I was recently interviewed by freelance sport journalist Andre Christopher Smith and the following are excerpts from our conversation. 1) 10 NIS 4 ALL: Susan thank you for spending time doing this interview with me. Please explain what a sport psychologist does and the type of training/education you must go Read more
The first installment of this series took a glimpse into the life of John Gilchrist and his fiancée (now wife) Mikaela Samuel. Part II features the lifestyle of Nicole and Daryl Greene, who for the past 6 years have been navigating the unique challenges that arise for couples and families when a spouse Read more
There are a tremendous amount of good ideas, technologies, coaching, and sport science knowledge available on-line and through tennis programs to help junior players achieve competency in the sport of tennis. In Northern California where I work and teach tennis to juniors the quality of coaching is deep. Interest in Read more
Brittany Gilman is the Founder and President of Athlete Relations of Los Angeles-based BG Sports, a sports marketing, PR, and management agency. BG Sports also offers their clients concierge, event planning, business assistance, travel, and personal assistant services. With over 9 years of experience in the professional sports world and over 20 years of personal Read more
Many thanks to Terry Holladay & Ros Fairbanks-Nideffer for lending their expertise in the tennis drills and sharing a few of their personal experiences of mental training from years of playing tour tennis during the Women’s Peak Performance Training Clinics at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club and Lomas Santa Fe Country Read more
John Gilchrist’s overseas basketball career began in 2006, when he left the University of Maryland on the chance he would be selected in the NBA draft. When he wasn’t selected, he was offered the opportunity to play professional ball overseas. Since 2006, Gilchrist has played for several successful overseas teams. Read more
Whitney Engen, a senior at the University of North Carolina completed her brilliant college soccer career last month when the Tar Heels defeated the Stanford Cardinals to win their third National Championship in the last four years. Engen a resident of Rolling Hills Estates, California played center back for the Read more
Twenty year old Michael Beasley was the second overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. In August, Beasley, who plays for the Miami Heat and finished his rookie season as Miami’s second-leading scorer behind Dwayne Wade, checked himself into a Houston rehabilitation facility to seek help for psychological issues and Read more
Part 2 and 3 of John Gilchrist’s growth and reinvention of himself as a contender for a player’s position in the N.B.A. is now available to read on Access Athletes www.accessathletes.com John is currently playing for the Adelaide 36er’s in the National BasketballLeague (N.B.L.) in Australia. The 36er’s are one Read more
In 2004, John Gilchrist was on a roll. He helped lead the Maryland Terrapins to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, the school’s first ACC Championship in 20 years.In the tournament final against Duke, Gilchrist proved he thrives under the pressure of big moments, as he lead the Terps back Read more