Victorious Warriors Win First

Most athletes lose the game in their head before the clock starts. The First Victory System™ teaches the elite mental strategy to win the battle in the cockpit.

Does your athlete dominate in practice but disappear in the game?" They have the skills. They have the talent. But something is blocking the signal. We call this Interference. It’s when the Pilot tries oversteer the ship instead of trusting the Droid.

The First Victory System is built on the three pillars of elite human performance:

  • Executive Function (The Pilot): We train the conscious mind to identify targets, manage fear and arousal, and make strategic decisions under pressure without interference.

  • Automaticity (The Droid): We program automaticity to make tactical decisions and execute skills instantly and fluidly, bypassing the need for slow, conscious thought.

  • Performance Schema (The Limiter): We re-architect the athlete's internal self-belief system. You cannot outperform your own perceived limits; we help you open up your limiter to unlock your full potential.

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Our Process

  • FVS Ship

    The Ship

    The ship is the performer’s body. It is an incredibly well tuned machine. Operating it requires the input of the pilot and the droid, but hidden in the cockpit is a limiter that throttles down the ship’s capabilities so that it doesn’t outperform what the pilot can handle.

  • FVS Pilot

    The Pilot

    The pilot is the performer’s executive function. These are the conscious thoughts of the performer. They are logical and precise but are slow and he can have only have one thought at a time. He needs to stay focused on the fight outside the cockpit and allow the droid to do the minute actions of flying the ship.

  • FVS Droid

    The Droid

    The droid is the performer’s automaticity and motor control. It knows the inner workings of the ship in and out. It is capable of doing a million things at once with high precision. Its sole purpose is to make the ship do what the pilot wants it to do.

  • FVS Limiter

    The Limiter

    The limiter is a hidden safety device in the cockpit. It is there to keep the pilot and the droid from pushing the ship beyond the point where they can control it. As they grow in skill, though, the pilot needs to open up the limiter to get the most out of his machine.

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The Cockpit Model

We use a simple and relatable model of how the mind of a high performer works in order to help them understand and work with their own mind.

3-Step Mission Profile:

  • Phase 1: The Pilot (Focus): Eliminate Interference. We train Executive Function to maintain external focus and trust their droid with the inner workings of the ship. We teach them to manage their anxiety and maintain optimal arousal so they can keep their mind in the fight.

  • Phase 2: The Droid (Automaticity): Unlock Speed. We teach the athlete how to “program” their subconscious and then get out of the way to allow the clean execution skills without interference.

  • Phase 3: The Limiter (Belief): Remove the Ceiling. We upgrade the Performance Schema so they stop self-sabotaging.

This metaphor is simplistic, but the results are undeniable. It is built on and adapted from Stan Kellner’s Basketball Cybernetics, Lanny Bassham’s Mental Management, Fitts & Posner’s Motor Learning Theory, and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. The First Victory System teaches performers how to train their minds and learn new skills so that they are automatic when the battle comes. We train them what to think about and what to leave to automaticity. Finally, we train them to expand their performance schema so that they get the full power of their ship.

Not an Athlete? The Cockpit doesn't care.

If you are an executive or leader, you are fighting the same battle. The First Victory System works for the Boardroom as well as the Locker Room.

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