Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes

Breaking Mental Barriers with Hypnosis to Find Your Flow

When Your Biggest Opponent is You ….

Self-Doubt

Overthinking

Fear of Failure

Performance Anxiety

Mental Blocks & the YIPS

Talent Isn’t Enough

Talent may get you noticed, but talent alone doesn’t create an elite athlete. At every level of competition, mental interference can get in the way—and the mental skills to overcome it are trainable, yet many athletes have never been taught what to do when their mind gets in the way. All athletes train the body; elite athletes learn to understand the mind.

Meet Craig Buboltz

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Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mental Performance Coach

As a former collegiate athlete and certified coach, I witnessed firsthand the thin line between good and great. My journey into hypnosis began when I discovered how elite, world-class athletes leverage this powerful tool to access flow states and achieve peak performance.

That discovery inspired me to become a clinical hypnotherapist, dedicated to helping athletes find their true potential. I founded Top Sport Hypnosis to combine proven mental performance skills with personalized hypnotherapy, helping athletes identify and overcome mental barriers and master their mental game.

Why Hypnotherapy is Used by Elite Athletes

Hypnosis Breaks Mental Blocks

Mental blocks often exist beneath conscious awareness. An athlete may know what they want to do, yet unconscious patterns of doubt, fear, hesitation, or past experiences can interfere with performance. Hypnotherapy helps bridge the gap between the conscious and unconscious mind, allowing athletes to identify and change the deeper patterns that may be holding them back. When the mind is aligned with the performance you want, you can begin to trust your training, quiet the mental noise, and perform with greater freedom and confidence.

Hypnosis Helps You Find Flow

Hypnosis strengthens the mind–body connection, quiets the mind, and sharpens your focus so you can push your body to the upper limits of your potential. Once you experience the shift, you discover that flow isn’t luck — it’s a skill developed by mastering focus and regulating your mental state when you need it most. Learning self-hypnosis is the bridge for athletes to find flow during competition.

Build the Mental Skills to Elevate Your Game

Breath Work and Meditation

Sharpen your focus with breathing and meditation practices that calm the body and quiet the mind.

Visualization

Combine guided imagery with visualization to picture your best performance and build the memory behind confident play.

Language and Self-Talk

Become aware of your inner dialogue and understand how we create our own perspective during play.

Mental Training Routines

Develop a personalized plan with practices that help you reach your best mental state consistently.

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Find Your Program

Mental Barriers: 5 Weeks

Break through your mental barriers with a five-week program that identifies and clears the mental blocks holding you back from peak performance. Five one-hour Zoom sessions combine proven mental training tools and targeted hypnotherapy to reduce performance anxiety and stop overthinking. After each session you’ll receive a module outlining the concept introduced and a practical mental-training routine to use at home, during practice, and in competition. Learn practical strategies and deepen your internal resilience so you can perform with confidence and consistency.

Mental Mastery: 10 Weeks

Mental Mastery in 10 Weeks is an intensive, structured program that goes beyond clearing mental blocks to develop deep, sustained psychological strength through immersive, in-depth visualizations. You’ll learn to master your own visualization practice with step-by-step coaching and personalized exercises that build progressively week by week. Each participant receives customized modules tailored to their specific goals and challenges, with techniques layered to compound gains in confidence, focus, and performance. The result is a resilient, repeatable mental framework that supports peak physical performance and lasting personal growth.

Flow: Ongoing

Find your flow. Designed for elite and professional athletes committed to the time and work required for next‑level mental training, this program teaches self‑hypnosis and advanced state control so you can reliably access peak performance when it matters most. You get continuous, personalized one‑on‑one support that adapts with your season, goals, and pressure points.

How a Sports Hypnosis Session Works

Each one-hour session can be broken into three parts:

  • Identify Your Goals and Mental Barriers
    We begin by identifying your performance goals and uncovering the specific mental blocks holding you back.

  • Develop Mental Skills and Strategies
    Gain practical mental training tools and strategies you can use immediately.

  • Hypnosis
    Each session concluded with hypnosis to deepen your mental focus, access flow states, and perform instinctively under pressure.

Performance Benefits

  • Eliminate Mental Blocks

  • Reduce Performance Anxiety

  • Enhance Emotional Regulation

  • Build Confidence and Trust

  • Sharpen Focus and Concentration

  • Find your Flow

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What My Clients are Saying…

Highly Recommended

A great introduction to hypnosis. As someone always striving for self-improvement, these sessions brought me to a level of focus and clarity I had never reached before, making my intentions feel more tangible and achievable.  The session starts with a clear and informative introduction to the principles of hypnosis, which seamlessly transitions into the actual experience.  Craig Buboltz  is clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, and you can feel it while he works with you.  Overall, I highly recommend it. 

Nicolas, Miami Florida

Literal Game Changer 

Craig Buboltz literally changed my tennis game and mind set in just a handful of sessions.  He helped me unlock the secrets to overcoming myself.  I would highly recommend anyone playing tennis, golf, or any sport to meet with him to unlock your subconscious mind to maximize your full potential. You will thank me later. 

  Bob G. Ormond Beach Florida