Following the capacity building training, two pilot workshops were organised to test the draft MindPlay curriculum in real club settings and collect feedback from young athletes and coaches. The pilots were implemented by training participants, with PSD Strazilovo and KAS leading the Zlatibor event and FK Viner and Interkultura leading the Skopje event.

The first pilot took place on 21 August 2025 in Zlatibor, Serbia, while the second was held on 19 September 2025 in Skopje, North Macedonia, with coaches and parents also engaged in reflection. Both sessions included guided visualisation, breath awareness exercises, group scenario work on common sport pressures such as pre-match anxiety and fear of mistakes, and short reset practices.

Findings from pilots were used to finalise the MindPlay curriculum and Guide. Instructions were made clearer, language was simplified for younger audiences, exercises were shortened to fit within regular training schedules, and sport-specific examples and contextual cues for coaches were expanded.