SPECIALIZED COACHING SERVICE
"I have a number of friends who support my development of
coaching principles. I count on Jerry Lynch as one who has
given me encouragement and information to make a
difference in helping athletes reach their potential. I use
Jerry's examples to support my journeys into the
unchartered waters of coaching."
- Phil Jackson, Coach of Los Angeles Lakers
This sports psychology service is for coaches at all levels of all sports, whether a beginner or experienced veteran.
For Coaches: Take advantage of my "coach's coach" service and begin to:
- Work with athletes who choke, slump, and lose self confidence.
- Instill motivation and mental toughness.
- Know the do's and don'ts for pre-game psyching.
- Use the winning principles of sports psychology to help you to peak performance.
- Train your athletes to be mentally tough.
- Know how to get parents to work with, not against you.
- Understand the secrets of slump-busting and snapping losing streaks.
- Teach your athletes to stay cool in the clutch.
- Know how to develop a close-knit, winning team.
I believe that the single most vital aspect to successful peak performance coaching is the quality of the personal relationship between athlete and coach. When you demonstrate that you are truly invested in your athletes' success, they are more inclined to be motivated and self-confident. When you communicate your belief in them, they are more inclined to "go the distance," to do all that you ask, to take appropriate risks and to get going with the going gets tough. Athletes don't care about what you know, they just want to know that you care. John Wooden once said: "There's a great deal of LOVE in my coaching."
With a strong, positive relationship, you can ask your athletes to do all it takes to improve and they will oblige accordingly, provided you let them know that you have confidence in their ability to do it. They need to know, also, that if they fail, you will be there to help them to learn from the setback and help them eventually master it.
In the past 18 years, 40 of my teams have gone to a final four with 23 of these winning a national championship. I have written several books in several languages and produced DVD's on mental toughness and how to achieve peak performance. They continue to be used by coaches and athletes in the NBA, NFL, PGA and numerous NCAA programs such as the Universities of Maryland, Duke, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Stanford, Arkansas and many more. I am consistently asked to present keynote talks at major national coaching conventions as well as being invited to conduct coaching clinics for university athletic departments nationwide. These rich experiences have taught me so much, the most profound thing being this: great coaching and leadership entail not only the technical, skill training and strategic aspects of the game, but also. . . and perhaps more importantly. . . the personal, heart-related, affective aspects, as well as enabling you to inspire and motivate your athletes. I'm talking about teaching compassion, courage, fearlessness, tenacity, patience, respect, sacrifice, selflessness and more.
Coach Missy Meharg and the University of Maryland Field
Hockey team won 5 National Championships using Dr.
Lynch's Way of Champion strategies.
I write this to announce to you the availability of my sports psychology services, called "The Coach's Coach." If you are like me, you get stale or complacent at work. You are good but want to "kick it up a notch." If this is so, you need to know what I know, from 30 years of working with the best. I tailor my work with successful coaches to you and your program. My services include unlimited phone consultations, on-site visits, and e-mail, to help with your coaching issues on the journey to being the best you can be.
If you are interested in coming on board for the upcoming year, call me at (831)466-3031 or e-mail docj@wayofchampions.com and we can discuss it further. Perhaps others in your department would like to take part. You will be extremely pleased with the depth of our work as well as the practical nature of the exercises and their ability to inspire, motivate, and help your athletes to get beyond slumps and choking on their way to peak performance. I will help you to go beyond merely a "fix-it" approach to establishing a way to impact your players for a lifetime, insuring that they have a positive, uplifting and satisfying experience under your leadership.