Mind Over Matter Sports
Meet the Coach

Mike LaZazzera

Expert in Performance Psychology

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Professional College Junior High School Youth
Background & Credentials

Meet Coach Laz

Mike LaZazzera has an authentic interest in helping athletes perform to the best of their abilities. Mike's pursuit of knowledge within this quest to help athletes has provided an impressive academic background with a Performance Psychology PhD as well as a Leadership PhD.

Mike has a significant sports psychology and sports counseling background with over 7,500 hours of counseling and mentoring athletes from amateur to Professional players. Mike has provided and implemented sports psychology workshops with various themes for a number of youth, high school, junior, college and professional teams. In addition, Mike has extensive experience providing direction and leadership for athletes looking to make it to the ‘next level’ … whatever that level may be.

Mike’s 40+ years of coaching, mentoring, leadership skills and counseling experience at all levels of sport has given him a tremendous understanding of the advantages performance enhancement coaching can provide for any athlete.

As a Sport Performance Coach, Mike is genuinely interested in helping athletes use psychological principles to achieve optimal mental health and to improve athletic performance, i.e., performance enhancement!

40+ Years Coaching
7,500+ Counseling Hours
5 Athletic Levels

The mind is the athlete’s most powerful weapon, and like any muscle, it can be trained to perform at the highest level.

Mike LaZazzera, Performance Psychology PhD
What We Work On

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

As a Sport Performance Coach, I am interested in helping athletes use psychological principles to achieve optimal mental health and to improve athletic performance (performance enhancement).

Mental Foundation

  • Anxiety Management
  • Goal Setting
  • Focus
  • Motivation
  • Confidence
  • Burnout Management
  • Self-Efficacy

Performance Skills

  • Visualization
  • Mental Toughness
  • Leadership
  • Mindfulness
  • Imagery
  • Depression Management
  • Communication Skills

Game Excellence

  • Time Management
  • Managing Fear
  • Performance Enhancement
  • Managing Pressure
  • Coming Back From Injury
  • Empowerment
  • Self-Talk
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