3/6/07: Boston University Offers “Train Your Brain” Sport Psychology Class

This educational series focuses on helping adult athletes find the “mindset of success.”

 (Boston) –Being able to effectively manage the stressors competition and finding the motivation to practice consistently at a high level are challenges that face athletes at all levels. Mental skill coaches have traditionally been a resource reserved for collegiate and professional athletes, now the BU Athletic Enhancement Center is offering performance psychology education to adult athletes of all ability levels.  Train Your Brain is five evenings of sport psychology education directed towards help athletes enjoy competition to the fullest and reach their peak potential as athletes.

 Any looking to learn more about how their mind shapes their experiences on the playing field will benefit from these educational workshops. Over the course of five weeks, Train Your Brain will address: The Foundations of Excellence, Motivating to Play and Excel, Successful Communication with Yourself and Others, Effective Emotional Management, and the development of a Pro-Performance Plan. These workshops are designed and led by Adam Naylor, Ed.D., AASP-CC, Director of the Athletic Enhancement Center, and Doctoral and Masters level graduate students from BU’s Sport Psychology Program. Instruction will include group activities, lectures, and reflective discussion. Every participant will leave with their own individualized Train Your Brain workbook. Enrollment is limited in order to allow each participant individualized attention and for optimal development of mental skills that match their athletic goals and aspirations.

 “Athletes spend an inordinate number of hours refining technique, learning about tactics, and developing their conditioning levels, but too often neglect to working on their mental and emotional capacities,” Naylor says, “These workshops are an effective and fun way for adult athletes to learn how to most effectively manage the challenges of sport and exercise.”

 The Train Your Brain workshops will run from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays from March 19 through April 16 at BU’s Athletic Enhancement Center with the Track and Tennis Center (100 Ashford Street). The fee for the entire workshop series is $50 and requires pre-registration. For more information or to register, please call 617-353-0313. 

 Other ways to register:

By web: www.bu.edu/aec/

By email: buaec@bu.edu.

By mail: BUAEC, 100 Ashford St., Boston, MA 02215

Boston University (BU) Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is an institution of higher education, research and clinical centers whose premier academic programs prepare dynamic health professionals and whose research and leadership in the health and rehabilitation sciences strive to foster critical and innovative thinking to best serve the health care needs of society.  As reported by US News and World Report, all professional graduate programs are ranked within the top 15% in the country. For more information and to learn about degree programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, language and hearing sciences, health science, athletic training, and nutrition, visit https://www.bu.edu/sargent.