Book Private Mental-performance Lessons with Coach Bill

As an athlete, I lettered in swimming, baseball and football, was a D2 walk-on in basketball, and have earned 5 blackbelts in 3 different styles, competed internationally, while I also studied/collaborated with a multitude of practitioners of other styles for over 40 years. Like most, I have casually played volleyball, tennis, racquetball, basketball, football, baseball, softball (slo-pitch) my entire life. I am an avid golfer too (a 'ham & egger': -12 handicap, 285-300 off the tee). All of these activities have the same hand-eye requirements (neuro-muscular pathways) and they rely upon a functional understanding of kinesiology and physiology, and both Newtonian and Quantum physics (movements/motion & time/space continuums). I just happen to have studied these elements. (It's science, and yeah, it's really real.)

It is understood that it takes 10,000 PERFECT repetitions to create a new neuro-muscular pathway (one that fires at the speed & unconsciousness of reflex) ... and only 1 self-defeating thought to interrupt it. Visualization leads to manifestation. Emotions, mindset, and physiology have a continuous dynamic reciprocal effect on one another. Accurate self-awareness precipitates emotional intelligence and lays the groundwork for the discipline/practice/platform to personal mastery (a life-long endeavor). An acute understanding of Newtonian physics, kinesiology, physiology (i.e., motion/movement), along with principles of quantum physics (i.e., time/space continuum) allows me to teach/guide/mentor you to learn how to 'slow the game down'.

We begin with trust and a candid conversation about expectations, goals, and desired outcomes. (Initial consultation $30 ... if you choose to engage, each working session is $75/45 mins - I always leave a buffer in case we need it.) We will work over Zoom, Skype, Whatsapp, or Facetime. (If you are local to me and want to hire me for hitting/catching or golf instruction too, we can link up at a local spot.)

We will rely upon psychometric assessments to gain understanding and to attain accurate self-awareness. From there we map out our path to success. This is a collaborative, iterative and long-term endeavor. There are no 'overnight successes' (Rome was not built in a day!), there will be setbacks and adversity, and we will overcome those as a team.

My mom! She earned her 1st blackbelt at 50 after surviving sexual assault in a grocery store parking lot. She still holds HS records in track & field and basketball (Go Bears!). She taught me to throw and catch a baseball, taught me the game within the game, taught me to play hoops, football, and to play drums and read music too!!! She was and will always be my hero, but after her, hands down it is Fred Dohrmann (Widener University, DELCO HOF) and Kathi Veroni (Western Illinois University, NCAA HOF, NFCA HOF) - neither are afraid to call BS or to praise the little things - they have proven to be the dearest of friends and mentors!

I have played, studied, taught/coached martial-arts, golf, basketball, football, baseball, and softball for 40 years. My formal education began with nursing, transitioned to healthcare informatics and project management, Law (briefly), and then applied psychology: Neuropsychology, Developmental Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Personality Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Sport Psychology. I work with both the athlete and her/his parents to develop emotional resilience and clarify expectations and perspective; to hone factors of personal mastery, such as 'self-acceptance' and 'acceptance of reality' to develop emotional resilience; to identify social drives and behavior patterns (positive and negative) which either support or erode performance at the highest levels, and we work together to improve or mitigate them accordingly.