Crucial Competencies™
IS MY INNOVATIVE
APPROACH TO COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS THAT EMPOWERS
YOU TO EMBODY
Fierce Presence & Resolute Focus

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IT’S TIME TO DIG DEEP

I’M NICOLE NELSON.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT
& CRUCIAL COMPETENCIES COACH

With 20 years of coaching experience in Division I Athletics, I‘m instinctually driven to help individuals and teams improve competitive performance, exceed perceived limitations, embody their true potential, and positively impact others while doing so –

THAT‘S MY PASSION.

I believe so deeply in the benefits of strengthening your personal development that I’ve created a powerful coaching and training tool to ensure that you attain these benefits. It’s called –

CRUCIAL COMPETENCIES™

Through my Crucial Competencies coaching, you will:

  • Elevate your personal development process
  • Embody your full potential, personally and professionally
  • Improve the performance of your self, players, and teams
  • Become proficient in your relationship with self and others

It’s my innovative approach to competitive athletics that results in your comprehensive embodiment of –

FIERCE PRESENCE & RESOLUTE FOCUS

The work of personal development is hard. Even grueling sometimes. It requires commitment, dedication, unrelenting self-honesty, a true willingness to change behaviors, transparency, and the ability to recognize when you’ve gone off track.

IT’S TIME TO DIG DEEP.

THE Q: WHY CRUCIAL COMPETENCIES™?

TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, LET’S FIRST FACE SOME FACTS:

1: It’s Not 1982 aNymore.
The competitive archetype defined by reactionary rage,
threatening or disrespectful behavior, and getting
ejected from sport is detrimental to self and others.

2: We’ve Nailed the Xs & Os.
We’ve proven that we can innovate, train, learn, practice, and
perfect the technical and tactical aspects of sport – we’ve
always done this, and we always will as coaches and athletes.

3: Egoic leadership is uNsustaiNable.
Getting lost in self-absorption, feeling pressured to know
everything, and needing to be right at all costs are isolating
and energy-depleting thought patterns and behaviors.

THE A: THE CRUCIAL COMPETENCIES™ TOOLKIT EMPOWERS YOU TO DIG
DEEP, GO BEYOND YOUR LIMITATIONS AND REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO YOUR OWN SELF-AWARENESS.

WHAT ARE CRUCIAL COMPETENCIES™?

Crucial Competencies are a powerful set of personal development tools that cultivate advanced awareness on the field of play. These are by no means “soft skills”, but instead they are critical to your ability to embody fierce presence and resolute focus.

What are these tools?

Your primary and essential tool is self-awareness. Once you commit to self-awareness, you can begin to practice vulnerability-based trust, self-inquiry, open communication, and relationship management with adeptness.

These tools allow you to come up with your own authentic answers, solutions, and strategies for meeting challenges and overcoming self-limiting patterns, in sport and in life.

This is beyond the Xs and Os.

In my 1-on-1 Crucial Competencies Coaching, I assess your present state of self-awareness, provide you with a toolkit and strategies to strengthen your knowledge of Self, and coach you in applying these tools to your competitive environment.

YOUR MOST CRUCIAL COMPETENCY IN COMPETITIVE SPORT IS
self-awareness

CRUCIAL COMPETENCIES™ COACHING

– Perfect for Coaches, Athletic Administrators, & Athletes –

Building Cohesive Teams Coaching

I assess you and your team, and we work together to develop a personalized action plan for strengthening team cohesion

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YOU’LL RECEIVE:
– (6) 1-on-1 Private Sessions
– (1) 1-hour Presentation
– Initial Assessment
– Findings Review & Processing
– Personalized Action Plan
– (3) 1-hour Training Sessions

COST: $1450

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Leadership of Self
Coaching

I help you introspectively expand and strengthen your own self-awareness and create your ideal leadership framework

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YOU’LL RECEIVE:
– (6) 1-on-1 Private Sessions
– (1) 1-hour Presentation
– Initial Assessment
– Findings Review & Processing
– Personalized Action Plan
– (3) 1-hour Training Sessions

COST: $1450

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Leadership of Others
Coaching

I assess, train, and coach you
in building trust, improving clear communication, navigating conflict, & responding intelligently

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YOU’LL RECEIVE:
– (6) 1-on-1 Private Sessions
– (1) 1-hour Presentation
– Initial Assessment
– Findings Review & Processing
– Personalized Action Plan
– (3) 1-hour Training Sessions

COST: $1450

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MORE SERVICE OFFERINGS

HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONSULTING

– Perfect for Coaches, Athletic Administrators, Athletes, Colleges, Universities, & Sport Organizations –

1

Individual & Team
Training Programs

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2

Custom Academic
& Educational Courses

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3

Speaking
Engagements

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

– Perfect for Media, Press Outlets, & Competitive Sports Authorities –

1

Articles

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2

Interviews

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3

Podcasts

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Nicole Nelson is first class. Her knowledge of team dynamics, team culture, communication, and how they impact success is unmatched. Her experience as both a Head Coach and an Assistant Coach in the Division 1 level separates her from others in this field. She has seen everything and conquered all many times. She’s developed a strong network of coaches, administrators, educators, and researchers who keep her on the cutting edge of competitive sports. If you’re looking for High-Performance coaching, she’s the best in the field.

CHRIS PETRUCELLI,
HEAD WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH at SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY and FORMER US WOMEN’S U-21s NATIONAL TEAM COACH

Nicole Nelson embraces the nuances of leadership. Organized and intuitive, she has an intelligible vision for what a specific team or individual needs to give them an edge for success. At Nelson High-Performance Consulting, she offers a transparent look into a leader’s world. Expecting high rates of achievement can create challenges for all of us, and at times we need help navigating. Her ability to share her diverse knowledge and unique experiences have enriched me and made me a better leader. Thanks Coach Nelson!

CONNIE CLARK,
FORMER HEAD SOFTBALL COACH at THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS and FORMER HEAD COACH of THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL TEAM

Nicole Nelson is the ultimate coach’s coach! First, she is highly competent at building relationships and getting results. She leads the way with a growth mindset, exuding a welcoming, thoughtful, inclusive, and confident manner. Secondly, she comes from a place of passion when developing your leadership skillset. Nicole is a great listener, and she can considerately (yet directly) address key core competencies as well as the sticky and complex issues too. Lastly – and this is essential – she believes both in the work she’s doing and in YOU! Her deep, sincere commitment and enthusiasm to helping others ‘level up’ and to ensure they get results is unparalleled!

DR. DAVID BERTRAND,
OWNER of BERTRAND LEADERSHIP & COACHING and PROFESSOR & PROGRAM DIRECTOR of SPORT PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP at SMU

Working with Nicole Nelson was such a pleasure. She is an avid learner, is sincerely curious about teams and high performance, and the people who create those experiences. She is a tenacious worker, a dedicated mentor, and a patient coach. I am excited to see the impact I am confident she will make in the lives of clients seeking improved performance, deeper joy or enriched connectedness.

DR. NICKI MOORE,
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS at COLGATE UNIVERSITY

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