Team England Sport’s Psychologist, Sally McGinn, helped Paralympics GB badminton stars, Dan Bethell and Krysten Coombs, to win silver and bronze medals respectively at the recent Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
An ex-competition rider and golfer, Sally has an impressive clientele, including our senior England women’s squad, Paralympics GB badminton, National League 1 RAMS RFC, Challenge and Europro Tour Golfers, a Junior Premier Tour Snooker Player, GB Aerobatic Pilots, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Motocross, Swimming, Triathlon and Equestrianism.
Sally helps athletes to, amongst other things, perform under pressure, be motivated and confident, deal with distractions and stress, and manage emotions and put them to good effect.
Both of Sally’s Paralympics GB badminton athletes were competing at their first Paralympic Games where Bethell, 25, eventually succumbed to India’s Pramod Bhagat in the Men’s singles SL3 final but took home the silver.
The SL3 classification is for players with movement moderately affected on one side of the body, both legs, or the absence of limbs.
They play standing on a half-width court and have reduced court movement but a full range of shots.
Coombs, 30, was able to overcome Brazil’s Vitor Gonçalves Tavares in his Men’s singles SH6 bronze medal match after previously losing to eventual gold medal winner Krishna Nagar (IND) in his semi-final.
The SH6 classification is for athletes with short stature.
To read more about Sally and what she does, head over to her website HERE.