News Release: December 4, 2014
- Silicon Valley, California
The International Mental Game Coaching Association Announces
Lubomir Cernei Is A New Level I Certified Coach.
Lubomir Cernei, based in Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia has earned
the Level I Certification from the International Mental Game
Coaching Association training program. Mr. Cernei was awarded
the title of Certified Mental Game Instructor.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of IMGCA stated,
"Lubomir came to IMGCA training with a strong motivation
to start a career as a mental game coach. He is very passionate
about helping people. His goals are to help his future clients
achieve their full potential in any field, whether it is sports,
business, or life. He has a strong sense of personal awareness,
and tremendous poise, and has solid values and goals in life
and he is wise beyond his years. He will make a great mental
game coach because he has a deep level of dedication to his
clients, and tremendous insight into human nature. He already
has excellent communication skills and is eager to learn more.
He speaks multiple languages.
I can see Lubomir developing into a tremendous mental game
coach. He has the interest and energy to continue his study
and training so he can deliver the latest mental game coaching
content and techniques to his clients. I look forward to seeing
Lubomir moving ahead with his career pathway."
Lubomir has a strong athletic background. He has practiced
martial arts since he was 15 years old. He has experience
in wing tsung, holding an 8th level, bjj blue belt. He is
also experienced in boxing, grappling and knife defense. He
is also deeply into conditioning and strength training and
bodyweight training for many years.
Early on, Lubomir was introduced to mental game coaching in
his martial arts and conditioning background. He has been
using the principles of peak performance for many years. Lubomir
uses mental principles which he applies to his life every
day. He writes short, medium and long goals and how to achieve
them. He also focuses on living life in the present, and to
stay in the moment.
Lubomir is a university graduate in finance, banking and investment.
He is also a certified graduate of a Swedish muscle and balance
program. He currently lives in London, England and is employed
at a 5-star hotel in operations, and is beginning his coaching
practice.
Level I IMGCA certification requires two hours of live private
telephonic 1-1 coaching with Bill Cole, MS, MA, IMGCA President.
Students also have access to over 70 hours of IMGCA pre-recorded
audio classes and over 450 mental training videotapes. Each
student completes reading assignments, written homework, practical
application of the class content and coaching practicum with
groups, teams and individuals as applicable and coaching feedback
evaluations. Each student passes the IMGCA Level I certification
written examination, or writes a final paper or creates and
submits a final project.
This sport psychology certification training is provided by
the International Mental Game Coaching Association, based
in Cupertino, California. The IMGCA was the first international
mental game coaching membership organization, created January
1, 2006. It remains the only international mental game coaching
membership organization in the world today. The mission of
the International Mental Game Coaching Association is to advance
the research, development, professionalism, and growth of
the discipline of mental game coaching worldwide. The IMGCA
is comprised of individuals and institutions interested in
sports, movement, health, fitness, business, the arts, achievement,
work-life balance, stress control, and peak performance. IMGCA
members come from all walks of life, and have varied backgrounds
in sports performance, coaching, teaching, writing, business
and consulting. They are professionals, students, parents,
and interested observers of the mental game.
News Release: November 25,
2014 - Silicon Valley, California
Dr. Mario Garcia Named to IMGCA Advisory Board, Becomes a
Licensed Trainer.
 The
International Mental Game Coaching Association Announces
Mario Garcia, PhD, JD, MBA, PCC, LMHC and Level IV Certified
Mental Game Professional Coach, is a new IMGCA Advisory
Board member, becomes an IMGCA licensed trainer.
Mario Garcia, PhD, JD, MBA, PCC, LMHC, a Nationally certified
psychologist and certified coach based in Miami, Florida
has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the International
Mental Game Coaching Association, and has become an IMGCA
licensed trainer.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of IMGCA stated,
It is my distinct pleasure to have Dr. Garcia join the
IMGCA Advisory Board, and to become an IMGCA licensed trainer.
I know he will be integral to the vitality and expansion
of IMGCA services and program offerings.
Dr. Mario Garcia is a man of many talents, with a strong
expertise in peak performance. He has a proven track record,
nationally and internationally in this field. He has held
numerous leadership positions, and has been an innovator
in coaching, teaching, training, mentoring and in the delivery
of clinical services to a wide population. He is a leader
in the professional and personal coaching worlds. Dr. Garcia
has been an athlete, and has worked with athletes, and this
helps him understand peak performance strongly from both
those sides. His experiential, academic and professional
background allows him to deliver world-class services. Dr.
Mario Garcia is internationally known as a writer, speaker,
coach, mentor, advisor, innovator and advocate in peak performance.
Dr Garcia will be developing new certification offerings
for IMGCA, handling certifications, and opening new markets
as IMGCA moves to expand its offerings.
Dr. Garcia is also now a licensed trainer in the IMGCA Certification
training programs. Licensing benefits include intensive
training, on-going support, use of our brand names, logos,
tools, assessment instruments and our strategic branding
initiatives. For more information see IMGCA
Trainer Licenses.
Dr. Mario Garcia
Dr. Mario Garcia is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF);
Board Certified Coach (CCE); certified and trained by one
of the top peak performance coaches in the globe. He is
an Attorney & counselor at law; business owner; conference
speaker and professor of peak performance, leadership and
psychology & clinical counseling with adjunct status at
various universities in both English and Spanish languages.
He is a United States Army Captain (retired), served in
various positions to include: aviation commander, recruiter,
and acquisition research and development, and project manager
for billion dollar contracts. Dr. Garcia has been serving
in the Miami area since 1999. His professional efforts focus
on assisting entrepreneurs, corporate executives, physicians,
attorneys, individuals, couples, families and work groups
to productively identify, understand and address the issues
that are influencing or shaping their lives, families, and/or
business/profession. In that regard, Dr. Mario is most professionally
fulfilled when he is helping others resolve sensitive, complex,
and important "people-related" issues, resulting in abundant
living. He has been coaching since 1992 with over 20,000
clients in 55 countries in both English and Spanish languages.
Leadership:
Dr. Garcia has served in various positions of leadership
from Sergeant in the United States Infantry to Aviation
Company Commander. In 1990, he was awarded the Ten Outstanding
Young American for Humanitarian Service by the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce; and later that year received
the 1990 Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World award
in Moral Leadership, from Junior Chamber International.
He attended the Junior Chamber International Leadership
Academy sponsored by Japan Junior Chamber. He served as
Chairman 1992 of the World Consortium for the Research and
& Development of Training in the World Congress held in
Miami, Florida, and was reappointed as Chairman of the Consortium
in 1993 held in Hong Kong. In 1994, he served as JCI Vice
President assigned to 10 countries in Europe, and in 1995
was elected to serve as Executive World Vice President of
JCI for Europe, and presided the 1995 European Business
Conference held in Strasbourg, France. Dr. Garcia was awarded
lifetime membership in Junior Chamber International as JCI
Senator #54234. He owns his private coaching business.
Coach:
In the entrepreneurship environment, business start-ups,
strategic planning, team building and planning, creative
thinking, and conflict resolution are Dr. Garcia's areas
of expertise. Mario has consulted with and/or provided coaching,
and accelerated learning programs to over one hundred small
to large organizations, teams, governmental entities, professional
and trade associations, as well as community health organizations.
He has facilitated leadership teams, boards and community
groups to design a futuristic vision; to create action events
and/or annual milestones; to understand and accept transformation;
to open interlocution and resolve conflict; and to improve
communication and teamwork. As a coach of "actor interlocution"
Dr. Garcia regularly assists diverse teams to broaden their
worldview on issues of great significance, and rewrite their
narratives in order to meet clearly framed expectations.
He is recognized as an International Training Fellow #4
by Junior Chamber International. Dr. Garcia is a Professional
Certified Coach (ICF), and Registered Mentor Coach (ICF);
Founding Charter CCE Board Certified Coach, and Life Coach,
Certified by the AG Coach Level 3; Certified Coach by Coach
Training Alliance; received strategic intervention coach
training with the Robbins Madanes Training Center in coaching
master; and earned his Certification as Master NLP Practitioner
and Coach. He serves as an Anthony Robbins Results Coach
with clients all around the world, coaching in both English
and Spanish languages, anytime, anywhere, anyplace!
Professor:
In additional to his counseling and coaching, Dr. Garcia
is Adjunct Professor in the Center for Counseling & Family
Studies graduate program, and Liberty University, where,
he has supervised students during their internship and taught
psychology and counseling related graduate courses in individual
counseling skills, pre-marital and marital counseling, crisis
counseling, pastoral counseling, and integration of spirituality
and theology in counseling. Additionally, Dr. Garcia is
an adjunct professor of Congregational Relationships with
Wesley Seminary (Seminario Wesley) masters of divinity program;
Adjunct Professor of Health Law with St. Francis University;
Adjunct Professor of Abnormal Psychology and Theories of
Personality with Ashford University; and Adjunct Professor
of Spirituality and Healthcare with Grand Canyon University
College of Theology. Dr. Garcia's teaching experience spans
twenty-five years for several universities, teaching graduate
and undergraduate courses in ethics, leadership, medical
sociology, business law, health law, health care marketing,
abnormal psychology, temperament theory and therapy, spirituality
in healthcare, clinical pastoral education, and individual
and group psychology.
Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Dr. Garcia earned his Juris Doctor from the University of
Miami School Of Law; Ph.D. in Psychology from Capella University;
Post Doctorate Certification in Neuropsychology from Fielding
Graduate University; Theology Masters in Theology & Church
History and his Masters of Divinity from Liberty Theological
Seminary & Graduate School; Master of Laws, Health Law,
Loyola University of Chicago; and a Master of Business Administration
(MBA) in Management from Golden Gate University, and a Bachelor
of Science in Business from Excelsior College. He is a retired
U.S. Army Captain; licensed to practice law in Florida,
New York, District of Columbia, and Federal Courts, to include
the United States Supreme Court. He has completed the Florida
Supreme Court Family Certified Mediation Training program
and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator,
Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Nationally Certified
Psychologist; National Certified Counselor; Certified Clinical
Mental Health Counselor; ICF Professional Certified Coach;
and CCE Board Certified Life Coach.
Awards:
Daily Business Review's Most Effective Lawyer for 2009;
U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal 1993; Ten Outstanding
Young American in Humanitarian Service, U.S. Junior Chamber
of Commerce 1990; Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World,
in Moral Leadership, 1990; U.S. Army Humanitarian Service
Medal.
Family:
Married 37 years to the former Wanda I. Rodriguez, Dr. Garcia
and Wanda have three adult children and seven grandchildren,
and they make their home in Miami, Florida.
News Release: November 12,
2014 - Silicon Valley, California
The International Mental Game Coaching Association Announces
Mario Garcia, PhD, JD, MBA, PCC, LMHC Is A New Level IV Certified
Mental Game Professional Coach.
Mario
Garcia, PhD, JD, MBA, PCC, LMHC, a Nationally certified
psychologist and certified coach based in Miami, Florida
has earned the Level IV Certification from the International
Mental Game Coaching Association training program. Dr. Garcia
was awarded the title of Certified Mental Game Professional
Coach.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of IMGCA stated,
When I first met Dr. Mario Garcia I was immediately impressed
with his professional credentials and background. He is
the epitome of the virtual Renaissance man to which we can
all aspire. After speaking with him and getting to know
him, I also learned that Mario is one of the most selfless,
giving and spiritual people I know. That combination-a super
high achiever and a humble man of contemplation being in
service to others-makes him a potent amalgam of energy,
dedicated focus and high ethical and moral ideals.
Because Dr Garcia comes at coaching from so many perspectives,
this makes him particularly effective. He can view a client's
situation from many vantage points, and offer guidance,
insights and advice that are very powerful and on target.
Dr. Garcia is a proven leader and innovator in many disciplines,
and I know he will also quickly become an outstanding leader
in the mental game coaching world. Dr. Garcia flew through
his certification program. His background in clinical psychology,
teaching, coaching and leadership will combine to help him
create new program offerings in the mental game.
Dr. Garcia has been an athlete, and has worked with athletes,
and this helps him understand peak performance strongly
from both those sides. His experiential, academic and professional
background allows him to deliver world-class services.
Mario Garcia has been a leader all his life. I know this
strong leadership thread will continue in his career as
a mental game coach. I can see Dr. Garcia continuing to
contribute dramatically to this field on multiple levels.
He will be a major force, and internationally known as a
writer, speaker, coach, mentor, advisor, innovator and advocate
for this field.
It has been my distinct pleasure in guiding Dr. Garcia through
the IMGCA Mental Game Coaching certification process. It
will be a further pleasure watching his future progress
and achievements.
Dr. Mario Garcia is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF);
Board Certified Coach (CCE); certified and trained by one
of the top peak performance coaches in the globe. He is
an Attorney & counselor at law; business owner; conference
speaker and professor of peak performance, leadership and
psychology & clinical counseling with adjunct status at
various universities in both English and Spanish languages.
He is a United States Army Captain (retired), served in
various positions to include: aviation commander, recruiter,
and acquisition research and development, and project manager
for billion dollar contracts. Dr. Garcia has been serving
in the Miami area since 1999. His professional efforts focus
on assisting entrepreneurs, corporate executives, physicians,
attorneys, individuals, couples, families and work groups
to productively identify, understand and address the issues
that are influencing or shaping their lives, families, and/or
business/profession. In that regard, Dr. Mario is most professionally
fulfilled when he is helping others resolve sensitive, complex,
and important "people-related" issues, resulting in abundant
living. He has been coaching since 1992 with over 20,000
clients in 55 countries in both English and Spanish languages.
Leadership:
Dr. Garcia has served in various positions of leadership
from Sergeant in the United States Infantry to Aviation
Company Commander. In 1990, he was awarded the Ten Outstanding
Young American for Humanitarian Service by the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce; and later that year received
the 1990 Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World award
in Moral Leadership, from Junior Chamber International.
He attended the Junior Chamber International Leadership
Academy sponsored by Japan Junior Chamber. He served as
Chairman 1992 of the World Consortium for the Research and
& Development of Training in the World Congress held in
Miami, Florida, and was reappointed as Chairman of the Consortium
in 1993 held in Hong Kong. In 1994, he served as JCI Vice
President assigned to 10 countries in Europe, and in 1995
was elected to serve as Executive World Vice President of
JCI for Europe, and presided the 1995 European Business
Conference held in Strasbourg, France. Dr. Garcia was awarded
lifetime membership in Junior Chamber International as JCI
Senator #54234. He owns his private coaching business.
Coach:
In the entrepreneurship environment, business start-ups,
strategic planning, team building and planning, creative
thinking, and conflict resolution are Dr. Garcia's areas
of expertise. Mario has consulted with and/or provided coaching,
and accelerated learning programs to over one hundred small
to large organizations, teams, governmental entities, professional
and trade associations, as well as community health organizations.
He has facilitated leadership teams, boards and community
groups to design a futuristic vision; to create action events
and/or annual milestones; to understand and accept transformation;
to open interlocution and resolve conflict; and to improve
communication and teamwork. As a coach of "actor interlocution"
Dr. Garcia regularly assists diverse teams to broaden their
worldview on issues of great significance, and rewrite their
narratives in order to meet clearly framed expectations.
He is recognized as an International Training Fellow #4
by Junior Chamber International. Dr. Garcia is a Professional
Certified Coach (ICF), and Registered Mentor Coach (ICF);
Founding Charter CCE Board Certified Coach, and Life Coach,
Certified by the AG Coach Level 3; Certified Coach by Coach
Training Alliance; received strategic intervention coach
training with the Robbins Madanes Training Center in coaching
master; and earned his Certification as Master NLP Practitioner
and Coach. He serves as an Anthony Robbins Results Coach
with clients all around the world, coaching in both English
and Spanish languages, anytime, anywhere, anyplace!
Professor:
In additional to his counseling and coaching, Dr. Garcia
is Adjunct Professor in the Center for Counseling & Family
Studies graduate program, and Liberty University, where,
he has supervised students during their internship and taught
psychology and counseling related graduate courses in individual
counseling skills, pre-marital and marital counseling, crisis
counseling, pastoral counseling, and integration of spirituality
and theology in counseling. Additionally, Dr. Garcia is
an adjunct professor of Congregational Relationships with
Wesley Seminary (Seminario Wesley) masters of divinity program;
Adjunct Professor of Health Law with St. Francis University;
Adjunct Professor of Abnormal Psychology and Theories of
Personality with Ashford University; and Adjunct Professor
of Spirituality and Healthcare with Grand Canyon University
College of Theology. Dr. Garcia's teaching experience spans
twenty-five years for several universities, teaching graduate
and undergraduate courses in ethics, leadership, medical
sociology, business law, health law, health care marketing,
abnormal psychology, temperament theory and therapy, spirituality
in healthcare, clinical pastoral education, and individual
and group psychology.
Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Dr. Garcia earned his Juris Doctor from the University of
Miami School Of Law; Ph.D. in Psychology from Capella University;
Post Doctorate Certification in Neuropsychology from Fielding
Graduate University; Theology Masters in Theology & Church
History and his Masters of Divinity from Liberty Theological
Seminary & Graduate School; Master of Laws, Health Law,
Loyola University of Chicago; and a Master of Business Administration
(MBA) in Management from Golden Gate University, and a Bachelor
of Science in Business from Excelsior College. He is a retired
U.S. Army Captain; licensed to practice law in Florida,
New York, District of Columbia, and Federal Courts, to include
the United States Supreme Court. He has completed the Florida
Supreme Court Family Certified Mediation Training program
and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator,
Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Nationally Certified
Psychologist; National Certified Counselor; Certified Clinical
Mental Health Counselor; ICF Professional Certified Coach;
and CCE Board Certified Life Coach.
Awards:
Daily Business Review's Most Effective Lawyer for 2009;
U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal 1993; Ten Outstanding
Young American in Humanitarian Service, U.S. Junior Chamber
of Commerce 1990; Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World,
in Moral Leadership, 1990; U.S. Army Humanitarian Service
Medal.
Family:
Married 37 years to the former Wanda I. Rodriguez, Dr. Garcia
and Wanda have three adult children and seven grandchildren,
and they make their home in Miami, Florida.
Level IV IMGCA certification requires 40 hours of live
private telephonic 1-1 coaching with Bill Cole, MS, MA,
IMGCA President. Students also have access to over 70 hours
of IMGCA pre-recorded audio classes and over 450 mental
training videotapes. Each student completes reading assignments,
written homework, practical application of the class content
and coaching practicum with groups, teams and individuals
as applicable and coaching feedback evaluations. Each student
passes the IMGCA Level IV certification written examination,
or writes a final paper or creates and submits a final project.
This sport psychology certification training is provided
by the International Mental Game Coaching Association, based
in San Jose, California. The IMGCA was the first international
mental game coaching membership organization, created January
1, 2006. It remains the only international mental game coaching
membership organization in the world today. The mission
of the International Mental Game Coaching Association is
to advance the research, development, professionalism, and
growth of the discipline of mental game coaching worldwide.
The IMGCA is comprised of individuals and institutions interested
in sports, movement, health, fitness, business, the arts,
achievement, work-life balance, stress control, and peak
performance. IMGCA members come from all walks of life,
and have varied backgrounds in sports performance, coaching,
teaching, writing, business and consulting. They are professionals,
students, parents, and interested observers of the mental
game.
News Release: October 22, 2014
- Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association, was interviewed as an expert
on sport psychology in Yahoo Health Magazine on line for the
article "A Triathlete Nun Helped Me Get Over My Missed-Marathon
Depression", by writer Jo Piazza.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, was interviewed in Yahoo Health Magazine
on line for the article "A
Triathlete Nun Helped Me Get Over My Missed-Marathon Depression",
by writer Jo Piazza, which was published on October 22, 2014.
Mr. Cole has been mental game coach to Olympians, professional
athletes, national champions, All Americans and thousands
of weekend warriors. Here are some of his mental strategies
he gave the author for when your event gets canceled:
- Call your friends and create a substitute race and run
it on the same date. Call it "The 'Instead Of' Open".
- View the change in plans as a positive opportunity to
get some alternate tasks done, take a break from training
or just plain goof off. Runners are very intense types and
they need to learn to chill.
- Spend time visualizing how you "would have run the race",
complete with your strategies, problem-solving tactics and
picturing yourself accepting the winning trophy.
- Think about how hungry for competition this delay is
making you, and how much harder you'll train so when the
next event arrives, you will explode all your talent and
training into a laser-focus for that event.
Yahoo Sports has called Bill Cole "a leading author on sports
psychology".
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach." He has been the
mental coach or sports psychology consultant with athletes
or coaches of 17 world and national teams, eight international
and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports teams, associations
or leagues, and of athletes who have won 35 world and national
championships. He has been the mental trainer for thousands
of athletes in over 75 sports, at all ages and skill levels
and has been a leader in the field of mental training for
over 30 years. He was the first person in the world to earn
an undergraduate degree in sports psychology, and is also
the founder and President of the International Mental Game
Coaching Association (https://www.mentalgamecoaching.com),
which trains and certifies mental coaches worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or
to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-440-2339
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: August 2, 2014 -
Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association, flew to Hollywood to appear
in front of the cameras for the big screen film "The Hurt
Business" by Director Vlad Yudin, as an expert on sport psychology.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, appeared in front of the cameras for the
big screen film "The Hurt Business" with Director Vlad Yudin,
which is due to be released in 2016.
References:
Vlad
Yudin on Wikipedia
Vlad
Yudin on IMDB
Bill was asked about the psychological dimensions of the MMA
phenomenon. Bill talked about the zone, the stress, why people
choke, the pressures of being in the spotlight, how MMA fighters
train their minds, how they handle setbacks and injuries and
how they manage their career paths from a mental perspective.
"Bill Cole is a leading Olympic sports psychologist".
British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC)
Yahoo Sports has called Bill Cole "a leading author on sports
psychology".
"A world-renowned peak performance coach."
British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC)
"Bill Cole is a renowned sports psychologist and 'mental game
coach' who helps athletes cope with the demands of intense
competition."
CNET Magazine
"Bill Cole is one of the world’s leading sports psychologists
who has coached teams and individuals in over 85 sports in
multiple countries, including US National dirt track champion
Chris Carr."
MCN Sport, the leading motorcycle racing magazine in
Europe
"... an authority on sports psychology... He is one of the
top peak performance coaches in the country...Bill's peak
performance system helped us tremendously in our march to
reach the finals of the College World Series."
Stanford University Baseball Team
"...one of the top peak performance coaches on the ATP Pro
Tennis Tour."
Israeli Davis Cup Team
"Bill Cole is a leading authority on sports psychology and
mental coaching."
Sports on Earth Magazine
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach." He has been the
mental coach or sports psychology consultant with athletes
or coaches of 17 world and national teams, eight international
and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports teams, associations
or leagues, and of athletes who have won 35 world and national
championships. He has been the mental trainer for thousands
of athletes in over 75 sports, at all ages and skill levels
and has been a leader in the field of mental training for
over 30 years. He was the first person in the world to earn
an undergraduate degree in sports psychology, and is also
the founder and President of the International Mental Game
Coaching Association (https://www.mentalgamecoaching.com),
which trains and certifies mental coaches worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or
to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-440-2339
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: June 25, 2014
- Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association was interviewed in New Idea
magazine (Australia) for the article "Bec and Lleyton: Shock
News", by writer Taylor Casey, as an expert on sport psychology.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, was interviewed in New
Idea magazine (Australia) for the article "Bec and Lleyton:
Shock News", by writer Taylor Casey, which was published
on June 25, 2014.
The article focused on the career of Lleyton Hewitt, the
former no. 1 Aussie tennis player who is ranked #70 in next
month's Wimbledon, and how he needs to really sharpen up
his game if he wants to win. Some questions asked of Bill
were:
What's next for Lleyton, and how much professional tennis
does he have left in him? How many more years of the game
does he have in him, realistically speaking? What would
be a good tournament for him to end his career on? Which
tennis greats have carried on into their 40's and done really
well despite their age?
When Bill was the sport Psychology Coach for the Israeli
Davis Cup tennis Team, he traveled the US and Europe with
them and often practiced next to Lleyton Hewitt. This gave
Bill insights into how Lleyton carried himself, and about
his mental strengths.
Yahoo Sports has called Bill Cole "a leading author on sports
psychology".
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach."
He has been the mental coach or sports psychology consultant
with athletes or coaches of 17 world and national teams,
eight international and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports
teams, associations or leagues, and of athletes who have
won 35 world and national championships. He has been the
mental trainer for thousands of athletes in over 75 sports,
at all ages and skill levels and has been a leader in the
field of mental training for over 30 years. He was the first
person in the world to earn an undergraduate degree in sports
psychology, and is also the founder and President of the
International
Mental Game Coaching Association, which trains and certifies
mental coaches worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert,
or to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: May 26, 2014
- Silicon Valley, California
The International Mental Game Coaching Association Announces
Patricia Hollowell Is A New Level I Certified Coach.
Patricia Hollowell, a teacher and coach based in Brookeville,
MD, has earned the Level I Certification from the International
Mental Game Coaching Association training program. Patricia
was awarded the title of Certified Mental Game Instructor.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of IMGCA stated,
"Patricia Hollowell is one of the strongest and
most natural leaders I have come across in all my years
of coaching and teaching. She shows a complete eagerness
and willingness to step up and take charge of all aspects
of her teaching and coaching programs, and she displays
outstanding creativity and vision in formulating and executing
her plans. Patricia was able to take her previous sport
experiences and adapt them to mental game coaching in very
fast and effective ways. Patricia is a real analyst
of sports and of people and has the ability to communicate
what she knows very effectively and with a motivating style.
I can see how the kids she coaches respect her and listen
to her. She really knows what she is doing. Patricia brings
a high level of precision to what she does. She is not content
with 'good enough’. She strives to be the best. This
was evidenced by her taking a very inexperienced basketball
team, that no one thought could do anything in their league,
or locally, and took them all the way to the state championship
finals! Clearly Patricia has ‘the right stuff’.
Patricia is a lifelong leader in sports, both on and
off the field. She has been in leadership positions in high
school and college, and has continued that in her work as
a teacher, coach and camp owner. I can see how she will
quickly take these management and leadership skills and
apply these to starting her mental game coaching business.
Patricia's final project focused on creating and writing
a wonderful workbook to support her upcoming summer camp,
infusing themes of team building, leadership and mental
toughness. It is obvious that Patricia Hollowell will be
a leader in the field of mental game coaching. She has already
made strong inroads in her various leadership roles and
I see her expanding those and making a very strong impact
on the mental approach of everyone with whom she comes into
contact. Patricia is a pleasure to coach, and I look forward
to her starting Level II soon."
Patricia holds a BA in Spanish from Mary Washington College,
and is a Sportsmetrics Certified Trainer. She is the head
varsity coach for the girl's basketball program at Washington
Christian Academy, in Brookeville, Maryland. In conjunction
with PAPA (Premier Athletic Performance Association), she
runs summer basketball camps with Adrian
Branch, a retired NBA player, who was with the Chicago
Bulls in 1985. He played a reserve role with the Los Angeles
Lakers when they won the NBA Championship in 1987.
Patricia also teaches K-8 in Spanish. She also has three
children who participate in a combined five different competitive
sports.
Patricia grew up participating in recreational gymnastics
and then in high school started playing volleyball, basketball
and soccer. She was captain of her teams in basketball
and soccer her senior year of high school and achieved all-conference
honors in all three sports in high school. She went
on to play basketball and soccer in college and was named
rookie of the year her freshman year of college for soccer.
Level I IMGCA certification requires two hours of live
private telephonic 1-1 coaching with Bill Cole, MS, MA,
IMGCA President. Students also have access to over 70 hours
of IMGCA pre-recorded audio classes and over 450 mental
training videotapes. Each student completes reading assignments,
written homework, practical application of the class content
and coaching practicum with groups, teams and individuals
as applicable and coaching feedback evaluations. Each student
passes the IMGCA Level I certification written examination,
or writes a final paper or creates and submits a final project.
This sport psychology certification training is provided
by the International Mental Game Coaching Association, based
in Cupertino, California. The IMGCA was the first international
mental game coaching membership organization, created January
1, 2006. It remains the only international mental game coaching
membership organization in the world today. The mission
of the International Mental Game Coaching Association is
to advance the research, development, professionalism, and
growth of the discipline of mental game coaching worldwide. The
IMGCA is comprised of individuals and institutions interested
in sports, movement, health, fitness, business, the arts,
achievement, work-life balance, stress control, and peak
performance. IMGCA members come from all walks of life,
and have varied backgrounds in sports performance, coaching,
teaching, writing, business and consulting. They are professionals,
students, parents, and interested observers of the mental
game.
News Release: May 17, 2014 - Silicon
Valley, California
The International Mental Game Coaching Association Announces
Jennifer Jenks, MSW, LCSW Is A New Level I Certified Coach.
Jennifer Jenks, MSW, LCSW, a licensed
clinical social worker based in Oak Park, Illinois has earned
the Level I Certification from the International Mental
Game Coaching Association training program. Ms. Jenks was
awarded the title of Certified Mental Game Instructor.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of IMGCA stated,
"Jennifer is one of the sharpest students I have ever
had for IMGCA certification. She comes to this work with
such a rich professional background that she was able to
soak up a huge amount of material in a very short space
of time. Being a licensed clinical social worker, Jennifer
had been using many mental game approaches already, in different
contexts. We were rapidly able to make the application of
these methods, and new ones, to learning and performance
situations across a wide spectrum of clients and client
issues.
Jennifer is a proven leader in the social work field, particularly
in the area of domestic violence. I know she will take her
vision and leadership skills and apply these to starting
a thriving mental game coaching business.
Jennifer is extremely passionate about mental game coaching.
She evidenced this by taking the time to fly from Chicago,
Illinois to undergo her Level I training at our offices
here in Northern California. It was a pleasure to host her
at the IMGCA headquarters for those few days. With such
a strong background in journalism, I can easily see Jennifer
using these skills to create exceptional learning materials
for her clients. She showed this skill set when she created
her final project, using PowerPoint, entitled 'Landing On
The Perfect Mental Edge', an outline for her upcoming workshop
for the mental game of ice skating. I love that title!
As an athlete, Jennifer has a long and strong history. She
has been a runner, ice skater and mind-body practitioner
and will bring those experiences to her clients. She still
participates in all these activities.
It is clear to me that Jennifer Jenks will be a leader in
this field. Starting in the Chicago area in ice skating,
I see her eventually developing a national reputation in
this sport as a top mental game coach. I can also see her
successfully coaching runners and other athletes and coaches
wishing to grow within mental game coaching. She has a very
bright future, and it has been my pleasure to assist her
at the start of her career in this exciting field."
Jennifer earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1988
and worked as a newspaper journalist for many years. She
wrote about domestic violence in Wichita, Kansas, from 1988-1990,
and her articles helped to change the city's police and
court system response to domestic violence victims. She
began a career change in 2000 to become a social worker
and a domestic violence counselor and received a master's
degree in social work in 2004 and became a licensed clinical
social worker in 2006. She has been an Illinois Certified
Domestic Violence Professional since 2005. As part of this
work, Jennifer has been teaching healthy coping strategies,
including breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness
and visualization.
She started a domestic violence counseling program for women
in substance abuse treatment to help them understand the
connections between experiencing domestic violence and using
substances. She also started a domestic violence education
program for adolescent males in substance abuse treatment
to help them to learn about healthy and unhealthy relationships.
In January 2013, she moved into a program supervisor position
and now runs a domestic violence program.
Jennifer has used many mind-body techniques with clients
in inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment, and
for the past few years, has applied mental game techniques
to herself, using them to improve her skating. She also
used them to help her finish the Chicago Marathon at age
48, finishing in 6:09:10.
Jennifer took ballet lessons and danced from third grade
to her junior year of college. She ran track in middle school
(800, mile and two mile) and in 1991, trekked in Nepal to
10,500 feet. In 2004, she resumed running 2-3 miles, a few
times a week and she has run a couple of 5K races. For the
past few years, she has been doing Hatha yoga once a week.
She is also currently taking a Pilates class. For the past
four years, she has been taking adult ice skating lessons.
Jennifer's daughter is a competitive figure skater and she
plans to start a business to help figure skaters perform
at their best during competitions. Jennifer plans to conduct
workshops at all the ice rinks in the Chicago area and to
also work individually with skaters.
Level I IMGCA certification requires two hours of live
private telephonic 1-1 coaching with Bill Cole, MS, MA,
IMGCA President. Students also have access to over 70 hours
of IMGCA pre-recorded audio classes and over 450 mental
training videotapes. Each student completes reading assignments,
written homework, practical application of the class content
and coaching practicum with groups, teams and individuals
as applicable and coaching feedback evaluations. Each student
passes the IMGCA Level I certification written examination,
or writes a final paper or creates and submits a final project.
This sport psychology certification training is provided
by the International Mental Game Coaching Association, based
in Cupertino, California. The IMGCA was the first international
mental game coaching membership organization, created January
1, 2006. It remains the only international mental game coaching
membership organization in the world today. The mission
of the International Mental Game Coaching Association is
to advance the research, development, professionalism, and
growth of the discipline of mental game coaching worldwide.
The IMGCA is comprised of individuals and institutions interested
in sports, movement, health, fitness, business, the arts,
achievement, work-life balance, stress control, and peak
performance. IMGCA members come from all walks of life,
and have varied backgrounds in sports performance, coaching,
teaching, writing, business and consulting. They are professionals,
students, parents, and interested observers of the mental
game.
News Release: May 10, 2014 - Silicon
Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association, was interviewed in The Connecticut
Post for the article "Kentucky's starting NBA five leads off
'Duffle Bag" by writer Kevin Duffy, as an expert on sport
psychology.
Bill Cole, MS, MA was interviewed as an expert on sport psychology
on the impact of social media on athletes mental states in
the Connecticut Post for the article "Kentucky's
starting NBA five leads off 'Duffle Bag'" by writer Kevin
Duffy.
This article focused on how athletes today are consumed by
a focus on social media, and the impact it has on their psyches.
Bill talked about how many young people want to be famous,
to be noticed, and social media seems to be a popular way
to achieve that. It was reported in USA TODAY that eighty-one
percent of 18- to 25-year-olds surveyed in a 2007 Pew Research
Center poll said getting rich is their generation's most important
or second-most-important life goal; 51% said the same about
being famous.
The results of the Pew telephone survey of 579 young people
describe the "millennial" generation (also known as Gen Y),
who were born since the early 1980s and were raised in the
glow and glare of their parents' omnipresent cameras. While
experts say it's natural for humans to seek attention, these
young people revel in it. They're accustomed to being noticed,
having been showered with awards and accolades. A Pew study
also found young people are about twice as likely (14%) to
admire an entertainer than a political leader (8%).
Bill discussed these topics:
- Is this from all the reality TV shows with average people
getting fame for doing very little?
- Does the intense focus on celebrity culture and consumerism
create a "I need that" mentality?
- The more athletes are concerned with what others are
thinking, they give their power away.
- Does all this frantic intensity create a form of ADD
in trying to keep up?
Endless comparing and scrutinizing of opponents using on
line media creates anxiety from constant worry and insecurity.
Bill coached a MMA athlete one time who spent countless hours
on line viewing videos, reading comments from fans and competitors,
and in being obsessed about what others were thinking. Bill
was able to help him to let go of all that and focus on what
he could control. He won the northern California Jiu Jitsu
Championships and reached the quarterfinals of the Jiu Jitsu
US Open.
In sport, the major goal is to stay in the now and unfortunately,
media zooms people into the past and future.
Social media creates defensiveness in trying to explain what
you did, or did not do, and can result in a lack of fight
in a contest, since that's where the athlete's mind goes also,
to create excuses for poor play.
We now live in the age of Facebook and Twitter where people
share the most personal part of their lives and feelings with
the whole world. It seems people keep nothing in the private
sphere anymore.
The article said:
The worst practice in 21st century athletics is typing your
own name into the Twitter search bar. I know athletes do it,
more often than you think. It's tempting to see what the world
says about you, but there's little to be gained from it.
Mr. Cole was quoted as saying:
"The technology has harmed people because, with athletes,
what you're trying to do is be as self-contained as possible.
That means yes, you enjoy receiving accolades and hearing
and seeing comments, that's all good, but athletes have a
tendency sometimes to overly rely on that stuff as their main
source as not only motivation, but self-esteem and confidence."
Yahoo Sports has called Bill Cole "a leading author on sports
psychology".
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach." He has been the
mental coach or sports psychology consultant with athletes
or coaches of 17 world and national teams, eight international
and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports teams, associations
or leagues, and of athletes who have won 35 world and national
championships. He has been the mental trainer for thousands
of athletes in over 75 sports, at all ages and skill levels
and has been a leader in the field of mental training for
over 30 years. He was the first person in the world to earn
an undergraduate degree in sports psychology, and is also
the founder and President of the International Mental Game
Coaching Association (https://www.mentalgamecoaching.com),
which trains and certifies mental coaches worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or
to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: April 25, 2014 -
Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association, was interviewed in The Houston
Chronicle as an expert on sport psychology for the article
"Blazers Besting Rockets In Head Games As Well", by writer
Randy Harvey.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, was interviewed on the NBA Playoffs in
The Houston Chronicle for the article "Blazers Besting Rockets
In Head Games As Well", by writer Randy Harvey, which was
published on April 25, 2014.
The article was set against the Houston Rockets in the NBA
playoffs against the Trail Blazers. Bill was interviewed about
the role mind games, trash talking and psychological gamesmanship
play in sport. He advised athletes to never let anyone "rent
space in your head", and offered a number of techniques that
can counter the effects of mind games from an opponent. One
major way to counteract an opponent trying to get to you is
to view the attack as a compliment, to recognize that the
opponent is so worried about you that they need to resort
to extra measures to get an edge. Another is to simply block
it out by engaging more with the now, the moment. Bill also
advised against attempting to fight back and to try to give
the opponent "a dose of his own medicine". In attempting to
dig an opponent with your own mind trick, it can all too easily
backfire, and throw you off your own game. Bill said revenge
is best measured in victory, not in emotional mind games.
Yahoo Sports has called Bill Cole "a leading author on sports
psychology".
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach." He has been the
mental coach or sports psychology consultant with athletes
or coaches of 17 world and national teams, eight international
and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports teams, associations
or leagues, and of athletes who have won 35 world and national
championships. He has been the mental trainer for thousands
of athletes in over 75 sports, at all ages and skill levels
and has been a leader in the field of mental training for
over 30 years. He was the first person in the world to earn
an undergraduate degree in sports psychology, and is also
the founder and President of the International Mental Game
Coaching Association (https://www.mentalgamecoaching.com),
which trains and certifies mental coaches worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or
to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: March 22, 2014 -
Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association, is interviewed as a sport
psychology expert on the world's largest sports radio station
talkSPORT, in London, England, on the Extra Time show, with
Matt Forde.
Bill Cole, MS, MA was interviewed as a
sport psychology expert on the world's largest sports radio
station, talkSPORT, in London, England, on the Extra Time
show, with Matt Forde. The segment asked the question: How
do top athletes prepare mentally for huge competitions,
and how do they handle the mind games that inevitably arise?
The questions asked of Bill revolved around Carl Froch employing
a top Olympic GB Spots Psychologist to help him through
his huge rematch with George Groves. This is the biggest
fight in British boxing in the last 10 years between two
of the UK's top fighters. Carl Froch is seeking psychological
help before his return world super-middleweight title fight
with George Groves at an already sold-out Wembley Stadium
on 31 May, a £20 million contest which he thinks could be
determined by mind over matter.
Froch beat Groves in 2013 thanks to a contentious stoppage
after Groves had been clearly winning on points. Underdog
Groves had "wound up" Froch by impudently pricking his renowned
ego at every turn. Learn more
about the 2013 contest and rematch.
Froch is the reigning IBF champion at super middleweight,
having defeated Lucian Bute for the title, and on 25 May
2013 Froch became the WBA unified champion after defeating
Mikkel Kessler.
Froch was quoted as saying, "He did a good job on me
because when I got into the ring after listening to his
rubbish, all I wanted to do was punch his face in instead
of boxing him. I'm not going to let it happen again. Mentally
I was not at the races. Physically I was in good shape but
mentally I wasn't doing what I needed to do, I had let that
idiot boy get under my skin."
Bill discussed the psychology of gamesmanship and gave mental
game tips on these issues:
- How not to allow competitors to rent space in your head.
- Can you want to win too much?
- Not allowing ego to take over instead of trained instinct.
- Take the insults and show your inner security. Never
let them see you sweat.
- Don't be insulted—be challenged.
- Play the game off the mat as well as on.
- Control what you can and let the rest go—can't control
verbal taunts. You can only control your reaction.
- How to USE mind games for your own power.
- How to VIEW opponents who use mind games.
TalkSPORT, owned by UTV Radio, is one
of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent
National Radio broadcasters, offering 24-hour sports radio
service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom. Their
content includes sports phone-ins, discussion and live sports
commentaries. It is transmitted on 1089 and 1053 kHz across
the UK and digitally via DAB digital radio, Freeview, Sky,
Virgin Media and Freesat.
TalkSPORT website: http://talksport.com/
TalkSPORT ON Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talksport
The radio show host is Matt Forde, an English-born comedian,
comedy writer, radio presenter and former political advisor
for the Labour party. Matt was a semi-finalist in the So
You Think You're Funny? 2002, the Daily Telegraph New Act
2002, the Wilkinson Sword Cutting Edge Awards 2002 and the
BBC New Comedy Awards 2001.
Matt Forde's website: http://www.mattforde.com/
Matt Forde on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Forde
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach."
He has been the mental coach or sports psychology consultant
with athletes or coaches of 17 world and national teams,
eight international and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports
teams, associations or leagues, and of athletes who have
won 35 world and national championships. He has been the
mental trainer for thousands of athletes in over 75 sports,
at all ages and skill levels and has been a leader in the
field of mental training for over 30 years. He was the first
person in the world to earn an undergraduate degree in sports
psychology, and is also the founder and President of the
International
Mental Game Coaching Association, which trains and certifies
mental coaches worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert,
or to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: February 19, 2014
- Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association, was interviewed in Yahoo
Sports for the article "Retiring Olympians' toughest challenge:
Finding something else to do", by writer Martin Rogers, as
an expert on sport psychology.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, was interviewed on the 2014 Winter Olympics
in Sochi, Russia in Yahoo Sports for the article " Retiring
Olympians' toughest challenge: Finding something else to do"
by writer Martin Rogers, which was published on February 19,
2014.
Bill was quoted as saying, "They say that athletes die
twice. When it stops, it is stunning and shocking and jarring.
A lot of times you hear them say, 'I never thought this day
would come.' It is like a really big portion of your life
has just ended. People that handle it better than others have
a portion of 'giving back' — where they figure that their
status and experiences give them a lot of power to do good."
The article described Bill's perspective further:
Cole likens the experience of the retiring Olympian to that
of some of the Silicon Valley CEOs that he works with. Replacing
the buzz of competition and the thrill of winning can be compared
to business maestros suffering withdrawal symptoms from cutting
big deals. For some, engaging in charitable works is a cathartic
experience, giving former athletes a greater sense of purpose
and a fresh challenge to attack, according to Cole. Yahoo
Sports has called Bill Cole "a leading author on sports psychology".
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article.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, is a mental game coach to athletes and
coaches, politicians, professional speakers and trainers,
the entertainment industry, executives and business professionals.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) called him
"A world-renowned peak performance coach." He has been the
mental coach or sports psychology consultant with athletes
or coaches of 17 world and national teams, eight international
and Olympic teams, 31 professional sports teams, associations
or leagues, and of athletes who have won 35 world and national
championships. He has been the mental trainer for thousands
of athletes in over 75 sports, at all ages and skill levels
and has been a leader in the field of mental training for
over 30 years. He was the first person in the world to earn
an undergraduate degree in sports psychology, and is also
the founder and President of the International Mental Game
Coaching Association, which trains and certifies mental coaches
worldwide.
For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or
to schedule a media interview, please contact:
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: January 10, 2014
- Silicon Valley, California
The International Mental Game Coaching Association Announces
Jephias Mundondo Is A New Level II Certified Coach.
Jephias Mundondo, from Mutare, Zimbabwe, has earned the Level
II Certification from the International Mental Game Coaching
Association. Mr. Mundondo was awarded the title of Certified
Mental Game Coach.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and President of IMGCA stated,
"Jephias Mundondo became the first person on the continent
of Africa to earn an IMGCA certification when he achieved
Level I status in December of 2013. Now he has advanced to
the next higher level, earning the title Certified Mental
Game Coach. His goal is to move through all four ranks in
IMGCA to become a Level IV Certified Mental Game Professional
Coach. Upon achieving that designation, he would like to become
a licensed trainer for the IMGCA Certification training programs.
He would then be licensed to teach the IMGCA Certification
Training Programs in various countries, regions and throughout
Africa. Licensing benefits include intensive training, on-going
support, use of our brand names, logos, tools, assessment
instruments and IMGCA's strategic branding initiatives. Jephias
is one of the most dedicated mental game coaches I have met,
and I know he has the drive, background and commitment to
go as far in this field as he desires. I know that Jephias
is destined for great things in this field."
Jephias is a Certified Life Coach and holds a Masters Degree
in Development Management, and a Post Graduate Diploma in
Development Management. He has been in Development work for
the past 17 years, having been an Executive Director for a
Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT) for the past 11 years. He
holds a Diploma in Personnel Management, A certificate in
Agriculture, a Certificate in management Development and Training,
and a Certificate in Low Impact Tourism. He is currently practicing
as A Success and Well-being Coach and a Development Consultant
in Zimbabwe.
He sits on the Board of Directors for four Charity Organizations.
For 13 years he worked as an agricultural sector Manager,
responsible for staff development which included training,
mentoring, and sports and recreation for employees and soccer
coaching. He attended a course entitled Brain Power training
and Peak performance for Executives, and is a qualified Personnel
Manager at the diploma level. He was also a Police Officer
for three years early in his career.
Jephias played soccer up to first division level for more
than 12 years and later coached soccer in the second division
for 5 years. He has been the Mental Game Coach for the Buffaloes
Football team in Zimbabwe.
Level II IMGCA certification requires five hours of live private
telephonic 1-1 coaching with Bill Cole, MS, MA, IMGCA President.
Students also have access to over 90 hours of IMGCA pre-recorded
audio classes and over 450 mental training videotapes. Each
student completes reading assignments, written homework, practical
application of the class content and coaching practicum with
groups, teams and individuals as applicable and coaching feedback
evaluations. Each student passes the IMGCA Level II certification
written examination, or writes a final paper or creates and
submits a final project.
This sport psychology certification training is provided by
the International Mental Game Coaching Association, based
in Cupertino, California. The IMGCA was the first international
mental game coaching membership organization, created January
1, 2006. It remains the only international mental game coaching
membership organization in the world today. The mission of
the International Mental Game Coaching Association is to advance
the research, development, professionalism, and growth of
the discipline of mental game coaching worldwide. The IMGCA
is comprised of individuals and institutions interested in
sports, movement, health, fitness, business, the arts, achievement,
work-life balance, stress control, and peak performance. IMGCA
members come from all walks of life, and have varied backgrounds
in sports performance, coaching, teaching, writing, business
and consulting. They are professionals, students, parents,
and interested observers of the mental game.
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