🚨 THE MINDSET MYTH 🚨

"Volleyball is 80% mental."

"The player who wants it more...wins."

"You just need more confidence."

When athletes struggle under pressure or play below their potential, they usually get one answer:

“It’s your mindset.”

Naturally, they start searching for mental tools.

But instead of finding skills for thriving under pressure, staying composed, and leading their team to victory…

They run straight into what I call Mindset Madness —

the kind of advice that sounds inspiring, but rarely produces better performance.

Mindset Madness looks like: motivational quotes, affirmations, confidence hacks, positivity exercises, and journaling.

All well-intentioned.

All feel-good practices.

And all powerful detours that pull athletes away from the habits that actually promote execution, consistency, and growth.

Why?

Because these tools help athletes feel better about frustrating outcomes...

Instead of helping them perform better and improve so they can change those outcomes.

Athletes don't need Mindset Madness.

They need Leadership skills — the kind that build clarity, composure, responsibility, and consistent performance under pressure.

AT CLOUD PEAK, WE BELIEVE
LEADERSHIP IS LEARNED

🏅 THE PLAYMAKER

What we're building —

Playmakers, not Positive Thinkers.

Playmakers aren't defined by personality.

They're defined by consistent behaviors under pressure — behaviors you can see, measure, and train.

Here is what the Leadership Academy develops:

✔️ AFTER MISTAKES

Reset in three seconds or less — no spiraling or roller-coaster play
Fix one thing on the next rep — no repeating the same error over and over
Stay aggressive — not cautious or apologetic

Playmakers don't let a bad play turn into a bad game.

✔️UNDER PRESSURE

Ask for the ball — don't hide in the rotation
Execute immediately — no arguing, explaining, blaming, or justifying
Become stronger in big moments — no choking

Playmakers simplify and inspire — they elevate and execute.

✔️ PURSUING EXCELLENCE

Train with intention — not just effort.
Study results honestly — no sugarcoating wins, no dramatizing losses
Drive their own development — no supervision required.

Playmakers focus on what moves the needle.

These are not personality traits.

They are trainable leadership skills — and the Leadership Academy trains them on purpose.

❌ WHAT THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS NOT

Just to keep things clear —

The Leadership Academy is NOT:

therapy
journaling
positive thinking drills
feel-good practices without results
confidence hacks
gaslighting to feel better about frustrating outcomes

We don't teach athletes how to accept negative outcomes.

We teach them how to change them.

✅ WHAT THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS

The Leadership Academy is high-performance leadership training for ambitions athletes — and the parents and coaches who support them — all working together to help athletes become much better than they already are.

We train:

🏅 ATHLETES who want to:

Be the player coaches and teammates trust in big moments
Stay calm, clear, and composed under pressure
Become more consistent, coachable, and confident
Lead team with class, not attitude or drama
Take responsibility for their improvement — instead of waiting to be pushed
Position themselves to earn more opportunities, bigger roles, and college recruitment.

🎓 COACHES who want to:

Develop leaders, not just players
Strengthen team culture without drama or inconsistency
Reduce chaos with clear expectations, shared language, and predictable behavior
Reinforce accountability without becoming an authoritarian
Build teams that are mentally tough, emotionally stable, and prepared to win championships

🏡 PARENTS who want to:

Support their athletes growth without nagging or micromanaging
Build a high-performance home that reinforces discipline, ownership, and responsibility
Act like a stakeholder, not a supervisor — providing structure, not control
Raise a young adult who can think, lead, and perform in pressure-filled environments.