 Robert W.H. Price, the founder of Elite Minds in 2000, received his Master’s degree from University of Maryland in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology. Mr. Price holds a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University, where he majored in Psychology and Learning Behavior Disorders. He is a trained teacher by trade and has worked with children in numerous capacities. He has worked with a wide variety of athletes in numerous settings.
Robert has counseled collegiate and professional kickers, amateur tennis players, golfers of all levels, basketball players, gymnasts, hockey players, lacrosse, soccer, ice skating, field hockey, track, and many other recreational athletes. His most recent work has been with the New York Giants, New Jersey Nets and Montgomery County Department of Recreation. He has also been employed as an Assistant Director for Cornell Companies and Sport Psychology Consultant for Career Consultants Inc.
He is a member of North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSA) and Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP). He is currently completing his licensure as a professional counselor with Johns Hopkins University.
With ELITE MINDS a trained mental skills coach will develop an individualized program designed especially for the enhancement of your performance. Each session will be geared toward reaching goals that are set by you. You will be equipped with the tools to deal with the following performance issues:
• Improve decision-making
• Reduce anxiety
• Increase focus
• Quicker recovery from disappointments and mistakes
• Decrease stress before, during, and after competition
• Effective goal setting strategies
ELITE MINDS recognizes that successful athletes have the following things in common but they do not come by chance. Elite athletes are:
Motivated: Persistent through stressful times and tasks
Goal Setters and Achievers: This allows for a specific detailed plan that assesses their performance. These goals are realistic, action-oriented, measurable, and time sensitive.
Exhibit Emotional Control: Able to regulate their optimal state of emotional arousal prior to and during competition.
Focused: Ability to attend to task specific stimuli while resisting distractions. Playing in the moment without regard to the past or anticipated events.
E-mail: robert@rwhprice.com
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