Roger is a certified Mental Skills Coach and an accomplished Powerlifter working with college and high school teams and athletes. He has a passion to coach anyone who wants to achieve greatness. "Most people don't wake up each day and try to accomplish something greater than themselves," Roger says. "I want to inspire teams and athletes to "go for it," dream BIG, get after it, and not have any regrets," he adds.

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Roger trains athletes and teams to:

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• Perform Under Pressure

• Overcome Adversity

• Adapt in Stressful Situations

• Increase Self Confidence

• Improve Focus

• BA Speech Communications. Minor: Public Relations. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

• MA Christian Management and Leadership. Trinity Theological Seminary

• Mental Performance - Brian Cain Peak Performance

• Adaptability Certified Coach - AQai Inc.

• Mental Performance - Mental Performance Golf Academy (MPGA). Dr. Mat Park

• Human Behavior - DiSC. Wiley and Sons

• Team Cohesion - Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team. Wiley and Sons

• Emotional Intelligence - Lynn Leadership Group

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For more information on Roger visit https://www.powermentalperformance.com

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Episode Timeline: 00:00 Start 02:07 Coach Parker 07:24 Intro to Mental Performance 12:20 Cyber School 15:20 Mental Prep 19:10 Word-of-Mouth 21:00 Sports Movies 24:58 Testimonials 32:48 Adam Brazil | Breathing 36:45 Powerlifters 39:50 Training Consultants 43:09 Class Offerings 47:00 Demand for Training 51:15 Uncontrollables 55:13 Assessing Recruits 01:01:09 Transfer Portal 01:05:40 Documentary Uptick 01:09:44 Roger's Power Lifting 01:19:45 Final Thoughts