More than 20 years, I played tennis on a competitive level. When I came to the point that I had to decide between professional career as a tennis player or education. I have chosen my education. However, I joined education and playing tennis at the universities in the USA and Scotland on a full tennis scholarship. From the beginning I was very interested in psychology of personality and mostly athletes. Therefore, I chose to develop my knowledge in this area. After the graduation I have returned to Slovakia. At the moment I am working with many individual athletes and teams from different age group and performance level. I help athletes to get better in mental stability and reach their full potential. During my tennis career, I have realized that mental practice is very important for every competitive level in sport. Mental practice is as important as technical, tactical or conditioning practice, therefore the mental practice should be part of every practice process.
MENTAL COACH CAREER
- from 2017 I am working with athletes from different age groups and performance level (profi – repre – competitive – amateur)
- from 2017 I have had the chance to work with athletes from different sports (tennis, hockey, swimming, football, basketball, cycling, skiing, futsal, hockey ball, figure ice-skating, track and field, cyclotrail, badminton, squash, box, canoeing, table tennis, synchronized swimming, enduro, chess).
- from 2017 I thank for the trust to individual athletes, clubs in individual, team or workshop cooperation (TK Žilina, FC Juventus Žilina, FA United Nededza, MŠK Žilina, Nereus Žilina, MŠK Žilina futsal, Športový klub Topoľčianky, AC Uniza bedminton, Športové Gymnázium Žilina) and to organisations for having a chance to give workshops (Slovak Tennis Asscociation, Stredoslovenský tenisový zväz, Nadácia pre deti Slovenska).
EDUCATION
- 2019: Postgraduate intensive course in Sport Psychology, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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2014-2016: Stirling University, Scotland, master’s degree in Psychology of Sport
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2010-2014: Wichita State University, Kansas, USA, bachelor’s degree in Psychology
COURSES
- 2020: Positive psychology: applications and interventions (University of Pennsylvania)
- 2020: Psychological aspects of sport injury (Open University)
- 2020: The science of well being (Yale University)
- 2019: Emotional Inteligence in work (Coventry University)
- 2019: Positive parenting after separation (Colorado State University)
- 2019: Mindfulness for health and well being (Monash University)
- 2018: Konferencia: Športová psychológia v praxi, práca s tímom (Praha)
- 2018: Young people and mental health (University of Gronigen)
- 2018: Team coaching (Deakin University)
TENNIS PLAYER CAREER
- 2014-2016 Premier League, Scotland
- 2016 University team British champion
- 2010-2014 Division 1, USA
- 2011 – 2014 4x University team Missouri Valley Conference champion
- 2007-2010 Extraleague, women, Slovakia
- 2009 Double´s winer at ITF Women Circuit 10 000 $, Budapest
- 2009 3rd place, single, Women Slovak Championship
TENNIS COACH CAREER
- 2017–present tennis coach at Tennis Club Zilina
- 2014-2016 tennis coach at Stirling University
- 2014 LTA coaching license 2010 Coaching license C1