Athlete Performance Coaching
Learn to influence your energy, focus, recovery, and emotional response under pressure through the power of breathing.
THE ATHLETE BREATHING SYSTEM
Six Pillars of Breath
A practical , science-informed approach to breathing for athletes. From awareness to performance, these six core teachings will build a foundation you can use in training, competition and everyday life.
01 INTEROCEPTION
02 GEAR TRAINING
03 CO2 TOLERANCE
04 FIND YOUR CALM
Develop greater level of comfort with rising CO2 levels (air hunger) to improve O2 use and your physical and mental stress tolerance.
Use your breath to control your entire system, manage emotions, and find calm in moments of pressure.
Understand breathing strategies for different levels of physical demand. Nervous system 101.
Learn to recognize your breath + body to notice how it changes with effort, emotion and stress.
06 PERFORMULATE
05 MAX RECOVERY
Build personalized, performance-enhancing routines that support focus, confidence and composure.
Learn how to recover from intensity faster, becoming more resilient than your opponents.
Ways to Train
Team/Group Training
Individual Coaching
Sport-specific breath training designed around your team's goals, demands, and challenges.
Personalized lessons to develop breathing skills and habits that support your sport and personal goals.
Camps + Workshops
Scheduled group events usually lasting about ½ day.
Training & Event Schedule
September & October 2026, I offered three local high school teams a Language of Breath Mini-Series for baseball, basketball and cross country athletes. Cost sponsored by the Blake’s Tinman Foundation.
December 2026 & January 2027, I am again offering limited sessions for three middle or high school area teams. Breath Mini-Series 2.0. »INQUIRE HERE»
February 1, 2027 Youth Athlete Workshop Limited to 10 spots. Reedsburg, WI » more info to come
May1, 2027 Youth Athlete Workshop Limited to 10 spots. Reedsburg, WI » more info to come
August 12, 2027 Youth Breath + Baseball Camp with Milwaukee Brewers. Reedsburg, WI » more info to come
Your Breath Has Been With You Since Day One.
It works without you thinking about it. Yet you can consciously influence it. That's what makes breathing such a remarkable bridge between your automatic nervous system and your conscious choices.
Learn it once. Carry it for life.
My goal isn't to make you dependent on a coach. It's to teach you skills you can practice independently, use throughout your athletic career, and someday share with others.
You’ll Claim Your Very Own Tinman Headset Training System™
Long After We Leave the Field
Every athlete I coach receives the Tinman Headset Training System — an interactive mental performance toolkit designed to build confidence, sharpen focus, develop resilience, and strengthen the connection between breath, mind, and performance. It consists of 54 cards in a deck, with four main groups.
CARD EXAMPLES:
PERFORM
BREATH
CHARACTER
RESET
Training That Lasts
54 Cards. Four Pillars. One Stronger Athlete.
BREATHE • RESET • PERFORM • CHARACTER
Each card delivers a practical lesson, a challenge, and an opportunity to grow, with QR-linked video instruction for deeper learning.
Because the strongest athletes don't just train their bodies. They train what's between their ears, too.
