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ABOUT

Hoops Minded is a home base for athletes, coaches, and teams seeking to enhance their mindset and mental performance skills in basketball and other sports. We focus on the specific needs of each individual we train through assessment, observation and open-ended questioning. By incorporating evidence-informed techniques with incremental, progressive mental performance consulting, we help players develop the robust confidence, motivation, and focus to perform their best.

MISSION

Sport has had a profound, positive impact on my life and it's my passion to use sport as a medium to help others. Handled with care, sport has the capacity to be a playground for deep personal meaning, great human growth, and a tool for making the world a better place.

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COACH DAN

Danny Ourian (Coach Dan) of Hoops Minded

DANNY OURIAN 

Certified Mental Performance Consultant®

Danny Ourian, aka Coach Dan, has an extensive history in basketball as a coach and an athlete. He understands the player's mind and what it takes to unlock their potential.

Coach Dan's sessions focus on the specific needs of each individual he trains. He incorporates both on-court skill development and step-by-step mental coaching to assist players in developing confidence, increasing concentration, and taking a holistic approach to their mental game.

BACKGROUND

  • M.A., Sport Psychology  |  JFK University (2019)

  • Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) | as administered by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology  (AASP)

  • Assistant Director, Applied Sport and Performance Psychology graduate program at Dominican University of California

  • Former High School Varsity Basketball Head Coach 

Hoops Minded conceptual model: a pyramid rising from Awareness through Skills and Concepts to Objectives, with Mindfulness throughout

TESTIMONIALS

"Training with Danny Ourian was a game-changing experience. His close attention to detail helped me improve my jump shot and his constant positive energy made me a more confident player.  He's not afraid to try new drills and he's always studying the game, looking for improved methods of training. I loved training with Danny Hoops and I can't wait for our next sessions together!"

BEN DIAMOND | COLLEGE PLAYER

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