Sports Counseling

‘In order to succeed, your desire for success must be greater than your fear of losing…. ‘ - Speedo.

Vision:

Our vision is to work with professional athletes and coaches to improve performance, overcome problems and increase motivation to achieve their goals by preparing them through mental workouts to succeed in competitions.

Who is a Sport Psychologist?

Sport psychologists work with professional athletes and coaches to improve performance, overcome problems and increase motivation to achieve their Goals. They prepare athletes through mental workouts to succeed in competitions.

Benefits of working with a Sport psychologist:

Building and sustaining ideal level of motivation
Helping to achieve optimum level of self-Confidence
Enhancing Focus and concentration while dealing with distractions
Inculcating positivity and reducing negative self talk
Managing competitive stress and anxiety
Building commitment towards one’s sport and setting goals
Improving Team building and communication
Replacing fear of failure with desire to succeed
Managing and channelizing anger and negative emotions
Dealing with competitive pressure
Working on positive sport parenting

My work as a sports psychologist involves:

Evaluating athlete’s sport performance and behavior.
Helping athlete’s to overcome difficulties and improve performances.
Coordinating with Nutritionists, Coaches and Physiologists to support athlete in realizing his/her potential.
Assisted athletes to cope with psychological demands of sport.
Psychological preparation to face pre-competition and post-competition conditions.
Advising athlete on dealing with setbacks and mental stress.
Working with a broad range of athletes including individual athletes, teams, coaches and referees, from amateur to elite professional level across a wide range of sporting disciplines;
Developing tailored interventions to assist athletes in preparation for competition and to deal with the psychological demands of the sport;
Equipping athletes with mental strategies to cope with, and overcome, setbacks or injuries;
Advising coaches how to improve squad cohesion or communication;
Delivering group workshops on areas such as self-analysis of performance or techniques to develop mental skills within the sport.

Working with individuals:

Sessions are one-on-one (on and off field)
Personalized sessions according to athlete’s needs
Baseline Assessment of Athlete’s – Mental Skills Profile (MSP)
Holistic and Educative Approach (Developing Life Skills)
Collaboration of coaches and family members (if required)
Self analysis and Video analysis
Post competition recovery and maintenance
Injury Rehabilitation

Working with groups:

Recommended for academies and clubs with groups and team sports/corporates (15-20 players in a group).
Single session/ Multi- session/ Need based/ Motivational/ Customized.

Signature workshops:

For athletes:

Introduction to Mind at Sport: Self awareness and commitment
Sky is the limit: Me, my aspirations and my commitment to sport.
My aim in my game: Goal Setting
Can't to can..: Positive Thinking
Managing the butterflies…. : Handling Pressure
Let the steam off….: Managing Emotions in Sport
Stay in the 'ZONE': Focus and Concentration
Impossible to I am Possible..: Self belief and Self-Confidence
On the ground and Rebound….: Handling Success and Failure
Sport Winning….. Sports Lifecycle
Art of balancing….: Managing sports and academics

For parents and coaches:

Introduction to Mind at Sport.
GROW: The sporting philosophy: Understanding your values and beliefs
Sport Winning….. Sports Lifecycle
Art of balancing….: Managing sports and academics

Long Distance Consulting:

Given the typically hectic schedules of professional and amateur athletes, we offer phone/Skype consultations to individuals who are unable to visit. We believe that it is ultimately very important for individuals to meet face-to-face, however ongoing and regularly scheduled phone/video consultations prove useful to athletes who travel often.

I am Associated with:

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)
Ozone Swimming Pool
Khar Gymkhana
Dolphin Aquatic Club, Bangalore
Samartha Vyayam Mandir
Sportsmed, Mumbai
Chandrakant Pandit Cricket Clinic (CPCC)
Balmohan Football Team

Contact: Disha Counseling Center, 3rd, Fl., Kanchan Villa,
Bhavanishankar Rd., Opp. Sharadashram School,
Dadar (W), Mumbai-400028
Contact No. 24384575 / 9821224874
E mail: mugdha@dishaforu.com
Website: www.dishaforu.com

The topics that are handled in group and individual sessions:

Sports Counseling For Players