Putting and Chipping Yips Expert
Dr. Cohn works with athletes and teams worldwide from a variety of sport backgrounds including top golfers in the world. As the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports (Orlando, Florida), Dr. Patrick J. Cohn instills confidence, composure, and teaches mental game skills to help athletes, teams and corporate professionals perform at maximum levels.
Dr. Cohn has helped AJGA Tour to PGA Tour winners improve their performance. He also teaches his unique mental game coaching system, the MGCP certification program (Mental Game Coaching Professional) to qualified coaches, trainers, and sports psychology students in training.
Today, largely based on Dr. Cohn’s research and work with high level athletes, experts in the field of sports psychology consider him to be the leading authority on pre-performance routines and mental skills for entering the zone. He is the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports in Orlando, Florida, where he provides mental toughness training to individual and team athletes.
Dr. Cohn is also a mentor to many others in the field mental game coaching and performance. As a mental toughness specialist, many recognized sports figures and teams have sought out Dr. Cohn’s expertise. He has consulted with high profile teams such as the Miami Dolphins, NASCAR winners, NHL Players, and National Motocross Champions.
In addition, Dr. Cohn is the co-author of The Mental Art of Putting, author of The Mental Game of Golf, Peak Performance Golf, and Going Low. He’s also the author of a popular workbook and CD program titled, The Golfer’s Mental Edge. And Dr. Cohn is the author of Breaking the Yips Cycle: How to Putt, Chip, and Pitch Freely and Enjoy Golf Again.
Mental Performance Coaches
About Jaclyn Ellis, M.S., MGCP
Jaclyn Ellis, M.S., MGCP, is a mental performance coach for Peak Performance Sports. She earned a Master’s degree from Illinois State University. Her passion is working with athletes, coaches and parents to enhance both performance and enjoyment of sports.
She has a background in competitive sports including soccer, volleyball, and tennis. She also performed in advanced show choirs for many years. Additionally, she was a competitive youth head soccer coach in Bloomington, IL.
She has provided mental performance coaching to youth and elite athletes in various sports including soccer. Jaclyn has experience using cognitive programs like NeuroTracker and Eye Matrix to improve an athlete’s eye-tracking movements and cognitive functioning.
About Lane Schwartz, M.S., MGCP
Lane Schwarz is a mental performance coach with a Master of Science in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology from Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he carried a perfect 4.0 GPA. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Allied Health Science from Luther College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.88 GPA.
Lane is working toward earning his Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC) designation through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and is a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) certification, trained directly by Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports, LLC.
Lane brings hands-on experience working with athletes at every level. Through the Center for Sport and Performance Psychology at Minnesota State, he has worked with individual and group mental performance coaching with high school, collegiate, and ROTC athletes. He has designed sport-specific mental skills programs targeting confidence, focus, competitive readiness, emotional control, and resilience.
About Carolyne Lawley, M.S., MGCP
Carolyne is a mental performance coach for Peak Performance Sports. She earned a Master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of North Texas. She played collegiate basketball and was also a competitive track and field athlete in high school. Following college, she continued her athletic career by playing two years of professional basketball in Europe.
Carolyne has coached basketball and track at both the youth and high school levels. She is currently completing the requirements to become a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through AASP, as well as a Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) with Peak Performance Sports, LLC. Coach Carolyne has provided mental performance coaching to collegiate athletes.
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