Individual Student Athlete

Working with high school and college athletes over the years, I have a holistic approach connecting with the athletes mental, physical and social lives.  Mentally I help athletes:  

• ​Build emotional intelligence through understanding how personality affects performance
• Build self-esteem/self-confidence/self-worth
• Prepare athletes to manage anxiety  
• handle adversity (because it's going to happen) – injuries 

 Socially I help athletes:   

• Balance life responsibilities of academics, athletics, family and social life  
• Be a great teammate 
• Learn how sleep impacts performance

photo by Shaelin Kennedy

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Session with Becca K. - 2024 grad
SLSG 06 Navy ECNL 2 x National Champion
O'Fallon HS 2 x State Champion
Samford Women's Soccer commit 

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​Recent Student Athletes

• *Jack Bruening - Illinois Wesleyan golf
• Dominic Macaluso - Xavier University tennis
• Sarah Russell - University of Notre Dame rowing
• *Lexi Gentry - Maryville soccer - 2023 1st team All American
• Marcus Bartley - SLU/SIUC basketball
• Natalie Goodman - Vanderbilt bowling - HS State champion
• *Alyssa Albertyn - Swimming - HS State medalist as a sophomore
  • ​​* current

Mentoring for Coaches

How can we become the best coach for our student athletes? How and why do kids think and act the way they do? Being a teacher for over 19 years in Psychology has helped me create a better understanding of how to reach the full potential of student athletes. 

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   photo by Dan Donovan (2022)
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  Women’s Soccer Wins USC Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year - Maryville University      Athletics (maryvillesaints.com)

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Program Building 

What is the best way to build a program?  How can we create a platform for our student athletes to thrive? How do we make sure that our staff and athletes understand what is expected from them? How do we best create roles and make everyone feel like they are part of the program?

 photo credit Jason Turkington

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