History

SyCon - The Sporting Bodymind Group - was founded in 1979 by John Syer and Christopher Connolly. Their experience of participation and coaching at international level, allied to their professional skills as counselling psychologists, brought a new approach to sports training. Emphasising the inter-relatedness of mind and body, they redefined sport psychology as 'mental training' and pioneered the field of team development.

During the early l980s they worked with numerous professional and national sports teams in Britain, continental Europe and the USA and wrote two books on the subject. These books produced an unexpected result: business managers invited them to translate this type of sports training into the corporate environment.

Since then, our growing team has worked with a wide range of national and multi-national organisations, in both public and private sectors. While the main focus is now the business world, the link with sport and performance continues, each field enhancing and informing the other.

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