Raymond Prior enters his 14th season as a performance consultant with the West Virginia University rifle team.
A peak performance professional, Prior provides mental training services for the Mountaineers that is designed to help the team and its members build mindsets that promote more confident and consistent performances, as well as a richer enjoyment of performance.
The author of Bullseye Mind: Mental Toughness for Sport Shooting, Prior also works with coaches and athletes at the Professional, Olympic, NCAA, amateur and youth-sports levels. His clients also comprise of non-sport performers, including Grammy winners, Oscar winners and Emmy winners in cinema, television and music.
A native of Sandia Park, New Mexico, Prior earned his Ph.D. in sport & exercise psychology and an M.A. in community counseling at West Virginia University in 2014 and 2013, respectively. He also earned a master’s degree in exercise & sport sciences from Ithaca College in 2011.
Prior, a former member of the United States National Soccer Development Team, played soccer at the intercollegiate level and earned his bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism and psychology at the University of New Mexico.
