Sports psychology interventions involve training of psychological skills for performance improvement. It includes working with athletes, coaches, other managers and family regarding injury, rehabilitation, communication, stress or conflict management, development of the team and self, and career transitions to list a few.
Depending on the need, the client could be either the individual athlete, the team and/or management (includes coaches).
Interventions are tailored to specific needs of athlete(s), management (includes coaches) and/or teams. The aim is to enhance performance by the athlete and/or team. Additionally, to assist managers with certain beneficial skills to be able to get the best out of the athlete(s) based on their psychological profile. The family to the athlete are often brought in to enhance beneficial ways to support the athlete and/or at times to join some of the individual sessions with the athlete if there is a family related psychological issue impacting performance.
The general aims of sports psychology intervention are to achieve the following (not limited to the list):
Dr. Tumi Mashego provides services as a Clinical and Sports Psychologist; Performance Mindset & Life Coach to individual elite athletes, teams, sporting management, coaches, the athletes' support structures/families continually for various sporting codes and social athletes. Continually journeys with athletes (competitive and social of all sporting codes), their support systems, teams, technical staff and management. She is a former competitive provincial athlete for netball and track events representing the Limpopo Province; and previously held provincial records for 100m, 200m & 400m; and has attempted most sporting codes socially to understand the game and mindset required to achieve great results. She combines her experience and life lessons learnt as a competitive athlete; clinical and sports psychology knowledge; personality profiling experience; work with the mind spanning over 18 years; passionate personality as a mindset, performance and life coach to tailor make interventions for clients at all levels (social or professional/elite athletes; management; social or professional teams/clubs) bringing in their management and support structures where needed. She includes in her own personal wellness program social netball and running. She is an avid promoter and supporter of youth development and women in sports. She is an advocate for wellness and mental health in athletes, sporting teams, and society in general.
Dr Tumi provides interventions for professional competitive individuals and clubs/teams such as (but not limited to):
1. Momentum Women In Sports Summit #SheOwnsHerSuccess #IHaveTheAlgorithm (8/8/2025) feature in the Daily Sun.
@thobelafmyaka (10/8/2025) Reflecting on the submit.
2. Conversation @unisaradio (18/11/2025) with Olerato.. We are talking "The psychology behind sports fans!!"
3. On @thobelafmyaka with Dr Hodi Tsamago (16/11/2025), talking about mental health in athletes with special focus on men .. as it is #MensMentalHealthAwarenessMonth
4. Dr Tumi had this conversation @channelafricaradio ... (12/1/2025)
The importance of combining nutrition, physical exercise, and the mind when dealing with a holistic wellness journey.
5. Guest Speaker at the 5th Annual Gauteng Women In Sports Awards 2025 (22/2/25) hosted by Moonira Ramathula and Futballinggirls NGO.
6. The Face of Clinical and Sports Psychology Support.. #RunningWithTumiSole #RunningWithTumiSoleAC The Comrades2024 celebration
7. Dr Tumi was a guest interviewed on Vision View TV Spotlight show by Moonira Ramathula (Season 3 Episode 2) to discuss "women in sport" (15/7/24). Watch full interview here:
https://watch.visionview.tv/spotlight-on-women-in-sport/season:3/videos/dr-keitumetse-mashego
Subscribe: https://watch.visionview.tv
8. Dr. Tumi was a speaker at The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation annual “Gauteng Women in Sport Dialogue” under the Theme “Carving pathways for the Economic Emancipation for Gauteng Women in Sport” (16/3/2024).
The objectives of the Dialogue included:
• Providing a platform to uplift women and girls excelling in sport by linking them with Captains of Industry.
• Transcending barriers affecting women and girls excelling in sports and applying collective knowledge and insight for their advancement in participation.
• Exploring industry advancements that enhance the economic emancipation of women in sport.
9. Dr. Tumi featured on Breaking Point Tennis South Africa (TSA) TV Show Episode 31 (31/12/2023) highlighting sports psychology importance in elite competitive athletes and the 2023 mental health journey she had with South Africa's Number 1 Wheelchair Tennis Player Kgothatso "KG" Montjane.
10. Dr. Tumi was interviewed on SABCNews Ch404 with Liezle Wilson about the unfair gender pay gap in sports, and the likely impact on the players; specifically the payment dispute within Banyana Banyana.
https://youtu.be/-8NZ3VA7Ioo
11. Dr. Tumi spoke at the sendoff dinner (3/6/2023) for #RunningWithSoleAthleticsClub athletes taking part in the Comrades marathon 2023; the ultimate human race (11/6/23). Follow the running club on their socials.
RunningWithTumiSoleAC #RunningWithTumiSole
runningwithsoleac.com (W) info@runningwithsoleac.com (E)
12. Dr. Tumi was posted on the sports medical services at Loftus Park Instagram page (21/2/23) linked to her own page @drtumi_dsm talking about her sports injury recovery journey which involved a sports medicine specialist doctor to rule out physical ailments and Biokinetics rehabilitation program. In the clip she mentions the importance of understanding the body and her injury caused by several factors (being a former sprinter who runs in a specific manner, with certain weakened muscles, core challenges etc.) which were impacting her transition into long distance running.
13. Dr. Tumi was invited to a Twitter space (6/4/2023) with GSport4Girls discussing dealing with performance pressures and mental health in Sports.
Link: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mnGeRXwdWPJX
14. Dr. Tumi was featured as a Sports Psychologist in a YOU Magazine article (23/03/2023) titled “Under Pressure” by Melon Radebe (page 92-93) which looked at the mental health impact of being a professional athlete in various athletes of different sporting codes.
15. Dr. Tumi was part of a discussion @Radio702 (8/12/22) with @TheRealClementM : Is enough being done to prioritize athletes’ mental health?
Link:
https://omny.fm/shows/mid-morning-show-702/panel-discussion-is-enough-being-done-to-prioritiz
16. Dr. Keitumetse was interviewed by Dudu Ramela @NewzroomAfrika on the Daytime Update show about the impact of sports betting and online gambling which are on the rise in SA and in Africa at large. Many factors, including unemployment, are forcing people into gambling which can lead to compulsive/pathological gambling with severe consequences. (28/01/2022) https://t.co/KZQKZ6F6g5
17. Dr. Keitumetse was interviewed at CapeTalk about the impact of pathological gambling in the youth (26/01/2022): https://omny.fm/shows/the-morning-review-with-lester-kiewit/online-gambling-is-terrible-news-for-sas-youth
18. Dr Keitumetse was a guest on Newzroom Afrika DStv Channel 405 with @Buhlemadulini Weekend Report discussing Motherhood At the Olympics (17/7/21).
Link: https://youtu.be/UjZWjs6kyGI
19. Dr Tumi featured in a BONA Magazine article (November 2023 issue) titled “Redefining Mental Health”
