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We have been working with Dr. Hancock for the last 4 seasons and it has been one of the best decisions we have made as a team.  Our goal at the start of our relationship was to work through the nerves many of us felt before performing, allowing us to skate to our full potential at high-stakes competitions. As a team of 20 teenagers/young adults competing at a National level, there are many stressors and pressures we feel preparing for competition. Working with Dr. Hancock has helped us identify strategies to manage this stress and feel equipped to perform at our best. Beyond that, our sessions with Dr. Hancock have helped us create a more effective team dynamic, and build deeper and more trusting relationships with our teammates. Dr. Hancock does a fantastic job at facilitating the difficult discussions that often need to happen within a team. He allows space for each teammate to share their own feelings and individual stressors, and provides helpful tools to manage them. He has helped us identify that everyone’s needs and responses may look different in a given situation, and has helped us understand what each of us need to feel our best leading up to competition. Dr. Hancock is professional and personable, and it’s obvious that he cares about the athletes he works with. We hope to continue our work together for many years to come! (Mount Pearl-Paradise Open Starlites Synchronized Skating Team; 2022 & 2025 National Champions)

Working with Dr. David Hancock has been a game-changer for our daughter, a national-level gymnast. His calm, supportive demeanor instantly put her at ease, creating a space where she could think clearly and apply the strategy needed to overcome a mental block. David doesn’t just address challenges—he highlights and builds on her strengths, instilling in her the ability to think strategically and impact meaningful change. We’re grateful for the impact he’s had on her performance and confidence which has helped lead her to another successful 2025 Canadian Gymnastics Nationals. (Parent of a three-time National gymnastics medalist)

Working with Dr. Dave Hancock has been an invaluable experience for our Team Newfoundland and Labrador male baseball team. His tailored mental training sessions provided us with specific strategies to enhance our performance before, during, and after games. We created team and individual goals that have driven our program, and learned techniques to maintain focus, stay positive, and stay composed under pressure. Dr. Hancock also helped us reframe setbacks, showing us strategies to bounce back stronger and turn challenges into opportunities for growth. Thanks to his guidance, we feel more confident, mentally resilient, and prepared to take on the challenges of the 2025 Canada Summer Games. We highly recommend Dr. Hancock to anyone looking to elevate their game, both mentally and physically! (Coach; Team NL Men’s Baseball)

I started sports psychology sessions with Dr. Hancock this year and they have played a very important role in allowing me to compete to the best of my ability. Learning how to channel in-competition stress and manage my emotions and thoughts throughout competitions has been very useful in preparing me for my season. This has allowed me to feel even more focused when competing. From these sessions, I feel as though I am a more confident competitor, capable of overcoming adverse situations that may present themselves on race day. (Track and Field Gold Medalist; Atlantic University Sport)

Working with Dr. Hancock changed the way my daughter approaches her gymnastics, both mentally and physically. She used to struggle with speaking up, trusting herself, and believing she deserved to take up space in the gym. Through their sessions, he gave her practical tools she could use on her own – techniques to build confidence, become more assertive, and shift negative self-talk into self-belief. He helped her understand how her mindset was holding her back from training at her true potential. Once she started using the strategies he taught her – like visualization, self-affirmation, and setting small, personal challenges – she not only became more confident, but also began to enjoy training more. It is still a work in progress, but she now shows up fully for her training, trusts herself more, and pushes her limits with a sense of purpose and control. Thanks to Dr. Hancock, she feels stronger mentally than she has before – and it showed in her competition results this season. (Parent of a Provincial-level Elite Youth Athlete)

My daughter is a competitive athlete who began struggling with competition anxiety last fall when she started competing on a national level. It really impaired her ability to perform, and even to practice. I was unsure where to turn for help when another parent recommended A Focused Mind Sports Consulting. I am pleased to say that our experience with David has been extremely positive, he is very professional and prompt to reply with help. My daughter found his recommendations quite effective and is happy to be thriving in her sport once again. I would highly recommend A Focused Mind Sports Consulting to any athlete. (Parent of a Canada Games Athlete)