About Racing Psychology

Dr. Patrick Cohn

Mental Training for MX, Kart, and Auto Racing

Discover how to quickly sharpen your race focus, boost confidence, and stay in control on the track! Dr. Patrick J. Cohn, sport and racing psychology expert, helps racers in all motor sports to improve mental toughness for racing — and reach peak performance on the race track.

If you’re not performing up to your potential on the track, you’ll want to take a good look at your mental game of racing. Dr. Cohn is the author of the CD programs, The Confident Auto Racer and Arm Pump Solved. He’s worked with National Champions in Motocross to NASCAR winners to help them get on the podium.

At Racing Psychology, you can read mental game articles or browse our mental training programs for auto racers, drag racers, motorcycle racers, and motocross racers. Please browse our racing psychology articles for racers.

Dr. Cohn provides peak performance strategies for motocross, auto, and motorsports racers. Learn how to improve your performance by improving your mental game of racing using sports psychology strategies.

Jaclyn Ellis, M.S., MGCP

Jaclyn Ellis, M.S., MGCP, is a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) with Peak Performance Sports. She is also completing the requirements to be a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). She earned a Master’s degree from Illinois State University.

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.

She has provided mental performance coaching to youth, high school, college, and adult athletes in all sports, including racing. Her passion is working with athletes, coaches, and parents to enhance both performance and enjoyment of sport.

Carolyne Lawley, M.S., MGCP

Carolyne is a mental performance coach for Peak Performance Sports. She earned a Master’s 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.

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, as well as a Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) with Peak Performance Sports, LLC. Coach Carolyne has provided mental performance coaching to collegiate athletes.

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