Mental Performance Coach, Summer 2025

About IMG Academy
Named by Sports Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in Sports in 2024, IMG Academy is the world's leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online coaching via the IMG Academy+ brand, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting, via the NCSA brand, providing content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches

Do you want to join a team of professionals committed to EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE THROUGH MENTAL TRAINING? At IMG Academy, the mental performance team provides the global standard of mental performance to youth athletes and coaches, mutually invests in each other, and prioritizes supporting and advancing the field of sport psychology.

Position Responsibilities

• Ability to connect with and inspire athletes across a variety of ages and levels
• Develop and deliver practical, educational, entertaining, and age-appropriate content on mental performance topics (e.g., confidence, focus, handling pressure) for groups of various sizes
• Conduct small group activity-based workshops and facilitate activities related to perceptual-cognitive skills
• Collaborate with other mental performance coaches on delivery and departmental projects/initiatives (as needed)
• Collaborate with other IMG Athletic and Personal Development (APD) divisions: Strength & Conditioning, Performance Nutrition, Leadership, Sport Science, Sports Medicine, and Operations staff
• Record and review mental sessions conducted with a supervisor
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Minimum of completed master's degree in sport psychology or related field upon commencement of position
• Experience in mental performance and/or coaching
• Strong work ethic and desire to work collaboratively with colleagues
• The ability to connect well with the younger athlete and be credible across IMG Academy’s 8 sports
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced organization
• Being open and responsive to feedback
• Strong classroom management skills to facilitate a conducive learning environment
• Strong public speaking skills

Preferred Skills

• Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) or in pursuit of certification  
• Playing, coaching, or managing experience
• CPR/First Aid certification
• Bilingual

Represents Core Values

• Open Mind: Never stop learning and growing
• Passionate Soul: Love what you do
• Absolute Integrity: Always do the right thing
• Champion’s Spirit: Strive for greatness
• Helpful Heart: Life those up around you

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Ability to lift, move, push and pull equipment or weights in excess of 40 pounds
• Ability to handle outdoor temperatures for a reasonable period of time
• Must be able to move around campus which includes gym, turf, fields, etc.
• Ability to work flexible hours to include nights, weekends and holidays is required

Background Requirements:

• Requires a background check upon offer
• Requires a drug test upon offer

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfect with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Get to know us better: 

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IMG Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.