12-Week System

The YMP 12-Week
Soccer Mentality System™

A structured, step-by-step mental development program for young athletes.

Program Overview

This is the core of YMP Academy

A 12-week curriculum designed to improve your child's:

confidence
emotional strength
focus
competitiveness
resilience
discipline
leadership
mindset under pressure

Each week includes:

a theme

a lesson

a drill

a reflection

a parent summary

mental homework

This creates consistency, measurable progress, and real transformation.

100% Coach-Led Training

All stages of the YMP 12-Week System are taught directly by YMP coaches. Parents are involved through updates and reports, but the training itself is delivered by qualified soccer coaches who understand the game and its emotions.

Complete Development Path

The Full YMP 5-Phase Roadmap (Ages 8–14)

Most mindset programs only give athletes tips or random motivation.

YMP Academy follows a complete multi-phase development path designed to take athletes from emotional beginners to mentally elite competitors.

This gives parents the full picture of how their child grows over time — not just for 12 weeks, but for their entire development journey.

1

Phase 1 — Foundations (3 Months)

Your child builds the core mental skills required for ALL future development:

  • Confidence from actions
  • Emotional control
  • Focus & attention
  • Understanding mistakes
  • Basic pressure handling

Goal: Build a mentally stable, emotionally aware young athlete.

2

Phase 2 — Competitive Mindset (3 Months)

Once the foundation is strong, athletes learn to compete the right way:

  • Discipline & habits
  • Coachability
  • Healthy internal competition
  • Dealing with criticism

Goal: Teach athletes how to respond like competitors, not casual players.

3

Phase 3 — Performance Application (3 Months)

Your child applies their mental tools in real game-like situations:

  • Leadership & body language
  • Pressure simulation
  • Mindset under fatigue
  • Pre-game and post-game mental routines

Goal: Transfer training into actual in-game performance.

4

Phase 4 — Advanced Performance (3 Months)

For athletes now entering higher competition levels:

  • Situational decision-speed
  • Advanced emotional resilience
  • Confidence under adversity
  • High-stakes performance routines

Goal: Prepare athletes for academy, provincial, or high-level competition.

5

Phase 5 — Elite Competitive Identity (3 Months)

The final phase creates the mindset required for long-term success in sport and life:

  • Leadership identity
  • Accountability systems
  • Consistency under pressure
  • Self-driven competitiveness

Goal: Build an athlete who doesn't collapse — they rise.

How Long Is the Full Path?

Each phase is 3 months.

The complete YMP development system is 15 months, designed to align with youth athletic growth patterns.

Parents can enroll their child one phase at a time, and the child progresses only when they meet the standards of the phase.

Why This Matters

This lets parents clearly understand:

  • where their child is now
  • where they are going next
  • what specific skills they will gain
  • how long the journey takes
  • how progress is measured

The YMP System isn't random lessons —
It's a structured, proven mental development blueprint for young soccer athletes.

"Your child won't just learn mental skills — they will evolve through a full development pathway designed for long-term success in soccer and in life."

Week-by-Week

The 12-Week Breakdown

Month 1 — FOUNDATIONS

1

What is Mentality?

2

Confidence From Actions

3

Emotional Control Basics

4

Focus & Attention Training

Month 2 — COMPETITIVE MINDSET

5

Discipline & Habits

6

Coachability & Criticism

7

Handling Mistakes

8

Healthy Competition

Month 3 — PERFORMANCE APPLICATION

9

Body Language & Leadership

10

Pressure Simulation Drills

11

Mindset Under Fatigue

12

Pre-Game & Post-Game Routines

Why It Works

What Makes This Program Unique

This system is built specifically for youth soccer athletes.

No generic mindset quotes.
No amateur "motivation."

Everything is built through:

psychology

child development science

sport-specific mental training

structured weekly routines

real, measurable progress

Your child won't just understand mental skills —

they will APPLY them.

Our Core Belief

The YMP Philosophy

We don't just train athletes.

We train young people to become stronger, calmer, more confident humans — on the field AND in life.

Soccer is the vehicle.

Life skills are the destination.

Every skill your child learns here follows them into:

school
friendships
performance pressure
future careers
adulthood

Parents don't choose YMP for soccer alone.

They choose it because it shapes who their child becomes.