About Michi

Michi Rossmeier

Professional Wingfoil & Windsurf Athlete - Author - Coach - Mental Performance Coach

For more than 20 years, I have been analyzing watersports technique. Not just doing it - understanding it. Breaking movements down into learnable steps. Finding those small adjustments that create big breakthroughs.

It started with windsurfing. I wanted to know why some things worked and others did not. That obsession led me to create the Tricktionary - a comprehensive encyclopedia of windsurfing technique that became a book series, then apps, then an entire learning ecosystem.

Today I apply the same approach to wingfoiling. The sport is young, the technique is evolving fast, and there is so much to figure out. Every session teaches me something. Every rider I coach shows me a new pattern. The more I learn, the better I can help others progress.

The Mental Side

A few years ago, I realized that physical technique coaching has limits. Some riders know exactly what to do but cannot make themselves do it. Fear, doubt, old habits - these are real barriers that drills alone cannot fix.

That realization sent me down a new path. I trained in evidence-based mental performance tools - completing NLP Practitioner certification and an intensive hypnotherapy program through Mindvalley. I wanted practical methods that address the mental side of performance directly.

Now I integrate both. When a rider is stuck, we figure out whether it is a technique gap or a mental pattern. Often it is both. Having tools for each makes coaching much more effective.