Data-driven. Results-oriented.

It’s no secret that the Venn diagram of sport and life has an overlapping middle section filled to the brim with values, lessons, and experiences. The complex relationship between performance on the field and wellness outside of athletic endeavors has been explored by athletes and professionals long before the days of NILs, Gold Gloves, and Super Bowl titles even existed. And while there have been many leads, advancements, and discoveries, the outcome has been simple (or anything but): far too much information; too much for an athlete to comprehend and translate to results on the field. An all-compassing smorgasbord of theories, ideas, and principles spanning the spectrum with no concrete areas or clusters of commonality or growth. A cluttered mess. Think of it like the hit baseball film Moneyball. Prior to 2002, the concept of analytics was thought to ‘be the future of baseball,’ yet the application of the data remained uno...

I was sitting in my office a few years ago with a high level athlete as she described her recent experiences with continued health concerns.  She was facing another flare up of symptoms, which prompted feelings of isolation, uncertainty, and frustration regarding her season and the need to dial back her training.  “I feel like I’ve lost a huge part of myself,” she said, as she reflected back on the last decade of competition.  Her current reality no longer matched the trajectory she set for herself just a few years prior. I have seen several clients over the years who have faced complex and chronic health concerns: Diabetes, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, autoimmune conditions, asthma, Meniere’s Disease, bone infections, Post-Concussive Syndrome, and most recently, metal poisoning.  Though these health concerns are not visible to the naked eye, they become central to an athlete’s life and often define an a...

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Last season, our Premier Team worked with a Division 3 Women’s Basketball team to pilot our new Athletic Wellness and Performance Assessment (AWPA).  The young team sought to kick-start their development, creating the perfect opportunity to introduce our new measure.  Their sole senior would be graduating after the season, and this would be the first collegiate season for the first and second year students due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The team and coach had goals for the season, though they weren’t sure where to start with respect to their mental game.  Like a lot of teams, the athletes wanted to target the areas that would make a difference in their game.  The coach wanted to assess strengths and growth areas so the athletes could come together as a team at the start of the season....