Ways to Work together
Most of what I do is one on one with an athlete, in person around the Bay Area or online. I also work with teams, coaching staffs and whole programs. Everything starts the same way, with a free 15-minute call, so neither of us is guessing about whether this is a fit.
This is training, not a fix. It takes reps, the same as anything else you have gotten good at.
Intro Session
· one time · in person in the Bay Area, or virtual
We find out whether this is the right fit and I learn more about what you want from our time
We build the plan for what we are going to work on
Consent form sent before we meet
$100 · 45 minutes
Single Session
one time · in person in the Bay Area, or virtual
For anyone that wants to keep going without committing to a package
Also, for clients who want to check back in after finishing a package.
$150 · 45 minutes
4-Sessions Package
Save $60
Four sessions, in person or virtual
Specific goals set for at least two mental skills
One observation at a game or practice, included
Parent meeting after the fourth session
Text check-ins after games
$540 total · $600
$135 per session
10- Sessions Roadmap
Save $250
Ten sessions across a season, in person or virtual
Specific goals set for at least 3 mental skills
Two observations at games or practices
Parent meetings after the fifth and tenth sessions
Text check-ins after games
$1,250 total · 1500
$125 per session
Teams, Schools, Organizations
Workshops, preseason team work, coaching staff consultation and parent nights. Scope and price depend on the program, the season and the number of athletes.
*Email and text between sessions, answered during business hours. Sessions do not expire. Cancellations need 24 hours notice, otherwise there is a $50 fee. Games and practices get moved and I know that, so talk to me and we will work it out.
What We Work on
Everything I do with an athlete is built on these skills and the research behind them. These are not ideas I made up. They are what the field has spent decades testing.
After the intro session we pick two or three to focus on, and we work them until they hold up under pressure. All of them are trainable. None of them are fast. It takes reps, the same as anything else you have gotten good at.
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Confidence built on your last performance is not confidence, it is a mood. We build the kind that shows up on the nights the shots are not falling.
What it looks like without it
Basketball:Stops looking for the ball after two misses.
Soccer: Quits making runs after an early miss in front of goal.
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Everybody tells an athlete to focus. Almost nobody teaches them what to focus on, or how to come back once they have lost it.
What it looks like without it
Basketball: Eyes on the scoreboard and the bench in the middle of the other team's run.
Swimming: Thinking about the last split instead of the next wall.
Baseball: A pitcher still throwing the last pitch while he throws this one.
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A lot of athletes are carrying a goal somebody else gave them. We find the one that gets you up for a 6am lift when nobody is watching.
What it looks like without it
Track: Training hard with no number they are actually chasing.
Lacrosse: A bench player with no target for the season, so practice becomes attendance.
Basketball: "Get a scholarship" as the only goal, with no plan underneath it.
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Nerves and frustration are not the problem. Letting them choose your next decision is.
What it looks like without it
Soccer: A defender arguing a call for the next five minutes of live play.
Tennis: The racket toss that costs the next two games.
Swimming: Adrenaline on the blocks turning into a first 50 they cannot hold.
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Most athletes already have some version of a routine, and most of it is superstition. We build one you can repeat under pressure and help you go into your games real to compete.
Basketball: a different free throw routine in the first minute than in the last
Golf: nothing repeatable between pulling the club and starting the swing
Track: the ninety seconds on the blocks spent watching the next lane
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Players play at the level they believe they are, and most of them decided a long time ago that they either have it or they do not. We get underneath that to the core beliefs, and work on what you believe about yourself and about what you can still build.
What it looks like without it
Basketball: A freshman on varsity who plays small and passes up open shots.
Track: "I'm bad at the last 400," and training as if that settles it.
Soccer: A keeper who has decided they are just streaky.
