Premier Sport Psychology

From baseball to basketball. Soccer to swimming. Golf to gymnastics. At Premier Sport Psychology, we have specialists in every sport, professionals who understand the unique mental demands of your game and know how to help you perform at your best. We are proud to be the country’s largest independent provider of sport psychology and mental performance coaching, working with athletes from youth to the pros, in every corner of the U.S.

Team USA wrapped an incredible week at the USA Curling Olympic Trials - showing focus, composure, and the relentless competitive mindset it takes to perform on the world stage. A huge congratulations to every athlete who competed this week. What happens behind the scenes matters, and we’re honored to be part of that community. Thank you to Phill Drobnick and the entire organization for the continued trust and partnership.

Team USA is bringing incredible mental resilience to the ice this last week at the USA Curling Olympic Trials! Dr. Carlin Anderson and Premier Sport Psychology are proud to support athletes on their journey to competing at their highest potential.

Check out our new article at the Premier Mindset Institute on the power of staying present during competition... PMI research shows that fewer than 25% of athletes can stay fully present during competition. The rest? Caught replaying mistakes or anticipating outcomes. Although replaying mistakes or anticipating outcomes is a natural function of the human brain’s default mode network, it is a performance liability. Mindfulness and Attentional Control can change that. Through the Premier Mindset Program, and tools we use at Premier Sport Psychology like NeuroTracker and BlazePods, athletes learn to notice distractions, recover faster, and refocus under pressure. Peak performance starts with present-moment focus. Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gYiex2Sg

PMI research shows 91% of collegiate athletes struggle to let go of negative thoughts - often replaying mistakes or overanalyzing instead of resetting. The key isn’t to silence those thoughts, but to reset and redirect focus so performance can recover faster.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Premier Mindset Institute (PMI) — a major step forward in our mission to advance the science and practice of performance psychology. PMI builds on years of applied experience from our Premier Sport Psychology practitioners and partnerships across every level of sport — grounding that expertise in data to analyze thousands of athletes and leaders, uncovering what truly drives sustainable performance and wellbeing. Stay tuned — there’s much more to come.

Dr. Adam

We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Kirbi R. Kidd, PsyD, LP of Premier Sport Psychology will be joining the speaker lineup at the 2025 Sports Performance Summit