Student-Athletes and Coaches

I have spent a significant portion of my life as a student-athlete and as a coach—playing and coaching at both the intercollegiate and grade school levels. The sports realm can provide valuable insights and opportunities to learn more about who we are as people. It exposes our strengths, areas for growth, motivations for behaviors, our values, as well as barriers to growth and success. Because of this, sports continue to teach well beyond the game itself, often opening a window into our own mental health and well-being.

More specifically, mental health plays a key role in athletic performance. On the surface, performance is about creating goals and implementing objectives to meet those goals. However, performance is more than simply deciding and achieving an outcome. Performance is the output of collective experiences, core beliefs, and how our bodies react or respond to any potential perception of a threat. The nervous system plays a key role in performance. Getting more connected with your body and how it reacts under stress, pressure, and any perception of a threat may help athletes and coaches reach newer levels of performance potential.

If learning about how the nervous system impacts athletic performance (and many other areas), contact Anchor Point Counseling to start your path to self-discovery, healing, and growth.