Introduction to Sports Psychology for Endurance Coaches

What you will learn

Fundamentals

To start, you will learn psychology fundamentals including the Big 5 personality traits, self-concept, and motivation.

Sport Psychology

Next, you will dive further into specific sports psychology, covering flow, motivation, mental toughness and the psychobiological model of performance.

Techniques

Help your athletes with techniques for positive self-talk, mindfulness, and balancing confidence and anxiety on race day.

Instructor

Dr. Justin Ross is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in human performance psychology. He works with athletes across all sporting disciplines and age ranges, from recreational amateurs to those performing on the world stage. He is vetted as a psychologist for the NBA and NFL player associations. A recreational amateur himself, Dr. Ross is a 12-time marathoner with a 2:57 PR, a 2-time Ironman 70.3 finisher, and has completed more shorter distance running and triathlon events than he can remember. He is working to complete the World Marathon Majors. He practices on location in Denver, and remotely via telehealth services with athletes across the globe.