ABOUT CURTIS PELLETIER

Mental Performance Coach. Former Pro Athlete. Scout. Leader Builder.

I do not teach motivation.
I teach how to think under pressure.

For over two decades I have lived inside high performance environments as a player, a scout, a recruiter, a coach, a GM, and now as a mental performance specialist. I have seen what separates talent from longevity. I have seen what breaks athletes. I have seen what creates leaders. And I have seen how fast confidence disappears when the mental game is not trained properly.

This work is not theory to me.
It is lived.

MY PATH THROUGH THE GAME

I grew up in competitive sport. Baseball became my proving ground. It taught me discipline, pressure, failure, leadership, and accountability long before I ever understood psychology.

I played at elite levels, including:

Professional Baseball
College World Series Championship
Canadian National Team

At the highest levels, talent stops separating people.
Mindset does.

After my playing career, I moved into:

Scouting
Player evaluation
Recruiting
Coaching
Organizational development
Player performance consulting

I worked directly inside professional baseball environments as a scout with the Miami Marlins and the Chicago Cubs. I evaluated players for tools, makeup, coachability, emotional regulation, confidence under pressure, and identity under stress. I sat in rooms where decisions were made that changed entire careers.

I am also a 70.3 Ironman finisher, using the same mental performance systems I teach every athlete.

I saw this truth over and over again:
The players who lasted were not always the most talented.
They were the most mentally stable under pressure.

THE RECRUITING AND DEVELOPMENT SIDE

I have worked extensively with:

Youth athletes
High school prospects
College recruits
Professional players
Parents navigating the recruiting process
Coaches building culture

I understand:

Exposure pressure
Scholarship stress
Commitment anxiety
Performance identity collapse
Social media comparison
Parent driven expectation overload
Fear of failure at the next level

I do not coach athletes through systems built on hype.
I coach them through systems built on structure.

WHY I SHIFTED FULLY INTO MENTAL PERFORMANCE

I watched too many talented athletes:

Spiral after one bad game
Lose their confidence after one mistake
Over train physically while under training mentally
Attach their identity to stats
Break under expectation

Nobody was teaching them:

How to regulate emotion
How to control self talk
How to process failure
How to reset quickly
How to stay disciplined when confidence drops

So I built the system I wish every athlete had access to when I was playing.

That system became Mindset U.

MY EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY BACKGROUND

My work today is supported by formal training in:

Psychology
Behavioral science
Performance psychology foundations
Nervous system regulation
Cognitive and emotional control under stress

I study:

Performance anxiety
Attention control
Emotional regulation
Identity formation
Pressure response
Habits and discipline
Motivation systems
Confidence architecture

But I never let education replace experience.
It sharpens it.

WHAT MAKES MY WORK DIFFERENT

Most mental coaching is soft.
Most sports psychology stops when emotion gets uncomfortable.
Most programs ignore identity completely.

My work is built on:

Pressure realism
Behavioural accountability
Identity first, performance second
Discipline before confidence
Process before outcome
Nervous system training, not motivational highs

This is not hype psychology.
This is operational mindset.

MINDSET U

Mindset U is my flagship mental performance system.

It is built for:

Athletes who want consistent confidence
Players who struggle with pressure
Teams needing emotional stability
Leaders being shaped inside sport
Pros who need clarity under scrutiny
Youth athletes learning discipline early

Inside Mindset U athletes train:

Self talk
Visualization
Emotional control
Breathing Techniques
Focus and attention
Leadership identity
Competitive discipline
Failure recovery
Process Creation
Game day routines
Confidence construction

It is not motivational.
It is corrective.

MY RELATIONSHIPS IN THE GAME

Over the years I have built strong relationships across:

College programs
Professional organizations
High level coaches
Strength and performance coaches
Scouts and recruiters
Player development staff
Youth baseball leadership

I speak the language of:

Locker rooms
Recruiting boards
Draft rooms
Player development systems
High expectation environments

I coach within reality, not fantasy.

THE REALITY MOST ATHLETES DO NOT HEAR

You will fail publicly.
You will doubt yourself privately.
Your confidence will be tested constantly.
Your identity will wobble.
Your discipline will disappear at times.

The athletes who survive are not tougher.
They are clearer.

They know who they are without their last game.
They understand pressure instead of fearing it.
They control emotion instead of reacting to it.
They separate performance from identity.

That is what I teach.