Rayma Ditson-Sommer, Ph.D.,
Director of Research & Development, SportsLink Focus Trainer

Dr. Sommer entered the field of audio and visual neurotechnology at its inception in 1985. She is a mental training/developmental learning specialist and a true pioneer in the field of human performance. Her work has resulted in beneficially impacting thousands of lives.

Dr. Sommer began working with members of the Olympic swim team prior to the trials for the '96 Atlanta Summer Games. She also assisted a select group of Olympians in mental preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games. The results speak for themselves. Her contingent of athletes brought home nearly a dozen Olympic medals, including several Gold Medals, and subsequently, several world championships.

Dr. Sommer has a lengthy background in specialized education, neurointegrated performance enhancement, child developmental and mental focus disorders, including attention deficit disorders and hyperactivity.

She holds degrees from Columbia University, New York City; Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas and Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, with internships at Southwestern Medical School, Menninger Clinic, Topeka State Hospital, United Cerebral Palsy and the Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital for Emotional Disorders of Children.

In the fields of learning and performance, Dr. Sommer is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and academic lecture fellow.

Dr. Sommer is the author and developer of the Sportslink Focus Trainer audio/visual sessions, founder of the Opnet Mental Training Center and co-founder of International SportsLink. She continues her work as a mental training consultant for sports and education programs throughout the world.

About SportsLink Fitness Trainer
Located in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, the SportsLink professional team of top quality consultants, designers, engineering and manufacturing partners brings to you over forty years of combined experience in performance technology.

Every effort is made to provide you with the confidence in knowing you will possess the finest, most thoroughly tested piece of equipment ever developed for focus training and accelerated performance.
SportsLink provides after-market training to those athletes and coaches, sports psychologists and trainers that want to further their program. SportsLink programs can be tailored to meet your needs. See the note below for further information.

A Note from Dr. Sommer

As an outgrowth of our own extensive research, and to further your potential for success, we provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use athletic directory and interactive bibliography. We have assembled links to the world's top competitive sites to help you find the on-line resources you need, in the minimum amount of time. Please visit www.sportslink.org.

Whether you are a seasoned professional or young amateur competitor, a coach, trainer or sports psychologist, we are certain you will find this to be a valuable personal resource.

In the coming months we will be working to provide an up-to-date database tailoring the Sportslink Focus Trainer to individual sports. If you feel you require more guidance, please feel free to ask us about your particular situation.

We want to provide every tool possible to help each of you reach your individual goals. The thing you need to bring is your passion, drive and commitment. If you are willing to keep that commitment to yourself, we believe you will experience outstanding results.