{"id":37,"date":"2008-01-03T13:07:42","date_gmt":"2008-01-03T13:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:56:22","slug":"about-the-authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/about-the-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa E. Cohn and Dr. Patrick Cohn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Helping Young Athletes Improve Performance <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate Sports Parent<\/strong> by Peak Performance Sports was developed by Dr. Patrick Cohn, a leading \u201cmental game\u201d expert at Peaksports.com<\/a>, and his sister Lisa Cohn, a parenting writer and sports mom to four children.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Youth Sports Psychology<\/strong> provides sports parents, coaches, and educators with the cutting edge programs for enhancing sports parenting and youth coaching skills to boost kids\u2019 mental game toughness and success sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D.<\/strong>, earned his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Virginia in 1991, specializing in sports psychology, and founded Peak Performance Sports in 1994. Dr. Cohn is an author, professional speaker and one of the nation’s leading mental game coaches. His coaching programs instill confidence, composure and effective mental strategies that enable athletes and teams to reach their performance goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Cohn has consulted with numerous high-profile teams, including the Miami Dolphins, NASCAR winners, NHL Players, National Motocross Champions, and PGA Tour professional golfers, among them Brian Watts and J. L. Lewis. Click here to visit Dr. Cohn’s website, Peak Performance Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lisa Cohn<\/strong> is an award-winning parenting writer and author whose stories have appeared in the Huffington Post, Mothering, the Christian Science Monitor, Parenting and other publications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s the host of Ultimate Sports Parent Radio, a podcast that attracts up to 4,000 downloads per episode. Lisa is a sports mom to three young athletes and is a former youth sports coach. Lisa played three sports as a student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ct. Visit www.LisaECohn.com<\/a> for more information about her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mental Performance Coaches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About Jaclyn<\/strong> Ellis, M.S., MGCP<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Jaclyn Ellis, M.S., MGCP,<\/a> is a mental performance coach<\/strong> for Peak Performance Sports. She earned a Master\u2019s degree from Illinois State University. Her passion is working with athletes, coaches and parents to enhance both performance and enjoyment of sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has provided mental performance coaching<\/strong> to youth and elite athletes in various sports. Jaclyn has experience using cognitive programs like NeuroTracker and Eye Matrix to improve an athlete\u2019s eye-tracking movements and cognitive functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Lane Schwartz, M.S., MGCP<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Lane Schwarz is a mental performance coach with a Master of Science in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lane is working toward earning his Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC)<\/strong> designation through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and is completing the Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) certification<\/strong>, trained directly by Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports, LLC. Learn more about virtual session with a mental performance coach.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Carolyne Lawley, M.S., MGCP<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Carolyne is a mental performance coach<\/strong> for Peak Performance Sports. She earned a Master\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. She is a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) with Peak Performance Sports, LLC. Coach Carolyne has provided mental performance coaching to collegiate athletes<\/strong>. Learn more about\u00a0virtual session with a mental performance coach.<\/a> as a Mental Game Coaching Pr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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