Managing Competition Anxiety: A Mental Performance Workbook for Athletes

A practical mental performance resource designed to help athletes recognise competition anxiety, regulate their physical response, refocus their thoughts and return attention to what they can control.

Competition anxiety doesn’t have to disappear for you to perform well.

Managing Competition Anxiety is a practical mental performance workbook designed to help athletes understand their competition anxiety and develop strategies to respond to it more effectively.

Through structured exercises, athletes will learn to:

• Recognise how anxiety shows up before and during competition

• Regulate their physical response

• Reframe unhelpful thoughts

• Refocus on what they can control

• Choose their next effective action

• Create a personal competition reset plan

• Reflect and learn from their performance

Designed for competitive athletes who want practical psychological tools they can apply before and during competition.

Includes:

10-page digital workbook

Printable PDF

Practical exercises & reflection activities

Personal Mental Reset Plan

Instant digital download

Created by Thaleia Panayi

Sport Psychologist & Registered Counselling Psychologist

Registration No. 381

For educational and mental performance purposes. This resource does not replace psychological therapy or individual professional support.