Biography

Mind Over Body Athletics, LLC

Sport Psychology Consulting, Personal (Sport Specific) Training & Sport Injury Prevention

Biography

Laura Miele, Ph D

Dr. Laura Miele holds a Doctorate in Sport Psychology, a Masters Degree in Education (emphasis alternative and administration) and undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and Physical Education. Laura has been a middle school and high school Physical Education teacher from 1998 to 2006. Laura began her research interest in sport injuries in 1993. Laura has more than 18 years experience with coaching, training and consulting in sports such as: Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Baseball, Football, Archery, Bowling, Figure Skating, Hockey, Boxing, Wrestling, Field Sports, Golf, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Soccer, Gymnastics and Tennis. She has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe as both an athlete and a coach.

She has been coaching athletes since 1986 and a personal exercise and fitness trainer since 1994. In 2003, she began training amateur boxers as well as working the corner in the ring during club competitions. Laura comes from a competitive background in basketball as she attended Christ the King in New York City, which has been in the top twenty five in the country for over twenty years. Later, as a Division I basketball player at Arizona State, tight end for the Arizona Titans and Caliente’s women’s first full contact semi-pro football team. Since then, has become a New York Golden Gloves (2004) semi-finalist.

Laura most recently managed the Sport Injury Prevention Program for Children’s Medical Center prior to moving to PA. She provides talks for schools, athletic directors, coaches, parents, and student-athletes on the importance of preventative tactics in sport. Additionally, Laura mentors physical education and sport psychology undergraduate students. Laura is also a member of the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPHERD), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), North American Society for psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPA), American Psychological Association: Division 47, ATSM:Sports and Reccreation and the National Federation of High School Sports

Presentations

Preventing Athletic Injuries. Ohio University. June 29th. Adobe Connect

Sport Injury Prevention: Overview and Dynamic Warm-Up. St. Paul’s High School, Bristol CT, September 16^th, 2009

Anxiety and Mental Preparation in Sport. Southington High School Volleyball Team, Southington, CT September 4^th, 2009.

Dynamic Warm-up and Sport Injury Prevention, UK International Soccer Camp, July 22^nd, 2009

Prevention of Lower Extremity Injuries, 14^th Sports Medicine Symposium/Select Physical Therapy.

Farmington, CT August 4th, 2009

Sport Injury Prevention Overview and Epidemiology. CT Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT May 5^th, 2009.

Sport Injury Prevention Program: How do we prevent Injury? Safe Kids Coalition, Newington, CT, April 12th, 2009

The Complete Basketball Player, Long Meadow HS Girls Varsity. Long Meadow, MA. February, 2009

Dynamic Warm Up, US Lacrosse Foundation Coaches Conference. New Haven, CT. January, 2009.

The Mental Components of the Complete Field Hockey Player, The Ethel Walker School,

Simsbury, CT October 6^th, 2008.

Mental Strategies for the Complete Athlete, Connecticut Wave Organization, June 12^th, 2008.

Psychology of Injury, Elite Sports Medicine, Farmington, CT, March 10^th, 2008

The Effects of Providing Procedural and Sensory Information on Preoperative Anxiety and

Post Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction. University of CT Health Ctr.,

Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Scholars Seminars. Farmington, CT,

March 4, 2008.

Performance Anxiety and Sport Injury Prevention, US Lacrosse Foundation Coaches Conference.

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, January 13^th, 2008.

Academics, Sport and Injury, Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp, NJ 1996-98.

Publications

Miele, L. (2010) Vancouver Olympics 2010: How Can We Give Athletes an Edge on Injury Rehabilitation? Podium Sports Journal. http://www.podiumsportsjournal.com/vancouver-olympics-2-18-2010

Miele, L., Giachetti, D., & Thompson, M. (2010). Preventing Injuries: Teacher Resource Guide. Human Media Relations, Inc.

Miele, L., MD, Fitzsimmons, K., ATC, CSCS, Lerer, T., MS, & Lapidus, G PA-C MPH December, 2009). Knowledge of knee injury prevention attitudes and practices among high school coaches. Journal of Coaching Education.

Nissen C.W., & Miele, L. (Spring, 2009). Injury Prevention: There’s more to it than you think. Connecticut State Medical Society; The Sports Med Newsletter.

Miele, L. (2010) Why Sports are Good for Kids? http://www.Livestrong.com

Miele, L. (2010) Plyometric Training for Basketball. http://www.Livestrong.com

Miele, L. (2007). The Effects of Providing Procedural and Sensory Information on Preoperative Anxiety and Post Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction (can be accessed through www.proquest.com, unpublished doctoral dissertation).