ISW Sport Psychology
Does this sound like you?
Are you looking for a competitive edge?
Are you concerned with your child’s experience in youth sports?
Are you looking for a way to get more out of your exercise experience?
Are you working your way back from a recent injury?
Do the athletes you coach….
…lose focus during competition?
…lack confidence during games?
…choke during important competitive events?
If this is you, you have come to the right place!
I specialize in
Performance Enhancement - Teaching athletes at any level of ability, mental strategies that can help refine their mental skills and help ineffective performers move beyond their mental/emotional roadblocks.
Developing strategies to reduce the pressures and challenges of competition - Pressures and competitive challenges develop from an athlete’s own expectations of performance as well as parental and/or coach expectations. The aim is to teaching athletes to deal with these pressures by managing them positively.
Working with parents to help their child develop confidence and have a satisfying sport experience - Topics I address with parents include understanding their influential role in their child’s sporting experience, defining success in their child’s sport skills, do’s and don’ts for parents of young athletes, relaxation skills for parents during their child’s competition, identifying parents athletic dreams vs. the child’s vision of sport involvement.
Providing psychological assistance with injury rehabilitation – Injuries are never an expected occurrence. The initial shock and impending frustration for an athlete that finds themselves on the side-lines can result in strong emotional reactions. Developing skills such as goal setting, imagery, and communication with coaches provides a healthy solution for athletes to develop positive coping skills and self-management techniques during recovery from injury.
Mission
My mission is to promote adherence to healthy attitudes and behaviors that maximize performance on a daily basis. My aim is to offer an innovative and integrative approach to helping people achieve their health and performance goals.
About Me
Allow me to introduce myself, Tory Robinson, M.S., CSCS, USAW-1.I am a graduate of Capella University with a masters in sport psychology. I am also a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and USA Weightlifting. My aim is to enhance my client's performance in all areas of life and encourage the adoption and maintenance of healthy lifestyle behaviors for total health and well-being. I work with adolescents and adults, from the non-exerciser to the elite athlete, on a wide variety of performance and health-related topics. My areas of expertise include sport and exercise psychology, optimal performance training, team building, and mental skills training. My training with mental skills, background in performance excellence, and my understanding of sport and exercise experiences are a unique combination of assets.
Sport psychology and performance consulting varies depending on the personalities of the consultant and the client, and the particular concerns they are experiencing. The first time I meet with you, we will each need to share some basic information with each other. For this reason, I usually schedule one hour for this first meeting. By the end of this session, I will summarize what we have discussed and tell you how I think we should proceed to help you meet your goals. At this time, you should evaluate your comfort with me and my services and raise any questions or concerns that may arise. We will then collaborate to work out a plan that feels right for you.
Services Offered
- Each session will be 50 minutes in duration, Team sessions being the exception.
- Sessions are conducted in person, via phone, or video conference.
- Homework will be assigned for practice throughout the week.
- Progress is evaluated every four weeks.
- Practice and game observation can be conducted per request.
- Prescreening sessions is $99.
- Sessions are $75 and can be purchased in packages of 4, 8, and 12.
- Team sessions are $350.
Prescreening/Intake – This initial session, is all about the athlete & honesty. We will focus on the things that are working well and how to make them stronger. From there we will develop a plan to build up their weakness and make them a well-balanced competitor.
Mental Skills Evaluated:
- Goal setting
- Relaxation training
- Imagery
- Self-talk
- Communication Skills
- Team Cohesion
- Leadership
- Concentration
- Desensitization
- Confidence
- Overcoming Fear
Individual Competitive Excellence Training – We develop a customized program that maximizes the athlete’s talents and training by assessing naturally present mental performance skills and discovering where other mental skills fall short.
Team Competitive Excellence Training /Team Building – In a 75 minute session, we focus on developing team cohesion, coach – athlete communication, and leadership development.
Consultation with Youth Athletes and Parents – We focus on how you as a parent communicate and react to your child’s sport involvement and develop the skills to make a significant difference in the quality of your child’s sport experience.
Sport Injury Consultation – This service addresses the complexity of challenges confronting an athlete after an injury and during the phases of recovery.
Life-Cycle Transitions in Sport –From high school to college, college to professional, and professional to the next phase of life transitions from one level of sport to another happen. Be prepared for the new opportunities mentally and socially.
