About Susan Hobson B.A., CLC, NLPP
My name is Susan and I am a professional performance coach. I specialize in working with both male and female athletes (from the ages of 14 all the way up to professionals) looking to enhance their performance through the development and implementation of mental performance-enhancing skills, strategies, tools and habits. It is proven that mental preparation and performance is 80% of how well an athlete performs overall and it is my personal belief and experience that mental training and development is undervalued, with the current development and training of athletes being disproportionately focused on the physical aspects of performance.
Having played at the prep-school, NCAA D-1/IVY League, and N.W.H.L levels, I experienced first-hand the many pressures and challenges of performing at the top level of hockey and what it takes to get, stay and win there. My professional training as a mental performance specialist started at Princeton University, where I studied Sociology and Psychology, with a focus on human behaviour and the affects performance has on personal and professional levels of success. It then continued on as I went back to school upon graduating, while playing in the National Women’s Hockey League for the Toronto Aeros, to earn 3 post-graduate degrees and certifications in: Professional Coaching (CLC), Group/Team Coaching (CLSC) and Neuro-Lingusitic Programming (NLPP).
Credentials
International Coach Federation (ICF)
Founded in 1995, the International Coach Federation (ICF) is the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification, and building a worldwide network of credentialed coaches. With more than 17,000 professional personal and business coaches representing over 95 countries, the ICF is the voice of the global coaching profession.
International Coach Federation Core Purpose: To advance the art, science and practice of professional coaching.
NLP Canada Training Inc.
NLP teaches you how to achieve excellence by learning how to access the most resourceful parts of your brain. NLP Canada Training certification programs allow people to define what they want, where they want to go, and how they want to communicate. Training with NLP Canada will provide you with the tools to chart your way through change and transition.
Certified Coaches Alliance
Wherever you see our "Seal of Membership" you can be sure that you are working with a certified coach who has met or surpassed our high standards of coaching practice. Only CCA Member Coaches have the authority to display our "Seal of Membership." Every Member Coach receives a personal "Certification Authentication Webpage" to allow you to verify their accreditation through the CCA. Should you ever have cause to verify the credential of one of our working coaches who does not display our Seal on their website please contact us for verification.
Princeton University
As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. Founded in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. It is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution. From 2001 to 2008, Princeton University was ranked first among national universities by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR).
NWHL (National Women’s Hockey League)
The NWHL was a women’s ice hockey league, established in 1999. The League consisted of two divisions: the older Eastern Division (later the Eastern and Central Divisions) consists of seven teams based in Ontario and Quebec, while the Western Division was formed in 2002. Like their counterparts in the West, teams in the NWHL are eligible for entry into the Canadian women’s senior hockey championship and the Esso Women’s Nationals.