Peak Performance Sports Logo

Sports Psychology Certification

Helping Athletes Apply Mental Game Lessons

MGCP Logo

Mental Game Coaching Not all athletes follow the mental coaching lessons you teach them… Today tip is based on a question I received from my mental game coach survey and the challenges mental coaches face. Here’s … Sports Psychology Tip

Education Helps Athletes Accept Mental Training

MGCP Logo

How can you convince potential clients that it is worthwhile for them to spend time and money working with a mental coach to improve their game? This is a question an MGCP asked recently…. My answer: … Sports Psychology Tip

Top Mistakes Mental Game Coaches Make in 1st Session

MGCP Logo

A mental game coach trying to establish himself recently asked me this question: “What is the number one mistake mental coaches make on the first session with an athlete?” I’ll give two answers to this question … Sports Psychology Tip

Benefits of Personal Mental Game Coaching

Mental Coaching

Are You Interested in Mental Game Coaching? I just returned from a short vacation last week with my wife and two daughters — ages four and 12. We spent a few days hiking in the Adirondack … Sports Psychology Tip

Can You Make a Living as a Mental Game Coach?

Mental Coach

Becoming a Successful Mental Game Coach I’m often asked by persons who want to get into mental coaching full time this question: “Can I make a living as a mental game coach?” My short answer is … Sports Psychology Tip

Mental Game Lessons from John Wooden

Basketball Confidence

What’s the Most Important Skills for Athletes to Possess? Anthony Robbins sent me an interview he did with the legendary basketball coach John Wooden, who recently passed away at age 99. This was one of the best … Sports Psychology Tip

How to Be and Effective Mental Game Coach

MGCP Logo

Mental Game Coaching Professional Program I’ve receive a lot of questions from both sports psychology students and professionals who want to do mental coaching with athletes. Here’s a recent example: “I completed my MS in sport … Sports Psychology Tip

Credibility Factors as a Mental Game Coach

MGCP Logo

Mental Game Coaching Professionals Your credibility as a mental game coach is critical to your coaching success. Many budding mental coaches ask me if having a higher degree, such as a Ph.D. in education or psychology … Sports Psychology Tip

Mental Coaches: Why Athletes Assume Focus is to Blame

MGCP Logo

Mental Game Coaching Professionals Do your athletes assume that their focus is to blame for their mental errors or lack of performance? We know that concentration (or mental focus) is critical for maximum performance. But many … Sports Psychology Tip