Book Lessons with Coach Caitlyn
Your Mind Impacts Performance Whether you Train it or Not.
Mental Performance Training is an essential component of athlete development; it is not meant to be only something you search for when things are going wrong. It's intended to teach the tools necessary to reach peak performance, maintain confidence, regulate your nervous system, and cope with adversity prior to being in a crisis. I look to create environments where performance enhancement and human development coexists. My mission is to make Mental Performance Skills Training accessible for high school aged athletes, coaches, and teams to proactively build a strong foundation. After all, a $500 bat isn't going to fix a $3 mindset.
Trains in Sanford & virtually
Works with all age groups
Mental performance
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Get to know Coach Caitlyn
About Me:
My love for Sport Psychology was sparked when I hit my own roadblock during my college softball career. I was plagued by performance anxiety, crippling fear of failure, and self-handicapping and this ultimately led to the end of my softball career because I did not have the tools to cope with the demands college softball was throwing my way. Therefore, my Why is to proactively give athletes the tools they need to reach peak performance.
How I can help you improve your game:
Whatever obstacles you are facing: fluctuating confidence, low motivation, burnout, inability to set quality goals, performance under pressure, thought/emotion regulation etc. I am here to give you the tools and strategies needed to overcome them! On the flip-side, Mental Skills Training is for elite athletes and elite athletes-in-training. Just because you feel as though you have it all together, does not mean that at some point you won't need the tools that Mental Performance Training has to offer.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Our first session always includes an initial Intake. This is a Q/A session where we learn more about each other, review confidentiality, perform any baseline assessments, introduce you to my coaching philosophy, & align our goals for future sessions.
Any session to follow that will follow a customized support program I create for your specific needs! For each skill I teach, we will move through my 4 Peak Pillars of Performance: Awareness, Understanding, Application, and Reflection. This enforces each skill and allows athletes to become fully immersed in their Mental Skills Training.
For each session you can expect any of the following: conversation about past and future performances, reflective practices, data collection/charting, worksheets, breathing exercises, hands-on activities, use of storytelling, recent sporting events, analogies to teach lessons, and between-session programming/homework.
Career summary and accomplishments:
I have worked in the Mental Performance Industry for 5 years, having worked primarily with youth and college athletes. I am proud to say that all of my clientele have been thanks to word-of-mouth referrals from past clients. This tells me that I've made an impact on these athletes and their families enough that they're willing to put their stamp of approval on my name.
Best coach I ever had:
My 16u Travel Ball Coach. She took the time to learn who I was outside of being an athlete and supported me when I needed someone the most.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I am here to collaborate with you! Not to simply tell you what to do and expect you to do it. If you don't respond well to journaling, we won't journal. If you think that your child has low confidence, but they report that their confidence is fine, I'm going to ask the right questions to get to the source. If you want strategies to help support your child, I'm here to give advice! I am a tool to support your athletes and that includes conversations with anybody in their immediate support system.
Weekly Availability
Monday
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wednesday
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thursday
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday
Unavailable
Saturday
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday
Unavailable
This is only general availability - more times may be available when booking!
Intro Lesson Offer
$75
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