Sports Medicine Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure the optimal health and performance of Harvard-Westlake student athletes through the continuous pursuit of new knowledge and application of best practices in the field of sports medicine. We collaborate with community physicians and physical therapists as well as Harvard-Westlake's sports performance staff to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to student-athlete health and welfare.
Dunford Rodill,Director of Sports Medicine
Alex Calderon, Sports Medicine
Daniel Matoto, Sports Medicine
Jesus Puentes, Sports Medicine
Tiara Wells, Sports Medicine
Sports Performance Mission Statement
Through a holistic approach to training, we aim to provide our student athletes with the movement and mental tools necessary to realize their highest skill potential. Multidisciplinary training methods and continual communication with coaches and sports medicine staff physically prepare the student athlete for the rigors of competition and increase their resilience. Our positive-coaching atmosphere is designed to instill a championship attitude and educate our student athletes so they can navigate their lifelong journey toward health and fitness.
Jeff Crelling, Director of Sports Performance
Junior Amazan, Sports Performance
Hannah Johnson, Sports Performance
Mitch Noble, Sports Performance
Jessika Smith, Sports Performance
Sport Psychology
Sport psychology focuses on training the student-athlete’s mind like training any other muscle in the body. An athlete’s psychological state has a direct effect on sport performance, making it an essential training component. The ultimate goal is is to support student-athletes in gaining a mental edge over competitors and develop unshakeable confidence.
HW sport psychology provides holistic and individualized mental skills training to meet the specific needs of athletes and teams. Mental skills training provides an in-depth understanding of specific tools that athletes learn, practice, and master in order to perform consistently in practice and competition.
Areas of sport psychology training include, but are not limited to:
- Building confidence
- Support student-athlete mental health
- Developing overall mental skills
- Playing “in the zone”
- Maintaining consistency in practice and competition
- Managing performance anxiety
- Overcoming mental roadblocks
- Enhanced communication skills
- Leadership development
- Preventing and managing burnout
- Injury recovery
- Team cohesion
Kat Scardino, Sports Psychology
Andrea Perales, Sports Psychology
Sports Nutrition
Nutrition underpins every aspect of sports performance. The way athletes fuel their bodies has a significant impact on strength, speed, fitness, mental skills, recovery, menstrual health, body composition, and energy balance. Having adequate nutrition is absolutely crucial to successful physical performance.
But, more importantly, athletes are students and people first, and nutrition plays a key role in academic success, mental health, emotional well being, and body confidence. HW Sports Nutrition exists to support our student athletes not only on the field and in the weight room, but also in the classroom, at home, and in social settings. We believe that every student athlete deserves to be fueled and supported holistically, and we strive to provide a positive setting for athletes to learn to fuel their bodies without judgment.
HW Sports Nutrition offers team based nutrition education, classroom education, 1 on 1 nutrition counselling, and support for game day nutrition.
Our services aim to help student-athletes:
- understand how much food they need
- ensure they consume enough macro and micro nutrients to support health & performance
- learn how their bodies respond to various foods
- develop body confidence
- learn more about menstrual health and how it relates to nutrition
- feel confident in their nutritional choices
- utilize on campus food services to fuel their bodies
- prioritize sleep
- prioritize mental health
- learn how to select and prepare food for themselves if needed
- feel supported and encouraged to care for themselves mentally and physically
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805623/