About Us
We are a positive couple working together to create extraordinary performances in individuals and groups. Our passion, enthusiasm for excellence, and practical methods have positively impacted elite performers in sport, business, and community organizations. We bring a diverse, yet highly complimentary set of qualifications and experiences enabling us to create powerful, enduring results.
Dr. Bill Moore
For the past 20 years Dr. Moore has served as a mental coach and advisor to elite performers both in the U.S. and abroad. His experience as a sport scientist, collegiate coach, competitive athlete, and teacher brings a unique blend of skills when helping individuals perform at optimal levels under ongoing competitive stress.
He has conducted performance enhancement seminars for a variety of businesses including Nokia, Northwestern Mutual Financial and Catholic Healthcare West, as well as sport organizations such as USOC, USPTA, and the PGA. He teaches a graduate course entitled “Performance Psychology for Musicians” in the University of Oklahoma School of Music, and has become a sought-after speaker for music pedagogy conferences. Dr. Moore has been a mental coach for PGA professionals, ATP tennis professionals and Olympic athletes, collegiate and elite junior athletes, and musicians.
Formerly a professional tennis player, NCAA Division I coach, Associate Professor of Sport Psychology and Director of a PGA/PGM program, Dr. Moore has a rich depth and breadth of skills in leadership and forming and developing effective teams. His applied research has focused on the relationship between confidence and trust, with specific application to elite performance. Dr. Moore has also presented and published papers at international and national conferences and has co-authored a book, Case Studies In Applied Sport Psychology: An Educational Approach
Fun Facts
- Birth – December 21, 1957, Edenton, NC
- Spouse – Nicki (Webber) Moore, married June 28, 2003
- Children – Brennan (23), Tyler (21), Cullen (20), and Ian (1 1/2 years)
- Height – 6’2’’
- Weight – 210 lb
- Hometown – Cocoa Beach, FL
- Dog – Mia Moore, the Chihuahua
- Favorite meals – Any seafood, brother Chris’s cooking
- Hobbies – Cycling, golf, tennis, running
Education
- Ed.D. University of Virginia, Sport Psychology, 1986
- M.A. University of Virginia, Sport Psychology, 1984
- B.A. Pfeiffer University, Psychology, 1980
Professions
- USPTA Tennis professional, 1980-1990
- NCAA Division 1 Director of tennis, ECU, 1989 – 1999
- PGA/PGM Director, UNLV, 2000 – 20004
- President, Moore Performance Consulting, 2004-Present
Sport Accomplishments
- USTA singles ranking #5 Southeastern section, 1994
- USGA handicap 4.2 – 2004
- San Diego Marathon – 2004
Dr. Nicki Moore
Nicki Moore, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and certified sport psychology consultant at a major NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision University. Dr. Moore serves as an assistant athletics director, and leads a staff of psychologists and training psychologists who provide counseling and sport psychology services for over 500 student-athletes while also directing the strategic planning efforts for the department.
As the Vice President for Moore Performance Consulting, Nicki works with individual counseling and sport psychology clients, working out of the Disordered Eating Center for Central Oklahoma (DECCO). Dr. Moore’s expertise in counseling and sport psychology, along with her uncommon caring combine to make an effective, fun, and passionate consultant and speaker.
Dr. Moore earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri. She has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, has presented papers at national and international conferences, and has authored or co-authored several professional publications and book chapters.
A former Division I track and field athlete, Dr. Moore continues to run and she enjoys tennis, golf, cycling, mountain biking, surfing and other water sports – all appropriate outlets for her highly competitive nature! Additionally, and most importantly, she is the mother to Ian and step-mother to three fantastic young men, Brennan, Tyler and Cullen.
Fun Facts
- Birth – March 17, 1974 – Memphis, Missouri (popn. 2024)
- Spouse – Bill Moore, married June 28, 2003
- Children – Brennan (23), Tyler (21), Cullen (20), and Ian (1 1/2 years)
- Height – 5’6”
- Weight – Yeah, right.
- Hometown – Memphis, MO
- Favorite color – blue
- Dog – Mia Moore, the Chihuahua
- Favorite meals – dad’s BBQ chicken, mom’s lasagna, Shakespeare’s pizza
- Hobbies – photography, running, tennis, golf, crafts (crochet, knit, sew)
Education
- B.S. Ed., University of Missouri, Secondary Social Studies Education, 1996
- M.A., University of Missouri, Counseling Psychology, 1998
- Ph.D., University of Missouri, Counseling Psychology, emph. Sport Psychology, 2002
Professions
- Assistant Athletics Director for Psychological Resources and Strategic Planning, a major NCAA FBS University, 2004-present
- Psychological Assistant, Private practice, Las Vegas & Henderson, NV, 2002-2004
- Vice President, Moore Performance Consulting, 2004-present
- Oklahoma Licensed Psychologist, #986
- AAASP Certified Sport Psychology Consultant, #213
Sport Accomplishments
- 4-time Team Captain, Cross-Country and Track & Field, University of Missouri
- 2nd place, Junior National & Pan-American Games, 800m
- 2-time Academic All-American
- Drake Relays Champion – Distance Medley Relay
- Big Eight Champion – Mile Relay, 3200m Relay
- Former 800m & pole vault record holder, Univ. of Missouri
- Finisher: Big Sur Marathon (2002)
- Finisher: Suzuki Rock n’ Roll Marathon (2004)
- Finisher: Dallas White Rock marathon (2005) – 3:26
- Finisher: Boston Marathon (2006)
