Dallas, TX – The Grow the Game Initiative has announced Dr. Patrick Cohn, President of Peak Performance Sports, as an expert panelist.  Dr. Patrick Cohn, who is one of the world’s leading mental game coaches, has announced his support of the Grow the Game Initiative. Dr. Patrick Cohn stated, “The Grow the Game Initiative is providing families across the U.S. with valuable resources to keep kids playing hockey. Their focus on improving the youth hockey experience helps ensure that more kids will learn critical life lessons from the game of hockey.”

One key aspect of the partnership will be Dr. Cohn’s support of each state’s Grow the Game program. Dr. Cohn will provide expert articles as well as answer questions from hockey parents about the mental aspect of hockey. Dr. Cohn will also provide prizes from his company, Peak Performance Sports, for the hockey association whose success stories are shared on GrowTheGame.com.

“Patrick is one of the leading mental game coaches in the world. We are extremely privileged to be working with Patrick. His insight and expert coaching will be invaluable for hockey players and parents across the country. We are proud to be working with Patrick to grow hockey across the U.S.” TK Stohlman, President of the Youth Sports Coalition stated.

Future plans of the Grow the Game/Peak Performance Sports partnership include working together to develop programs to improve the hockey confidence for all hockey players as well as for hockey parents.

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About Patrick Cohn

As the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports (www.peaksports.com) in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Patrick J. Cohn teaches mental skills and sports psychology techniques to athletes, teams, and corporate professionals to help improve performance. Having earned his doctoral degree in Education specializing in Applied Sports Psychology from the University of Virginia (1991), Dr. Cohn has coached thousands of athletes to develop mental strategies to enter “the zone” faster and stay there longer. Dr. Cohn also teaches his mental game coaching system, the MGCP certification program (Mental Game Coaching Professional) to qualified coaches, trainers, and sports psychology students in training.  Visit Peaksports.com to gain access to over 500 exclusive mental game articles, audio programs, and interviews with athletes and coaches to enhance your athletic potential: call 888-742-7225.

About Grow the Game Initiative

The Grow the Game Initiative is a national program to grow the game of hockey across the U.S. Founded by the Youth Sports Coalition the Grow the Game Initiative’s goal is to grow the game of hockey so that all players learn life lessons through hockey participation. For more information, please visit: www.GrowtheGame.com