You do NOT need another person to simply tell you to:

“Be confident.”

“Stop thinking about it.”

“Relax.”

“Focus.”

Most athletes already know they should do those things.

The real challenge is knowing HOW to do them when your heart is racing, your body feels tense, momentum has shifted, the score is close, and your mind is reminding you of everything that could go wrong.

You may recognize some of these experiences:

You perform confidently in practice but tighten up in competition.

One mistake affects the next several plays.

You overthink decisions instead of trusting your preparation.

You become distracted by the score, officials, opponents, coaches, or teammates.

You worry about disappointing other people.

You lose confidence after a setback or limited playing time.

You struggle to control nerves before important competitions.

You know what to do physically, but your mind interferes with executing it.

* Working harder physically does not automatically solve these problems.

The mental side of performance must be trained intentionally. *

MY PROCESS: RECOGNIZE. RESET. RESPOND.

You should not leave mental-performance coaching with more information but no idea what to do with it.

My goal is to teach you what you can do in the moment, throughout the next week, over the next 30 days, and moving forward to create meaningful and lasting improvement.

RECOGNIZE

First, we identify the thoughts, emotions, physical reactions, and situations that pull you away from the present moment.

Instead of assuming every challenge comes from low confidence or believing you are not good enough, we determine what is actually happening.

You will learn to recognize:

What triggers doubt, tension, frustration, or overthinking.

How your body responds when pressure increases.

Which thoughts help your performance and which ones distract you.

When your attention moves away from the present moment.

What causes you to stop trusting the skills you have already developed.

The faster you recognize the pattern, the faster you can do something about it.

RESET

Once we understand the pattern, we create a personalized strategy to interrupt it.

Your reset may include:

A breathing technique.

A physical cue.

A focus word or phrase.

A mistake-recovery routine.

Productive self-talk.

Mental rehearsal.

A pre-performance routine.

A strategy for redirecting your attention.

You will learn something you can use right now—during your next practice, competition, workout, or pressure-filled moment.

The goal is not to give you a long list of techniques and expect you to remember everything. We will identify the tool that best matches your situation, practice it together, and make it simple enough to use when the game becomes fast and emotional.

RESPOND

After recognizing and resetting, you return your attention to the next controllable action:

One play.

One possession.

One pitch.

One point.

One rep.

One decision.

You cannot always control the score, the officials, your opponents, your teammates, your coach, or what just happened.

You can train how you respond.

The goal is not to pretend the mistake or pressure never happened. The goal is to prevent one difficult moment from controlling the moments that follow.

I bring more than 10 years of experience participating in competitive sports, including basketball, track and field, football, cross-country, and golf. My athletic background, psychology education, and applied coaching experience have helped me understand how confidence, focus, pressure, preparation, and responses to mistakes can influence performance. I have completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology, an Associate of Science in Psychology, and more than 150 hours of applied experience, where I contributed to mental-performance sessions, athlete-development workshops, individual coaching conversations, outreach, and educational content. My professional development has also included direct learning conversations and guidance from mental-skills coaches and performance professionals whose experience reaches organizations and environments such as the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Division I athletics, Olympic competition, and elite military performance. These experiences have helped me learn how high performers prepare mentally, manage pressure, regain focus, and perform more consistently when the stakes are high. I am continuing to study sport psychology, coaching, and performance science while pursuing a master’s degree aligned with my goal of becoming a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. I am also actively developing opportunities to work with competitive athletes and higher-level teams, helping them strengthen their mental preparation, recover faster from mistakes, and perform with greater confidence and consistency.

One of the best coaches I ever had was a coach I met while attending a PGC Basketball camp. It was one of my first experiences learning that improving as an athlete involved much more than developing physical skills. Through his coaching, I began to understand how to work through mental challenges, respond to difficult moments, and prepare myself to perform with greater confidence and purpose.

I developed a close connection with him during the camp, and we remained in contact throughout my basketball season. He continued to answer my questions, offer guidance, and help me better understand both the mental and strategic sides of the game. What made him such an influential coach was that he did not only teach me how to become a better basketball player—he helped me understand why sports matter in the first place.

He taught me that participating in sports is not only about winning games or earning recognition. Sports provide opportunities to develop character, discipline, leadership, resilience, accountability, and confidence. The lessons learned through practices, competition, mistakes, setbacks, and teamwork can help athletes become better people and perform more effectively in everyday life.

That experience changed the way I viewed coaching. A great coach does more than correct technique or create a game plan. A great coach takes the time to understand the athlete, helps them work through challenges, and teaches lessons that continue to matter long after the competition ends.

That is the type of coach I strive to be. I want to help athletes improve their performance while also developing the confidence, character, mental skills, and personal responsibility that will serve them throughout their athletic careers and their lives.

My coaching style is supportive, conversational, practical, and direct. I want athletes to feel comfortable discussing their confidence, pressure, mistakes, goals, and challenges while also learning to take responsibility for what they can control. Athletes will receive strategies they can begin using immediately, along with simple habits that can build greater confidence, focus, and consistency over time.

I cannot guarantee specific results, but I will provide individualized support, honest feedback, accountability, and practical action steps that place athletes in a stronger position to succeed. My goal is to help each athlete improve in competition, respond more effectively to challenges, and build mental skills that support their development in sports and everyday life. Over time, I want athletes to become more independent and confident in their ability to coach their own minds.