Cultivating Excellence in Your Athlete, a session for coaches
FOR COACHES · 90 MINUTES · LIVE ONLINE
OCTOBER 26th, 12 - 1:30pm EDT
Cultivating Excellence In Your Athlete
Coach the Person. Care Without Carrying. Unlock the Performer.
Cultivating Excellence in Your Athlete is an interactive workshop for coaches of all levels.
Coaching is one of the toughest jobs on earth. And one of the most important ones.
The coach-athlete relationship is one of the most powerful determinants of success. The ability to bridge gaps between yourself and your athletes determines whether the athlete becomes a better performer and person at the same time.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO...
Strike the right balance of challenge and support for each athlete?
Reach an athlete in the moment when pushing is clearly making it worse?
Have athletes who think for themselves under pressure?
Give tough feedback and keep the relationship strong?
Find out what actually drives an athlete and what gets in the way?
Team up with parents who challenge you?
This workshop will teach you how to connect and communicate more easily with athletes and parents, repair ruptures, unlock motivation and accountability. Let's get you on the same team as you cultivate excellence together. So you can care without carrying them.
Join us for deep reflections and actionable insights!
Elevate both mental health and performance together for sustainable excellence. In Yourself AND In Your Athlete.
About Dr. Heather Wheeler
Dr. Heather Wheeler, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health Lead for Athletics Canada, Swimming Canada, and the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario. She is High Performance Certified and embedded in the training environment at the High Performance Centre-Ontario for Swimming Canada. She has worked with 100+ Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches individually, delivered 180+ workshops across Canada, is a former national team gymnast and a parent of two national team athletes. Her work centres on one mission: Bridging the Mental Health-Performance Gap.