Where the idea came from.
Coach McDermott wrote The Dojo Decision because the mental side of the game had nowhere to live — not in a playbook, not in a group text, nowhere a team actually opened every day. The app is that idea built out: the mental game, living in the app your team already has open.
No mental performance program is better than another
The one that works is the one whose voice actually resonates with your team. Two ways to put a real voice behind the mental game your team plays:
The Dojo Decision: Lessons in Lacrosse and Life
Master your decisions. Master your craft. A workbook for young players, coaches and parents, meant to be worked through together.
Buy on Amazon →“If you want to help your son or daughter improve in the game and come to understand the requirements for excellence, here is your road map.”
The Dojo Decision: Lessons in Lacrosse and Life for Women
The women’s edition, co-written with Sammy Jo Tracy — two-time national champion at UNC and a professional player.
Buy on Amazon →
The Dojo Decision for Basketball and Life
Unleash your potential. Master your craft.
“The Dojo Decision will put you on a path for success if you are serious about your craft and want to take things to the next level.”
Dojo Decision Journals
The habit and performance journal, as a printable PDF. Football and soccer editions are on the way.
What people say
“I've had the privilege to witness Coach McDermott's work firsthand. Tim's commitment to helping the athletes we coached together find their best versions was unmatched.”
Chapter resources
Every chapter of the book has its lessons, videos and exercises — they live inside the app, where a team works through them together and a coach can see who has.
Browse the chapters →Team copies
Discounts for ordering a book or journal for everyone on the roster — email tim@dojodecision.com.
Already reading it?
Get the free Game Plan that goes with the book — the same one printed on its last page.
Get your game plan →Or listen to it on Spotify →Not part of the book or the app — work with Coach McDermott directly, for your team or for you.
Ways to work together
This is my coaching practice — separate from the app, which any team can use without ever hiring me. Every one of these is open to any athlete, family or program.
1-on-1 coaching
An athlete, usually one heading to collegeEveryone was the best player on their high school team. What separates the athletes who play from the athletes who watch is preparation — the body, the mind and the habits, trained on purpose. We build that plan together and I hold you to it.
- Your goals, written down and worked
- The habits underneath them
- Recruiting guidance (general, never school-specific)
Mentoring
An athlete, a family or a coachHands-on guidance through the Dojo Decision course with someone in your corner — accountability, a regular call and a person who notices when you go quiet. Coaches take this too, for the mental side of their own leadership.
- Goals and habit accountability
- Training tips
- A standing call
Team building
A whole team, with its coaching staffTalented, hardworking players who are not yet one thing. We work on the culture underneath the roster — how they talk to each other, what they hold each other to, and what happens when it gets hard.
Keynote speaking
A team, a club, a banquet or a staffThe Black Belt mentality, in a room, in an hour: what separates the good from the people who keep getting better, and the decision each athlete has to make for themselves.
Retreats
A team or a program, off siteA few days to build the bond and the mental edge at once — three formats, shaped around what your group actually needs.
If he can’t work with your athlete, he’ll find who can
Coach McDermott coaches in college, so NCAA rules sometimes mean he can’t work with a particular athlete himself. When that happens he pairs you with a college or pro player who has accomplished what your athlete is trying to accomplish.
Not sure which one fits?
Twenty minutes, no pitch — we work out whether any of this is right for your athlete or your team, and I will say so if it is not.
Set up a call →