In addition to satisfying the requirements to enter the program, each certified MGCP - Mental Game Coaching Professional (SM) - has received over 80 hours of comprehensive training, hands-on mental game coaching, and has passed MGCP proficiency exam. Dr. Cohn personally teaches certified MGCPs his proven sports psychology coaching system to help athletes enhance performance consistently—repeatedly. To find a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP), please browse certified MGCP’s in your area!

Browse Our Certified MGCPs by Country or State:

ARIZONA - USA

Dean M. Hebert, M.Ed. Certified MGCP
Tempe, Arizona 85284
Phone:  480-491-3506 Cell: 480-600-3506
Email: dhebert@mindsetforperformance.com
Web: www.mindsetforperformance.com & www.RxRunning.com

Dean works with individual athletes, coaches, and teams on sports performance enhancement. He earned his B.S. in Rehabilitation and Master’s degree in Education Administration from the University of Arizona with post-graduate work in sports psychology. Dean is also a certified hypnotherapist. Dean is a Master’s All-American runner himself; head coach of RxRunning & Racing Team; and works extensively with runners, triathletes and duathletes. Dean has more than 20 years of college teaching, human resources and workforce training and coaching experience with athletes and non-athletes alike.  He has been an invited presenter at many regional and national conferences. He has presented for many professional and non-profit organizations as diverse as MENSA, Body Positive, the Association for Chronic Pain Sufferers, Head Start, and the American Society for Training and Development. He has won national recognition awards for excellence and a congressional award for service to youth. Dean’s varied background enables him to be effective with a wide variety of environments, individuals and team sports. He works with you to “get the right mindset”.

CALIFORNIA - USA

Rick Sessinghaus, Psy.D, PGA, certified MGCP
Burbank, CA
Phone: 818-843-1004
Email: RickS@RickSessinghaus.com
Website: www.RickSessinghaus.com

Rick Sessinghaus is known as “Golf’s Mental Coach”. Rick is the expert on the mindset principles that make or break performance on and off the course. His coaching has helped top junior, collegiate, and professional golfers reach new levels of performance. He is an Instructional Editor for Golf Tips magazine and can be seen on Fox Sports Network as a mental game contributor. Rick’s book Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game has been featured in national golf magazines and used by leading golf instructors across the country as the “best resource to improve your mental game.”

As a former professional golfer, Rick has now found more satisfaction helping others achieve their dreams than he did in his own competitive career. Long intrigued by the fact that physical skills were rarely the determining factor in athletic success Rick studied the mental and emotional skills that make or break a performance adding to his Bachelors Degree in Speech Communications, Rick received his Masters and Doctorate Degree in Applied Sports Psychology. Member of the PGA (Professional Golfers Association of America); Certified Master Trainer of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming); Member of AASP (Association of Applied Sports Psychology).

Steve Nave, certified MGCP
San Diego, CA
Email: teamfit@mac.com

Steve earned an MBA at Chaminade University and a BS at Hawaii Pacific University in Business Administration. He is a Level 1 Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist (CHEK), Golf Biomechanic Certified – CHEK, and Nutrition Lifestyle Coach Level 2 – CHEK. He is also a Metabolic Diet Typing Advisor Advanced - Health Excel and a Health & Fitness Instructor - American College of Sports Medicine. In addition, he is a retired Navy SEAL with 23 years of service and a Navy SEAL Instructor - Naval Special Warfare Physical Training Center.

Dr. Barry Lotz, certified MGCP
La Quinta, CA
Phone: 760.777.1925
Email: drlotz@cbsgolf.net

Dr. Barry Lotz specializes in improving golf performance by setting realistic goals, positive preparation, using concentration, mental rehearsal techniques, and minimizing stress. His mental mastery techniques have helped numerous top PGA Touring Professionals achieve higher rankings and victories on Tour.

John Ellsworth, certified MGCP
San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 235-1500
email: john@protexsports.com
Web: http://www.protexsports.com

John holds a Master's Degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in sports psychology and is presently a doctoral candidate in the field. John brings a multifaceted approach to the mental aspects of sports and health. Combined with his expertise in clinical and applied sports psychology, John has extensive experience coaching high school and college teams, teaching, and consulting with professional, elite, college, high school, and middle school athletes. In addition, John’s personal success in professional baseball and amateur sports is testament to his ability to apply the concepts he teaches: goal setting, perseverance, life balance, belief in self, and mastery of the mental game. John is a member of AASP, NASPSPA, APA Division 47, and CAMFT.

Linda Suzanne Strazzulla, certified MGCP
Placentia, CA
Phone: 714-614-7983
Email: suzstrazz@netscape.net

Linda played soccer for 19 years including professional status with the New York Power in the WUSA and Division I soccer at California State University, Fullerton. She was a five letter sports winner in High School; Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Tennis and Cross Country. She currently trains soccer goalkeepers. She has coached soccer at three different Division I institutions including Long Beach State University, Manhattan College (NY), and St. John's University (NY). She teaches players how to improve mental toughness based upon her experience as an athlete and by enhancing confidence and dealing with every-day and competitive distractions.

COLORADO - USA

Cheryl Rohweder, certified MGCP
Highlands Ranch, CO
Phone: 720-312-8763
e-mail: rohwed@qwest.net

Cheryl Rohweder earned a B.S. in Physical Education, a minor in Biology, with an emphasis in Psychology from Western State College, where she was also an intercollegiate volleyball player. She was a teacher and coach at the Middle School and High School levels. With over 30 years of experience coaching, teaching and participating in athletics, Cheryl brings a vast knowledge to the mental side of sports. She specializes in working with elite youth athletes and teams; focusing on the unique physical, emotional, mental and social demands of the young athlete. She is experienced in dealing with male and female athletes, in sports ranging from, but not limited to, gymnastics, figure skating, baseball, volleyball, tennis and track and field. Cheryl’s mission is to enhance the athlete’s performance while also developing life long mental skills.

FLORIDA – USA

Gene Rochette, M.S., M.A., certified MGCP
The Community School of Naples
Naples, FL
Phone: 239-597-7575 ext. 240
Email: grochette@communityschoolnaples.org
Website: http://www.communityschoolnaples.org

Sarah Halbert, M.S., certified MGCP
Orlando, FL
Email: sarah@peaksports.com

Sarah Halbert completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Alma College (Michigan) and Master’s of Science degree in Sport Studies with specializations in Sport Behavior and Performance and Sport Organization from Miami University (Ohio).  As a double collegiate sport athlete in tennis and golf at Alma College, Sarah experienced first- hand the mental challenges of being an athlete. In addition, she has been a tennis instructor and coach for youth sport, high school and collegiate athletes. As a graduate assistant at Miami University, Sarah has been an instructor for the Physical Activity of Life Skills Program (PALS) for undergraduate students and has worked with the women’s collegiate tennis team.

GEORGIA – USA

Dr. Mike Procaccini, certified MGCP
Norcross, GA
Phone: 770-729-0362
Email: mikep23@comcast.net

Dr. Mike Procaccini’s philosophy on mental coaching is to respect every athlete’s uniqueness. What works for one person does not necessarily mean it works for everyone. He changes his coaching methods to adapt to the specific needs of the athlete. Dr. Procaccini earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life College in 1986. He is a certified NLP Master Practitioner, Holographic Hypnotherapist, and Certified Time Line Therapist. In addition to lecturing on NLP, he has been a mental coach for NCAA Division I Tennis players and Major League baseball players. Dr. Procaccini has owned and operated over 20 businesses.

ILLINOIS – USA

Marc D. Anderson, LCSW, certified MGCP
Batavia, IL
Phone: 630-650-0850
Email: coachaspeaks@sbcglobal.net

Marc is a certified Mental Game Coach who works with individual athletes, coaches, and teams on sports performance enhancement. He earned his B.A. in sociology at Beloit College and his Masters of Social Work at George Williams College of Aurora University. Marc is a seasoned clinician with over 19 years of experience of working with athletes and non-athletes in both the private and public sector. His philosophy is athlete-centered; empowering athletes to conquer the mental challenges that are hindering their peak potential. Marc's clinical expertise, combined with his extensive experience as a high school coach and collegiate athlete, allows him to equip athletes with mental strategies and skills to maximize their mental edge and improve their performance in competition while maintaining balance in their lives. For more information, visit www.MentalPerformanceSports.com.

Larry Bennett, certified MGCP
Collinsville, Il
Phone: 618-650-3276
Email: lbennet@siue.edu

Larry Bennett is the Head Coach for Women's Golf and Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. As the first head women’s golf coach in 1998, he has led the Cougars to two straight NCAA regional appearances and the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship in 2003. He has developed many players selected to the All Conference Team. Coach Bennett is a member of the Professional Golf Teachers and Coaches Association, the National Golf Coaches Association and serves on the NCAA East Region Golf Committee. He received his bachelor’s degree in PE and Recreation from SIUE and a MS in Recreation Administration from Southern Illinois University.

KENTUCKY - USA

Dr. Peter Ganshirt, certified MGCP
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Phone: 859-341-9888
Email: drganshirt@fuse.net

Dr. Ganshirt played college golf for the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University. He earned an M.A. degree in Psychology from Xavier University, and a Psy.D. Psychology degree from Spalding University. He is currently in a Clinical Practice with an emphasis in Clinical/Forensic. He is looking forward to collaboration with Peak Performance Sports and Dr. Cohn to consult with high school/college golfers, basketball and football players, and rehabilitation of athletes injured in competition. MGCP has been a valuable tool/resource that would have not obtained elsewhere, ongoing collaboration will be invaluable, and this has been an excellent was to transition my practice and re-energize my practice in helping athletes once again feel better about themselves and their overall performance.

Ronald E. Laster, Certified MGCP
Wickliffe, KY 42087
Xtreme Mental Sports Performance!
Phone: 270-210-6205
Email: lasterr@betc.net

Ron is an assistant golf coach at Ballard Memorial High School where he teaches young golfers the mental skills to succeed. He has the privilege of raising two grandsons ages 14 and 13, both who have competed several times in the World Cup Golf Championship. He is a 2-handicap golfer himself and is passionate about the game of golf and teaching others. He is also a Certified Sports Hypnotist and a partner/owner of a chain of convenience stores.

MARYLAND – USA

Curtis G. Way, certified MGCP
Bel Air, MD
Home Phone: (410) 666-1108
Work Phone: (410) 879-2350
Email: Curtisway@harfordday.org

Curtis Way has over 30 years coaching experience in a variety of sports. He works closely with golfers who want to improve their mental toughness and helps advise individual athletes and teams in other sports who want to improve their confidence and focus. As a long time tennis professional, Curtis coached players of all levels, including the 1989 Florida State High School champions at Ransom Everglades School. Curtis remains involved in tennis, directing state, regional, and national tournaments. After completing his B.A. at Ohio University, Curtis later earned a Masters Degree in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University. Way has taught in independent schools for the past 25 years. He has been athletic director at two schools and currently teaches English and directs High School Guidance at Harford Day School in Bel Air, Maryland. As Coordinator of Boys Athletics at Harford Day, Curtis coaches Soccer, Basketball, lacrosse, and Golf. Curtis is an avid golfer whose goal is to participate in United States Senior Amateur events in the next few years.

MICHIGAN - USA

Dane Terrill, Certified MGCP
Marcellus, MI
Phone: 269-757-3519
Email: dane.terrill@comcast.net

My life has revolved around sports. I started playing golf at a very young age. At the age of 10 I started playing competitively. By the age of 16, I was “burned out”, and put my sticks in the closet, not to resurface until my junior year in college. I played football, basketball and track throughout junior and senior high school. After high school, I played 2 years of basketball at Albion College and then served as the student assistant basketball coach. While in college I played on the golf team for 1 season, and threw the shot put and discus on the track team. After graduating from college I went back home and volunteered as a basketball coach for the high school. The following year I was hired as the JV coach, and over the last ten years held various positions in the basketball program. Currently I am the Assistant varsity coach. Five years ago I started a varsity golf program at my local high school and have followed with a jr. high program, I am currently the head coach.

NEW HAMPSHIRE – USA

Charles Yaeger, certified MGCP
Laconia, NH
Phone: 603-387-0743
Email: cyaeger@metrocast.net.

Chuck earned a BS in Physical Education from Plymouth (NH) State University and a MS from Bowling Green State University (OH). He has coached youth, high school and college levels athletes for the last 24 years. His specialty involves soccer, baseball, golf, and ice hockey. In addition, he is a member of the PGA and instructs juniors, high school, and amateur golfers on the mental and physical sides of the game. He has conducted coaching clinics for USA Hockey and coached youth ice hockey the past 7 years.

NEW JERSEY - USA

Gene Moretti, certified MGCP
Basking Ridge, NJ
Phone: 908-221-1766
Email: emoretti@@att.com

Gene has taught mental skills to amateur athletes for over a 30 years as a sports coach in Basketball and Baseball and also helped Marathon runners, including being a member of the New York Marathon ‘Psyching Team’. Gene currently coaches middle school basketball and baseball teams. He professionally applies Human Performance Psychology to Information Technology software enhancing the performance of 10,000. Gene earned a BS in Psychology at Xavier University (OH); an MS in Human Factors Psychology from Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ): an MBA in Management at Columbia University (NY) and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ).

NEW YORK - USA

Heidi Michaels, certified MGCP
Katonah, NY
Website:  www.heidimichaels.com
Email:  heidi@heidimichaels.com
Phone: (914) 232-7004

Heidi Michaels, a Certified Life and Sports Performance Coach, specializes in helping her clients develop a strong mental game, The Game Within the Game.  Heidi helps her clients gain clarity about what they want to achieve, identify what truly stands in their way, and then assists them in building their confidence with a structured plan to get what they want.

Through her extensive triathlon training and competitions, Heidi learned the value of a strong, positive mental game. This strong mental game--mastering the game within the game--became Heidi's most powerful asset.   Developing a champion mindset and applying these mental game skills to her life, Heidi went on to create a way of life she is passionate about. Heidi now coaches other people to take a champion mindset both on and off the field to achieve the same passionate engagement and success in both sports and life. 

NEVADA - USA

Kevin J. Roby, Ph.D., MGCP
Golf Psychology Consultants
5037 Portraits Place
Las Vegas, NV 89149
(702) 395-2170
Email: drkev4golf@aol.com

Sport Psychologist Dr. Kevin Roby has been providing Mental Skills Training to golfers since 2001.  He is the sole proprietor of Golf Psychology Consultants, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He has helped hundreds of golfers improve their games through his individual consultations and by presenting his seminars on the Mental Strategies For Great Golf.  Dr. Roby has given presentations at various locations to multiple audiences throughout the Southwest.  He has presented his seminars several times at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus through the Educational Outreach Program and has also been the featured speaker at several golf clubs.  He has had the privilege of addressing the Las Vegas Chapter of the Southwest Section of the P.G.A., providing continuing education credits to the professionals in attendance.  Dr. Roby has worked with a variety of amateur golfers ranging from individuals as young as eleven years old to those who are retired from the workforce but are very passionate about their golf.  The professional golfers with whom he has worked have played in events on multiple professional tours including the Golden State Tour, Futures Tour, Hooters Tour, Harmon Vegas Golf Tour, and the PGA Tour.

Dr. Roby is a licensed psychologist with over thirty years of experience implementing the tools of psychology to help individuals improve the quality of their lives.  He is particularly excited about his work with athletes, helping talented individuals to excel at their chosen sport.  If you want to challenge yourself to take your game to the next level, Dr. Roby is ready to help you achieve this goal.  Make the commitment to reach your fullest potential!

NORTH CAROLINA - USA

Tim Whitehead, PTR Professional, certified MGCP
Raleigh, NC
Email: whittb00@aol.com
Phone: 919-280-1429

Tim is originally from Massachusetts.  He is a USTA member, as well as a PTR Professional.  In the year 2000, Tim received his B.S degree in Sports Management from Franklin Pierce University (NH) .  During that time from '96 -'00, he was the # 1 player for the Ravens, compiling an impressive record over his four years, as well as an undefeated season during his sophomore year (13- 0).  In 1996, as a freshman Tim won the NECC Flight 1 singles championship played in Stoneybrook, NY.  He also was a 4 time MVP during his career from 1996- 2000. Other achievements in tennis include in 2003,  a Quarterfinalist at the 25,000 PTR International Symposium.  In 2003, Tim held the #1 ranking for the mens 4.5 division in New England.  Tim, has been in tennis now for over 18 years, and has been a mentor to the game for over 10 years.  As a coach, he has enjoyed several team championships, as well coached several tournament players to very successful rankings.  Tim worked at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy for two years, where he had the honor to work with several great coaches such as Billy Stearns, Dr. Louie Cap, and the great Dennis Van Der Meer himself.  While coaching in New England, he had the opportunity to work with several top juniors, at the USA Competition Training Center in Manchester By the Sea, MA.  Tim currently is the Assistant Tennis Professional at the Carolina Country Club.

Other Achievements: Recently in October of 2008, Tim received his diploma from Ashworth University, where he was nominated as a member into the International Honor Society (DET)  excelling in The Professional Sport Psychology for Peak Performance Program.  Furthering his education into Peak Performance,  Tim pursued the MGCP certification course where he had the priviledge to work with Dr Patrick Cohn with Peak Performance Sports. Tim's objective as an MGCP - For athletes to make The Commitment- To eliminate barriers that hold them back from reaching their highest potential and goals as an athlete. Through identifying these areas, athletes can then perform the proper stategies and formulas needed to reach their Peak Performance. Tim is available to any athlete looking for The Cutting Edge! Specializes in Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, and Football.

Karen Wheeler RNC, RYT, certified MGCP
Pinehurst, NC
Cell: 978-501-1875 Business: 910-949-6578
E-mail: bewell.playwell@verizon.net
Web site: www.BEwellPLAYwell.com

BEwell < > PLAY was developed by Karen Wheeler, a single digit golfer who has over 30 years of experience in healthcare, sports, and wellness education. Ms Wheeler is a Nationally Certified Mental Health RN with an extensive background in complementary wellness modalities that include: certifications in massage, Kripalu Yoga, Breathwalk©, and an internship at the UMASS Medical School Stress Reduction Clinic. Growing up as an athlete (a Sports Hall of Fame inductee), Karen realized early the importance of a strong mental game. Even though drawn to a medical career, she continued studying, practicing and soon teaching a variety of focusing techniques in clinical and sports settings. She added to this specialty and merged her mental health background by helping clients develop action plans, restructuring self limiting attitudes, fostering the courage to change, and addressing ambivalence to change. “My personal passion is the thrill of competitive golf. Professionally it is to support you in making healthy choices that lead to an enhanced quality of life and improved athletic performance.” All program options are based on a scientific holistic approach that supports you, your group, or team in the pursuit of excellence… Knowing what you can change and making daily choices that contribute to accomplishing goals, improving health, and enhancing overall enjoyment in play as well as life.

OHIO - USA

Clay D. Filson, MGCP
Dublin, OH
Phone: 614-579-2381
cfilson@columbus.rr.com

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OREGON - USA

Marty Hunter, certified MGCP
Canby, Oregon
Email: hunterm@canby.k12.or.us
Phone: 503-887-1086/ 503-266-8062

Marty has over 25 years of successful coaching experience ranging from youth to the professional level. He currently teaches Health and Sport Psychology at Canby High School in Canby Oregon. Marty is also an assistant baseball coach at George Fox University, where they have won four consecutive conference championships and the 2004 NCAA Div. III National Championship. Marty obtained his Bachelors degree and Masters in Education from Linfield College (OR). While at Linfield, Marty played both football and baseball. Marty’s vast playing and coaching experience coupled with a strong teaching background enable him to connect and advise athletes and teams in an easy to understand manner. He has spoken at many area clinics and continues to work at numerous camps.

PENNSYLVANIA - USA

David Kloser, certified MGCP
"Stepping Up to the Plate"
Dallastown, PA  17313
Phone:  310-467-5943
Email: david@steppinguptotheplate.com
Website: http://www.steppinguptotheplate.com/
 
David Kloser, speaker, coach and baseball enthusiast, has a passion for teaching life lessons learned through the game of baseball. He is also the author of the book series, “Stepping Up to the Plate: Inspiring Interviews with Major Leaguers”, where he conducted exclusive interviews with more than 300 Major League Baseball players and Hall of Famers. David has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, MLB.com, Success Magazine and has spoken at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He’s written several articles for kids and parenting magazines and been on numerous radio shows world wide. He currently lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and daughter after spending over 12 years in Los Angeles where he was a working actor, licensed massage therapist and practiced yoga.

Jen Croneberger, MGCP
Excellence Training Camps, Inc.
Downingtown, PA
Phone: 484.889.9379
Email: coach@jencroneberger.com
Web: http://www.jencroneberger.com/

Jen Croneberger has been involved in sports since the age of 6. She is currently a varsity softball coach at Unionville High School. Most of her last 10 years have been spent working with young people, instilling confidence and building strength both mentally and physically. She is the President and CEO of Excellence Training Camps, Inc., a holistic athletic training facility that focuses on both mind and body.

Jen was consulted by MTV's show "MADE" as a mental skills/fear coach for one of its subjects in October 2007. She is a NESTA Certified Sports Hypnotist, received a diploma from the Professional Career Development Institute with a final grade of "A" (95%) in Sport Psychology in 2006 and is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. Jen  has been an entrepreneur since the age of 23 when she built a wellness business from the ground up, training thousands of people from stage nationally on accountability, leadership and team building... all traits a good athlete must have. She is currently working on producing articles, books and CDs/DVDs on Athletes and Training the Mind, Body and Spirit on the playing field. Present project: Making the Elite Athlete... interviews from top names in sports and coaching (former Olympians, former WNBA players, and the winningest coach in college softball history).

DeWayne Tuthill, certified MGCP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
djtuthill@yahoo.com
412-327-4346

Sports: 20 years of competitive tennis and golf experience. 3 years of competitive squash experience. Avid road cyclist. Coaching / Mental Coaching: 8 years golf teaching. I teach through mental strategy with focus on the enjoyment of the sport. I also teach golf swing mechanics.

SOUTH CAROLINA - USA

Tami Matheny, certified MGCP
University of South Carolina, Upstate
Spartanburg, S.C.
Phone:  864-266-3623
Email: tmatheny@uscupstate.edu
Website: http://www.uscupstate.edu/

VIRGINIA - USA

C. Douglas Finney, LCSW BCD, certified MGCP
Finney Psychological Associates
Norfolk, VA
Email: dfinney@psych-therapy.com
Web: http://www.psych-therapy.com/about_us.asp

Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Douglas has extensive training in solution-focused psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, clinical hypnosis and family therapy and has had extensive psychiatric mental health experience in the tidewater area since 1973. She has also received extensive postgraduate training as a Personal Coach. A Personal Coach utilizes advanced communication and life skills to help individuals create a more fulfilling personal and professional life. Douglas has a specialty in Sports Psychology and especially enjoys working with adult, adolescent and child athletes and who are interested in reaching their potential for peak performance. She has worked with numerous individual athletes as well as teams from local universities, high schools, sports academies and youth leagues. These techniques also are very effective with musicians, singers and other performers.

Kevin Willis, MGCP
Richmond, VA
Email: kwillis@hockeymind.com
Web site: www.HockeyMind.com

Kevin is a USA Hockey Level 5 Master Coach and has coached Youth Hockey Coach for the
past 15 years. Based in Virginia, Kevin has developed a Mental Coaching Practice specifically designed for hockey players.  Through personal one-on-one training, team training, as well as workbooks and lectures, Kevin’s goal is to help players develop the mental side of their game and provide coaching materials and services to help player improve their mental game.  He is currently pursuing a PhD in Sports Psychology and has several books and workbooks available for those wanting to take their game to the next level.

Reyna Gilbert, M.S., MGCP
Blacksburg, Virginia
Phone: 954-806-3551
Email: reyna.gilbert@gmail.com

Reyna Gilbert, M.S. is a former NCAA Division I gymnast who teaches others athletes how to develop an optimal mindset for sports performance. She has worked with gymnasts and athletes in various sports to develop strategies to enhance mental toughness and help them achieve their goals. Gilbert earned her master’s degree in Sports Psychology from Ball State University and has worked with several divers from the US Diving Training Center in Indianapolis, Indiana who competed in 2004 Olympic Trials. She has also worked with athletes at the Bolliterri Tennis Academy to enhance their mental performance.

CANADA:

ALBERTA - CANADA

John Stevenson M.A., M.A.C.P., M.G.C.P.
Provisional Registered Psychologist
Alberta, Canada
Email: johnstevenson@look.ca
Phone: Phone: (780) 922-0031
web: www.goalincentre.com

John Stevenson specializes in the field of sports and success psychology. John has two master’s degrees. John obtained his master’s degree in sports psychology from York University in Toronto in 1992 and he recently obtained his master’s degree in counselling psychology from City University in 2006. He is a certified Solution Focused counsellor, Heartmath Practitioner, Mental Game Coach Professional, and is also trained in Self-Regulation Therapy. John currently works as a counsellor at the Ferrance Group located in Edmonton and works as a volunteer counsellor at The Support Network.

His sport psychology program focuses on improving the athlete’s sport related thought processes to overcome self-limiting emotional and physical barriers to acquire a champion’s mindset towards peak performance.

John is currently the co-owner and director of the Goalie Centre located in Sherwood Park, Alberta (www.goaliecentre.com). John has been a goaltending consultant for over 20 years. He was a pro scout for the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club for seven years. He also has been a goaltending consultant in the Western Hockey League for the past five years working with the Kootenay Ice Hockey Club and the Saskatoon Blades Hockey Club. For more information about John Stevenson and his services visit the following websites:

www.goaliecentre.com and www.theferrancegroup.com

TORONTO - CANADA

Ed Cohen, certified MGCP
Athlete's Mind
Toronto, CA
Phone: 905 887-4756
Web: http://www.athletesmind.ca/

I have been interested in the relationship between the mind and performance. For the past ten years as a running coach (and more recently duathlon), I have applied mental training skills to my programs. There is rarely a time when beliefs about self, confidence and motivation do not affect performance. The physical training is the easy part. The mental challenges are the formidable ones for many!

Recently, I decided to focus on Sports Psychology to help people grow not only as athletes, but as the whole person as well. It has been my experience that as you grow on the field and overcome the challenges that present themselves in sport, you are able to bring these skills and confidence to other aspects in your life. Sport serves as an excellent backdrop to improve both your performance and your life and it is my goal to help you get there.

I have been an athlete all of my life and have participated in Martial Arts, Cycling, Hockey, Baseball, Tennis and Squash. I ran my first marathon in 1977 and have since run 20, including Boston and and currently compete in Marathons and Duathlons.

AUSTRIA

Wolfgang Sulzgruber (MSc.), certified MGCP
Salzburg, Austria
Cell: +43 699 120 28 973
Email: w.sulzgruber@flexit.at

Wolfgang Sulzgruber (MSc.) is coaching individuals as well as teams in sports, corporate or personal environment (team development meetings, personal development, conflict management, goal setting, preparation for difficult events, etc.). He has a long experience in business training and a degree in Industrial Economics with special emphasis on Product Management. His strong focus on communication- and Teamwork-improvement and his education in NLP were the fist steps into coaching. He is/was active in different team sports (soccer) and individual sports (martial arts, tennis, badminton, snowboarding). Why mental coaching? "Because coaching is my profession and I love sports. A lot of times I watch athletes/teams that are quite good with respect to their technical/physical abilities, but fail in competition or during season because they do not believe in themselves and have no strong team cohesion. Mental coaching shows us a way how to change that and pave the mental way for our clients to success."

DENMARK

Wendy Cohn, certified MGCP
Copenhagen, Denmark
Phone: 45 39 61 07 79
Cell: 45 40 96 77 57
Email:wendy@mind-management.dk. Website: www.mind-management.dk

Wendy Cohn works out of Copenhagen, Denmark, where she has run her coaching practice, “Mind Management” for since 2002. Wendy has an MA in psychology from the University of Copenhagen, where she graduated in 1985. As a clinical psychologist, she has worked with handicapped young adults in schools and in sports. Along with her academic achievements, Wendy is a certified as a yoga and relaxation instructor, as well as a certified shooting instructor. Wendy has competed in many different sports throughout her life. As a young girl, she participated in many different types of competition ranging from equestrian disciplines to water and alpine ski sports. As an adult, she plays tennis tournaments on a club level, and has become an accomplished clay target shooter participating in national as well as international shooting tournaments. In 2004, she won the Danish Championships in Compak Sporting. Most recently, Wendy is learning the game of golf. Her experience as a mental game coach includes: Equestrian, shooting, biking, tennis, golf, and marathon runners. Visit her website at www.mind-management.dk

Anders Sogaard, certified MGCP
Gentofte, Denmark
Email: aso@syscomworld.com
Phone: +45 3962 2068

II have been involved in sports since age 6. Played soccer almost everyday and participated in club practice and matches. Since age 14, I have been doing elite sports, when I started boxing. My boxing career lasted 1 1/2 years and boxed under the Danish boxing organization. I had 11 fights and won all 11. 2 times I beat the reigning Danish junior champion. At age 15, I started playing Basketball as a junior. At age 17, I coached my first team who were boys at the age of 12 years. At age 19, I joined a full-time coaching education at a Danish sports high school (Den Jyske Idrætsskole, Vejle). The course was 8 months full time. My first priority class was Basketball and I had Swimming as second class. After finishing this education, I joined a team in the best Danish Basket Ball league. I played in this league for 11 years. The last 2 years as captain for a team that won 1 championship title and 2 Cup titles (Stevnsgade). Also during my 11 years in Basketball I coached different teams, both youth teams and adult teams. One of the youth teams went on to win the national championship for their age group (17 years). The last 9 years I have played golf and has reached a handicap of 6.

FRANCE

Jonathan Wallett  PGA
Evian Masters Training Center, France
Royal Pines Resort, Australia
Tel +41 79 343 2524
Email: jon@elitecoaching.com
Web: www.elitecoaching.com

Jonathan is a PGA Golf Professional, who is the Director of the Elite Coaching Golf Academy, which is based in Evian, France and the Gold Coast, Australia. The Academy focuses on elite players between the ages of 16 and 25, both amateur and professional, who have aspirations of being Tour Players. As a player Jon represented England at international level, and for the last 17 years has concentrated on coaching, which has led him to teach or lecture in many countries all over the world, including Japan, Switzerland, UK and Australia. During this time he has engaged in the study of elite performance, and what are the critical success factors present in all elite performers, and then how to coach these factors in an individual and unique way to each student. Jon says, “A lot of young sportspeople have the talent and the possibility to be a champion. But often this talent is like a diamond that’s in a mine – it lies deep within, so the skill of the coach is to be able to mine this diamond of genius or talent and then constantly refine and polish it so eventually it becomes the finished article.”

GERMANY

Dr. Wolfgang Kuner, certified MGCP
Memmingen, Germany
Phone: +49.8331.9273844
Email: w.kuner@t-online.de

Dr. Wolfgang Kuner coaches adults as well as children / adolescents and their parents. He is working with individuals and teams and individuals within teams. His focus is on results, on tailoring the mental game coaching to a particular individual’s goals. Dr. Kuner has a degree in business administration and a doctorate in social science. He is a NLP Sports Practitioner (Dr. Karl Morris / Trained Brain), and has further training in counselling (Rogers) and Kinesiology. His sports were badminton (B-licence), martial arts, and strength / endurance-training. His actual focus is on golf (C-licence). When coaching talented children / adolescents emphasis is given, too, to integrating the parents in order to create an environment that fosters the aspired goals. Dr. Kuner has developed a program for performance enhancement in golf, that combines the mental, physical and technical side of the game. He is also coaching executives in management and sales.

INDIA - DELHI & USA

T.J Jain, Certified MGCP
Carol Stream, IL OR Delhi, India
Phone 630-752-8005
Email: yourway2health@yahoo.com

I am a licensed physical therapist have practiced in US from 1993 to 2003 as director of rehabilitation services. Presently am a professional golfer playing the Indian PGA ,ranked 76 in India .Also have been working in injury management and fitness expert capacity since 2003 with various athletes in India ,ranging from golf ,polo ,trap shooting and cricket. Wanted to understand human emotion learn to train myself as a golfer to be a scratch golfer and help my client to achieve their goals. Also to train kids at a early stage to control and understand their mental state and its importance.

Sujith Somasundar, certified MGCP
Bangalore, India
Email: sujithsom@gmail.com
Phone: +91-98452-11023 (m)

The MGCP certification adds an edge to his rich experience in the sports field. Sujith has been a National and International Cricketer having represented both his State and country, Karnataka and India. Sujith has captained the Karnataka Ranji Trophy team for several successful seasons. He is also a single digit golfer who has won many club tournaments. Sujith also has well-rounded experience in coaching - he is a Level-2 Certified Cricket Coach & has coached in the National Cricket Academy, India. To add to his achievements are his academic accomplishments- he is an Engineer with a Masters in Business Administration. Sujith's experiences as a competitive sports person combined with his coaching expertise have helped him understand and identify challenges faced by sports persons. He has the right mix of experience to help other sports persons with mental strategies and skills to balance their life with sports and maximize their potential in competitive sports.

SOUTH AFRICA

Rodney King, Certified MGCP
JHB, South Africa
Phone: 27 83 757 8592
Email: rodney@crazymonkeydefense.com
Website: http://www.crazymonkeydefense.com

Rodney King is widely known as the ‘Einstein’ of martial arts. He has created innovative martial arts programmes such as the Crazy Monkey Defense Programme (www.crazymonkeydefense.com), the CHAOS Coaching model and the GAME Approach to martial arts, which is now taught in over 15 countries around the world. He authored the book, The Martial Arts GAME (Available at Amazon) that introduces the reader to an innovative and cutting edge approach to coaching martial arts in the 21st century. Rodney is the first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt in South Africa. He received his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under famed BJJ Master, Rigan Machado. He has also worked with Special Force Military Units, countless CEO’s and world champion athletes. Rodney is an innovator in the martial arts world. As a registered Somatic Movement Educator and drawing from sport psychology, life coaching and a strengths based approach to coaching martial arts, he brings a unique, inspiring and fresh approach to martial arts as a vehicle to become a champion on and off the mat.

Mark Kassner, Certified MGCP
Randburg, SA
Phone: 011-7878745
Email: mvkassner@ballmail.co.za

Consolidated work of specialists and psychologists to give integrated approach to Mental Fitness Coaching. Mark trains every day in the gymnasium, both aerobic and light weights. He also plays golf to a 12 handicap and his goal is to play to a 6 handicap. Mark also coaches and works with REFEREES at present. He played rugby up to age 25 and almost made the provincial team. The area of mental training is a huge passion and interest and he hopes to do mental game coaching as a career option.

UNITED KINGDOM

Helen Emms BSc MBA MNLP – certified MGCP
Hertfordshire, UK
Phone +44 1923 464686
Email: helen@aspirationsrealised.co.uk
Web: http://www.aspirationsrealised.co.uk/

Helen has over 20 years experience of coaching in the sports and business arena, having spent 12 years in the Army where she was a physical training instructor. She is a competitive sports woman and low single figure handicap golfer. Her psychology degree thesis investigated the role of visual imagery in learning to putt in golf. She coaches professional and amateur athletes who want to improve their mental approach and competitive performance. Her main sports are golf and tennis. She describes her role as enabling players to achieve superior performance through a programme of mental game coaching and education and in doing so, also provide them with mental skills that will help them in all aspects of their life. Helen’s coaching methods are varied and client focused. She uses a wide range of techniques from the fields of Psychology, NLP and Hypnotherapy.

FAR EAST - SINGAPORE

Alfred Lye, MA, FCMC - certified MGCP
Singapore
Email: alfred5@pacific.net.sg

Has been involved in various sports since serving in the Military. During that period he has been active in Chinese Martial Arts as an athlete, Chairman at Club level to National Wushu Council body. He has been active in rugby at school level as part of a coaching support. Presently he is working with a World Class Athlete in Adventure Extreme Sports. Chiefly drawing from his experience and techniques learnt from the MGCP course, he is focusing on mental toughness and how to stay positive and confident in adversity in the "I can" attitude for a variety of sports.