Good morning!
It’s been a long road getting here. Tomorrow HaraySports.com officially launches!
I’ve been an athlete my entire life, an athletic coach for 25+ seasons, and a health educator for 15+ years now. I am thrilled to be combining all of my education and experience to launch Haray Sports, finally!
I’ve worked with hundreds of kids and teens, teaching them basketball and tennis skills and strategies (along with one t-ball season of 3 and 4 year olds). As coaches we also teach our athletes about sportsmanship, conditioning, responsibility, being a good teammate, etc. But few of us know best practices in sport psychology and mental performance. We try to teach our players how to handle pressure better, but most of us don’t have actual tools to teach.
It was two years ago when I discovered clinical sport psychologists use many of the same tools I teach as a health educator- visualization, breath work, goal setting, resilience training, etc. I’ve been teaching these skills for over 15 years now, through my work with a nonprofit, my previous business Catch Good Health, and to my SUNY undergraduates who I teach each semester.
We focus so much on physical skill development, winning strategies and plays, and strength and conditioning. But our athletes are really missing one key, critical piece- mental performance skills.
Yes, I want to help our athletes succeed and win more. But, and I argue more importantly, I want our athletes to be able to better manage the pressure that accompanies competition. I want them to be clear about what they want from their sport, and how they can get there. I want them to be able to love the game they play, and truly enjoy it. And I want them to be healthy and feel good while doing so.
This is why I created and am launching Haray Sports- to provide our athletes with the remaining skills they need to thrive in their sport and get the most from it.
I have a few more tweaks left to take care of on the website, and then it will be out to the world tomorrow. I cannot wait!
All my best,
Erica