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Sports Performance Improvement for Adults And Teens

Improve Your Game: Sports Performance Improvement for Adults and Teens

Sports performance and visualization have been used by top athletes for decades to improve their game and win. But did you also know teens can successfully use sports performance hypnosis to play better, increase confidence and even receive college scholarships?

Hundreds of surprising research studies have proven that to succeed in sports an athlete must:Sports Hypnosis for Adults and Teens for Visualization

  • Practice
  • Focus
  • Be Confident
  • Learn Effective and proper visualization from a qualified Certified Hypnotist.

Visualization is a powerful force that is successfully used by top athletes and top student athletes.  Research has shown that athletes who combine training and mental practice far exceed those who ignore mental training.

It’s no surprise that top elite and Olympic athletes consistently seek certified hypnotherapists to help maintain the mindset needed to improve their confidence, and performance to stay on top of their game.

DID YOU KNOW…?

Judd Biasiotto PhD A sports psychologist in the 1980’s at the University of Chicago, conducted a study on sports visualization. His famous basketball experiment used free throws as a way to gage the effectiveness of visualization and guided imagery in sports. He first separated athletes into three different groups and tested each group on how many free throws they could make. He then had the first group practice every day for an hour, the second group only visualized themselves making free throws, and the third group did not practice or use visualization.

After 30 days, he tested all three groups again.

The first group improved by 24% and the second group increased by 23%, without even touching the basketball.

The third group, as predicted, did not show any improvement.

Besides wanting to prove the possible effectiveness of visualization in sports, it was stated that the goal of this study was to show individuals how much success could be achieved if they applied both guided imagery techniques and practice.

There are many reasons people who excel in sports learn and practice visualization. While practice is necessary for athletes to be great at their sport, proper visualization is the secret ingredient that enables teens and adults to stand out in their field.

Positive Thinking can only go so far. Have you ever tried to psyche yourself up and noticed a familiar thought of “I don’t know if I can do it”, or “what if”, then you’ve experienced the limitations of Positive Thinking.

It has been one week since I competed in the Ironman event. As you know, I came to you after I competed in the Half-Ironman event in June and knew that I needed to deal with a significant issue I had with open water swimming – an issue that was threatening to derail my hopes of completing the Ironman.
I am happy to report that with your help, I was able to successfully complete the event – and the swim in particular!
I felt great completing my swim and met my time goals for that portion of the event.  I used the visualization approach we discussed on the bike portion and met my time goals as well.  I had a great event.

 

“When my mom introduced the idea of going to meet Wendy so she could hypnotize me to get over my new fear of tumbling, I thought that was crazy. After meeting Wendy trying out some techniques I was already starting to improve. After just a few sessions with Wendy I was able to do my back handsprings again – without any help!”

Here’s the video of Kayla successfully completing her back handspring. Throughout her sessions, she learned how to properly use visualization to improve her performance and increase her confidence.

Most Olympic gold medal winners and top athletic winners consistently use the power of the mind to win. The top athletes who use our specially designed visualization are the ones who improve and excel.

I wanted to let you know that yesterday was a very successful day in terms of my serve! During match play, I picked a spot in the service box and repeated to myself “I like the idea that my serve goes THERE.” Then, I imagined the ball landing in that place…and the results were amazing!
Almost every time I practiced this, my serve landed where I imagined it to- and get this- I was no longer double faulting! I am very excited to practice this technique again tomorrow during match play. Thank you so much for all your help so far…I feel that my serve will continue to make leaps and bounds with your help. – N. Keely

Another athlete who used visualization and hypnosis to make history is Felix Baumgartner who jumped out of a capsule that had reached an altitude of 128,100 feet above the Earth. He dropped 833.9 mph from the sky and became the first person to reach supersonic speed without traveling in a jet or a spacecraft.

Sports Hypnosis for Adults and Teens
The list of athletes who have used hypnosis for success keeps on growing.

YOUR THOUGHTS WILL CAUSE YOU TO FAIL

Just for a moment, pretend to imagine that you are on the basketball team. You’ve had an OK day at school, but you are worried about your ever-growing pile of homework.  In addition, your last game was less than stellar. You felt you didn’t play your best and your team lost, too.

Your mind begins to wander…

See yourself on the court, holding the ball in your hands. It’s your turn to shoot. You aim for the basket, and throw the ball. The basketball hits the rim and bounces off… The crowd boos…Your shoulders slump…

You push this image aside and walk away, head down, worrying that you won’t play your best.

What kind of game do you think you will play? Probably not your best.

WIN WITH VISUALIZATION AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE

Let’s rewind that scene above.

Imagine this time you are calm, confident, and focused. You easily release all worry and anxiety.

You intentionally create this image in your mind:

Sports Hypnosis and visualization for adults and teens

You imagine feeling confident, super focused, and energized. You visualize you are playing your best game ever. You’ve got the ball in your hands and you execute a PERFECT shot! The ball cleanly goes through the net! The crowd cheers! A few minutes later, you do it again. The crowd cheers louder! Team members shout! You are amazing!

What kind of game do you think you’ll play now?

I used what you taught me in swimming and I have some good news about Senior Champs! In my 400 Free, and 400 Medley relay, I went my fastest times out of the whole season in both! But the best part is, my medley team broke the record! I now have the senior record even thought Im not a senior. Thank you! 😀   – A. Giulio

THE MISSING ELEMENT

Teens and adults who learn to release negative thoughts and focus on the desired outcome are the ones who will succeed. Unfortunately, poor performance occurs when teens struggle with worries and fears and are unable to maintain their mindset.

Through individualized sessions, each teen learns and practices Success Thought Training and learns tools and strategies to use while playing their game.

BASED IN SCIENCE

Athletes have used hypnosis to help improve athletic performance for decades before most scientific research was published. Science is finally catching up to what Certified Hypnotists have been doing for decades

 SPORTS PERFORMANCE FOR TEENS

At The Center of Success, we help teens and adults improve their inner game with Success Thought Training, personalized sports performance hypnosis, and tapping sessions.Conestogatennis

Unlike traditional hypnotists who use only positive visualization and sports hypnosis, we know that eliminating stress and anxiety are key for successful athletes.

We use hypnosis, EFT tapping and Thought Training for increased confidence, performance, and success.

The Center of Success is committed to helping adults and teens reduce stress and anxiety to perform their best.

Sports performance training for adults and teens are held in our office in Wayne, PA, or via Zoom.

Click here for more info on Wendy Merron, Board Certified Hypnotherapist

The Center of Success has been helping teens and adults since 2009 and is located in Wayne, PA, close to Chester County, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia County. We are in the heart of the Mainline and a short drive from Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, New Jersey, Bala Cynwyd, Malvern, Villanova, Chadds Ford, West Chester, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Exton, and Paoli.

Professional, amateur, elite athletes, and students from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and NJ are within a short drive from our Wayne office. Online sessions via Zoom are available for all athletes who want to improve and get to the top of their game.

Out of state students benefit from online Zoom sessions while local teens from the Tredyffrin-Easttown school district, Radnor school district, Lower Merion School District, Upper Merion School District, Garnet Valley, Philadelphia, and Great Valley Schools are invited to sessions in our office in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


Hypnosis sessions for teens and adult athletes are held at The Center of Success in Wayne, PA, or online via Zoom.
Call Wendy at 610-687-1047 or schedule a free consultation.

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Hypnosis is a widely-recognized tool in helping individuals overcome fears or achieve life goals. Though often misunderstood thanks to misconceptions arising from television and movies, hypnosis techniques are becoming a mainstream and credible self-help vehicle to help all walks of people, including business professionals, executives, golfers, athletes, actors, entertainers, and much more. Learn more about hypnosis and how it can help you!

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    • Wendy was tremendously helpful to me in learning to manage the stress and anxiety I was experiencing, stress and anxiety which had led to elevated blood pressure. The techniques she taught me were very effective. I now practice self-hypnosis daily, and my medication has been reduced 50%. I owe Wendy a debt of gratitude. Because […]

      —Blood Pressure Medication Reduced by 50% after Five Sessions

    • My fear of traveling and what can go wrong was very strong.  The morning of my trip I took control. I was ready to go.  The airport and shuttle were fine, I was fine and the trip went well.  I enjoyed it. The return trip which was 3 hours in the shuttle, 2-1/2 hours at […]

      —Got Rid of My Fear of Traveling

    • I would highly recommend Wendy and her services to anyone who may find themselves struggling with what life has thrown at us This woman has made and helped me have a HUGELY successful impact in my life in a short amount of time and my family as well She has also given me the necessary […]

      —Johnathan Kelly

    • I wanted to thank you for the work we did together.  This has been a transformative experience for me.  I am surprised at how much change was accomplished over these few weeks. I will continue working through the exercises and using the tools you provided. I really appreciate your care and compassion. – Sherry Hall, […]

      —Thank you

    • “I’ve been a hypnotherapist for 8 years and my practice has me living on both coasts.  My mentor was a former president of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis in NJ.  By all accounts, I was successful but felt deep down something was missing in my work and I wasn’t the best I could be. […]

      —HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE

    • “Wendy’s class was AMAZING! She has such a special and beautiful manner of teaching. Through all of my years of graduate training, I can honestly say she is one of the best teachers I’ve encountered. She truly has a gift of educating others in such a simple and enjoyable way. As a clinical psychologist, I’ve […]

      —HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE

    • “I’ve lost 28 lbs, 10% body fat and overcame some social awkwardness to begin building friendships with my fitness class teammates. We now eat healthy the majority of the time and are feeling really good. I’m putting together written goals and pursuing them with confidence this year rather than an attitude of failure and skepticism […]

      —WEIGHT LOSS & POSITIVITY

    • “After our sessions, I interviewed very well and very confidently at 3 separate companies and even made a tough decision to turn one down instead of groveling to be there. I landed the position at the top of my list with a great company and held up very well during the interview process with the […]

      —PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY

    • “I have spent years hiding behind emails and doing all that I can to avoid these types of situations and it has hurt my career. I was definitely skeptical, but as you will remember, I was very distraught at the thought of suddenly having to address a board of VP’s at a large multi-million dollar […]

      —FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

    • “Everything went great when I presented last night.  It helped that only 5 people showed up but regardless I did my presentation and I wasn’t that nervous at all.  People told me what a good job that I did and how well prepared I was.  Thank you so much for helping me through that whole […]

      —FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

    • “I’m back from FL and crushed my speech last week!!!!  Thank you so much for all your help…we’ve been setting up meetings all week since I’m back! I look forward to continuing to work together!    – Brandon R, Villanova, PA

      —FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

    • “I’ve always been into the mental side of sports performance and was hoping Wendy could give me some new techniques to help with my own visualizations. She went above and beyond. Took the time to discuss exactly what I was looking for, discussed how I would get there and helped me maintain that thought process […]

      —LACROSSE & SPORTS PERFORMANCE

    • “I did my Hypnotherapy training with Wendy Merron through the Center of Success 6 years ago. It was a thorough, hands-on experience that allowed me to confidently begin helping people right away. I had a background in hypnosis before I started The Center of Success course because I teach Hypnobabies, a hypnosis for childbirth program. […]

      —HYPNOSIS TRAINING

    • “I wanted to share with you how different I feel today yet, I cannot specifically put a characteristic tag to it.  There is no real desire for wine at night. And today I was able to work through a frustrating emotion and get a positive result. All the issues I wanted to work on are […]

      —REDUCE CRAVINGS

    • “Hi! I made it to Italy and back!! I did so great flying and being away. Thank you for helping me experience the trip of a lifetime!!”

      —Chris Simons

    • “Hi wendy, don’t know if you remember but I saw you for fertility hypnosis at the end of 2011. I wanted to let you know that I had a beautiful healthy baby boy. I wanted to thank you for everything. You really helped me through so many difficulties.”

      —Catherine Fraser

    • SPORTS IMPROVEMENT- TENNIS 14 year old  “I wanted to let you know that yesterday was a very successful day in terms of my serve!  During match play, I picked a spot in the service box and repeated to myself “I like the idea that my serve goes THERE.”  Then, I imagined the ball landing in […]

      —Hillary, Philadelphia

    • AGORAPHOBIA  “Thank you for the session today.  Just returned from the supermarket !  It went really well.  John noticed that my body language was much calmer and I didn’t appear jittery. I didn’t feel the compulsion to flee the supermarket, so I was not having the normal internal dialogue with myself trying to override the flight […]

      —Karyn R., London

    • WEIGHT LOSS and EMOTIONAL EATING  “I can’t even begin to tell you how much better I feel.  What happened today was amazing.  However, I do remember you saying that when I walked out that everything would seem brighter and then thinking, “Highly unlikely to happen today!” And then when you said I eat less and […]

      —Helen B. DE

    • HAIR PULLING – TRICHOTILLOMANIA  “I am SO excited that my hair is growing. It feels incredible especially after struggling for over 15 years! I’ve tried so many other techniques that I almost gave up. I love your approach. It has permanently changed my mindset and I am so grateful. Thank you!”

      —Shannon Thompson, CA

    • STOP EMOTIONAL EATING & WEIGHT LOSS  “I just wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge with me; it really stuck.  I’ve been eating more live foods and get this, no sugar, no cookies, no candy.  Amazing for me, especially around the holidays.  I’ve lost six pounds in about a month, of course working and […]

      —Laurie N.

    • “I was thinking about you and how well I have been living since I took your course.  EFT has been a blessing!  I use it every day and it really works to set me right and on the right path.”

      —Dierdre S.

    • FEAR OF FLYING  “I wanted you to know that I had good flights both to and from Denver in October.  I was/am very excited.  I am now using the same tools to lose weight.  Every morning and evening I repeat 10 times that I love losing weight, I eat well, drink lots of water, exercise […]

      —Ginger R.

    • NAIL BITING  “Three years ago I had three sessions of hypnosis to get over my worst habit – biting my nails and picking my toenails. I bit for 50 years and I never thought I could stop. I wanted to tell you that it’s been over three years and I have not bitten my nails once. […]

      —Jane Ann S.

    • FEAR OF FLYING  “Hi Wendy, it’s me, Kieran. I’ve been really busy on vacation but anyway, I made it through the plane flight. I was scared before take off but after we got in the air, I was okay! So all in all I guess I did pretty good!”

      —Kevin S., NY

    • STOP SMOKING  “I am doing well; more specifically, I am amazed at how well I am doing. Not one cigarette. No desire. I really did not anticipate that.”

      —Joni C., Boston

    • HYPNOSIS TO GET PREGNANT  “I just wanted to say thanks for all your help and let you know that I’m 5 weeks pregnant.  So yes, hypnosis works! The two week wait was a nightmare but finally last Monday I had my blood test and everything shows that our baby is well. I’ll keep my fingers […]

      —Marissa M., London

    • SPORTS IMPROVEMENT SWIMMING 16 yr old. “I have some good news about Senior Champs!  In my 400 Free, and 400 Medley relay, I went my fastest times out of the whole season in both!  But the best part is, my medley team broke the record!  I now have senior record even thought Im not a senior! […]

      —Lori S., Malvern, PA

    • HAIR PULLING – TRICHOTILLOMANIA  “Before I went to see Wendy I didn’t think I could overcome my tricotillomania and I almost gave up. I was surprised that being hypnotized could help cure myself. I found myself actually wanting to practice my new skills and felt confident in myself. It never occurred to me to see a hypnotist for my […]

      —Meaghan Alyward, Haverford, PA

    • FEAR OF SPEAKING IN PUBLIC  “I just arrived from our Toastmasters meeting: Digerati Toastmasters Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Thank you very much for the MP3 that helped me feel calm and relaxed. If I were going to compare myself the first time I spoke, my heart was pounding fast and I was not relaxed.  […]

      —Belinda Balce, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    •  SPORTS IMPROVEMENT (BOSTON MARATHON)  “Wendy, I did it!!!  The 1st 20 miles was fairly easy and went seemingly fast.  The last 6 were tougher but had my husband to keep me company.  The last .2 went very fast as the crowds were tremendous at the finish line ( they were really heavy throughout the entire run) […]

      —G. Stafford, Bryn Mawr

    • SLEEP BETTER  “Last night I used what I learned in your Drift Into Sleep webinar last night for my two 6 year olds…they were asleep in minutes! When my daughter (who is usually a great sleeper) has trouble sleeping, I remind her about the jars and she falls asleep fast too. Thank you!”

      —Bridget McGee, Baltimore

    • TRICHOTILLOMANIA – HAIR PULLING  “Was thinking of you this afternoon, thinking if I lived closer, I’d come by to give you a hug.  I’m feeling better, more relaxed and enjoying having a better tool/behavior in place of the old one, and so I wanted to thank you for being so open and understanding.  Every time […]

      —Melissa S., Wilmington

    • CONFIDENCE AND JOB INTERVIEW  “I want to provide you a follow-up after our great session this morning.  As we talked about positive thinking and career affirmations today, I received a phone call from the University scheduling a phone interview on March 30th.  This tapping and positive thinking really, really works. Thanks for an enlightened session.”

      —H. Brown, NY

    • “The techniques that you taught and shared with me really helped me in calming my fears about a new and unfamiliar experience, particularly testifying in a court case.  Participating in hypnotherapy eliminated some the stress and nervousness I had associated with speaking in front of a jury, being cross examined by another attorney, and hearing […]

      —W. Mitchell, West Chester

    • MOTIVATION TO EXERCISE   “I wanted to let you know that the exercise work we did had an unbelievable and immediate impact. I have done 7 workouts of 25 – 35 minutes each since we met which was 11 days ago. I can’t explain it and don’t need to – I can only report and […]

      —Francis B., Philadelphia

    • CAN’T SWALLOW PILLS  “Thank you Wendy SO much for giving me a confidence within myself that I don’t know if I have ever had, for ridding me of my anxiety, and for curing my pill phobia!! I really owe you my life for this and I am forever grateful. You will remain in my thoughts for […]

      —Emily B. Wayne, PA

    • Wendy made the whole subject of hypnosis come alive for me as she shared her vast personal experience with the class. She gave each student a lot of feedback and personal attention as well as ideas on how we could best use our certifications in building new careers or enhancing our current life’s work with […]

      —Steve W., Collegevlle

    • SPORTS IMPROVEMENT – GOLF  “Just wanted to let you know that my golf season has just started and I actually won the first event yesterday shooting a 70! My putting has improved measurably!”

      —S. B., New York

    • “Helped me get over my fears about flying.”

      —Superman

    • FEAR OF FLYING  “Thanks very much for spending so much time with me. The session was very helpful –- not that I didn’t think it would be; I just didn’t know what to expect. I’m really starting to look forward to my trip. Instead of thinking, ‘Maybe the flight won’t be bumpy,’ I’m thinking, ‘It […]

      —S.G., Bryn Mawr, PA

    • FOOD ISSUES  “Wendy is a very warm and nonjudgemental person who makes you feel completely at ease. The experience was an overwhelmingly positive one. I saw results right away and I continue to use the insights and techniques I learned to improve myself and my attitudes. I felt very comfortable and at ease even though […]

      —Matt Stromberg, Chester County, PA

    • WEIGHT LOSS  “The mind-body connection is such an AMAZING thing! Hypnosis is a wonderful, safe way to connect with yourself on a much deeper level. You do have the power to change, and it lies within! Wendy is an awesome hypnotherapist – she gets right at the heart of your issue and her voice is […]

      —Stacy Meyers, Providence, RI

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