The ability to focus and effectively manage one's level of intensity and arousal, at the right moment in time, are key components to successful performance at the Olympic level of sport. The goal of all sport psychologists and mental training consultants should be to work with athletes and coaches to help them discover 'who they are', what they need, and how to develop the skills necessary to ensure they are able to very consistently perform at the top level under the enormous stress that is the Olympic Gaines. The goal of this on-going area of research, which began as a project funded by Own The Podium, in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games, is to help athletes and coaches optimize management of their stress response, through self-awareness and self-regulation, of the activation levels of their autonomic and central nervous systems. EEG and psychophysiological stress assessments and 30-40 hours of a bioneurofeedback training intervention, based on analysis of the assessment, are conducted. To date, both athletes and coaches involved have stated that the bioneurofeedback intervention helped the athletes in managing the stress of training and competition, and that it was a factor in producing better performances.
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