Back in the Game® helps athletes develop the mental skills necessary to take their game to the next level.
Increase Confidence
Improve Focus
Build Self-Awareness
Reduce Anxiety
Strengthen Resilience
Establish Routines and Habits
Ready to Take Your Game to the Next Level?
Back in the Game® Can Help. We’ve identified the six essential mental skills that make a real difference in athletic performance. Our coaching programs, for both teams and individuals, focus on:
- Boosting Your Performance: Learn practical strategies to build confidence, stay motivated, focus better, and handle pressure like a pro.
- Staying Consistent: Get better at managing the ups and downs of competition and learn how to use both wins and losses to your advantage.
- Personalized Training: Get access to tools and feedback that are tailored to your needs, helping you improve in six key areas of mental strength.
- Building a Stronger Team: Improve team communication, develop leadership skills, and work together to achieve your goals.
Program Results
Athletes in Back in the Game® Report
- 20% increase in mental skills knowledge and application
- 47% decrease in major depressive symptoms
- 18% decrease in performance anxiety symptoms
Coaches Report
Improved team cohesion
Athletes were better able to handle the ups and downs of a long season
Athletes learned how to focus on what’s important during the game
Athletes were better able to move on from mistakes
Back in the Game works with individual athletes and teams.
Grades 7-12 through collegiate
Back in the Game for Individual Athletes
Individual Coaching: Includes 6 individual sessions, a mental performance assessment, and an individualized mental workout.
Individual Online Course: Includes personalized assignment feedback, 8 module course, mental skills development and mental health/at-risk behavior education, 3 face-to-face virtual meetings.
One-Time Team Speaking Session
Ideal for: Any team looking to boost mindset, motivation, or confidence with a one-time high-impact experience.
Bring your team together for a powerful, interactive session led by a certified mental performance coach. Perfect for pre-season motivation, mid-season resets, or playoff preparation.
Back in the Game for Teams
Team Coaching: Personalized team online course, 3 coaching sessions for coaches and or players- minimum 20 players*
Advanced Team Coaching: 8-month program includes personalized team online course, monthly team meetings-minimum 20 players
*Additional team and individual sessions upon request
Rob Bumbaco LCSW, MPM
Back in the Game® was developed by Rob Bumbaco, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and former Division 1 athlete. During his time playing competitive hockey, Rob noticed gaps in the support and services available to his fellow athletes. Combining his mental health training and experience on the ice, Rob has created a suite of tools to achieve optimal athletic performance.
Matt Missar LCSW, IGDC
Matt Missar values working with individuals of all ages and specializes in working with younger individuals regarding stress, anxiety, and problematic gaming. As a former athlete and basketball coach, Matt understands the impact that mental health can have on athletic performance and vice versa. Through Back in the Game, Matt has worked with athletes and teams to help them reach their sports performance goals. Matt utilizes the six core mental skills of Back in the Game to help athletes develop mental strength and improve their athletic performance.
How to Get Started
Contact
rob@betterinstitute.com
(412) 343-0613
More Ways to Get Back in the Game
Connect with Back in the Game via social media, video, or podcasts.
Back in the Game: A Sports and Mindset Podcast is designed to help athletes develop the mental skills necessary to perform at their best. Now available via YouTube.
