Dr. Panepinto has been helping athletes and coaches optimize performance for three decades. As a
certified tennis professional (highest designation of the Professional Tennis Registry) and former elite competitor, he has developed a comprehensive view of development as an athlete, coach, and individual.
With a specialty in Sports Psychology and Sports Counseling (Certified Sports Counselor accredited by the International Sports Professionals Association), he served athletes (in several sports), performers, writers, and coaches.
He has written articles for Tennis Pro, the International Sports Professionals Association (ISPA), and has been featured in articles on martial arts. In addition, he has developed content and courses on Mental Toughness for athletes and parents, as well as CEU courses for the ISPA.
Sports Psychology Services:
- Face-to-face Coaching
- Counseling
- Consultation
- Virtual Coaching (video, phone, email): an excellent distance option
- Fees: $150 initial session; $120 per session (45 minutes)
To inquire about services please use the contact page.
Published Articles by Dr. Panepinto (in Tennis Pro):
Where Motivation and Development Meet: The Intersection of Player and System on the Competitive Path
Keys to Mental toughness
The Competitive Mindset as Part of a Comprehensive Structure
The Development of Self in Coaching: How Meaning-Making Influences the Coach-Player Relationship
Developing a Resilient Mindset: The Two Processes of Intentional Progress
Motivation and Performance: An Inside-Out Approach
Letting it Happen: Removing the Obstacles to Flow
Untying the Knots of Self-Talk
Aligning Development for Players and Programs
Playing with Numbers: Planning Outcomes with Quality in Mind
RESOURCES
(Content and Courses developed By Dr. Panepinto)
For articles on Sports performance visit:
This course was originally created for The Internation Sports Professionals Association
Helping Young Athletes Grow Mentally Tough:
Lifetime Skills Parents Can Teach Their Children-- On and Off The Field
Above the Field of Play:
A Developmental Approach to the Psychology of Sports and Performance
The Arc of Peak Performance ...delivers the important psychological essentials to complement the physical skills and strategies of your sport on the path to competitive excellence. The Arc offers a developmental approach to the psychology of performance, providing a foundation to unlock potential at each stage. This workbook provides a framework for the most important psychological concepts to structure your learning and improvement.
Sports Psychology and Performance
Above the Court: A Mental Mastery Framework for Next Level Tennis provides the pathway to improving your psychological approach to learning, competing, and unlocking precious potential. This work offers a comprehensive, developmental approach to improving your mental game at every level. Above the Court offers eleven of the most important principles of peak performance, active learning to apply the information, and a host of tools and techniques to practice on court and off. If you are serious about your game, then what is truly needed is a fundamental change of mind, a rise in ability and knowledge that opens up higher levels of tennis performance.
Above the Field of Play
Studies point to the leverage that psychological
principles provide for success, well-being, and
optimal performance. Above the Field of Play
draws from the growing literature on development,
motivation, positive psychology, neuroscience
(and more), delivered in a concise and practical format.
This workbook will be an invaluable reference
and tool for growth for years to come.