Experience
Carrie Cheadle is a mental skills coach who lives in Petaluma, just north of San Francisco, California. Carrie has been consulting with teams, organizations, and individual athletes since 2002. She has worked with athletes at every level, from recreational athletes to elite and professional athletes competing at national and international levels. Carrie has worked with athletes and teams in many different sports and specializes in working with cyclists and endurance athletes. She is a sought-after speaker for endurance training groups and cycling teams across the country. Carrie also specializes in working with athletes and exercisers with Type 1 diabetes.Education
Carrie received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at Sonoma State University and her Master of Arts degree in sport psychology at John. F. Kennedy University. She has been a member of AASP (Association for Applied Sport Psychology) since 2002 and became an AASP certified consultant in 2007. Carrie is also adjunct faculty for both Dominican University of California and John F. Kennedy University teaching undergraduate and graduate level sport psychology classes.Carrie has written a number of articles and guest blogs and has been interviewed as an expert resource for articles that have appeared in VeloNews, Outside Magazine, Bicycling Magazine, Sporting Kid, Snowboard Canada, Men's Fitness, and Women's Health. She has been on the "Form & Fitness" expert panel for Cyclingnews.com since 2007.
Carrie is energetic, fun, has a great sense of humor, and employs a real-life approach to working on the mental aspects of sport and performance with the athletes she works with. Carrie has her own personal commitment to life-long fitness and when she isn’t working with athletes, you might find her running or hiking a trail, or hitting the slopes on her snowboard.
Carrie's mental skills advice is current, practical, and accessible for athletes of every level and in every sport. Carrie offers real-world tools and practical skills that any athlete can easily put to use right away. Using and practicing these fundamental techniques will help any athlete develop essential skills and habits that instill focus, discipline and a positive mindset for success in sports, as well as life beyond the playing field.
From Carrie Cheadle
"I love what I do. I love working with athletes. I love helping people achieve their goals and have more fun participating in their sport. I’ve had athletes achieve amazing athletic accomplishments – things they never thought were possible for them. I’ve worked with athletes that get so nervous before their competition that they wonder if they should quit and can now show up to their events and not only perform well, but actually enjoy it! I’ve worked with injured athletes through their recovery and then have them return to their sport only to have their greatest season yet. I believe every person has the potential to be an athlete and every athlete has the capability of improving their motivation, confidence, and focus."Connect with Carrie
You can find more great information from Carrie Cheadle at a variety of locations on the web, and in the media, including her web site where you can site up for her free mental skills training newsletter. You can also subscribe to her Facebook page (Mental Skills Training for Athletes) her Twitter feed (Feed the Athlete) or check out her blog and web site on a regular basis to learn the insider information on the latest sports psychology news, tips and skills.Check the following links to learn more great mental skills training tools, sports psychology advice, and athlete training tips and tricks from Carrie Cheadle.
