February 24th, 2021
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The Phillies are expanding the team’s Mental Performance department in a continued effort to support players and staff throughout all levels of the organization, Vice President and General Manager Sam Fuld announced today.
The department will be led by Ceci Craft, who has been hired as director of mental performance. Additionally, Hannah Huesman has been elevated to mental performance coordinator. Rounding out the department are returning members Manuel Antuna, Frances Cardenas and Geoff Miller, all of whom will serve as mental performance coaches.
In her new role with the Phillies, Craft will work closely with manager Joe Girardi and his coaching staff to provide mental performance training for major league players. Prior to joining the Phillies, Craft spent six years as the major league mental performance coach for the Cleveland Indians, where she worked with players and staff at the major league and triple-A levels of the organization. Before and after her time with Cleveland, Craft spent a combined seven years as a mental performance coach for the U.S. Army, supporting the Special Operations Soldiers at Fort Bragg. Most recently, she led a team of 14 cognitive performance coaches overseeing mental training design, implementation and measurement for the Army Special Operations population.