Professional Background

Louise Ellis, Leading BASES Accredited Sport Psychologist has a strong academic background in sports science, in 1996 Louise graduated with a BA (hons) in Sport & Human Movement from the University of  Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC). Louise specialised in sport & exercise psychology by undertaking a post gradate Masters degree in 1997 in Sport & Exercise Science at UWIC. In 1998 Louise was employed full time as a lecturer in sports psychology at the University College of Worcester, she also started the supervised experience process to become a BASES Accredited Sports Psychologist. During this period Louise provided sport psychology through the Worcester Performance Centre, funded by Sport England and also provided sports psychology to a championship professional football club and individual clients. In 2000 Louise moved to a new post and became a senior lecturer and programme director of sports psychology at Leeds Trinity Univeristy College. Louise was employed at Leeds Trinity Univeristy College for ten years’ before leaving the post to concentrate on her company LE Performance Consulting Ltd.

In addition to her sports science and educational background Louise is a qualified sports  psychologist with the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES). BASES is the professional body that accredits sports scientists in the UK and works closely with  the American Association of Applied Sports Psychology (AASP) to ensure parity between both accreditation systems.  BASES Accreditation is recognised by bodies such as

Sporting background

Louise was in the Great Britain Olympic hockey ‘development’ squad in 1997 and went to the Commonwealth Games (1998) in Kuala Lumpur representing Wales. She represented Wales at Senior, u21, u18 and u16 level and still holds the record for being the youngest goalkeeper to be capped by the full Wales side at the age of 17. On her debut Louise saved a penalty stroke just before behalf time and Wales went on to beat Scotland 2 -0 in the Four Nations Championships. Louise represented Wales for over nine years and played club hockey in both Wales and the English premier league.

Coaching

Louise possesses NVQ Goalkeeping coaching qualifications and has coached in the UK and at private hockey camps in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,  USA. Although Louise solely focuses on sport psychology now, she is able to draw upon this holistic experience to introduce performers and coaches to sports psychology and mental game techniques and tools surrounding and during competition.