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IMGCA Coach Radek Sefcik Stresses
Importance of Mental Game to Hockey Player
(Dec. 4, 2009) Hampton Roads, VA
IMGCA Certified Mental Game Master Coach Radek Sefcik has
been providing mental coaching to hockey player Vladimir Mihalik
of the Norfolk Admirals. Milahik's game has improved since
he has been using techniques learned from Coach Sefcik, including
grading himself after each game. Learn more at this article
from the Virginian-Pilot.
News Release:
May 15, 2009 - Los Angeles, California
"The Mental Game" Television Series Completes Pilot Episode
 TMG
Entertainment announces the launch of their new television
series program, "The Mental Game", and the completion
of the episode, "The Mental Game" tennis pilot.
"The Mental Game" is a half hour reality-style television
show, hosted by the acclaimed author and mental game coach,
Bill Cole, MS, MA. The show focuses on how accomplished people
learn, perform and achieve greatness and will explore how
these people think, access mental toughness and overcome adversity.
Bill Cole says, "Paradoxically, the mind is the last frontier
of study and control in anything we do. Top achievers and
performers know that mind power is what separates them from
the rest of the field and catapults them into the winner's
circle. Especially in these tough economic times, a program
that recognizes obstacles and provides tools to conquer the
challenges and to achieve success is extremely relevant. A
strong mental game, whether on the court, in the board room
or in personal relationships, is a desire of everyone."
Bill Cole, with over 30 years in sports psychology, research
and mental game coaching that bring a unique brand of skilled
education to the audience, has also authored the acclaimed
book The Mental Game of Tennis which is changing the way millions
of tennis fans approach their game. Bill Cole has coached
seven national champions and was formerly the Sport Psychology
Coach for the Israeli Davis Cup Team from 1999 to 2001. His
professional players have had ATP Tour career wins over Pete
Sampras, Marat Safin and Andy Roddick.
"The Mental Game" television program is produced and
directed by John Cole and is seeking distribution. For more
information on "The Mental Game" television program
please visit www.mentalgametvshow.com.
Program & Media Contact:
News Release: May 4, 2009 - Silicon
Valley, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA as author of
the mental training chapter in a new book by an Olympic Gold
medalist.
 Harper
Collins Canada engaged Bill Cole, MS, MA to write the chapter
on mental training for the upcoming book Curl To Win,
by the two-time world curling champion, and 2006 Olympic Gold
Medalist Russ Howard, who was named "Curler of the Century"
by Sweep magazine.
Russ Howard has won every curling prize going. He's a record
holder for an astonishing 107 Brier wins; a multiple World
Championship winner; and a key member of Team Gushue, the
gold medal-winning Canadian curling team at the 2006 Winter
Olympics. Howard's legacy is further secured by his creation
of the "Moncton Rule," which has dramatically changed the
game.
But it was Howard's recent role as unofficial coach to his
daughter Ashley, also an elite curler, that convinced him
to gather his three decades of experience, his huge talent
for motivating and his ability to synthesize the mental game
with the physical one to write the guide that no curler -
novice or elite - should be without.
Curl To Win is scheduled to be published in
September of 2009.
Bill Cole is a prolific author with over 400 published articles
worldwide. Bill's book The Mental Game of Golf
will be published June of 2009. His book The Mental
Game of Tennis is being revised and expanded and will
be published July of 2009. He was named the golf psychology
columnist for Four Corners Golf Magazine in 2009.
For more information, or to schedule a media interview, please
contact:
Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191, TOLL FREE: 888-445-0291
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: July
22, 2008 - San Jose, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces that the company founder
and CEO Bill Cole, MS, MA has signed an agreement to be the
new golf psychology columnist for Four Corners Golf Magazine.
 The
magazine is a new glossy, full-size offering in the golf publishing
space, covering all aspects of golf in the southwest US, with
a national flair as well.
In this capacity Bill will be writing about the mental factors
of golf, such as concentration, the zone, mental readiness,
mental toughness, the psychology of putting, mental readiness
strategies, mental learning strategies for lesson-taking,
stress control, how to create a winning mind set in golf,
the art of self-coaching in golf and how to compete more effectively.
Bill has been under a sports psychology coaching contract
with one of the world's top 50 golf coaches, Joe Thiel, who
coaches many top-ranked men and women Golf Tour pros. Joe
is also the Head Golf Coach for Mizuno Golf worldwide. The
Joe Thiel Worldwide Golf Academies operate in Olympia Washington,
Palm Springs, CA, Japan and Korea. We coach Joe to coach his
players on their mental games and write the golf psychology
curriculum for his golf academies. Joe started Se Ri Pak,
the youngest woman ever to win the US Open Women's Golf Championships
in her rookie year, 1998. She has been in the top ranks since.
Joe also coaches Nationwide Pro Tour player Brock Mackenzie
and his sister Paige Mackenzie, an upcoming star on the LPGA
Pro Tour.
William B. Cole Consultants founder and CEO Bill Cole, MS, MA is an internationally
and nationally recognized peak performance mind coach. He
is a multiple Hall of Fame honoree, a Hall Of Fame athlete
and coach, an award-winning scholar-athlete and has coached
at the highest levels of major-league pro sports, big-time
college athletics and corporate America. Bill is the author
of a published book and over 300 articles that have appeared
around the world. Bill is the author of the golf book The
Mental Game of Golf: Peak Performance Mind Tools.
That work can be purchased here:
http://www.sportspsychologycoaching.com/products/ereportMentalGameOfGolf.html
Bill is also the Founder and President of The International
Mental Game Coaching Association (IMGCA), the worldwide leader
in mental game information and membership. The IMGCA has hundreds
of informative success articles for kids, parents, athletes
and coaches. You can visit the IMGCA at: www.mentalgamecoaching.com
News Release: May
17, 2008 - Buffalo, New York
Bill Cole Inducted Into The Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame
 On
May 17, 2008 I was honored to be inducted into the Buffalo
Tennis Hall of Fame. In the late 70's I was one of the top
players in western New York State. I won the largest doubles
championship, numerous other titles, won six conference championships
in college, won money in pro events, played on television
twice, faced some very big names, and then discovered I had
no talent to continue! Actually, after playing some tour stars
I realized they are such a special breed to be able to make
a living at playing, so I redoubled my focus into teaching
and coaching, and have been very fulfilled since. Yes, that
photo from my playing days is me, but with lots more hair!
This is the summary from the Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame:
Bill Cole's Playing Career
Bill Cole won a major Western New York singles or doubles
tennis championship at every level of competition--in the
juniors, in college, in open play, and in professional events.
He reached five championship finals in the biggest Western
New York Open Doubles Tennis Championships and was a winner
or finalist in 25 career tennis events over a high-profile
14-year Western New York and Canadian playing career. He won
money in professional events in Canada and the United States,
playing on television twice and playing against some of the
biggest names in pro tennis.
Highlights:
- Bill Cole won his first tennis championship at age 10.
- Won major Boys 18 singles and doubles championships in
Erie County.
- Was a two-year undefeated #1-#2 singles player in High
School.
- Won two ECIC High School Conference team titles.
- Was a finalist in the AA Singles Sectional High School
Championships at #1 Singles.
- Played #1 singles at the University of Buffalo for two
years.
- Reached one Final, one Semi-Final and one Quarter-Final
in the New York State Collegiate Championships.
- Won six Conference titles in college.
- Reached four finals in the biggest Western New York Open
Tennis Championships--the MUNYS.
- Won the MUNY Men's Doubles title in 1977.
- Finalist in the largest Professional Indoor Singles Tournament
in Western New York in 1978, the $7500 Ned Phillips Memorial,
and won the Ned Phillips Memorial Men's Professional Doubles
title in 1979.
- He represented Western New York in the 1977 National
Public Parks Singles and Doubles Championships in St. Louis,
Missouri.
Bill Cole's Teaching and Coaching Career
Bill Cole has coached and taught at the highest levels of
tennis:
- On the ATP Men's Professional Tennis Tour and the WTA
Women's Professional Tennis Tour -- in the United States
and in Europe, including Wimbledon, the US Open and Davis
Cup.
- Sport Psychology Coach for the Israeli Davis Cup Team.
- NCAA Division I Head Coach at two west-coast universities.
- On the United States National Junior Circuit.
- Owner of his own California tennis school.
Highlights:
- He's an internationally-recognized sport psychology expert,
an award-winning scholar-athlete and a Williamsville Central
Schools Wall of Fame Honoree.
- His students have won over 20 National and International
Championships and have earned hundreds of rankings, honors
and tournament titles in every conceivable age level, section
and division across the United States and internationally.
- Bill has coached eight National Champions.
- His players have earned 22 top-ten United States National
Rankings, 34 #1 USTA Sectional Rankings, 77 Top-Ten USTA
Sectional Rankings and 158 USTA Sectional Rankings.
- He's coached players to 11 California State Championships.
He's coached a player to a "four USTA National Titles Grand
Slam" -- one US National Doubles Championship on every surface
-- and a #1 United States National Senior Doubles Ranking.
- His professional players have had ATP Pro Tour career
wins over many of the biggest names in tennis: Pete Sampras,
Marat Safin, Andy Roddick, Gustavo Kuerten, Michael Chang
and Tim Henman.
- Bill took Harel Levy, ranked #278 in the world, to a
career high ATP Pro Tour world ranking of #30 in 2001.
- Harel won $210,000 playing Marat Safin in the Championship
Singles Final of the Canadian Open.
- Bill is a sport psychology researcher, an author of 330-plus
published articles on coaching and peak performance, wrote
the book The Mental Game of Tennis, and was
a columnist and west-coast correspondent for Inside Tennis
magazine.
- Founder and President of the International Mental Game
Coaching Association.
News Release: April 16, 2008 - Silicon Valley, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces TMG-brand merchandise line to the
public
Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and CEO of William B. Cole Consultants today
announced the unveiling of the exciting new merchandise line
of TMG brand products, from William B. Cole Consultants and the International
Mental Game Coaching Association (IMGCA). Mr. Cole is also
the Founder and President of the IMGCA.
TMG is the global brand that signifies excellence in mind,
body and spirit in learning, coaching and performance, in
sports, business and life. TMG stands for The Mental Game.
TMG helps people achieve more of their potential.
The TMG line offers 100% cotton men's and women's T-shirts
in white, featuring the TMG logo with the word "SPORTS" or
the name of a specific sport or activity below the logo. Men's
sizes are M, L, XL, and XXL and women's tailored fit sizes
are S, M, L and XL. The TMG hat line features the TMG logo
embroidered on a low profile baseball cap.
The TMG line can be ordered with a number of captioned lines
below the distinctive TMG logo:
SPORTS, TENNIS, GOLF, BASEBALL, SOCCER, BUSINESS, HOLLYWOOD,
ARCHERY, BADMINTON, BOWLING, BOXING, CYCLING, FIGURE SKATING,
GYMNASTICS, HOCKEY, LACROSSE, LIFE, MARTIAL ARTS, RACING,
SALES, SHOOTING, SKIING, SOFTBALL, SWIMMING, VOLLEYBALL, and
WRESTLING.
The TMG line will also be featured and sold on the Hollywood
TV pilot, The Mental Game.
For more information, to purchase TMG-branded products, or
to schedule a media interview, please contact:
Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191, TOLL FREE: 888-445-0291
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: April 14, 2008 - Silicon Valley, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces spin-off initiatives around the
reality TV pilot, "The Mental Game"
Bill Cole, MS, MA, the Co-Creator, Producer and Host of the
TV pilot The Mental Game today announced sweeping new initiatives
that will support, enhance and expand the theme, brand and
focus of The Mental Game television program. This interactive
reality television show goes inside the mental game of virtually
everyone in sports, business and life.
These new initiatives are now under development, and will
be integral to the vision of the television show, said John
Cole, the show's Co-Creator and Producer. The new projects
include:
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Mental Game TV™
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Mental Game Television™
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Mental Game Network™
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Mental Game Broadcasting™
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Mental Game Entertainment Network™
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The Mental Game Minute™
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The Mental Game Moment™
Bill Cole and John Cole also described
three new web sites that will be created in conjunction
with the TV show:
Each web site will support, enhance and
expand on the focus of the TV show The Mental Game.
For more information, or to schedule a media interview,
please contact:
Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191, TOLL FREE: 888-445-0291
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com
News Release: January 11, 2008 - Hollywood California
RampItUp Productions announces it is now accepting talent-submissions
for their 2008 television pilot.
The company has begun casting and is now accepting non-union
talent submissions for the reality TV pilot, "The Mental
Game", (TMG). The pilot is an innovative program focusing
on the mental game of sports, business and life. The show
will focus on how people learn, perform and achieve greatness.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, the show's creator and host says, "Paradoxically,
the mind is the last frontier of study and control in anything
we do. Top achievers and performers know that mind power
is what separates them from the rest of the field and catapults
them into the winner's circle. A strong mental game is the
potent magic behind overcoming the inevitable mental and
emotional obstacles that everyone faces in their quest for
success in learning, performing and achieving".
This interactive reality television show goes inside the
mental game of virtually everyone in sports, business and
life. A large percentage of casting will focus on athletes
involved in their day-to-day sport experience and will also
include coaches, officials, agents, managers, trainers,
team owners, fans and the parents of these accomplished
athletes to discover how they approach their sport experience
from a mental perspective and how it relates to their everyday
life. The show will examine the mental and emotional highs
and lows of all athletic participants at every level including
youth, collegiate, amateur, pro, Olympic and even the weekend
warrior.
If you are an elite athlete, a weekend warrior or you know
someone who has an amazing story to tell about their personal
sport experience and life accomplishments then send storyline
/ bio / reel along with contact information to:
RampItUp Productions, LLC
Attention: Casting / TMG
9461 Charleville Blvd, Suite 541
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Rampitup13@gmail.com
Hollywood Personal Trainer Sets
Elliptical Record For Charity
(Sept. 10, 2007) Los Angeles, CA
He called it "ElliptiSize for ALS," and fitness expert Erik
Flowers went 24-hours on an elliptical machine during the
43rd annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. The event
was designed to bring awareness and funds to "Augie's Quest,"
an organization that raises money for Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease").
It may not be a recognized record by organizations that sanctions
such events, but it is the first time anyone has ever attempted
an elliptical marathon.
Fact is Flowers went the equivalent distance of three marathons
at a walking pace. He burned over 10,000 calories while maintaining
a heart rate of barely over 100 beats per minute. Flowers
trained six months for the event. "This was my tribute to
Augie Nieto, a fitness industry icon and role-model," says
Flowers. Nieto invented the Lifecycle and started the Life
Fitness company. He developed ALS about two years ago, at
54 years old. Flowers raised $4,000-$5,000, with contributions
still coming in.
Earlier this year, Flowers was named one of L.A.'s most innovative
personal trainers. His gym, Body Builders Gym, is located
in Silver Lake, between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.
Flowers lives in Orange County, CA.
He is also a certified mental game coach by the International
Mental Game Coaching Association (www.mentalgamecoaching.com),
which he says helped him during the more boring a.m. hours.
Learn more about Augie's Quest at: augiesquest.org.
Read more about Erik Flowers at: athletewhisperer.com.
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