Dr. Lauer Bio

Larry Lauer, Ph D, CC-AASP

Mental Skills Specialist

United States Tennis Association Player Development

Boca Raton, Florida

Sport Psychology Consultant

Founder of Championship Performance Consulting, Lauer & Associates

Certified Consultant, Association of Applied Sport Psychology

Listed in the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry, 2012-2016

Sport psychology consultant to:

USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, MI;
Michigan State University Men’s Tennis team;
East Lansing High School Girls Varsity Basketball,
St. Stephens Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas,
Professional Tennis Player and Coach Marcio Torres,

and many other athletes from youth to professional.

Conducts workshops for Competitive Edge Skating out of Brighton, MI and Bandits Goaltending School 

(Clients and partners listed with permission and a previous, unsolicited, public announcement of my work with the client)

Coaching Educator, Program Designer, and Researcher

Formerly, Director of Coaching Education and Development

Institute for the Study of Youth Sports                                                            

Michigan State University

Coach, Parent, and Athlete Educator and Consultant for USA Hockey, USA Tennis, USOC, Michigan High School Athletic Association, and the National Wrestling Coaches Association

Named one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute for International Sport

Coach/Director of Programs

Volunteer Assistant Coach, Michigan State University Men’s Tennis

Former Hockey Director at the Flyers Skate Zone in Pennsauken, New Jersey

Writer

Lead editor of the USTA Mental Skills and Drills Handbook

Hockey Edge Newsletter, Hockey Edge NHL Blog, and Tennis Mental Edge Blog

Formerly a columnist for NHL.com

Contributor to the mental wrestling skills and drills for Dr. Dennis Johnson's book Wrestling Drills for the Mat and the Mind

Dr. Larry Lauer is the Mental Skills Specialist for USTA Player Development in Boca Raton, Florida. Formerly, he was the Director of Coaching Education and Development in the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) at Michigan State University, and an assistant coach for MSU Men's Tennis. Larry has a Ph D in exercise and sport science, sport psychology and was the founder of Championship Performance Consulting. He was the Sport Psychology Consultant to USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program prior to joining the USTA and provided mental performance consults with athletes, teams and coaches from the youth to professional levels of sport.

Larry was a coaching educator for USA Hockey and assists the USTA in junior player camps and parent workshops. An AASP Certified Consultant and listed in the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry, 2012-2016, Larry was named one of the 100 Most Influential Sport Educators in America by the Institute for International Sport. He played an integral role in developing the coaching education curriculums for the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Think Detroit Police Athletic League, and the National Wrestling Coaches Association Leadership Training Program.

Larry is the first editor of the USTA Mental Skills and Drills book. He also has written in many popular magazines and was a correspondent to NHL.com writing mental toughness articles during the 2008 National Hockey League playoffs.