Frequently Requested Topics

Psychology of Winning On and Off the Playing Field – There are common mental skills necessary to be successful on the athletic field, in the class room, and in one's personal life off of the field. This presentation focuses on practical skills related to improving self confidence, focus, communication, good judgment, positive decision making, and teamwork, both on and off the playing field.

Mental Toughness: How to Get It – Clutch performance … How much is inborn and how much is learned? Mental skills can be taught to increase a person’s ability to perform best in pressure situations. Learn about focusing, visualization, relaxation and mental preparation and how they can help with the "mental part of the game."

.Coaching Difficult Athletes – "One bad apple…" Working with difficult team members is rated as a major source of coaching frustration. This presentation identifies interviewing skills for recruiting as well as conflict resolution and problem solving strategies. In addition, learn how to develop game plans in order to help change specific athlete behaviors.

Skills to Be a Terrific Team Leader - There is evidence that team leaders rate their athletic experience as less enjoyable than non-team leaders. The key to improve team leader effectiveness is to teach them the skills necessary to play this important role. This presentation identifies key issues for team leaders and teaches skills in the areas of conflict resolution with teammates, communicating with coaches, and motivating different personality types

Mental Skills for Peak Performance – Athletes and coaches in all sports consistently say that athletic performance is largely mental. This presentation provides an explanation of the STAR System: Self-Confidence, Temper Control, Positive Attitude, Respect. Demonstration of sport and academic applications.

Psychology of Recruiting – Evaluating an athlete's personality and good character continue to be a major part of the recruiting process. Learn methods that can be helpful in assessing an athletes personality, motivation, ability to handle pressure, and attitudes about team work.

How to Implement a Sport Psychology Program – Coaches understand the importance of the mental part of the game. Learn how to implement a program to help improve mental skills and achieve peak performance. Ways to organize and develop a long-term sport psychology program will be presented.

Who Is Today's Student-Athlete? - "Why can’t they be more like we were?" Student-athletes today are different than they were 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago. We can either be angry with today's student-athletes or learn to work better with them. Learn the latest information on male and female student-athlete’s attitudes about winning, losing, success, failure, competition, and off-the-field behavior choices. In addition, learn the strategies to more effectively teach and communicate with today’s student-athletes.

Sportsmanship & Ethical Behavior - There is more cheating and poor sportsmanship in college sports than ever before. This presentation will identify the reasons for the lack of sportsmanship and ethical behavior in sports today. In addition, specific ways will be offered to promote fair play, positive sportsmanship, healthy competition, and ethical behavior in college athletics.

Reducing Risky Student-Athlete Behavior - Being a college athlete is not all fun and games. Innovative strategies and programming ideas will be offered to help respond to the unique pressures on student-athletes, including: the freshmen experience, gender issues, substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, sexual misconduct and relationship violence. In addition, learn to identify positive methods for stress management, celebration, communication, and teamwork.

The Psychology of Team Building & Motivation – Learn different methods of motivation as well as how to identify the symptoms of competitive stress which often interfere with motivation. In addition, methods to improve group decision-making, communication, problem solving, and teamwork will be explored.