David da Silva is currently a mental skills coordinator with the Chicago Cubs and has been since 2018. David's 20 plus years experience have helped him establish mental performance strategies, tools, actions and skills to a range of audiences that include youth and professional athletes, as well as parents and coaches. Prior to joining Chicago David was a mental conditioning consultant for amateur and professional athletes at IMG Academy from 2009-18, as well as helping initiate the first-ever mindfulness program as well as leading the cognitive-perceptual program to help athletes visual strength, reaction speed and decision making. David is a Certified Mental Performance COnsultant (CMPC) with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) since 2008. From 2003-09 David was the mental conditioning director at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, FL. David graduated from Barry University with a Masters in Movement Science in 2003, and at New Hampshire College/Southern New Hampshire University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

 

 

At the Evert Tennis Academy and IMG Academy ring performance enhancement strategies, tools and skills with all of the Cubs minor league players, staff and coaches for the past 5 years. Before that David was a mental conditioning consultant at IMG Academy