How I Started In Sports Psychology

How to Become a Successful Mental Game Coach

Dr. Patrick Cohn, sports psychology certification founder, portrait

How did you first get started in your career in sports psychology? This is the question that I answer in this mental coach and sports-psychologist-in-training video.

I studied with Ken Ravizza at CSUF in the mid-80s and loved it. Ken suggested that I go work with Bob Rotella at UVA–and I did in the late 80s.

In this video 1, I discuss how I got started working with local golfers in my home town of East Aurora, NY, a small town in Western New York about 30 minutes from Buffalo, NY. Once I started being successful with golfers, they told other golfers about my mental coaching.

In video 2, I discuss my first job experiences in sports psychology. I started as a professor teaching sports psychology at the University level. At this same time, I was working with golfers on the mini-tour and PGA tour.

In video 3, I talk about how I became a successful mental coach working with athletes. I share my experience in the field of applied sports psychology. What experiences do you need to become successful as a sports psychology coach?

Today, I certify sports coaches, like coaches, psychologists, and sports-psychologists-in-training with the MGCP certification program by Peak Performance Sports, LLC.

You’ll tap into my 40+ years of experience as a mental game coach to junior to professional athletes. A one-of-a-kind mental coach certification course, the Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) program teaches you how to do assessments and teach mental toughness skills to athletes and performers.

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Dr. Patrick Cohn is a sports psychology Ph.D. with 40 years of experience coaching 1,000+ athletes, from the NFL and PGA Tour to the Olympics. He founded Peak Performance Sports in 1996 and has published 25+ books and workbooks on mental performance training. He's the architect of the Mental Edge Framework for athletes, coaches, and parents seeking competitive advantage. Dr. Cohn created the very first mental game coach certification when he started the MGCP certification program in 2004 to provide coaches and other professionals a system for doing mental coaching and to learn proven mental game strategies.

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