WHAT IS Play Fearless?
Play Fearless is a community for athletes, coaches and teams anywhere in their career, anywhere in the world.
Developed by one of Australia’s most-renowned performance coaches, Dan Haesler, Play Fearless provides athletes, coaches, teams as well as their support networks (parents & partners) with access to the tools and techniques he uses with the elite to develop their mindset, mental skills and overall performance.
Why Play Fearless?
Ask any professional coach or athlete how important the Mental Game is and they’ll likely answer in one word: “Very.”
In many cases they’ll tell you it’s the difference between the good and the great.
Yet, despite their importance, Mental Skills rarely feature in a High Performance program in the manner that technical, tactical or physical aspects of performance do.
This is especially true in the case of younger athletes progressing their careers through school, college or pathways programs.
The Play Fearless platform seeks to support athletes and coaches to redress this imbalance.
Available anywhere, anytime, online, on Apple & Android.
“If you’re looking to take your game – or an athlete or team – to the next level, you’re going to need a mental game to take them there.”
Coming Dec 2023
The Play Fearless Mental Skills Program for individuals & teams on Apple, Android & Desktop
Play Fearless Coaching Guide to support team-wide facilitation
Coming Early 2024
Coaches Corner – Specifically for coaches who value continual learning around their craft
Parent Points – Guidance for parents of high performing or emerging athletes
Play Fearless Podcast – Learn from some of the world’s best athletes & coaches
The Squad – Our Play Fearless Online Community
Coming Mid 2024
The platform will continually evolve to incorporate programs to meet the needs of the Play Fearless Community and will offer opportunities to engage in online events such as Live Webinars, Group Coaching Calls and Q&As with Dan as well as other invited guests.
The Play Fearless Program is the flagship offering on the platform.
A self-paced program you can access anywhere, anytime, through our App on Apple or Android, or your laptop, the program offers you lifetime access to:
- 21 Video Coaching Sessions
- 20+ reflection activities
- A lifetime of new tools & habits
- Membership of our online community, The Squad *
- Members Only Content from the Play Fearless Podcast *
- Invitations to community events*
- New programs as they come online*
* Coming 2024
Here’s a taste of what you’ll learn in the program:
Session 1 – Who Are You? Who Do You Want to Be? Exploring Values
Session 2 – What Do You Want to Achieve? Exploring Goals
Session 3 – What is Your Performance Gap?
Session 4 – The High Performance Triangle
Session 5 – Powerful Habits
Session 1 – The Red/Blue Framework
Session 2 – Expressing Your Identity
Session 3 – Understanding Pressure
Session 4 – The Power of Mindfulness
Session 1 – Creating Your Masterclass
Session 2 – Building Confidence
Session 3 – The Power of Visualisation
Session 4 – Automatic Negative Thoughts
Session 1 – Emotional Regulation
Session 2 – The Red/Blue Tool
Session 3 – Developing Cues & Triggers
Session 4 – Turning Setbacks into Comebacks
Session 1 – Deliberate Mental Recovery
Session 2 – Your Inner Circle
Session 3 – How to Switch Off & Recharge
Session 4 – The Power of Gratitude
Individual Athletes
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Play Fearless Program
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Access to The Squad Community
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Access to New Programs as they come online
Teams, Schools, Clubs & Associations
Teams, Schools, Clubs and Associations can invest in a licence to develop a holistic approach to the mental game.
In addition to the Play Fearless Mental Skills Program, investing in a license will provide you with a Coach Facilitation Guide to support clubs or schools in the delivery of the program.
Alternatively, you can ‘set & forget’ to let athletes move through at their own pace.
A Play Fearless Licence also gives your community access to:
Coaches Corner
Coaches Corner will offer learning, reflection and collegiality for coaches interested in refining their craft. Together we’ll explore topics of motivation, mindset and metal skills and it will bring together the leading research around these concepts with the strategies Dan has tried and tested with athletes and coaches who are in the arena.
Coaches Corner will also explore coaching considerations when working with different population groups to take into account concepts of cultural, social or generational significance.
Parent Points
Parent Points is designed to help parents of emerging athletes explore the concepts covered in Play Fearless so they gain insights into how they might best support their athletes. Parents will be provided with suggested frameworks around conversations and feedback as well as suggestions of what not to do.
Choose the Licence that best suits you
you can also design your own licence to pick & choose what elements of the platform you'd like to access.
by doing this we can ensure that cost is never a barrier and you only pay for features you'll actually use.
get in touch to start playing fearless today.
Licences
Teams | Schools | Clubs | Associations-
Play Fearless Program
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Coaches Facilitation Guide
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Access to The Squad Community
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Coaches Corner
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Parent Points
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Access to New Programs as they come online
Learn to bring your best in the moments that matter
Dan has worked with members of the Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games Teams, as well as athletes from a wide variety of sports.
He is regularly engaged by the Australian Institute of Sport to work with athletes, coaches and their family & friends ahead of major events.
In the NRL, he is engaged as the Performance & Leadership Coach at the Penrith Panthers and works 1:1 with Shaun Johnson from the NZ Warriors.
Get in touch with any questions or to discuss your specific requirements.
- team@playfearless.com
- +61 (0)2 9331 3099
- Suite 1.07, 1 Cooks Av, Canterbury, NSW 2193, Australia
