Dan Peterson

80 Percent Mental was created in 2008 to study the latest cognitive science research for clues on how to improve an athlete’s brain processes, including vision, reaction, perception, pattern-recognition, learning, and decision making.

After many years of focus on these topics, I have learned that the neuroscience community is only at the tip of the iceberg of understanding an athlete’s brain. Still, there has been an enormous amount of progress during that time and my goal is to synthesize the current research from the lab into bite-size chunks that players, parents and coaches can use everyday.

What is an Athlete Cognition Coach?
I work with teams and clubs at the youth, high school and college level to design cognitive assessment and training programs that supplement traditional sport coaching.

These programs can include:
- Continuing education for coaches (and parents) on the latest cognitive and educational psychology research to understand how kids learn sports skills
- 15-minute cognitive assessments that identify an athlete's strengths and weaknesses
- Research, set-up and training of sport-specific cognition training methods, drills and environments
- Results tracking and measurement to show program ROI from better game performance
Please contact me anytime to discuss how these concepts and ideas can help your young athletes train their brains for better results.

Thanks!
Dan

Dan Peterson
Athlete Cognition Consultant
Dan@80PercentMentalcom
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