Over at Sports Mind Skills we recently had a surge in sales of a video by Sports Psychologist Ken Ravizza on Mental Skills for Competitive Athletes . I didn’t know what caused the surge so I checked our stats and saw a lot of people had Googled his name before coming to our site.

I Google Newsed myself (if that’s a word) and up came a recent story concerning Ken Ravizza and how he mentored big league Baseball player Evan Longoria. It seems people were impressed with the story and wanted to find out more about Ravizza.

Besides Ravizza, there are many great Sports Psychs out there who have done supreme work with athletes who didn’t quite have it all but went on to become champions after their help.

So I wanted to list some of the other ones I admire.

Terry Orlick - Canadian psych and author of the must read book In Pursuit of Excellence . Terry has worked with thousands of Olympic and Professional athletes and coaches, corporate leaders, astronauts, surgeons, top classical musicians, dancers, opera singers and other performing artists, mission control professionals, and many others engaged in high stress performance missions.

Jerry Lynch - An integrator of eastern ideas into western sport, Jerry created the Way of the Champion series and well as multiple books on the mind-body conenction. According to LPGA champion Anika Soresten Jerry Lynch’s book, Thinking Body, Dancing Mind , is one I have used to turn my game around (from an interview on national TV).

Alan Goldberg - Author of 25 mental toughness training programs and books for athletes on sports psychology and peak performance. His signature product 14 Steps to Mental Toughness has helped thousands to develop a stronger focus in pressure situations.

Timothy Gallwey – Creator of the Inner Game concept (Tennis , Golf and Work ) Tim brings a fresh perspective to mental training for sport. In his first book, Inner Game of Golf (new edition 2009), Gallwey’s ultimate insight into the game is that a golfer’s mind is a golfer’s worst enemy; too much thinking only gets in the way. If you’re not into Golf or Tennis it’ll still be easy to absorb ideas that will help you become a true athlete. Essential reading (in fact I just convinced myself to order the latest edition of Inner Game of Golf !).

Robert M. Nideffer - One of America’s most illustrious Sports Psychologists. He developed The Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS), one of the most widely-used assessments in sports and business. Nideffer has written 17 books and authored over 100 research and applied articles.

Just a few of my favorites – who are yours? – ones you’ve worked with or benefited from their books, videos or articles?

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