Coach Tyler, holds a doctorate in sport & performance psychology and has years of experience as an athlete and a coach, trains mental performance skills and theories that transfer beyond sports. He helps athletes to build lasting confidence through self-awareness, improve focus and concentration, increase emotional control and intelligence, create productive routines, increase ability to handle high-pressure situations, increase recover from mistakes, strengthen resilience and perseverence, and to compete with composure. These skills apply to sports, but more than that, they apply to school, relationships, leadership, and life. He is a whole athlete coach and includes training for parents and coaches so they have the skills to support their athletes to perform at the highest levels.

Athletes Don’t Struggle Because They Lack Talent

Most athletes struggle because of something deeper that they are carrying or battling against. Whether it is performance anxiety, fear of failure, lack of confidence, emotional reactions after mistakes, difficulty focusing under pressure, overhtinking during games, inconsistency in performance, or difficulty bouncing back after a setback, there’s ways to help. Physical training for strength, speed, and skills is important but it is the mental training that will determine how athletes perfore under pressure.

What makes Peregrine Rising Mental Performance different than other coaches and programs?

In one word, INVESTMENT. Coach Tyler cares about each athlete and he is passionate about the psychology of sport. He dedicated almost a decade between a masters and doctorate learning about the theories, processes, and neuroscience behind how the brain and body work and perform. He brings an academic perspective with real-world application as a prior athlete. He also has spent years in the research field studying how physical activity and mental health are related, he has extensive public speaking experience, and truly loves sport. He served over 17 years in the U.S. Military and brought his passion to mentorship and development to mental performance coaching.

Coach Tyler not only teaches the mental performance skills and theories, but he explains why it works to the athletes which creates greater buy-in and follow through which can be seen in their long-term performance. He uses two psychological frameworks in his coaching, Self-Determination Theory which has been shown to increase intrinsic motivation, internalization of new habits, and increases in perceptions of psychological well-being and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Theory to help athletes learn to acknowledge the cues their body is giving them while being flexible and able to continue performing. He also believes in a community wellness approach and encourages athletes, parents, and teams to invest in their local communities. This can increase perceptions of self-worth and relatedness within their communities that can also support psychological well-being and health psychological development for youth athletes.

Coach Tyler has experience working with:

• Youth (10-12U athletes): Baseball, Soccer

• High School Athletes: Soccer, Football, Ice Hockey, Softball, MTB, & Baseball

• College Athletes: Baseball, Ice Hockey, & MTB

• Adults Athletes: Triathletes, MTB

• Return-to-Sport Athletes (ACL Tear; Rotator Cuff Tear): Soccer & Softball

• Team Sport Coaches: Baseball, Football, & Lacrosse

• Endurance Athletes: Triathletes & Mountain Bike Racers

• Extreme Sport Athletes: Skateboarding & Snowboarding

• Combat Sport Athletes: Boxing & Taekwondo

• Transitioning Athletes from competitive sports: College Graduates

• Transitioning Military Members into the Civilian World

• Corporate Professionals