COACHING
"Enhancing performance and achieving a balance with athletics, academics, and social relationships."
Dan Pitzer works with the National Football League (NFL) Program for Substances of Abuse, helping professional football players address the consequences of bad decisions and sometimes addictive behavior. Achieving a balance is a goal for these athletes whose careers are relatively short, often shorter than they planned. Obsessive focus on athletics might have gotten them to the professional level, but lack of focus on academics, relationships and other life issues threaten to leave them unprepared for life after football.
Dan Pitzer has also worked with countless families whose adolescent athletes have all the resources to nurture their talent in athletics, but whose lack of attention to academics and social development have threatened both their athletic and academic careers. Too much focus in one area leads to injuries, acting out behavior, and substance abuse - issues that are often only addressed after a legal incident.
Based on his many years of experience with NFL players, families of adolescent athletes, and his work inside school systems, Dan Pitzer formulates beneficial plans and acts as a "quarterback" for athletes and families, helping to set goals and coordinate any needed services.
In preventative mode, Dan Pitzer works with families to agree on goals for achievement and to coordinate services with athletic coaches, treatment providers, schools, tutors and any other involved parties to ensure a well balanced, successful outcome.
In crisis intervention mode, Dan Pitzer works with attorneys, schools, coaches and any other involved parties to prioritize needs, coordinate treatment if needed, and case manage family members throughout a crisis to ensure the success of a carefully planned intervention.
A very small percentage of student athletes need to be ready for a professional or even a college career, but 100% of student athletes need to be ready for life. At Breaking The Chain Counseling, we help student athletes achieve a balanced, healthy, happy life.
Contact Us to discuss how we can facilitate your family to achieve and maintain this balance.