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Julie & Kai (MLS Academy)

Kai has been working with Coach Christo for almost three years now. Christo has helped Kai to develop the tools he has needed to transition from a small, local club to a bigger, more competitive club; and from a regional team, to a pre-MLS team, and now an MLS Next team. The physical and mental demands were increasing as was the pressure that Kai was feeling from coaches, teammates, and also from himself. Kai has learned to use various strategies such as pre-game music, imagery, and personal mantras to stay calm under pressure, and to always remember what makes him special as a player. Christo has helped Kai to keep things in perspective, to control the things he can control, and to reframe some challenging moments as learning experiences with positive takeaways.

Griffin (MLS Next)

Coach Christo has helped me grow my game extremely in the past year, he has taught me how to deal with mistakes and helped me get my confidence back during one of my lowest moments of soccer. Through his program and his support I have improved my performance, played with confidence which has helped me have fun on the field again. He helped me with big decisions and the struggles of moving to a new club. I’m very grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to work with him. It is a connection that I will have for a long time.

Brandy & Samuel (ECNL)

Before we met Coach Christo, Samuel was really struggling with how to process frustrations on the pitch. We discovered Coach Christo on Instagram, and he has been a Godsend. His content was exactly what Samuel, and our WHOLE family needed. After meeting with Christo several times over Zoom calls, our perspective and mentality towards the game have changed. Coach Christo has given Samuel the tools he needs to be a more confident and positive player. He has taught Samuel when there is a struggle, that there is also growth. Making mistakes gives him the opportunity to come back and be a better player next time. He has taught us specific tools to help Samuel prepare mentally for game day. Samuel meditates, listens to music, breathes, journals, and also uses positive self-talk to prepare himself now. He is able to look past negative comments from his coach which would previously derail him. There is always something positive to take away from a game. Just change your focus. Christo has taught us so much in a short time. We have had opportunities we never dreamed of before meeting him. He was the missing piece to our soccer journey. A few months ago, Samuel was a good soccer player. Now he is a great soccer player! If you are a struggling player or are the parents to one, I would HIGHLY recommend Coach Christo’s content. He will change your life. He will change your game!

Theofanis Booras (D3 College Coach)

Coach Christo’s mental training had a huge impact on our college soccer team this season, both individually and as a group. His approach goes beyond the physical side of the game and really helps us understand how mindset, confidence, and focus affect performance. Through his sessions, we’ve learned how to manage pressure, stay composed in high-stress moments, and bounce back quickly from mistakes. What stands out most is how relatable and practical his training is. Coach Christo connects mental concepts directly to real game situations, making it easy to apply what we learn on the field. The tools and strategies he teaches—such as visualization, self-talk, and goal setting—have helped improve our consistency and confidence during matches. I would highly recommend his mental training to any team looking to elevate their performance.

Tanell & Eli (USA National Youth Team)

Coach Christo! After your last session with my son. The words you spoke to him really got through to him. He started to play the way his use to true potential. He is playing more focus, freely, not holding back and not afraid to make mistakes in order to have a successful outcome in training, practice, game, everyday life activities and school. Looking forward to next sessions. We are excited and can't wait. Thank you so much. You are the best.

Eva & Kai (ECNL)

Eva (Mom): My son has been working with Coach Christo for over a year to increase his athletic performance. I've really appreciated the way Coach Christo can help him find the positive in any situation and turn what may appear as a setback into an opportunity. It's been invaluable to have a mentor who loves soccer as much as my son and truly cares about both his physical and player mindset development. It's also great to have a safe and independent resource to ask questions about how to navigate the soccer system. Kai (ECNL Player): I really enjoy working with Coach Christo because he truly cares about my development and wellbeing and helps me work through any struggles I am going through. He is also really fun to work with and helps me change my perspective in certain situations.

Brandy and Matthew

Our family has been working with Coach Christo for several years now, starting with my younger son, Samuel (14). Christo was instrumental in helping Samuel develop the 'mental toughness' and specific strategies needed to navigate the pressures of the game. Recently, my 16-year-old son, Matthew, began working with Christo as well. Even though my boys have very different personalities and needs, Christo knew exactly how to adapt his coaching style. For Matthew, the focus has been on building confidence, and the results have been incredible. We’ve seen a massive shift in his performance; he is playing at a whole new level, and it has already opened up exciting new opportunities with higher level soccer teams. Matthew has now spent time in Spain, trained with a semi pro team in the US, and was just recently invited to play on an MLS Next team for an upcoming international tournament. Christo doesn't use a 'one-size-fits-all' approach. He truly understands the individual athlete’s mind. Whether your player needs more grit or more self-belief, I cannot recommend Christo highly enough for the impact he has had on both of my sons. His unique approach will have your player feeling prepared for any challenge on the pitch and, more importantly, believing in their own ability to meet it.

Alex (Italian Academy)

When we started talking I remember being so nervous to play or even train. I would be on the bench and my body was shaking. This environment (a first division academy in Italy) is so competitive that it's scary sometimes. But now (after 3 calls with Coach Christo) I just want to get on the pitch and show everyone what I'm capable of.

Anonymous (ECNL)

Our normally confident daughter was struggling for months with difficult team dynamics and reduced her playing time and it really impacted her confidence. She committed to the 4 week program with Coach Christo and it was beyond finding some benefit from this program, it has been really transformational and we are so grateful to him! She was already putting in the work, training 5 days a week but to give her these mental exercises to incorporate has been the perfect tool to help her deal with any adversity. Coach Christo is calm, thoughtful and really understands how to unlock the inner potential of each kid. The dynamics of the team haven't changed but our daughter is so much more resilient and her mindset is strong and positive on and off the field. I feel like going through this program was exactly what she needed.

Anonymous (ECNL)

We reached out to Coach Christo this past fall when our U12 daughter was struggling with some of the mental and confidence issues that a lot of young soccer players face. He worked to develop a rapport with her and got to know her on a personal level - how she sees and processes the game, what inhibits her on the field, and how she prepares herself pre-game. Coach worked with her to develop routines that focused upon positive self-talk, setting identifiable goals, and visualizing her success. He was able to help calm her thinking, which allowed her to unlock her potential on the field. We cannot thank him enough for all the time and effort he put into bringing our player out of her shell.

Anonymous

Our son has been meeting with Coach Christo for close to a year now and started when he was 10. Coach Christo is prepared and genuinely cares, which results in sessions with a helpful and comfortable balance that always gives our son a boost of confidence and always looking forward to the next one. Coach also has the experience and background that our soccer obsessed son instantly connected with. The sessions themselves help our son reframe potential negative experiences into long term positives as he continues to build the often-overlooked mental part of the game and resiliency. This not only helps our son’s soccer growth but also of course is improving his life skills and growth as a person. From the parent’s perspective, Coach has also been very flexible with scheduling and communicative, and open to talking to us as well during the sessions which has helped inform and give peace of mind to our family’s youth soccer decisions. Highly recommend to any players, whether they are new and struggling or to an ambitious player who would like to fine tune their mental game.

Conor

In the season after I started talking to Coach Christo I ended up being my team's top goal scorer and scored some important goals such as a last minute winner against our local rivals. I felt like i improved a lot in my game and my mentality especially. Thank you very much for your help Coach Christo!

Alex & Isaac (MLS Next)

Our 14-year-old son has played competitive soccer at a high level, both in the US and in Switzerland, where we lived for about three years. Around the time we moved back to the US, he had a setback in his on-pitch performance and was no longer included in his club's first team. We had followed Christo on Instagram for years and always appreciated his insightful advice and perspectives, so we reached out to him for a few sessions with our son. Christo listened patiently and deeply, thoroughly understood the challenges our son was going through, and provided timely and helpful mental tools and exercises that really aided his improvement and return to form. Our son's club recognized the improvement at the end of the season and invited him back to first tier competition for the following season. We are very thankful for the help Christo has given us and would highly recommend his courses and 1:1 calls.