{"id":52,"date":"2008-12-10T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=52"},"modified":"2025-06-16T05:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:51:37","slug":"a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"A Proven System for Mental Game Coaching &#8211; 10 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MGCP.jpg\" alt=\"MGCP Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MGCP.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MGCP-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mental_Game_Coaching_Professionals\"><\/span>Mental Game Coaching Professionals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later\/#Mental_Game_Coaching_Professionals\" >Mental Game Coaching Professionals<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later\/#What_are_the_benefits_of_becoming_a_certified_Mental_Game_Coaching_Professional\" >What are the benefits of becoming a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later\/#Mental_Game_Coaching_Professional_Registration\" >Mental Game Coaching Professional Registration \u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later\/#Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_With_Mental_Game_Coaching\" >Boost Your Self-Confidence With Mental Game Coaching!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-proven-system-for-mental-game-coaching-10-years-later\/#What_are_our_students_saying\" >What are our students saying?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>It was 17 years ago when I finished my Ph.D. in <strong>sports psychology<\/strong>. I was ready to conquer the world. But it wasn&#8217;t a smooth transition for me&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My education prepared me to teach college students <strong>sports psychology<\/strong> and I did just that as an assistant professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two year later, I stopped teaching and started Peak Performance Sports in 1994. As a student and later professor, I learned a ton about how to improve athletes&#8217; <strong>confidence, focus, and use goal setting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I didn&#8217;t really have a proven mental coaching system. And I didn&#8217;t really know, firsthand, what worked for athletes in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My biggest roadblock was that I didn&#8217;t have a methodology for helping my athletes succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After about 10 years of trail and error, I began to understand what worked in the real world. I polished my delivery, developed my own mental game assessments, and learned how to help athletes take concepts to application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Spring 2009 MGCP Update! Preregistration<br>starts today for the Spring 2009 MGCP course.<br>Register by January 5, 2009 for a discount on tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/_\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I teach my mental coaching system to qualified coaches, therapists, life coaches, and psychologists&#8230;. I impart my experience by sharing my proven method for mental coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_benefits_of_becoming_a_certified_Mental_Game_Coaching_Professional\"><\/span>What are the benefits of becoming a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong> You learn my complete system for <strong>mental coaching<\/strong> without the headaches of trail and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> You get access to my mental game assessment (AMAP) to help uncover your athletes&#8217; <strong>mental barriers<\/strong> &#8211; the same assessment I use with my personal students and teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> You receive ready-made lesson summaries (or handouts) I use with my students, which help you stay organized and simplify the coaching process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(4)<\/strong> You work closely with me and other mental coaches in the program as you start to get more work with athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(5)<\/strong> You learn the top <strong>mental strategies<\/strong> I&#8217;ve taught to 1000s of athletes worldwide &#8211; strategies that I&#8217;ve already tested out in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(6)<\/strong> You continue to hone your skills and learn new tricks of the trade by getting continuing education as a premium member of Peaksports network, my online mental training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(7)<\/strong> You learn the basics of how to build credibility and get work with athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent 20 years of my career developing the MGCP program, which I share with you over a 10-week crash course.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can stop the trial and error. I can teach you my entire system for <strong>mental coaching<\/strong> and speed up your experience 10 fold. Enroll in my Spring 2008 MGCP course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline for pre-registration is <strong>January 5, 2009 at 5:00 PM<\/strong> eastern time, first come first serve. I only take five students per semester and several people expressed interest in the Spring 2009 course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To register, please complete an application at the MGCP website if you have not done so previously:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mental_Game_Coaching_Professional_Registration\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalgamecoachingpro.com\/apply-mgcp-sports-psychology-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Game Coaching Professional Registration \u00a0<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you submitted your MGCP application, please email me to request the Spring 2009 enrollment forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please call me if you have any questions about the certification course at 888-742-7225.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Master Mental Game Coach,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>p.s. Gene, who completed his masters in sports psychology in the 1980s just emailed his first reaction after taking the MGCP course:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is likely that I will get my \u2018Applied Sport Psychology&#8217; class off the ground for next year &#8211; possibly next semester&#8230;. I cannot thank you enough.&nbsp; You&#8217;ve brought meaning to my Sport Psychology degree!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~Gene Rochette, Dean of Students at The Community School of Naples, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read other comments from MGCPs here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalgamecoachingpro.com\/mental-game-coaching-endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Comments from Mental Game Coaching Professionals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_With_Mental_Game_Coaching\"><\/span>Boost Your Self-Confidence With Mental Game Coaching!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Master mental game coach, Dr. Patrick Cohn, can help you or your athlete(s), ages 12 and up, overcome mental game issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\"><strong>personal coaching<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can work with Dr. Patrick Cohn himself in Orlando, Florida or via Skype, FaceTime, or telephone. Call us toll free at <strong>888-742-7225<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/contact-peak-performance-sports\/\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a> for more information about the different coaching programs we offer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_our_students_saying\"><\/span>What are our students saying?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWOW!!! What a week I had. I was able to perform with a confidence that allowed my style to shine through\u2013no more entering the arena with that \u201cdeer in the headlights\u201d 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. 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