Mettle provides a web‑based mental‑performance platform for youth athletes and their families, starting with a science‑backed Performance Readiness Map that reveals emotional strengths and blind spots in confidence, focus, and stress.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Youth athletes often face emotional pressures—confidence dips, stress, and focus issues—that are invisible to coaches and parents, leading to anxiety, reduced enjoyment, and performance setbacks.
Solution
Mettle offers a science‑backed Performance Readiness Map that reveals an athlete’s emotional strengths and blind spots in a single, easy‑to‑read page. The map highlights patterns in confidence, focus, and stress, and provides simple, actionable next steps. Between games, families use Mettle Coach, a lightweight check‑in tool, to monitor mood and apply one small intervention. For deeper support, optional 20‑minute self‑guided sessions address pre‑game nerves, post‑game spirals, and self‑doubt. All tools are delivered through a web platform with AI‑driven personalization and access to certified sport psychologists, enabling consistent mental‑performance coaching without a subscription barrier.
Target Audience
Primary users are youth athletes (middle school to high school) and their families, as well as coaches and youth sports programs seeking structured mental‑performance support.
Features
- Performance Readiness Map: quick, science‑backed snapshot of emotional strengths and blind spots
- Mettle Coach check‑ins: pre‑ and post‑game prompts with one‑step recommendations
- 20‑minute self‑guided sessions for anxiety, post‑game recovery, and confidence building (launch Jan 2026)
- AI‑powered personalized mental performance coach available 24/7 via chat, text, and voice
- Access to certified sport psychologists for group Q&A, workshops, and one‑on‑one assessment consults
- Parent community and AI Mental Game Advisor to keep families aligned and supportive
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