Step 1: Create a free account

Click Join or Sign Up and create an account. For younger athletes, a parent should create the account and can manage it. You’ll use it to enroll in courses and track progress.

Step 2: Enroll in a course

Go to the Course Catalog, choose the course that fits your athlete, and enroll. Every course is free to enroll in. You can enroll in more than one.

Step 3: Open a lesson

Each course is organized into parts, and each part has a few lessons. You can go in order, or you can jump straight to the lesson you need. Struggling with nerves before games? Go read that one. That’s how the program is meant to be used, as a resource your athlete reaches for, not only a sequence to march through.

Step 4: Do the work

Every lesson ends with a short exercise. In the Mental Performance courses it’s called Your Work. In the Culture Code courses it’s Your Turn, or a Mission. It’s a few questions to write out or draw, and one small thing to try that week. This is where the lesson turns into a change in how your athlete actually plays, so don’t skip it.

Step 5: Take the quiz

Most lessons have a short quiz. They’re quick, they check whether the lesson landed, and there’s no penalty for missing one. Retake it as many times as you want. Quizzes grade themselves, so you get the result right away.

Step 6: Mark it complete and keep going

Mark the lesson complete and your progress updates. In the Culture Code courses, finishing a pillar earns that pillar’s Elev8 card. Collect all eight.

A few tips from us

•  There’s no rush. One lesson a week is plenty. The exercises and weekly challenges need time to actually get tried in a real game.

•  Younger kids do better reading with a parent, at least at first. Sit with them for the first couple of lessons.

•  Let your athlete pick the lesson sometimes. A kid who chooses to read about bouncing back after a rough weekend will get more from it than one who was assigned it.

•  The weekly challenge is the most important part. Reading is easy. Trying it in the next game is where it sticks.

Want a coach involved? The next article explains what the coaching membership adds.