The Hockey Mind Podcast

Objective: To provide hockey players ages 13-20 an opportunity to learn about how mental performance and mental health impacts performance, and how a psychologists, strength/conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, and nutritionists view the area of mental performance and how each area plays an important role in a players on and off ice success. The aim is to first open young players up to these fields and then introduce them to helpful tools they can use to master their mental game. Meet the presenters:  Sports Psychologist – Charron Sumler Sumler, who played four years of collegiate basketball, arrives at Ohio State after spending the past two years at the University of Texas, where she coordinated services and resources for university students in crisis situations. She has 10 years of counseling, leadership and case management experience and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas, and a master’s in counseling from Texas State University. Strength and Conditioning Coach - Austin White, CSCS, USAW. Austin White serves as the director of performance for Method Ice Hockey. He is responsible to physically prepare his athletes for the demands of their game and position including increasing their strength, power, speed, change of direction ability, and the energy demands needed to sustain high output through all 3 periods or 4 quarters. After graduating from Kutztown University in 2016, he interned at the University of Maryland for football in 2017 which then led him to become the program director for High Performance Athletic Training Center in 2018. His role with HPATC allowed him to have a seamless transition to the Director of Performance for Method Hockey in 2020. Austin is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), United States Olympic Weightlifting (USAW Level 1), and Functional Movement Screening (FMS). Physiotherapist – Matt Arnott Matt has been practicing physiotherapy for over 20 years in the field of orthopedics. He is co-owner and operator of Avenue Physiotherapy in Brantford Ontario. He has worked extensively with prep school athletes in both basketball and hockey. Nutritionist – Alex Winnicki 30 y/o from Winston Salem NC. Studied Nutrition at Appalachian State and I’m currently in my last month of Graduate school in Texas to become a Registered Dietitian. I played hockey from 5-20 y/o as a goalie, spent two years a a professional road cyclist, and will be working as a Sports Dietitian at Northwestern University in July through a Gatorade / CPSDA Fellowship