Book Private Basketball Lessons with Coach Scott
Mental performance coach helping athletes compete with confidence and clarity
Mental performance coach helping athletes compete with confidence and clarity
I help athletes from any sport build confidence, manage pressure, and perform with clarity. With an M.A. in Performance Psychology and experience working with 19 sports at the college level, I teach athletes the mental skills that improve consistency, focus, and competitive results.
Downers Grove, IL
Available: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sun
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Weekly Availability
Monday
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Tuesday
12:00 AM - 12:45 AM
1:00 AM - 1:45 AM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 12:45 AM
1:00 AM - 1:45 AM
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Friday
12:00 AM - 12:45 AM
1:00 AM - 1:45 AM
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Sunday
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Get to know Coach Scott
About Me:
I played two years of Division III baseball before a knee injury ended my career earlier than I ever expected. That experience pushed me toward understanding the mental side of sport. I went on to earn my bachelor’s in psychology with a minor in Sport Studies from the University of Iowa, then completed my Master of Arts in Performance Psychology at National University in La Jolla, CA.
From there, I worked for the sport psychologist who was contracted by the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies, gaining experience with elite athletes and high-pressure environments. After two years, I started my own practice and later built the performance psychology program at Joliet Junior College, where I work with all 19 sports, including national champions and numerous All-Americans.
I currently live in Downers Grove with my wife, our two-year-old son, and our two dogs. Everything I teach comes from a mix of formal training, real competitive experience, and the perspective of someone who had to figure out the mental game the hard way.
How I can help you improve your game:
I help athletes recognize what’s happening mentally and give them the tools to manage it. Whether you struggle with confidence, nerves, overthinking, frustration, or inconsistency, I teach evidence-based techniques that help you perform with composure. Athletes learn to slow the game down, control emotions, stay focused under pressure, and trust their training. These mental skills apply to every sport. Performance is performance.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Sessions focus entirely on mental performance. We start with what you’re experiencing: confidence dips, anxiety, overthinking, emotional swings, or trouble performing in big moments. From there, we work through skills like mindfulness, breathwork, reframing, routines, attentional control, and self-awareness strategies. Everything is tailored to your sport, your role, and the specific moments where you struggle. You’ll leave each session with a clear, practical action you can use right away in competition.
Career summary and accomplishments:
Former college baseball player Current junior college baseball coach M.A. in Performance Psychology Worked for the sport psychologist contracted by the Denver Broncos & Colorado Rockies Founded the sport psychology program at Joliet Junior College Provide mental performance coaching to all 19 intercollegiate sports Experience with athletes from youth to professional levels
Best coach I ever had:
My dad. He taught me to see problems from different perspectives, reframe challenges, and respond instead of react. Lessons that shaped the way I coach today.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I’m direct, encouraging, and big on honesty. I teach athletes how to understand themselves, manage pressure, and perform with confidence. I struggled with anxiety throughout my playing career and didn’t understand it at the time — that experience drives me. I want athletes to have the tools I never had. I care deeply about self-awareness, growth, and giving athletes mental skills that actually work in the moments that matter.
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