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Strength & conditioning background
Exercise science degree and a C.S.C.S. — he opened one of the first private elite performance centers in the U.S.
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A performance coach, not a sports psychologist
He came up through performance and added the psychology to it. Most arrive the other way around.
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Root-cause coaching, not symptom coaching
Change the belief driving the problem and the symptoms stop reappearing somewhere else.
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Works with the athlete and the parent
He talks with each of you, then brings you together for one integrated conversation.
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A whole-life view, not just game day
Nothing is only athletic and nothing is only personal — it is all connected, so the work covers all of it.
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A full toolbox, not one technique
Communication, self-compassion, receiving feedback, routines, and the tools to hold them together.
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25+ years and 25,000+ hours
Two decades teaching mindfulness, plus Timefulness® — his own work on performance and time.
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He has been the athlete who needed a coach
Golden Gloves boxer, Illinois State Heavyweight Champion, college football — and the injuries that ended it.