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What is Sports Psychology Coaching?

Sports psychology coaching is one-on-one mental performance training that helps athletes improve confidence, focus, composure, practice efficiency, and pre-performance routines. A certified mental performance coach works with you weekly to identify what is holding your mental game back, build the mental skills that transfer practice performance into competition, and give you specific strategies to apply before and during competition. Sessions are delivered by video conference — Zoom, FaceTime, or phone — for athletes worldwide, and research shows this format is equally effective as in-person coaching.

Coaching worldwide · No travel required · No long-term commitment

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Research supports virtual mental performance coaching. Studies show imagery-based interventions produce significant improvements in goal-setting, self-talk, and performance. Research comparing remote and in-person coaching found no significant difference in effectiveness when delivered through structured approaches.

Do You Take Your Practice Game to Competition?

Most athletes who under perform in competition aren’t lacking skill or motivation. Instead, they’re lacking the mental game to transfer practice performance into competition. Do any of these challenges sound familiar?

→ I feel frustrated with my performance no matter how hard I train.
→ My confidence disappears the moment competition starts.
→ I know I can do better, but I don’t perform my best when it matters.
→ I want to compete with the same confidence I have in practice.
→ I play it safe. I’m holding back to avoid making mistakes.

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“I was Able to Perform with a Confidence”

“What a week I had. I was able to perform with a confidence that allowed my style to shine through–no more entering the arena with that “deer in the headlights” look or feeling. I stopped evaluating myself while I was performing, and I actually left the arena after my patterns feeling like I had experienced a lot of fun. Thank you so much.”*
~Julia Dreyer, National Champion Equestrian

Mental Performance Coaching for Every Sport, Every Level

You don’t need to be local to get superior mental performance coaching. You can join a one-on-one session via Zoom, FaceTime, or phone. If you are across the world, you get the same expert mental coaching we’ve delivered to junior to professional athletes for over 40 years. Virtual coaching helps athletes connect with a mental coach without sacrificing quality. 90% of our coached athletes report increased confidence in competition.

Remote or Virtual Sports Psychology for Athletes — **Virtual Mental Performance Coaching**

Schedule Weekly Zoom Sessions Around Your Training and Competition Schedule

Schedule your weekly mental performance Zoom session around your practice and competition schedule from anywhere! No commute, no waiting rooms. You get just focused, one-on-one mental performance coaching from wherever you are. Most athletes start their first Zoom session within a week of reaching out.

Learn How to Take Practice into Competition

Schedule a free introductory Zoom session with a mental coach or get pricing and benefits about our coaching:

Available worldwide · No travel required · No commitment · Zoom · FaceTime · Phone

Why Does Mental Performance Coaching Work?

Factor	Virtual (Zoom)	In-Person
Access	Anywhere in the world	Local area only
Scheduling	Flexible around games & travel	Office hours, commute required
Session Format	Same structured 1-on-1 coaching	Same structured 1-on-1 coaching
Effectiveness	Research-backed, equally effective	Research-backed, equally effective
Getting Started	Within 1 week	Depends on local availability
Travel Required	None	Yes — drive to office
Geographic Limits	None: worldwide	Limited to local providers
Tools Included	AMAT + AMAT+ Workbooks + Audio Programs	Varies by provider

Work with a Certified Mental Performance Coach

Every mental coach on our team is certified, experienced, and ready to meet you where you are via Zoom. When you contact us, you are matched with the right mental coach for your sport, level, and mental game challenges. Visit the bio pages of our certified mental performance coaches.

Sports Psychologist — **Patrick Cohn PhD**
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Mental Performance Coach — **Jaclyn Ellis MS**
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Mental Performance Coach Near Us — **Lane Schwarz MS**
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Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes — **Carolyne Lawley MS**
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Here’s Why Our Mental Coaching Works
A 4-Step Mental Coaching System

Our system takes 4 weeks to show results: (1) Assessment, (2) Strategy development, (3) Weekly coaching, (4) Application to competition.

Mental performance coaching at Peak Performance Sports is built on 40 years of experience with junior, college, and professional athletes. From mental game assessment to identify your specific strengths and weaknesses to personalized strategy and workbook-based reinforcement, you learn direct application to competition. Every plan is built around the individual athlete…

Step 1: Assessment and Stats:

You take our exclusive AMAP and AMAT assessments to identify mental game strengths and weaknesses. The mental game assessments provide a structure to work on your mental game in a logic way. Your statistics provides a baseline for us.

Step 2: Strategies and Tools:

You learn the important mental game strategies to help improve your mental performance based on a mental game plan. You learn the tools to apply mental strategies to competition, such as pregame mental preparation and preshot routines.

Step 3: Review and Preparation:

You learn faster with our exclusive Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbook program. We provide this program for you to do audio reviews of the mental coaching sessions and to do advance work for each session.

Step 4: Application

Athletes get proven tools to apply what they learn in the mental coaching session to competition. You learn faster with pregame mental preparation audio programs, guided imagery, and preshot routines.

What Mental Performance Coaching Does for Athletes

Mental performance coaching helps athletes identify and overcome the mental barriers that prevent them from performing to their potential in competition. This includes building stable self-confidence that holds up under pressure.

Consistently take your practice game success with you into every competition.

Overcome doubts and be proactive with your self-confidence
Use pregame routines to raise the consistency level of your performance.
Learn mental strategies to get into the zone faster and stay there longer
Manage distractions and perform with a laser-like focus

All sports psychology coaching programs include:

The Athlete’s Mental Aptitude Assessment (AMAP)
A custom weekly Mental Game Coaching Plan
Weekly coaching sessions
Unlimited email correspondence
Athlete’s Mental Edge workbooks or sport-specific workbooks.

One-on-one mental coaching is the fastest and most effective method to improve your mindset, boost your performance, and make lasting changes. Athletes from north, central, and south Florida can join a sport psychology coaching program. Please call us at 407-909-1700 with your questions.

About Dr. Patrick Cohn, Ph.D., Founder of Peak Performance Sports

Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D. is the founder and president of Peak Performance Sports, LLC and one of the world’s most recognized mental performance coaches. Read his full bio and credentials. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Sports Psychology from the University of Virginia under Dr. Bob Rotella and his Master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton under Dr. Ken Ravizza. Over 40+ years he has coached Olympic Athletes, NFL teams, NASCAR winners, PGA Tour and LPGA Tour professionals, NHL and NFL players, and national motocross champions. He is the creator of the Athlete’s Mental Edge Workbook Framework, the Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) Certification, and the best-selling Confident Athlete program series.

Book a How to Get Started with Virtual Mental Performance Coaching Session Today

Contact Peak Performance Sports to set up a 15-minute complementary session and you’ll be matched with the right certified coach. Most athletes complete their first Zoom session within a week of reaching out.

Boost Your Confidence in Competition

Schedule a free introductory Zoom session with a mental coach or get pricing and benefits about coaching. Book it today:

Available worldwide · No travel required · No commitment · Zoom · FaceTime · Phone

Or Call us today: 407-909-1700

What Athletes and Coaches Say About Peak Performance Sports

Athletes from NASCAR, the PGA Tour, the NHL, the NFL, Olympic competition, and competitive youth and college sports have worked with Peak Performance Sports coaches to improve their mental game.

“Mental Coaching Has Helped me Immensely”

“Mental coaching has helped me immensely. It has taught me what to focus on in and out of the race car… How to stay calm and focused have been the key skills that I have learned, which are important to becoming a better and more confident race car driver.”*
~AJ Allmendinger, NASCAR Driver

“He Finally Put It All Together”

“After your session, Mason had a game. He had the best game so far! He hustled, shot, no goals but two assists but he was cool with it because his focus was on shooting and not scoring (finally), defended well with his hands – finally put it all together. It was fun to watch and you could tell he felt really good about it.”*
~Kelly, Lacrosse mom

“I Had the Best Nationals I Have Ever Had.”

“Using your great instruction on the mental game, I had the best nationals I have ever had. And even more important, I got through the five days relaxed and had fun – a new concept in my life! The bottom line – I got five firsts and one second! Thank! You are just what I needed.”*
~Dennis O’Brien, swimmer

“We Had a Great Season and Finished 2nd in the State”

“We had a great season. We finished second in the State Tournament. We scored 163 points, which is 11 more than we scored the year we won the state tournament. We had three individual state champs. We really improved our mental preparation in the post season. The kids bought in and really worked at it. We will definitely need you again next year.”*
~Coach Jim Bird, Head Coach Osceola High School

“He’s Soaring with Confidence Right Now”

“I want to thank you for the great work you are doing with Ty. He seems to be soaring with confidence right now. We are flying out to see him pitch next weekend. He threw well Friday night and is drawing a lot of interest from several Division I schools. I’ll let you know how he looks.”*
~Randy Sullivan, Baseball Parent

FAQ About Sports Psychology Coaching

What is sports psychology coaching?

Sports psychology coaching is one-on-one mental performance training that helps athletes improve confidence, focus, composure, and pre-performance routines. A certified coach works with you weekly to identify the mental barriers holding you back, build a personalized mental game plan, debrief your recent performances, and assign mental skills practice to apply before your next competition. Coaching is delivered by video conference for athletes worldwide.

Research and real-world results consistently show that mental performance coaching helps athletes close the gap between practice performance and competition performance. For athletes who compete under pressure, deal with performance anxiety, or want to build a repeatable mental game, structured coaching is the most reliable path to lasting change.

How does sports psychology coaching help athletes?

We follow a structured four-step system built on 40+ years of Dr. Patrick Cohn’s work with junior, college, and professional athletes. First, you complete an athlete mental assessment to pinpoint your specific mental game strengths and weaknesses. From there, your coach builds a personalized mental game plan targeting your biggest challenges.

Each week you meet with your mental coach to learn and apply mental skills, such as visualization, focus strategies, pregame routines, confidence-building techniques, and more. Between sessions, you work through mental training workbooks and audio programs to reinforce what you’re learning and translate it directly into competition.

What mental skills does a sports psychology coach teach?

A sports psychology coach teaches the core mental skills athletes need to compete consistently at their best. These include self-generated confidence that holds up under pressure, focus and refocus techniques for use after mistakes, pre-performance routines that produce repeatable execution, emotional control and composure through adversity, visualization and imagery for skill development, and positive self-talk to replace destructive inner dialogue.

Every plan is built for the individual athlete — the specific sport, the level of competition, and the mental game challenges they face. Youth athletes work on different mental skills than college or professional athletes, and team sport athletes address different mental barriers than individual sport athletes.

Can youth and high school athletes benefit from sports psychology coaching?

Yes — sports psychology coaching is particularly well-suited for young athletes and their families. Sessions are flexible enough to work around school, practice, and game schedules, and because coaching is delivered by video conference, there is no commute involved — making it far easier to fit into a busy week.

Our certified mental performance coaches have extensive experience working with youth and high school athletes on challenges specific to that stage: dealing with parent pressure, fear of failure, early sport specialization stress, team dynamics, and the transition to higher levels of competition. Parents are often involved in the early sessions to ensure the mental skills being developed are reinforced at home as well.

How much does sports psychology coaching cost?

One-on-one sports psychology coaching packages at Peak Performance Sports typically start at $600–$700 per month, which includes weekly video sessions with your certified mental performance coach and support between sessions. Exact pricing depends on the coach’s experience level and the specific program that fits your goals.

Self-guided mental training programs — digital courses, audio programs, and workbooks — start at $79 and are a lower-cost alternative for athletes on a budget or who prefer to work on their own timeline. Team programs are available as live virtual seminars for coaches who want to deliver mental training to an entire roster. Book a free intro call to discuss which option fits your goals.

What’s the difference between mental performance coaching and therapy?

Mental performance coaching focuses on building mental skills for athletes to compete at their best. These include visualization, focus, confidence, and pregame routines. Therapy addresses clinical mental health issues like anxiety disorders, depression, or trauma. Mental coaches at Peak Performance Sports work with healthy athletes to improve their mindset under pressure; therapists treat diagnosed conditions. Mental coaching is performance-focused and sport-specific; therapy is mental health-focused and condition-specific.

How do I get started with sports psychology coaching?

Getting started is simple. Contact us and briefly describe your sport, level, and the mental challenges you’re dealing with. We’ll match you with the right program — whether that’s one-on-one coaching, a digital course, or a team seminar. One-on-one coaching starts at $600–$700 per month, and self-guided digital training programs are available from $79.

Most athletes are up and running within a week of reaching out. You don’t need to be local, and you don’t need to wait — the only requirement is being ready to invest in your mental game.

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Disclaimer

*Testimonials found on this site are examples of what we have done for other clients, and what some of our clients have said about us. However, we cannot guarantee the results in any case. Your results may vary and every situation is different. No compensation was provided for these testimonials.