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CLINICAL MASSAGE THERAPY

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Ashlan Clinic is pleased to present its inaugural summer mental performance training camp. Join two of Bermuda’s own on June 10th 2023 when they deliver masterclasses for coaches, parents, and athletes! Coaching workshops will include topics such as athlete resilience, communicating with teams, and improving team cohesion. Parent workshops will include topics such as athlete burnout and the psychology of young athletes. Athlete workshops will include topics such as confidence, elite performance, and motivation. Martin Wolffe and Hannah King bring not only their professional sport psychology expertise to Bermuda but also their own experiences as past Bermudian athletes with a unique understanding of the culture and values of the island.

Sport Psychology Workshops

Hosted by Ashlan Clinic

Image by Alexander Redl

Performance Training Camp: Get Your Head in the Game!

Coaching Workshop:
- Building Mental Toughness to Last: Managing Emotions in Sport

- Words Matter: Communicating with Young Athletes

- From “Me” to “We” - Improving Team Cohesion

Join Ashlan Clinic to learn about sport psychology and the application of performance skills in training and competition with your athletes! This workshop will cover, but not limited to; an introduction to sport psychology, discussion of common performance goals, increased confidence, and reduced risk of burnout. There will also be a dedicated time to address specific questions.

 

Parent/Caregiver Workshop:

- When Grit isn’t Enough: Understanding Burnout

- The Psychology of Young Athletes

Parents and caregivers play a pivotal role in youth sport! Join us for a discussion of how to encourage, motivate, and advocate for young athletes as they face the many challenges of balancing sport, school, family.

 

Athletes Workshop:

- Mind over matter: Making it count when it matters most

- Preparing for the International Stage

Most people don’t know that the difference between first and second place isn’t how many miles you run, or how much weight you lift, but mental preparation! Join Ashlan Clinic for an introductory activity that will highlight key sport psychology aspects such as focus and confidence. Athletes will learn a specific skill they can use in training and competition.

Learn from Bermuda’s own athletes and certified mental performance consultants with unique experience and understanding of Bermuda culture and sport
Basketball Coach

Coaching Workshop

Coaching Workshop:

Investment in youth for long-term growth

“Winning at all costs” - a reflection of community pride and consequent burnout

Outcome versus process - research on success

Managing disappointment, losses

Keeping perspective w/ young athletes

Modeling/communication: our words matter

Building Bermudian Success (World Cafe?)

  • Redefining the culture of success

  • Shaping a community 

  • Exploring what winning means

  • Bermudian athletic identity

 

Clinical Referrals - signs and signals of athletes in distress

  • Examples: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Michael Phelps

  • Mental health prevalence in athletes (stats)

  • Winning depression

  • Anxiety

  • Eating Disorders

  • Abuse

 

SPP for Coaches - coaches are performers too!

  • Superhero complex

 

Online resources/podcasts:

Sport/Human Science: https://hubermanlab.com

Sport Psychology: https://eightypercentmental.com

Book: Coaching Athletes To Be Their Best: https://www.guilford.com/books/Coaching-Athletes-to-Be-Their-Best/Rollnick-Fader-Breckon-Moyers/9781462541263


 

A solution to the problem changes the problem.

Listen first, listen second - the righting reflex (motivational interviewing techniques)

  • Guides versus teachers

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Parent/Caregiver Workshop

Balancing sports with being a kid

Adolescence and sports

Communicating with coaches

 

SPP Referrals:

  • Performance anxiety

  • Confidence

  • Injury recovery

 

Clinical Referrals - signs and signals of athletes in distress

  • Examples: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Michael Phelps

  • Mental health prevalence in athletes (stats)

  • Winning depression

  • Anxiety

  • Eating Disorders

  • Abuse

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Athlete Workshop

Skills-based (takeaway)

Hannah King, M.S., CMPC

Hannah is a certified mental performance consultant and holds a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Denver. Hannah competed on the Bermuda National gymnastics team internationally, including the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She also competed as a collegiate springboard diver. Hannah received mentorship from US Olympic Sport Psychologists and clinical training at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Hannah is compelled to support the community to increase awareness and lasting mental health in sport alongside the unique experiences of Bermudian athletes. She has worked with individual athletes, teams, coaches, and managers within a variety of sports including football, swimming, diving, gymnastics, triathlon, golf, and tennis.

Martin Wolffe, M.A.

Martin holds a Master’s degree in Applied Sport Psychology from Adams State University in Alamosa Colorado. Martin represented Bermuda in swimming internationally and swam briefly in university. Martin has worked with a number of individual and team sport athletes, coaches and organizations at home and overseas, these include but aren’t limited to; golf, track and field, lacrosse, American football, swimming, football, baseball, ice hockey, cricket, triathlon, basketball and softball. Martin has received training from IMG Academy mental strength coaches and mentorship from US Olympic Sport Psychologists. Martin is aware of the dynamics and challenges faced in Bermuda sports and aims to educate and change the culture one step at a time.

Hannah King, M.S., CMPC

Hannah is a certified mental performance consultant and holds a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Denver. Hannah competed on the Bermuda National gymnastics team internationally, including the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She also competed as a collegiate springboard diver. Hannah received mentorship from US Olympic Sport Psychologists and clinical training at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Hannah is compelled to support the community to increase awareness and lasting mental health in sport alongside the unique experiences of Bermudian athletes. She has worked with individual athletes, teams, coaches, and managers within a variety of sports including football, swimming, diving, gymnastics, triathlon, golf, and tennis.

Martin Wolffe, M.A.

Martin holds a Master’s degree in Applied Sport Psychology from Adams State University in Alamosa Colorado. Martin represented Bermuda in swimming internationally and swam briefly in university. Martin has worked with a number of individual and team sport athletes, coaches and organizations at home and overseas, these include but aren’t limited to; golf, track and field, lacrosse, American football, swimming, football, baseball, ice hockey, cricket, triathlon, basketball and softball. Martin has received training from IMG Academy mental strength coaches and mentorship from US Olympic Sport Psychologists. Martin is aware of the dynamics and challenges faced in Bermuda sports and aims to educate and change the culture one step at a time.

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