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Personalized elite A-Game 1on1 coaching with Steven Griffith

For professional athletes to transform their mindset and their career.

You’re working harder than anyone. Something still isn’t clicking. This is where that changes.

500+

Elite Athletes Transformed So Far

100%

Personalized Coaching to You

25+ Years

performance coaching

From 25+ years of coaching the best

mindset training to help you bring your best and be your best with steven griffith

  • Currently coaching for the 5th year the#1 NFL Kicker Kai imi Fairbairn

  • One of the first to coach mindfulness for the military at Walter reed medical center

  • Author of the The Time cleanse by McgrawHill

  • Clients have been in: MLB, NHL, NBA & NFL 5. 25,000 + hours of performance coaching

  • 25,000 hours Logged in Mindset Coaching

What my pro athletes see over time

Coaching built around one athlete — you

Performance

transform your performance

I’ll help you build the ability to perform at your best in the highest stakes moments, because that type of performance isn’t luck—it’s a trained skill.

Mindset Training

get out of slumps in a systematic way

Every athlete hits a wall. Most try to push through it physically. Steven finds what's actually driving it and removes it at the root. As you work toward your goals, you’ll learn to spot how to prevent lapses together.

Financial Systems

grow your career like the business it is

Performance is your income. Every season you're not performing at your ceiling is money left on the table. This work is the investment that protects everything else.

Mindset Training

Develop skills that outlast the career

The sport ends. The person doesn't. Steven works on the whole human, not just the athlete — so what you build here serves you long after the final game.

Performance

pre and post performance routines that work

Not a generic checklist — a personalized system built around how your mind and nervous system actually operate.

Emotional Growth

regulate and rewrite the beliefs that are costing you

The narrative running in your head during a bad game isn't random. Steven identifies it, names it, and teaches you how to rewrite it permanently.

Relationships

build better coach and team relationships

How you receive feedback, advocate for yourself, and show up in the locker room directly affects your role. Steven teaches you how to navigate all of it.

30+ Years in the Making

The experience behind every session.

Steven doesn't just coach athletes. He's been one. Here's what that means for you.

“it’s hard to get started, it’s hard to do it alone. but we’re going to do this together”

Step No. 1

A Coach Who Has Been Where You Are

Steven Griffith is a former college football player, Golden Gloves boxer, and Illinois State Heavyweight Champion. He knows what it costs to compete at a high level — physically, mentally, and personally. That's a lived experience that changes how he sees every athlete he works with.

Quote from Kai-Imi, Top NFL Kicker

“I knew from the discovery that steven was going to help me change.”

Steven’s Coaching Career

25+ Years in the Room With the Best

Steven has worked with athletes across every major professional league — NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. His clients include current and former pros, world champions, and coaches at the highest level of their sport.

  • 40+ current NFL players coached
  • Coached Ka'imi Fairbairn — #1 rated kicker and highest paid kicker in NFL history
  • Clients in NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL

Franchon Crews-Dezurn, WBO Champion

“When i put his pre-PERFORMANCE track on, i feel like i am ALREADY a winner before i begin a match”

Media Presence

Recognized Beyond the Locker Room

Steven's work extends well beyond individual coaching. He has been featured on major national media, authored two books published by McGraw Hill, and has been trusted by institutions including the U.S. Military.

  • Integrated Performance hypnosis
  • A-Game detailed Performance Analysis
  • Mindfullness integration on and off the field

Steven Griffith’s Core Philisophy

“i’m here to help you bridge the gap: of where you are and where you want to be.

High level philosophy

this is about your performance

Steven is a performance coach — not a sports psychologist, not a therapist, not a life coach. What he does is specific, practical, and built entirely around the athlete in front of him. No generic programs. and no one-size fits all approach.

  • Performance based mindset skills & tools.
  • Works with the whole athlete — on the field and off it
  • Available 24/7 to the athletes he works with
  • Partners with existing coaches

Quote from Claudia Trejos, Sports Journalist

Whether you're an athlete or simply someone striving to become a better, working with Steven can lead to tremendous growth.

Testimony

not everyone qualifies and that’s intentional.

Steven works with a small number of pro athletes at a time. Every application is reviewed personally. If it's the right fit, the work begins immediately.

  • Limited spots available
  • Every application reviewed by Steven personally
  • No commitment until both sides confirm the fit
What Makes a Qualified Athlete

Few athletes are ready

is 1on1 coaching for you?

There’s a difference between wanting to achieve goals and being committed to the work to get there.

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The Ready Athlete

Understands There’s a Cost
Ready to Go Deep
Done Trying It Alone
Performance Is Livelihood
Takes It Seriously
Willing to Do the Work
Ready to Transform
Accountability Isn’t Foreign

The Resistant Athlete

Blames the Circumstances
Wants a Quick Fix
Not willing to go deep
Still doing it alone
Hopes it fixes itself
Makes price the problem
Wants results without the work
Not ready to be honest

you can change your life, you just need someone in your corner

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You’ve maybe never hired a mindset coach, so what makes a good one?

what makes a good mindset coach anyway?

Your student athlete

a good mindset coach

be a tom delaney for one person, because he changed my life.

A great mindset coach is someone who knows what it’s like to need a coach.

be a tom delaney for one person, because he changed my life.

At eighteen, after football, Steven wanted to box. His coach Tom Delaney was the first person who actually saw him — not just his potential as an athlete, but him. Tom was compassionate, present, and showed Steven what it looked like to have someone genuinely in your corner, inside the ring and out...

Learn About Your Coach

I TAKE MY DECADES OF TRAINING THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE WORLD AND USE IT TO HELP you.

Track Record

25+

Years of performance coaching & training.

Track Record

25,000+

Hours dedicated to my clients

Track Record

1st

Developed the first female focused college credit boxing class in 1994

Track Record

4+

Pro leagues coached from teams, players to coaches themselves

Track Record

Walter Reed Medical

First to teach mindfulness for the U.S. Military

Track Record

1

Book authored — The Time Cleanse & Design

Track Record

As Seen On

Skills for your performance—and skills for life

if i’m your coach, this is what skills we’ll work on together

No 1

BELIEF SYSTEM RESET

No 2

Emotional regulation

No 3

NERVOUS SYSTEM TOOLS

No 4

MINDFULNESS

No 5

TIMEFULNESS

No 6

VALUES AND PURPOSE

No 7

FEEDBACK CAPACITY

No 8

SELF COMPASSION

No 9

PERFORMANCE TOOLS

No 10

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Why choose Steven?

Not all coaches Are built the same.

What A-Game Ready®’s Steven Griffith offers you

  • Strength & conditioning background

    Exercise science degree and a C.S.C.S. — he opened one of the first private elite performance centers in the US.

  • A performance coach, not a sports psychologist

    He came up through performance and added the psychology to it. Most arrive the other way around.

  • Root-cause coaching, not symptom coaching

    Change the belief driving the problem and the symptoms stop reappearing somewhere else.

  • Works with the athlete and the parent

    He talks with each of you, then brings you together for one integrated conversation.

  • A whole-life view, not just game day

    Nothing is only athletic and nothing is only personal — it is all connected, so the work covers all of it.

  • A full toolbox, not one technique

    Communication, self-compassion, receiving feedback, routines, and the tools to hold them together.

  • 25+ years and 25,000+ hours

    Two decades teaching mindfulness, plus Timefulness® — his own work on performance and time.

  • He has been the athlete who needed a coach

    Golden Gloves boxer, Illinois State Heavyweight Champion, college football — and the injuries that ended it.

Ready to get started?

Elite 1on1 Coaching With Steven Griffith of A-Game Ready

For Professional Athletes

What You Get When We Work Together

Contact for Pricing

Pricing is dependent on your needs, your goals, and what the work requires.

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Steven Reviews Every Application Personally

No. 1: The Work
  • Intuitive onboarding interview
  • Personalized action plan
  • Belief system reset
  • Nervous system tools & RPM gauge
  • Values & purpose deep dive
  • Performance hypnosis sessions
No. 2: The Access
  • 24/7 personal availability
  • Session cadence built for you
  • Pre & post performance routines
  • After-performance evaluation
  • Coach & team communication work
  • Full A-Game digital library
No. 3: Performance-Driven Self-Compassion
  • Self-compassion training
  • Feedback capacity work
  • Life skills beyond the sport
  • Maintenance support ongoing
  • Help Navigate Life Changes
  • Access to Material Always

Helping answer your questions

About coaching for pro athletes

A-GAME Coaching is practical performance training, not traditional psychology. Built on more than 25 years of Steven Griffith's work with Olympic, professional, collegiate, and elite youth athletes, the program provides proven, game-ready tools that athletes can immediately apply to perform with greater confidence, focus, and consistency under pressure.

Yes. With your permission, Steven regularly works alongside agents, position coaches, and performance staff.

Yes. Many athletes begin during the season to enhance their performance. The work is designed to fit around competition schedules.

One-on-one coaching is customized. Pricing is discussed after your application and a short fit conversation to determine which program best fits your needs.

You get direct access for urgent situations and high-priority support. Response times are fast, especially during the season. It's one of the biggest values of becoming a one-on-one client—having access when you need it can make the difference in your success.

Most athletes feel a shift in focus, confidence, and composure within the first 1–2 weeks of consistent work.

Yes. The principles are adapted to your sport, position, and the specific pressures you face.

A-GAME Coaching is focused on competitive results, not clinical counseling or long-term therapy.

Press

A-Game in the Media

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YOUR A-GAME SCORE

Your A-Game Score

55 /100

Major room for improvement

Your Top Growth Areas

Self Compassion
Mindfulness
Regulating

A-Game Ready® by Steven Griffith

Free self assessment quiz that takes 3 minutes.

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Ten mindset areas & ten ratings. An instant score from 0–100 that shows exactly where they are — and what to work on first.

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