What are the tools you need to be a successful mental game coach? A potential MGCP candidate asked me the following question: “Do you provide materials in the MGCP course, which we can later use with the athletes we work with (such as assessment material, mental toughness exercises, etc.)?” The short answer is “yes” – this is a huge benefit …
How to Introduce Mental Training to Athletes Do sports parents contact you asking how to introduce mental training to their athletes? Parents can recognize that their athletes are under performing due to anxiety, perfectionism, or lack of focus—before their athletes notice it. And parents see the need when their athletes perform much better in practice than competition… But parents are …
Mental Coaching Mistakes I’ve made many mistakes over the last 20 years as a mental game coaching professional. But, I’ve learned from them… When I started out – in the early 90’s – being a full time mental coach wasn’t a common career path. Most sports psychology professionals taught at a University and consulted with athletes and teams in their …
The Benefits of Mental Training For Athletes How can you help athletes understand the importance of the mental game? This is the topic of today’s tip for mental coaches. A mental coach working with golfers recently asked: “I work in golf and one of the biggest challenges is getting golfers to understand the game is at least 50% mindset. It’s …
Become a Credible Mental Game Coach If you are new to mental coaching, how do you gain credibility as a mental coach? Do you need a Ph.D. in sports psychology? Do you need to be a licensed psychologist? These are questions I often get when teaching the MGCP certification program. I have coaches, therapists, and life coaches who want to …
MGCP Course Postings I’m Dr. Patrick Cohn, the creator of the Mental Game Coaching Professional Certification program. The purpose of this area of the website is to help new MGCPs and sports psychology coaches improve their mental coaching skills and learn how to get work with athletes. Here, you can keep up to date with the MGCP course postings. You …