings as a player all the way to helping top notch professionals perfecting their “mental game”. We went through the process of getting your first clients as a mental performance coach, the techniques he uses for “Pre-Game”, “In-Game” & “Post-Game” analysis as well as the basis of his philosophy. 

Rainer shared his view on the struggles that players and coaches usually go through and what cues he looks for during the games to understand them better.

All in all a very insightful conversation about the ‘hidden game’ behind the visible game. Below you can find all the topics discussed in order:

Topics:

• Background / Profession
• Beginning / Building Relationships
• Dealing with Social Media
• Most Common Issues
• Pre-Game Process
• In-Game Tasks/Challanges
• Challenges for Coaches
• Post-Game Analysis
• Measuring Mental Performance
• Flow State vs Slump
• NBA Draft Interviews
• Personal Regrets
• US vs Europe
• Routines / Habits / Books

Finding Rainer and Courtex Performance here:

Website – https://www.courtexperformance.com

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtexperformance/ 

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/courtexperformance/ 

Twitter – https://twitter.com/courtexperform

Affiliate Links to Rainer’s favourite books on mental performance:

The Inner Game of Tennis – https://amzn.to/3na9oBw

Mind Gym – https://amzn.to/3vcnTHN 

Heads up Baseball 2.0 – https://amzn.to/2QGRslF

The Mindful Athlete – https://amzn.to/3ehx4Qh 

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