Training the Mind

I am not only super stoked to begin our season and our practices, but I am really looking forward to bringing in a different type of guest coach for the team. In the past I have hired the services of professional basketball trainers that include Kyle Julius and No-Limit Performance to work with the team for a practice. Their focus is on making them better basketball players on the physical side of the game.

 However, this season I have arranged for a Performance Consultant to speak to my team over the course of the season. We start working with her the first week of practice and the plan is to have her come back during the season to evaluate their progress. I believe that if I preach the importance of the mental aspect of the game, then I need to walk the walk and back up my words.

Dr. Kim Davies plan is to can start on a more individual level and teach them about arousal regulation and really show them the connection between their mind and body and how crucial it is to their performance. This session will give them more of a feel for sport psychology and how important it is to their performance. They will learn tools to help control their emotions and anxieties.

Dr. Kim Davies is a Performance Consultant specializing in Sport. Currently based out of Southern Ontario, her consulting allows clients to achieve and sustain optimal performance through the latest in Performance Psychology.

Over the past ten years, Dr. Davies has consulted throughout Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. Clients have included individual athletes and teams competing in the Olympics and Canada Games, as well as within a variety of professional, intercollegiate, and amateur leagues. Her consulting has also involved individual and group training for nationally recognized businesses and corporate leaders. Dr. Davies is a registered professional member with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA).

Dr. Davies has published extensive research in the areas of Group Dynamics, Peak Performance, and Aggression in Sport. Her findings have been presented at several national and international conferences. She has been a contributing author on numerous Sport Psychology books and is currently collaborating on an upcoming Applied Sport Psychology book.

Academic Background

• PhD, Sport & Exercise Psychology – University of Western Ontario
• MA, Sport & Exercise Psychology – McGill University
• BSc, Psychology – University of Toronto
• Biofeedback Certification – Alter ABC Inc.

Applied Background

• Registered Professional Member with CSPA
• Collegiate Professor & University Guest Lecturer
• Research Project Coordinator on the Attributional Styles of Sport Teams for the University of Western Ontario
• Research Consultant on Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Sport Protocols for the Centre National Multisport