Mental Training · Coaching · Mentoring

Performance starts
in the mind.

I help elite athletes, teams and business leaders deliver consistent performance under pressure. I have specialized in mental training since 2018, today as co-founder of Winning Minds.

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Michal Cipro

What I help athletes with: pre-match nerves, performance under pressure, fear of losing, motivation, confidence and data analysis.

About

Since 2018, I have worked professionally in mental training and combined it with my coaching practice. On court I saw time and again that results are often decided not by technique, but by the mind. Today, as co-founder of Winning Minds, I prepare elite athletes, top-flight teams and business leaders.

What I do.

Mental training, coaching and mentoring for individuals, teams and companies.

Individuals · sport and business

Mental training and coaching.

One-to-one preparation for athletes, managers and business owners. I work on mindset, strategy and self-coaching, and I base everything on analysis and diagnostics, not impressions.

  • MindsetA mind set for performance
  • StrategyA plan for the match and the season
  • Self-coachingTools for every day
  • AnalysisPerformance backed by data
  • DiagnosticsStress and the nervous system

Teams, academies, companies

Long-term mentoring.

Team sessions, individual player support and regular evaluation throughout the season. Five seasons now with top-flight volleyball club Kladno, two years with Albatross Golf Academy.

Coaching practice

On court.

I have been a tennis coach since 2007, and since 2018 I have combined it with mental training. For me, a player’s technique and mindset go hand in hand.

Court 23.77 × 10.97 m

Sidequest

Vibecoding.

In the evenings I build my own tools with AI. Including this website.

Michal Cipro speaking at a panel discussion

Story

Expertise built on practice.

I have worked professionally in mental training since 2018, combined with coaching practice from the very start. In the first years I worked under the Brain Training brand, and in 2022 Milan Večeřa and I founded Winning Minds.

I hold international ISMCA and GPTCA (ATP) certifications, completed professional coach training accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education, and studied mental coaching in sport and business at university. We complement traditional coaching with stress diagnostics, breathwork and neurovisual training, so we are guided not just by feel, but by data.

In my free time I play golf, and as a sidequest I build my own tools with AI. Including this website.

Mind

  • Mental resilience
  • Handling pressure
  • Focus

Methods

  • Stress diagnostics
  • Breathwork
  • Neurovisual training

Practice

  • Tennis coaching
  • Team mentoring
  • Workshops and talks

Method

Less guesswork. More data.

At Winning Minds, Milan Večeřa and I have given mental training a clear structure. Every collaboration goes through three phases.

  1. 01

    Diagnostics

    We find out how you respond to stress and where your energy and focus leak away. That tells us where to start.

  2. 02

    A tailored plan

    Based on the results, we design training specifically for you: breathing, focus, self-confidence and pre-performance routines.

  3. 03

    Regular training

    We train continuously and keep re-evaluating progress. Mental form is built the same way as physical form.

Experience

From the court to the top.

Coaching since 2007, mental training since 2018.

  1. 2022 – present

    Winning Minds

    Co-founder and managing director. Together with Milan Večeřa, I provide comprehensive mental preparation for elite athletes, teams, clubs and companies.

    Selected clients

    • Volejbal Kladnotop division, 5th season
    • Albatross Golf Academy2 years
    • Wisconsin BadgersUS college sports
  2. 2018–2022

    Brain Training

    Mental coaching under my own brand, combined with coaching practice from day one.

  3. Since 2007

    Tennis coach

    Coaching on court, the foundation of my approach to mental training.

Education and certifications

What I build on.

International certifications and university studies that underpin my work.

  1. 2022–2023

    Newton University

    Studies in mental coaching in sport and business.

  2. 2022

    Professional coach

    One-year training accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education.

  3. 2021

    Neurotraining Institute

    Neurovisual training course.

  4. 2019

    ISMCA

    International Sport Mental Coach Association, mental coaching, levels 1 and 2.

  5. 2018

    GPTCA

    Global Professional Tennis Coach Association, levels B and C (ATP certification).

  6. 2007

    First coaching season

    The start of my coaching career on the tennis court.

Forbes

The men behind the scenes.
Who are the experts beside Czechia’s elite athletes?

Read the article on Forbes.cz (in Czech)

Media and talks

Where I talk about the mind.

Interviews, articles and talks in Czech media.

Michal Cipro at the Worklife Balance panel discussion

Panel discussion

Worklife Balance: how to optimize performance at work and in life without burning out

A conversation with Denisa Hrubešová (Forendors) and Michal Ptáček (CzechCrunch) about sustaining performance over the long term without burning out.

Clients

Who I work with.

Elite athletes, top-flight teams, academies and companies.
All collaborations run exclusively through Winning Minds.

  • MMAPatrik Kincl, Matěj Peňáz, Lukáš Chotěnovský and other fighters
  • FootballLukáš Sadílek, Mick van Buren, Alex Bužek and other league players
  • TennisProfessional players on the ATP and WTA tours
  • GolfAlbatross Golf Academy (2 years) and professional golfers
  • Volejbal KladnoTop-division volleyball team, 5th season
  • Wisconsin BadgersUS college sports, via Winning Minds
  • BusinessBusiness owners and managers
  • Workshops and talksFor companies, clubs and teams
  • InfluencersPerforming in front of an audience

Let’s get started.

Tell me what you’re working on: one-to-one coaching, mental preparation for your team, a workshop or a talk. I’ll get back to you and we’ll arrange an initial consultation.

Send an email @mike_cipro

All collaborations run exclusively through Winning Minds.