Texas Tech Athletics – RRC Excellence Fund

The Red Raider Club Excellence Fund -

The Red Raider Club Excellence Fund provides the necessary resources for Texas Tech student-athletes to compete at the highest level, both in the classroom and on the field. Contributions to the Excellence Fund impacts student-athletes by providing them with:

• Scholarships

• Academic support services

• Leadership development

• And much more

One of the many resources available to student-athletes through gifts to the Excellence Fund is the Texas Tech Athletics - Clinical & Sport Psychology (CSP) program.

As a special "Thank You", the Red Raider Club will send an ornament to the first 150 people who make a gift of $100 or more to the RRC Excellence Fund!

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Texas Tech Athletics Clinical & Sport Psychology (CSP) - 

The Clinical & Sport Psychology’s mission is to provide psychological services to Texas Tech University student-athletes that foster mental health and well-being and promote performance excellence in sport competition and in the classroom. The Sports Medicine program is set up as a multidisciplinary treatment clinic where medical and mental health professionals work together to support student-athlete health and well-being.

The Clinical & Sport Psychology team addresses mental health, behavioral health, and sport psychology issues, ranging from depression and anxiety, sexual assault and violence, retirement from sport, alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, eating disorders, goal-setting, imagery and visualization, and dealing with team dynamics. Please see below for a more comprehensive list of issues addressed by the CSP team. 

They conduct mental and behavioral health and academic achievement evaluations for all incoming student-athletes. The service is available for returning student-athletes as well. Furthermore, 341 or 82% of TTU student-athletes have utilized the services offered by CSP.

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Typical mental health issues addressed are:

• Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, stress and worry, body image concerns, death and loss, adjusting to new life changes, sexual assault and violence, trauma and post traumatic stress, other mental disorders and illnesses, family and cultural issues, identity issues, retirement from sport, suicidal and death ideation, academic concerns, anger, and coping skills

Typical behavioral health issues addressed are:

• Sleep disturbances, psychological aspects of injury recovery, behavioral management of chronic pain, alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, sexual health, eating disorders, disordered eating, and overtraining, and preventing illness/injury via behavioral changes

​Typical sport psychology issues addressed are:

• Energy management, goal-setting, focus and attention, imagery and visualization, relaxation training, confidence and composure, consistency, motivation challenges and burnout, rest and recovery using mind-body techniques, finding the right zone of intensity for peak performance, refining game specific strategies and techniques, dealing with team dynamics, and positive self-talk