Boston Red Sox · 2 months ago
Mental Skills Associate
Fort Myers, FL, United States
Internship
Onsite
Intern, Entry LevelThe Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management are dedicated to enhancing player performance and mental health through their Behavioral Health Program. They are seeking a Mental Skills Associate to provide mental performance training for minor league players, coaches, and staff, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary group to improve player performance and contribute to winning championships.
Sports
Responsibilities
Provide baseball specific performance enhancement and mental skills training for players
Practice disciplined system of communication with appropriate staff members related to individual work with players in order to foster consistency of message
Make group presentations at Spring Training on the topic of mental skills
Travel to Spring Training and travel with team for all games
Participate in research and development of new techniques and/or technology
Take part in the design and implementation of systems to improve behavioral healthcare within the Red Sox organization, including preventative and rehabilitative programs
Enhance staff understanding and utilization of mental skills curriculum
Increase staff understanding and recognition of behavioral health issues
Assist Director and staff in identifying candidates for clinical counseling and assist in making appropriate and timely referrals
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree or higher in Sport Psychology or related field
Fluency in both English and Spanish
Able to build trusting, professional, and confidential alliances with players and staff from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds
Proficient in teaching mindfulness, character development, injury recovery, and sleep hygiene
Strong presentation skills to share programming with groups of players or staff
Driven to utilize data and able to present objective information to players, coaches, and front-office staff
Highly skilled communicator and presenter who possess the ability to understand and interact with Red Sox Player Development initiatives including priority tasks such as player plans, goal setting and execution, and Strength and Conditioning programming as well as hitting, pitching, fielding, and base-running metrics
Preferred
Prior coaching or clinical experience in an elite sporting environment
Company
Boston Red Sox
Major League Baseball club and member of the American League East Division. It is a sub-organization of Fenway Sports Group.
Founded in 1901
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brian Shield
SVP | CTO
Zineb Curran
SVP/Chief Communications Officer Boston Red Sox
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