Director of Mental Performance: Mike Mata, CMPC

Overview

“As a child I was fortunate to be involved in many of the classic team sports: football (alongside Drew), baseball, hockey, soccer, basketball, and tennis. In my early teens, my family and I shifted the focus toward the competitive world of motocross. While this gained momentum, we began to travel and race around the New England area. As the story goes, I ended up facing a couple of back-to-back, severe injuries, and in persevering, I learned how to effectively channel my efforts into the values of appreciation, kindness, growth, and giving back. My perspective and intrinsic drive have been shaped by this ongoing and intentional effort, naturally bringing me into the field of psychology and into this role. The Dawgpatch is an organization that I’m honored to work with, and my role within is to actively build mental performance tools and to apply it in ways that are relevant to our mission. Whether you’re a part of the DPB community or otherwise, I welcome a space where we can dive deeper into how this work can be applied to your life.”

Mike is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®); the official title for sport psychology practitioners recognized by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Reach out to Mike to co-create your own personalized mental toolkit.