Perform better mentally,
when it truly matters.
NORELAY supports athletes, teams, and professionals in enhancing their performance through mental training and guidance.
Do you recognize this?
You work hard. You have talent. You have the drive. Yet, sometimes it feels like you're playing against yourself.
Our services
Individual coaching
During individual sessions, we focus on themes such as self-confidence, tension, concentration, handling pressure, and developing mental routines.
Team building & group dynamics
Team programs emphasize communication, teamwork, role allocation, handling adversity, and building mental toughness.
Performance guidance
NORELAY helps athletes and professionals stabilize and calm their performance, especially under pressure.
Workshops for sports & business
Workshops focus on mental resilience, communication, collaboration, and performance pressure.
Why choose NORELAY?
16+ years of top-level sports experience
Over 16 years of experience within professional sports organizations and performance teams.
Calmness, structure, and clarity
A calm and clear style of guidance that fosters trust, insight, and sustainable development.
Body & mind combined
A unique blend of sports psychology and movement sciences.
About Jan van Norel
NORELAY was founded by Jan van Norel, a VSPN® Sports Psychologist, with over 16 years of experience in top-level sports. During these years, he worked at clubs like sc Heerenveen, Vitesse, and PEC Zwolle, where he observed daily the significant impact thoughts, emotions, and expectations have on performance.
This experience helps him truly understand athletes and professionals: the pressure, the tension, fluctuating performances, the search for calm and confidence — and the feeling that sometimes you're playing against yourself. That's why Jan not only looks at the mental aspect but also considers what happens physically. Both are important for optimal performance.
The approach is calm, clear, and practical. No complicated theories, but clear explanations and concrete tools that you can immediately use in training, competitions, or just in daily life.
NORELAY aims to be a place where you feel at ease: safe, trusted, and without judgment. An environment where you can work on focus, calmness, and mental growth.
So that you are stronger in the moments that matter.
What does mental training offer you?
Focus & concentration
Learn to better focus your attention, so that stimuli and pressure don't throw you off balance as easily.
Self-confidence & mindset
Building a strong mental foundation, even on challenging days.
Emotion regulation
Dealing with disappointments, expectations, or stressful situations.
Recovery & energy
Learn to listen to your body and mind to prevent overload.
Read how these athletes regained their confidence and joy in sports
Who is NORELAY for?
NORELAY supports anyone looking to enhance their mental skills, from individual athletes to entire teams and organizations. The guidance is always tailored to the situation, level, and goals of the athlete or group.
Young talents who want to grow in confidence and mental balance.
In addition to adult athletes, NORELAY also guides young talents in their mental development. Many young people face performance pressure, expectations, uncertainty, or tension around training and competitions.
With a calm and accessible approach, we work on self-confidence, focus, and enjoyment in sports, so that young athletes become stronger and more resilient, both within and outside their sport.
For individuals who perform under pressure daily, just like top athletes
Leaders, entrepreneurs, and directors often experience the same mental pressure as top athletes: responsibility, high expectations, decisions that matter, and moments when you seem to stand alone.
NORELAY helps professionals to function with more calmness, clarity, and confidence in demanding roles. By translating insights from top sports to the business world, the guidance becomes recognizable, practical, and immediately applicable.
Sessions on location or at NORELAY
A quiet, secluded space in a green environment where you can work on your mental development in complete privacy. Prefer to be at the club, with the team, or in the company? NORELAY also offers on-site sessions for individual coaching, team guidance, and workshops. Coaching where it works best for you.
Phone
0642309754Location
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions. If your question isn't listed, feel free to contact us.
An initial session is primarily intended to get to know each other calmly. We discuss your goals, experiences, and what you currently need. There's no need to prepare anything. From this conversation, we determine together which guidance best suits you.
No. NORELAY works with athletes at all levels, from ambitious talents to elite performers. In addition, NORELAY also supports teams, coaches and professionals outside of sport who want to improve focus, mental resilience and performance.
Yes, absolutely. Young athletes are very welcome. The coaching is adapted to the athlete’s age, sport and stage of development. Where appropriate, parents or caregivers can be involved, always in consultation.
Sessions can take place:
- At NORELAY’s location
- On-site with the athlete, team or organisation
- In a training or work environment
- Online, if preferred
Together we choose the setting that works best for you.
A session typically lasts 60 minutes. Depending on the coaching programme, specific goals or a team/workshop setting, the duration can be adjusted.
Getting started is easy. You can fill in the contact form on the website or contact NORELAY directly by email or phone. After your enquiry, an introductory conversation will take place to explore your goals and determine the best approach.
Request a free discovery meeting
For questions or to schedule a meeting, you can use the form below or the contact details provided.
.avif)