National Sports Performance Institute

Craig was born and raised in Upstate New York and played lacrosse at Irondequoit High School, graduating in 2004.  As a midfielder, Craig was selected to play in the National High School Senior Show Case in St. Louis.  He attended Monroe Community College for 2 years, studying computer engineering and health performance and was selected as a First Team All-American. He currently holds three scoring records at Monroe and led the nation in scoring with 113 points in his second season at Monroe.

Transferring to Ithaca College, Craig continued his mastery at the midfield position by receiving All-American Honorable Mention his junior year and All-American Second Team in his senior season.  He was invited to play in the Division III North/ South Senior All-star game held at Harvard University.  Craig earned a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science and Sports Psychology.

Vincent A. Lodato, MSW, LCSW is a clinician and therapist who holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Florida State University and a Certificate in Sport and Fitness Psychology from California State University-Dominguez Hills. He is a licensed therapist who works as a consultant to three Major League Baseball organizations providing services on both the Major and Minor league levels for over 11 years.

He has designed and implemented a developmental model of education, support, and intervention for minor league baseball players as part of an overall player development system.  He has worked with Athletic Trainers to develop rehabilitation protocols and counseling for injury recovery. He has worked with varsity high school teams and individual athletes from a variety of sports as part of his private practice. He is certified in Hypnosis, as well as EMDR (Eye Movement De-sensitization and Re-processing) performance enhancement protocols and procedures.  He has trained coaches on positive coaching techniques and team cohesion.  He is a professional member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and is involved with their Youth Sports Special Interest Group.

He has been in private clinical practice for over 20 years.  Working in professional sports and in private practice, he has been active with youth athletes, coaches, and parents to enhance both their performance and enjoyment of sport.

Rory is one of the founders of Spring\ONE and has been instrumental in the growth and development of lacrosse in Florida.  Prior to accepting the Head Coach position at Division II Florida Southern College, Rory was the men’s lacrosse coach at Bryant University (R.I.) for seven seasons, starting the program in 2000 and producing a 75-39 record during that time. Fifteen Bryant players earned All-America honors during his tenure and his teams were nationally ranked in Division II each of his seven seasons there. Before going to Bryant, Rory was the men’s lacrosse coach at Hartwick College (N.Y.) for 12 years. He took over that program in 1987 and became the most successful coach in the program’s history, producing 10 straight winning seasons and an overall record of 114-65. He took Hartwick to its first NCAA tournament berth in 1995. Prior to taking over the Hartwick program, he coached the Clarkson University (N.Y.) men’s lacrosse team for seven seasons, setting the school record for wins with a 10-5 record in 1986. At the same time, he also was the head wrestling coach at Clarkson. Rory has over 240 NCAA wins. Rory also has had extensive international lacrosse experience. In 1993, he traveled to Japan with a group from the U.S. to work development programs in that country. In 1994, he was named head coach of the Iroquois National Team and led the squad to a fifth-place finish at the World Lacrosse Championships in England. He also coached the team at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver that year. In 1999, he coached the Under-19 Iroquois Junior National Team to a bronze medal in the World Games in Australia. In 2002, he was an assistant coach for the Iroquois National Team that placed fourth in the 2002 World Championship in Australia. A 1976 graduate of Cortland State (N.Y.), Rory played on the Cortland State 1975 NCAA Division II championship lacrosse team. He also earned All-America honors in wrestling at Cortland State and twice was named the team’s most valuable wrestler.