Performance Psychologist
Favourite Sporting Moment: Shane Warne dismissing Mike Gatting in the first Test of the 1993 Ashes at Old Trafford in Manchester. The wicket was dubbed “Ball of the Century”, but even in modern times, it is one of the most extraordinary deliveries of all time in cricket.
Location: Darren is located in Southeast Melbourne (Victoria, Australia). He is available for Same Place Sessions at several professional locations around Greater Melbourne and via webcam for all other clients.
Psychologist Registration Number with the Psychology Board of Australia: PSY0002591850
More About Darren …
Darren Godwin completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychological Science in 2020 and an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Psychology in 2021 at Deakin University, Melbourne. His honours thesis investigated the effects of mental imagery on tasks involving anticipation to expand mental imagery training techniques in sports.
Darren has invested 9 years into training and playing cricket from 9 to 18. He has played representation-level cricket at each age bracket throughout his career. He has been fortunate enough to have been coached by several domestic and international ex-professional cricketers, including Merv Hughes, Ray Bright, Graham Vimpani, Keith Stackpole, and Graham Matthews. All of whom taught him the value of learning diverse playing styles.
Darren has also developed an understanding of the world of esports and its landscape. He has previously volunteered to coach individuals and teams in CS:GO and DotA. Darren is an expert in the mental practices that benefit competitors across multiple disciplines. He is interested in working alongside performers of all forms and styles to assist them in finding the best version of themselves.
Due to his love for motorsports, Darren has worked extensively with racing sports athletes since joining Condor Performance. He has developed a strong reputation in this industry as one of the go-to guys for the mental coaching of drivers and racers.
A Rising Star in International Performance Psychology
Darren is particularly interested in teams and team sports and how people come together to be better than the sum of their parts. Through cricket, he has seen and experienced how various teams, with people of different ages and cultures, organise themselves for success. He knows that the theatre of competition and performance is not always pretty and that we have opportunities to bring the best or worst out of ourselves and those around us. However, he is working to understand the appropriate structure and mental practices that transform high-performance teamwork into a fulfilling and rewarding experience.
Darren is deeply curious and passionate about performance psychology and how it is applied in different competitive settings. Like competitors, he continually seeks to improve himself and understands that developing mental skills benefits his performance and life.
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