Applying Mental Training
Do you have a system for doing mental training with athletes? Do you know what steps to take to have the most impact with your athletes and teams?
Honestly, 18 years ago when I finished my Ph.D. in sports psychology I did not have a system to teach athletes the mental game… I didn’t know where to start.
I had a lot of theory in my head and I read a lot of the mental training books. But today, application is way more important than theory.
Athletes don’t give a hoot about theory in sports psychology. They want to know how to think and behave to improve their mental game.
When I first started, my biggest roadblock was that I didn’t have a system for helping my athletes succeed.
So how did I turn the theory of sports psychology into a proven system of mental coaching with athletes that has worked for me over the last 15 or so years?
Unfortunately, I wasted a lot of time early in my career because of trial and error. But over the years, I began to understand what worked. I polished my program, developed my own mental game assessments, and learned how to help athletes take concepts to application.
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Fall 2009 MGCP Update!
Early registration for the Fall 2009 MGCP course ends September 7.
Only one spot left. Enroll today!
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Today, I teach my mental coaching system to qualified coaches, therapists, life coaches, and psychologists…. I accelerate your experience by sharing the mistakes I’ve made and what works.
What are the benefits of becoming a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional?
(1) You learn my complete system for mental coaching without the headaches of trial and error.
(2) You get access to my mental game assessment (AMAP) to help uncover your athletes’ mental barriers – the same assessment I use with my personal students and teams.
(3) You receive ready-made lesson summaries (or handouts) I use with my students, which help you stay organized and simplify the coaching process.
(4) You work closely with me and other mental coaches in the program as you start to get more work with athletes.
(5) You learn the top mental strategies I’ve taught to 1000s of athletes worldwide – strategies that I’ve already tested out in the real world.
(6) 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.
(7) You learn the basics of how to build credibility and get work with athletes.
You can stop the trial and error. I can teach you my entire system for mental coaching and speed up your experience 10 fold. Enroll in my Spring 2009 MGCP course.
I only have space available for one more student in the Fall 2009 course.
The deadline for early registration is September 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM eastern time, first come first serve.
To register, please complete an application at the MGCP website if you have not done so previously:
Mental Game Coaching Professional Application
If you submitted your MGCP application, please email me to request the Fall 2009 enrollment forms.
Please call me if you have any questions about the certification course at 888-742-7225.
Your Master Mental Game Coach,
Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D.,
p.s. Dr. Roby, who completed his masters in sports psychology in the 1980s sent me his reaction after taking the MGCP course:
“My experience with the MGCP course was very positive. I am a clinical psychologist by training but I started providing mental skills training to golfers in about 2000. Two things I felt I was lacking was a good assessment tool, and a more organized and comprehensive method for delivering services to my clients. The MGCP course was very helpful in both of these areas. It also helped to boost my confidence and make the decision to much more actively promote my practice.”
~Kevin J. Roby, Ph.D., MGCP
You can read other comments from MGCPs here:
MGCP Endorsements and Student Comments
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