About
Performance X - Take Your Sport to New Heights!
We offer professional sports coaching and mental training to ambitious athletes of all levels, helping them reach their full potential in sports mentality and performance mindset.
We expect you to be ready to take action so we can unlock your full potential through our unique, simple methods and techniques, which are much easier to work with than you might think. You'll start seeing results relatively quickly.
We look forward to working closely with you to further develop and unlock your skills and help you achieve your results and goals.
Target audiences:
- Athletes in all sports and levels, as well as parents of children involved in sports.
- Ages 14 and up.
- All genders.
Mission
Our mission is to coach and support athletes in elevating their sports performance to new heights, helping them achieve their goals, dreams, and perform at their best when it truly matters in their sport.
We coach and train players to develop an unshakable sports mentality and a sharp performance mindset. With mental resilience and strength, we teach athletes how to handle pressure and perform optimally in their sport—every time!
Are you ready, athlete, to take your sport to the next level? Let's go!
About Me
My name is Ole Dau Mortensen, and I am a Performance Coach and mental trainer. I am 40 years old and the founder of Performance X.
I was a professional football player, and after my career, I graduated in the engineering field (Cand.Scient.Tech).
Hobbies/Passions: Sports in general. Hiking – I have walked the Camino.
I have also lived in Seoul, South Korea, and worked in San Francisco.
Education/Certifications
- Coach/Neuropsychology Training (Brain Academy Brussels)
- DBU Football Psychology - Mental Skills
- DBU UEFA Coaching Certification (in progress)
- Development Program with the Players' Association
- Master's in Management & Informatics (Aalborg University Copenhagen)
- Bachelor's in Building Design and Management
10 years of professional experience after my football career:
- BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
- MT Højgaard
- Rambøll (Copenhagen)
Experiences from My Own Football Career
I am a former professional football player, having played for Hvidovre IF and, in the early days, for Sønderjyske, where I fought my way to a full-time contract with a strong team at the age of 20.
I personally struggled with mental mindset challenges during my active football career, particularly between the ages of 18-25.
I've experienced firsthand what it's like to be self-critical, have an imbalanced tension level, lack focus before and during matches, be afraid of failure, especially when my confidence was low, overthink situations, and lack in-game strategies and mental preparation.
Fortunately, towards the end of my career, I learned how to handle the mental challenges and build a strong performance mindset. This is something I'm passionate about sharing with the athletes I coach today!
When the Dream Finally Came True, But...
At the age of 20, I experienced the dream come true when I moved from the second team at Sønderjyske in Denmark to securing a full-time contract with a team that was promoted to the Superliga. However, after that season, many new players were brought in, and I was sent back to the second team.
It was a tough phase, but it was also a valuable learning experience. This period marked my first major bump in the road with mental mindset challenges. Most importantly, it taught me a lot about what it takes to perform at the highest level.
Today, I love passing on this knowledge to the athletes I coach, helping them optimize their sport so they can achieve new results and dreams.
Pictures from my football time
Hvidovre IF vs. Brøndby IF 2014.
Hvidovre IF vs. FC København 2014.