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THe game starts here.

Your mind and emotions run the show. They are the coach, assistant coach, director, and producer of your performance. It sounds simple, but it is not always understood. While science demonstrates human performance starts in the brain, so much time is spent avoiding understanding it. Why?... Because it is seen as weakness, when it is clearly your most important strength. Past and present emotional experiences directly influence your performance. You cannot commit to becoming an exceptional athlete, student, or career professional until your mind is ready to take you there. Raw talent can only take you so far. It is your relationship with your mind that is either the gateway to success, or tells you the same old story that keeps you stuck when adversity hits.
Build Mental Muscle by Understanding How Your Mind Works. Inner-Edge provides Neck-Up Training™ to athletes, students, and career professionals looking to take their game or career from good to great. Neck-Up Training is a proactive and individualized approach to understanding the mind's role in driving human performance. This is not a textbook or manualized approach. We talk with you, not talk at you. We are thought partners in helping you experience success. No matter what you want for yourself in sports or life, your ultimate power source comes from the Neck-Up. You can only be your best when your mind is at its best.
Watch Dr. Neff's Interview on Neck-Up Training from Fitness Rx. Segment Begins at 7:02.

Why choose Dr. Neff & His Team

Dr. Rick Neff is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Sport Psychologist & Human Performance Specialist. Dr. Neff is an industry leader in helping individuals, coaches, executive leaders, sports teams, and corporate teams experience success and build a winning culture. Dr. Neff is the owner and founder of Inner-Edge, LLC. Dr. Neff serves as the full-time Sports & Clinical Psychologist for Villanova University Athletics, and is the mental performance and team culture consultant for University at Buffalo Men's Basketball. Dr. Neff's staff are throughly vetted, highly experienced, and align with the values of Dr. Neff's practice in the field of psychology. A former college baseball player, and standout three sport athlete in high school, Dr. Neff's career was cut short by "THE YIPS." The Yips are now Dr. Neff's "Why" in becoming recognized nationally as a leader in mental health, performance mindset, and team culture. Through his extensive study and integration of clinical psychology, social psychology, sports psychology, neuroscience, biology, and mindfulness, Dr. Neff has become known as the "Yoda" in his field, and is consistently referred to as a modern day Stoic by major Division 1 and Professional coaches. He is an acclaimed mental performance coach and clinician notably in in the professional and collegiate men's and women's basketball space as well as professional baseball and football. His ability to connect and develop trusting relationships sets him apart. "Going to get Neff'd," is a common phrase among players and coaches seeking mental clarity and focus who work with Dr. Neff. Dr. Neff teaches strategies through sharing his story and joining your story to improve individual, team, and organizational performance. Dr. Neff assists in creating effective individual and team leadership, helps improve team cohesion, and develops winning mindsets, routines, and insights. Dr. Neff transfers the knowledge gained through his work with many of the top professional athletes he has worked with over the last 10+ years to who he works with presently. In corporate keynote's and workshop's as well as in sport's team settings, Dr. Neff shares real world lessons and meaningful stories so the audeince and teams walk-away with applicable skills to apply in real time. Dr. Neff has a passion for helping individuals, teams, and organizations create high-performance and high-outcome cultures. Dr. Neff assists teams and organizations become attractive to future teammates and employees. Dr. Neff has been a guest speaker at many events including: Nike Basketball, MADE Hoops Basketball, Perfect-Game All-American Classic, The Future Middle School Combine, John Lucas Basketball, Dwight Howard Basketball Camp, University at Buffalo Men's Basketball, Olivet Boys & Girls Club, CrossFit UnFinished Project, Edward Jones Financial, and at numerous college's, high school's, middle school's, and elementary school's.
Dr. Neff has worked with professional athletes in the NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, NWSL, and MLS as well as Olympic athletes. Dr. Neff is a go to consultant for many of the professional sports agencies. Dr. Neff has worked with student-athletes who have gone on to play at Villanova, Duke, Oregon, Kentucky, Florida State, North Carolina, Michigan State, Texas, Gonzaga, Georgetown, Florida, Miami, Penn State, LSU, Clemson, Temple, Indiana, Purdue, UCONN, Arizona, Pitt, Syracuse, Bucknell, Colgate, Penn, Brown, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, USC, Virginia, and many more..... Dr. Neff has worked with players selected in the first round of each of the last ten NBA and MLB drafts including two number one picks. Dr. Neff has worked with the nationally recognized Reading High School Boys Basketball team assisting in leading them to three state championships, as well as worked with national power Westtown Boys Basketball. Dr. Neff attended Immaculata University earning his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, and Penn State University where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Bio-Evolutionary Psychology.
A Few Testimonials: "CAM HAS REALLY GROWN NOT ONLY AS A PLAYER, BUT ALSO AS A PERSON WITH THE SUPPORT AND HELP OF DR. RICK NEFF. WE KNEW HW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR HIM TO DEVELOP A GROWTH MINDSET AND POSITIVE THINKING WHEN IT COMES TO BASKETBALL, SO WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE WORK DR. NEFF HAS DONE WITH CAM. THIS GAME IS 90% MENTAL, SO WE WOULD REMISS IF WE DID NOT PLACE A PRIMARY FOCUS ON FURTHERING DEVELOP HIS MINDSET AND THINKING."
-BOB REDDISH, FATHER OF CAM REDDISH, DUKE BASKETBALL, ATLANTA HAWKS 2019 LOTTERY PICK AT #10
"DR. NEFF HAS TRULY BEEN A BLESSING FOR CAM. HE HAS HELPED HIM DEVELOP POSITIVE PRE-GAME HABITS AS WELL AS POSITIVE SELF-TALK THAT HAVE TRANSLATED ONTO THE FLOOR. AS A MOM IT HAS BEEN COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT CAM HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCESS THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE ON AND OFF THE COURT WITH DR. NEFF. HE'S COME TO RELY ON THAT---WE ALL HAVE!! DR. NEFF HAS BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT HIM FROM HIS HIGH SCHOOL GAMES, TO THE MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN GAME, THE JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC, AND EVEN GRADUATION. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING DR. NEFF!! WE WILL SEE YOU AT DUKE!!"
-ZANTHIA REDDISH, MOTHER OF CAM REDDISH , DUKE BASEKETBALL, ATLANTA HAWKS 2019 LOTTERY PICK AT #10
"MENTAL TRAINING IS A HUGE PART OF MY SUCCESS ON THE COURT AND DR. NEFF HAS HELPED ME REACH THOSE UNTAPPED MENTAL CAPABILITIES TO GAIN AN EDGE."
-GAVIN SCHILLING, MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS, EURO LEAGUE
WHAT PLAYERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT DR. NEFF.
"Doc has worked with me since 11th grade to understand my mind is the most important muscle to train. I've learned so many mental exercises that I use on and off the court to be the best player and person I can be. I never understood how important mental training was until I started working with Doc."-Lonnie Walker IV, McDonald's All-American, Jordan Brand Classic, University of Miami, Drafted #18 by the San Antonio Spurs. Currently playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. "Dr. Rick really helped me understand how important training the mind is. He showed me that success is more than just about getting reps in the gym. He has been a big part of my success on and off the court."-Louis King, McDonalds All-American, Jordan Brand Classic, Nike Hoops Summit, Team USA Basketball, University of Oregon, NBA G-League & NBA. "Rick has really helped me understand how my mind is directly connected to my performance. This has really helped me elevate my game."-Cam Reddish, McDonald's All-American, Jordan Brand Classic, Nike Hoops Summit, Team USA, Duke University, Drafted #10 by the Atlanta Hawks. Currently playing for the LA Lakers.
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What We Offer through Inner-Edge

We offer services to individuals, teams, and corporations.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to provide impactful and purposeful collaboration. Our goal is to have everyone we are fortunate to work with walk away with new insights, understandings, and applicable tools to grow individually, collectively as a team, or transform as a corporation.
Our approach is interactive, relational, humanistic, and energetic with minimal use of slides and handouts. We will get to know one another during our time together. You will not walk away thinking it was a waste of time.
Services
  • Individual Clinical and Mental Performance
  • Sports Team Mental Performance and Culture Building
  • Corporate Keynote & Corporate Culture Building
  • Executive Leadership Coaching & Consulting
A Few of the Major Keynote & Consultative Topics. It's Back to Front: You've Been Taught Wrong Learn how the brain interprets information, processes it, and where we can get stuck leading to impaired performance and outcomes. Learn how to not become ego intoxicated. Good to Great: Take Your Game to the Next Level Gain deeper understanding, awareness, and control of the inner narrative and story you tell yourself. Let purpose not fear drive you. Raise the Game: Who Am I? Who Are You? Who Are We? For teams and organizations looking to explore their culture, team dynamics, personality styles, and growth opportunities. This can be a single talk or a series of discussions for teams serious about growth. Fees:Individual, team, and corporate fees are set and determined by the individual clinician. All services are Fee-For-Service, and payment is expected at time of service unless otherwise agreed upon. Keynote and Corporate Consultation fees are negotiated and agreed upon prior to delivery of services. Out-of-Network reimbursement in some individual clinical cases may apply.

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    STAFF
    Brett Blackiston, M.S.
    Brett is a contracted mental skills coach working with youth, high school, college, and professional athletes. Originally from California, Brett received his Master's Degree in Sports Psychology from Capella University and has extensive experience working with athletes looking to gain a mental edge. He is formerly a sports psychology staff member with the Philadelphia Union Youth Soccer Academy. There, Brett designed and implemented various mental training programs for players, coaches, and parents. Brett has also worked at IMG Academy in Florida as a part of their sports psychology staff. Contact BrettBrett@inner-edge.com 925-708-3947

    Dan FotZEU, M.S.
    Dan Fotzeu is an Associate Athletic Counselor at Inner-Edge, working with youth, high school, college, and professional athletes. Dan graduated from Penn State University with his undergraduate degree and later earned his Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. He is coming from a position at Villanova University, where he supported student-athletes and their personal development both on and off the field. Dan is passionate about helping athletes navigate performance, confidence, resilience, and overall well-being. Outside of counseling, he is currently working toward his grassroots coaching license and enjoys coaching soccer. Contact Dan dafotzeu@gmail.com 240-605-2108
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