Director of Sport Psychology/Tennis Coach - Intensity Tennis Academy, Norwalk, CT, USA
- Coached high performance juniors to multiple state championships, college, top 10 local, national and international levels
- Organized and ran beginner, red/orange/green/yellow ball individual lessons, group lessons, camps, games and drills; coached home and away matches
- Co-led 'Varsity Quest' high school tennis clinics, coached USTA Team Tennis home and away matches
- Coached beginner adults, assisted during USTA adult team practices, coached during home matches
- Served as a sport psychology consultant on WTA Tour, helping top 50 players achieve psychological and emotional well-being and desired results; used assessments to consult WTA coaches on leadership skills and communication
- Led daily group and individual mental training and leadership workshops and presentations, to increase concentration, reduce anxiety, build character, confidence and develop life skills and resilience
- Evaluated individual mental performance progress and created improvement plans, to optimize daily performance and achieve set goals
- Participated in professional development and advised four senior directors on building a team culture of people-centered feedback appraisal, conflict resolution, inclusion and engagement
- Promoted, oversaw, assessed, analyzed program implementation and suggested best improvement practices
- Organized educational parent workshops, presented on best practices to raise a youth athlete
- Collaborated with athlete development staff to implement integrative plans to identify athlete technical, tactical, mental and life skills to be developed, while incorporating psycho-social factors (behaviors, learning styles, career goals)
