Dr. Jerry Lynch: Sports Psychologist and Acclaimed Author

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Jerry Lynch to the show. Dr. Lynch is a sports psychologist and the author of seventeen books, including "Let Them Play: The Power and Joy of Mindful Sports Parenting." In this conversation, Dr. Lynch discusses the relationship of parents and their kids surrounding a positive sports culture. In the world of hyper competitive sports beginning at a very young age, this is a must listen conversation for parents and coaches. Jerry first learned about extraordinary performance and excellence as a nationally ranked competitive athlete sponsored by Nike, running world class times from 5,000 meters to the marathon, setting an American record in the half-marathon, winning a National Championship and many other races against athletes half his age. He took what he learned about himself and life from his competitive days and parlayed it into a dynamic successful career helping athletes and coaches in all sports to use his performance and leadership strategies to up their game and discover the best version of themselves. To give a clearer sense about his professional life as an author, leader, coach and mentor, Jerry combines Eastern thought, Native American tradition, and western psychology to help create mental strength, spiritual dexterity, inspiration and empowerment not only for competitive events but for self-awareness, confidence and how to be the best version of yourself each day. Dr. Lynch has been recognized as one of the top five in his profession nationwide. He has worked with teams, coaches and athletes in the NBA, Pro Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, with men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf and other sports at the universities of North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, California, Syracuse, Stanford, Harvard and Middlebury. In the past 30 years alone, he has help guide 115 championship teams, 55 Final Fours resulting in 39 National Championships at the collegiate and professional levels. Jerry is a dynamic, entertaining, inspirational, provocative, and humorous teacher and speaker with topics on leadership, coaching, team culture building, winning the relationship game, and core value development. Some of his presentations include Keynote Talks at the New Zealand National Academy of Sport, Der Deutsche Schmerztog in Germany, the U.S.National Field Hockey Coaches convention, the Ironman Sports Medicine Conference in Hawaii, the USA Lacrosse National Convention and the NIKE/China Leadership Summit in Lanai, Hawaii. Dr. Lynch has had extensive media interview coverage with CBS, NBC, and PBS national television, the New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, Outside Magazine and over 400 national radio broadcasts, podcasts and webinars. He co-hosts the Way of Champions podcast, one of the top-rated podcasts in the world for coaches. The author of 15 books in over 10 languages, Dr. Lynch is the founder and director of WAY OF CHAMPIONS, a human potential and performance consulting group helping others master the deep inner game for sports, business and life. How to contact Jerry Lynch: Way of Champions website [email protected] How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton: Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/ Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton