
Mental performance coach helping competitive athletes build consistency through structured mental performance training.
I believe training the mind is just as important as training the body. Maybe even more important. An athlete can have all the physical skills in the world, but without the mental skills to use those abilities consistently and effectively, those skills can be difficult to access when pressure is highest.
I understand that personally. I played competitive basketball through college and struggled mentally during my first two years as a college athlete. I did not have the resources or support I needed to navigate confidence, self-doubt, and the mental demands of competition. That experience stayed with me.
When I began coaching girls basketball, I started seeing those same struggles in athletes at much younger ages. I realized I wanted to become the resource I needed when I was their age.
I help athletes of any age, sport, or competitive level develop confidence, respond more effectively to mistakes, manage self-doubt, and build the mental skills needed to compete with greater consistency and composure.
My background includes four years as a Division III basketball player, a bachelor's degree in exercise science, nearly three years as a personal trainer working with a variety of clients, and one year as a Division I assistant strength coach. I have also coached girls junior high and high school basketball since 2023.
As a Mental Performance Center™ coach, I use the MPC system to give athletes a structured, evidence-based approach to developing mental performance skills. My goal is to create a space where athletes feel known, supported, challenged, and equipped to become more confident competitors and people.
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I do not give pep talks. I do not tell athletes to try harder or believe in themselves more. I teach specific, trainable mental skills that change how athletes prepare, compete, and recover.
The athletes I work with learn how to manage pressure, reset after mistakes, and show up with confidence, not because they feel different, but because they have practiced the skills that create those outcomes.
Everything I do is built on the Mental Performance Center™ system: evidence-based, structured, and designed for real competition. Not theory. Application.


Tim is a former physician, entrepreneur, and performance specialist who excels at turning complex ideas into simple, teachable systems.
He leads the strategic development of the MPC methodology and coach training standards.

Ivan is a mental performance coach with deep experience supporting competitive athletes.
He focuses on developing confidence, composure, and preparation habits that directly translate into stronger performance.
every session has a purpose and a plan
the skills I teach are backed by research, not opinion
we work on real moments from real competition, not abstract concepts
I create a safe, judgment-free space for athletes to grow
you will know what your athlete is working on and how to help

"The position my son plays doesn't give you much room to unravel and MPC gave him the tools to handle that pressure. He has a reset routine that actually works and a calmness we hadn't seen from him before. His coaches brought up his leadership without us even saying anything. But what's surprised us most is how it's shown up away from football, the way he carries himself, how he handles hard conversations. He's not just becoming a better player. He's growing up."

"Carter has always been a competitive kid, but learning how to reset after mistakes has taken his game to another level. He stays locked in now, a bad shift doesn't turn into a bad period anymore. He's more vocal on the ice, more confident with the puck, and when he comes home after a tough game he actually leaves it at the rink. The biggest thing for us? He believes he belongs out there. That mindset shift has been everything."
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