Dr. Valverde

Formal Education:

• Doctoral dissertation research on the mental preparation of highly-ranked tennis players, University of Kansas.
• Masters in Psychology, University of Kansas.
• Masters in Psychology, University of Costa Rica.

Tennis and Coaching Experience:

• Assistant Coach at the University of Kansas Men's and Women's Tennis Team, 1993-1995
• Kansas State Champion in his own age category, 2000.

Served as a Sport Psychologist for:

• University of Kansas Men's and Women's Tennis Teams.
• Meghann Shaughnessy Fantasy Camp.
• International Federation of Tennis.
• Bill Wright Tennis Camp, Vail, Colorado.
• Jayhawk Tennis College Camp, Kansas.
• Arthur Ashe Tennis Academy, Mexico.
• TCU Women's Tennis Team, Forth Worth, TX.
• Orange Tennis Academy, Costa Rica.
• University of Illinois Women's Tennis Team.
• Mike Wolf Tennis Academy, Inc., Kansas.
• Steven Denton Tennis Camp, Poland.
• Austin Tennis Academy, Austin, Texas.
• UT Men's Tennis Team, Austin, Texas.
• Canyon Creack Racket Club, Dallas, Texas.
• Dreads Tennis Academy, Scottsdale, AZ.
• ITUSA Tennis Academy, Scotsdale, AZ.
• Stephan Edberg and Martina Hingis Fantasy.
• Camp, Scottsdale, AZ.
• Peter Burwash International Tennis Academy, Stone Mountains, GA

Speaker for the Following Events:

• Copper Bowl Championships, Tucson, AZ
• Tennis Seminar for Tennis Professionals, Monterrey, Mexico
• International Tennis Federation Olympic Solidarity Seminars, Honduras
• ITF Central American Seminar for Tennis Professionals, San José, Costa Rica
• National Junior Tennis Conference, Care Academy, Libertyville, IL