Elevate your
Mental Performance

Hone your skills. Center your mind. Maximize your competitive ability.

Gain the Mental Edge
Fortifying the athletic leaders of tomorrow

Expectations for athletes are higher than they’ve ever been.

Today’s players are faster, more powerful, and more explosive. The modern athlete must be resilient, communicative, and consistent regardless of the situation.

At Mental Edge Athletic Training, our aim is to prepare you to perform at your absolute best at any moment, on or off the field. Together, we’ll develop routines to maximize in-game performance and alter decision-making processes to be more deliberate. Through accountability, goal setting, visualization, time management, and other essential tools, we’ll generate a more consistent, well-balanced athlete ready to thrive in every aspect of life.

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Our Services

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Individual & Group Programs

Customized training for the eager athlete. Develop a mental plan tailored to your skill set and personal performance dynamic.

Mental Edge Education

Join us for a multi-week Instructor-led deep dive into the mental side of athletics and the cognitive strategy of the sport. Here we’ll develop strategy and leadership pillars for success in the competitive arena.

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Team coaching

Enhance your team’s awareness with a broad view of mental strategy. Strengthen the cohesion of your team with a group event that introduces key strategies and provides baseline topics for further team discussion.

From Fire to the Field

Meet Your Coach

Mental Performance Coach, Brian Turnage, is a retired Battalion Chief from the City of Richmond Fire Department who has been involved in baseball as a player or coach for over 40 years. He couples his experience with mental performance in the fire service with his vast baseball knowledge to assist athletes with enhancing their cognitive performance. Brian has developed an easy-to-understand system that trains athletes to make the most of their sports skills and athleticism and maximize their competitive ability.

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What Our Athletes Are Saying

Working with Brian has helped me gain confidence in myself by doing the mental routine on the mound that we have created. Brian’s methods have helped me to better handle myself when I am struggling. I am now not overthinking my mechanics on the mound

Division I Baseball Recruit

Coach Turnage has been very beneficial in the development of mental strength for me in the sport of lacrosse. From having a lack of focus to developing a strong mindset on and off the field. This has assisted me in becoming a stronger mentally fit athlete in just a few sessions. Before meeting Coach Turnage, I struggled as an athlete and person worrying about trying not to make mistakes. After receiving guidance from Coach Turnage it has put me back in a place that has allowed me to play like myself again and enjoy the game of lacrosse and now have the mental fitness/toughness it takes to get to the next level

2024 Lacrosse Player

My experience playing for Coach Turnage is one I can only wish every athlete could experience in their playing days. Not only does Coach Turnage have immense knowledge of the sport of baseball and how to coach, he truly cares about all of his players on a personal level. Coach Turnage knew how to get the very most out of me as a player and as a person, while still keeping my love for baseball higher than it has ever been. I consider Coach Turnage to be a close friend, mentor, and a person I can rely on even to this day.

Dylan R., Hampden-Sydney College

My time playing under Coach Turnage was nothing short of success. Coach Turnage was a fantastic coach who pushed me to excel in my craft, but more importantly, he mentored me about how to grow in life. With his guidance, I matured as a person through his emphasis on leadership qualities, teamwork and cohesion, and relationships. He’s not in the sports business, he’s in the people business and he’s great at what he does.

Anthony Connor, James Madison University

I have coached and worked alongside Brian for the past 3 years in travel and high school baseball. He is first and foremost a great human being who is selfless and puts his players and those around him before himself. He has worked closely with our players on the mental side of being a more capable and competitive athlete. Brian puts those around him at ease and allows them to be themselves without fear of judgement and/or failure. I know Brian will flourish in his passionate pursuit to help young people get the mental edge over the competition.

Andrew Slater, Head Baseball Coach, Collegiate School

Coach Turnage has had a huge impact on my son in his athletic life, but also in everyday life He has helped him find ways to stay focused, has taught him how to stay motivated, and encourages and helps him find ways to reach his goals. CJ respects and values Coach Turnage. As a mom, it is wonderful to see my child have a refreshed sense of himself and what he can accomplish after each session.

Mother of a 2027 Football Player
 

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Mental Edge Athletic Training enhances cognitive ability and provides leadership pillars for individual players, teams, and coaches to improve productivity, focus, and work performance on and off the field.

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