1hr Sport Psychology with Dr. John Heil
1hr Sport Psychology with Dr. John Heil
Registration & Schedule
Individual | Door Registration $30
Family of 4 | Door Registration $50
Saturday, January 13th, 2024 from 6:00-7:00p.m.
6:00-6:30pm Sport Psychology Presentation
6:30-7:00pm Ask Me Anything Q&A
Location: Camellia 4, located on the ballroom level near the elevators closest to the venue.
The Seminar
Rise to the challenge of the 14-14 bout through mental preparation, from lessons learned by USA Fencing Olympic teams. Be ready for competition from start to finish by taking charge of yourself, pushing through stress, and acting with decisiveness. Concluding segment: “Ask Me Anything” about sport psychology.
A must for both competitors and parents alike, this seminar will focus on how to gain a psychological edge in competition through the use of mental training, concentration and refocusing, imagery, mental practice, and developing performance routines.
Topics Include:
- The “Zone” and Sport Psychology
- Intensity Control
- Balancing Emotion and Logic
- Fencing the Critical Touch
- Competition Game Day Plan
- Dealing with Fear and Stress
The Presenter:
Dr. John Heil is the former chair of USA Fencing Sports Medicine and Science, the Sport Psychologist for the 1996, 2000, and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams, and the editor of the Sport Science column in American Fencing Magazine, and served as President of the American Psychological Association Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology.
DR. JOHN HEIL, DA, FAASP, FAPA
My focus on mind and body in action began at Devon Prep as a high school distance runner, where I was coached in the Zen tradition. It continued at Lehigh University where I pursued a degree in psychology, continued competing as a distance runner and developed an interest in Asian Mind-Body systems. A series of running injuries requiring extensive rehabilitation introduced me to the psychology of sport injury. While working on a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at St. Louis University, I began training in fencing, sparked by an interest in Modern Pentathlon. I continued to explore various mind-body systems and meditation in and out of the classroom, applying these to sport training. Back at Lehigh University, I completed a doctorate in Sport and Health Psychology, began coaching fencing and distance running, and started training in stage combat.
While on the psychology faculty of Roanoke College, I began a sport psychology practice and taught mediation in the classroom, while continuing to coach fencing, running and stage combat. Subsequently, I completed Post-Doctoral training in Behavioral Medicine and Pain Management at the University of Utah Medical School, while continuing a sport psychology practice.
Currently, I am a partner in Psychological Health Roanoke where I have a combined clinical and sport performance psychology practice, while doing extensive research and writing in the psychology of sport injury.
Credentials
Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Certified Mental Performance Consultant-Emeritus; United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Mental Health and Sport Psychology Registry; Fellow, Association for Applied Sport Psychology and American Psychological Association; Major League Baseball-Substance Abuse Counselor; Past President, Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology
Affiliations
Psychological Health Roanoke, Roanoke, VA; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA- Lecturer in Psychiatry; Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sport Psychology Internship, Salem, VA; Roanoke City Police Academy, Roanoke, VA; International Swim Coaches Association, Sport Science Board; American Fencing Magazine/American Fencer, Sport Science Column editor