Mental Strength Training
Christian Lattanzio, 35, was born in Rome and moved to London 9 years ago.
Christian’s main interests lie in sport, particularly in how athletes learn and achieve peak performance. He is also a certified NLP Master Practitioner, attending programmes run by ITS. Over the last few years he went on to apply his studies and research on how people communicate, learn and achieve excellence when coaching sport; concentrating on football in particular.
Graduating with a degree in Philosophy and Linguistics from the University in Rome, Christian has a background in sport having played Football and Futsal in Italy both at Academy and semi-pro level. He currently delivers his Mental Skills Training Programme to the Under 18 squad of Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion Academy, delivering a similar programme to the Under 18 squad of West Ham United the year before.Christian has affiliations with and has been invited to present his work by a number of professional clubs and associations such as The English FA, Inter FC, FIGC (The Italian FA), Manchester United, West Ham United, Hellas Verona, West Bromwich Albion, AS Roma and Udinese FC.
Christian also trains the mental strength of a number of professional and semi-professional athletes ranging from Football to Rugby, from Running to Swimming, from Basketball to Tennis, from Golf to Boxing. He also writes articles on Mental Strength Training for magazines such as “Movimento” and “Cycling Weekly”, as well as for European websites like www.basketnet.it, www.calciatori.com, and BBC Sport.
ITS recognises Christian as a dedicated mental strength coach, if you would like to ask Christian any questions please use the comments link below.
Congratulations on your website. It is very informative.
For anyone out there browsing and wondering whether to take the plunge by consulting a coach for mental strength, I can assure you it’s worth it. I worked with Christian Lattanzio this summer in preparation for an Autumn marathon. It was amazing to discover how easy it is to train your own brain to overcome injury worries and just get on with the important business of running! In my experience the first 20 miles of a marathon are about physical strength and the last 6 miles are about mental strength. The trouble was, I previously had no idea how to channel my thoughts into getting through the pain of the last few miles. Working with Christian in person and via email was of enormous benefit to me and yet I had always been a sceptic about coaching. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone interested in improving their performance. Jenny
Agree that mental strength is as important as physical for any support. Such information will always be useful to all sportspersons