Every athlete knows that performance isn’t just physical — it’s mental. Confidence, focus, motivation, and emotional control often determine whether you excel, plateau, or freeze under pressure. Even the strongest, most prepared athletes can struggle with performance anxiety, fear of failure, mental blocks, or inconsistency.

If you’re ready to elevate your performance and compete at your best, sports hypnosis offers a powerful advantage. At Sylvia Runkle Hypnosis, we help athletes throughout the Quad Cities strengthen their mindset, increase focus, and unlock their full potential using proven hypnotic techniques designed specifically for peak performance.

Why Mindset Matters in Sports

Physical training builds the body. Hypnosis trains the mind.
Athletes use hypnosis to:

• Stay calm under pressure
• Maintain focus during competition
• Increase confidence and self-belief
• Recover quickly after mistakes
• Break through mental blocks
• Trust their training and instincts
• Reach consistent, high-level performance

When your mind works for you — not against you — everything change.

Support for Athletes at Every Level

We work with athletes across all stages of their athletic journey, each with unique goals and pressures.

High School Athletes

Compete confidently to:

• Make the team
• Earn or keep a starting position
• Improve consistency and focus
• Stand out to coaches and recruiters

Hypnosis helps young athletes build resilience, confidence, and mental discipline early on.

College or Semi-Pro Athletes

At this level, athletes feel intense pressure to perform. Hypnosis helps them:

• Eliminate performance anxiety
• Maintain confidence under competitive stress
• Improve focus and reaction time
• Strengthen motivation and drive

For athletes aiming to become professionals, mental mastery can be the turning point.

Professional Athletes

For pros, it’s about maximizing potential. Hypnosis supports you by helping you:

• Get “in the zone” consistently
• Break past performance ceilings
• Fine-tune concentration and precision
• Recover mentally from setbacks or injuries

Professional athletes use hypnosis to refine the mental edge that separates good from exceptional.

How Hypnosis Improves Athletic Performance

Sports hypnosis helps athletes:

• Reduce performance anxiety and overthinking
• Enhance focus, clarity, and mental stamina
• Strengthen self-belief and competitive confidence
• Improve consistency under pressure
• Develop powerful pre-game mental routines
• Create rapid recovery from mistakes or setbacks
• Build long-term mental resilience

Hypnosis gives athletes the mental training they need to perform at their peak.

Break Through Mental Blocks

Many athletes face invisible barriers that hold them back, such as:

• Fear of failure
• Overthinking during competition
• Hesitation or lack of trust in skills
• High stress before games
• Negative past experiences
• Trouble maintaining “the zone”

Hypnosis rewires these subconscious patterns so you can feel confident, focused, and free to perform at your highest potential.

Personalized Sports Hypnosis Programs

Every athlete’s needs are unique. Your hypnosis program is customized based on your:

• Sport
• Level of competition
• Individual goals
• Mental challenges
• Performance barriers
• Season training and schedule

You’ll receive a tailored mental training program built to support your success.

Serving the Quad Cities and Beyond

Sylvia Runkle offers in-person sports hypnosis in the Quad Cities as well as virtual sessions, providing elite-level mental training to athletes everywhere.

Book your free evaluation today to discover how hypnosis can elevate your performance and help you reach your full potential — at any level of competition.