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Fausto Donadelli, mental performance coach in Lugano, Switzerland

It’s not about intensity.It’s about control.

Manage your mind. Perform when it counts.

Portrait of Fausto Donadelli, mental performance coach

Coaching areas

Three areas, one principle: the mind is trained with the same care you give your body and your technique.

Sport

For professional athletes, young prospects, coaches and teams.

Talent isn’t enough. At the highest levels, the difference often comes down to your head: how you handle pressure, where you put your attention, how you respond to a mistake. That’s what we work on, with practical techniques you take into training and competition.

  • Performing under pressure
  • Visualization
  • Focus and confidence
Sports mental performance coaching

Executive

For managers and business owners: managing stress and mental energy.

Leadership is often lonely. We work on the stress that comes with making decisions, on reading team dynamics and on communicating clearly, starting from the real situations you face.

  • Decisions under pressure
  • Team dynamics
  • Communication and leadership
Executive coaching and leadership

Life

For anyone who wants to take charge of their own life again.

Stop letting your mind run you. We work on limiting beliefs, managing emotions and self-sabotaging patterns, so you can choose again how you respond to what happens to you.

  • Limiting beliefs
  • Managing emotions
  • Self-esteem and assertiveness
Life coaching and personal development

About Fausto Donadelli

A mental performance coach with more than 20 years of experience. He works with athletes, executives and professionals, and with people going through personal change, helping them manage their thoughts and emotions and perform at their best when it matters.

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Experience
20+ years
Sports in the success stories
Hockey, Tennis, Soccer, Cycling, Volleyball, Winter sports, Gymnastics, Combat sports, Karate, Triathlon, Water polo
Featured in
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere del Ticino, RSI. Press

What athletes and coaches say

In the words of athletes and coaches I’ve worked with.

Testimonials translated from Italian. The original wording is on the Success Stories page.

Photo of Elvis Merzlikins

“Thanks to him I learned mental strength, to keep moving forward, and to hold on to the focus and consistency that allowed me to achieve my biggest dream: playing in the National Hockey League. So I can honestly say he’s an excellent mental coach and I absolutely recommend him.”

Elvis MerzlikinsProfessional Hockey Player @ Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, Hockey

“Thank you so much for the great work you do and for the help you give me! And of course for always believing in me, even in very hard and complicated moments.”

Jelena OstapenkoProfessional Tennis Player, Tennis

“Thanks to Fausto I learned to believe more in myself and in my potential. Before working with him, I’d start races already mentally beaten just by looking at the start list. He gave me the competitive edge I needed to compete with the best in the world.”

Andrea BagioliSoudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team, Cycling

“Fausto and I clicked right from the start, and he’s helped me a lot in many ways, not only in my sports career but also in my private life. Thanks to him I understood how important the mind and confidence are; they have a big influence on games and on how a season goes. I think mental coaching is essential to take that extra step in your career.”

Matteo DagassoProfessional Football Player @ Venezia Football Club, Soccer

“Fausto helped me at difficult times, when I felt the need to make progress. We built a good relationship right away, where I feel comfortable talking about anything, and that’s what I was looking for when I decided to work with him. He’s always kept me sharp, and I can’t wait to take on the next challenge together.”

Lorenzo CanonicaProfessional Hockey Player @ HC Lugano, Hockey
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The method

PERFORMANCE =PREPARATION +STATE OF MIND

Mental training isn’t magic. It’s technique.

Cover of the book Oltre La Linea Bianca by Fausto Donadelli

A book by Fausto Donadelli

Oltre La Linea Bianca

“The real battlefield isn’t the other side of the net. It’s inside you.”

Translated from the Italian edition.

A journey into the psychology of performance: how to turn pressure into power and fear into focus. It isn’t just a book about tennis. It’s a handbook for anyone who wants to excel when the stakes are high.

The book is published in Italian.

Orizzonti: a library for growth

Articles on the mind, nonverbal communication and how change works.

The articles are in Italian.

All resources

Communication and behavior

Microexpressions: a map of emotions

Microespressioni: la mappa delle emozioni

The face is where attention naturally goes. Learn to catch the split seconds that reveal genuine emotions behind the social mask.

Mental performance: attention, states and energy

Vital energy: the foundation of health

Energia vitale: la base della salute

If you don’t take care of your health, one day it will force you to. How to keep your energy up to sustain your performance.

Coaching and personal development

The structure of beliefs: you are what you believe

La struttura delle credenze: sei ciò che credi

Learn to tell the rational beliefs that strengthen you from the dysfunctional ones that act as invisible brakes on your growth.

Frameworks and reflections

Quantum physics and consciousness: a reflection

Fisica quantistica e coscienza: una riflessione

Quantum physics describes a reality far from classical determinism. A personal reflection that uses some of its ideas as a metaphor for how we observe reality.

Ready to raise your game?

Coaching isn’t for everyone. It’s for people willing to put themselves on the line to push past their limits. If you’re ready to train your mind the way you train for your sport or run your business, let’s talk.