Tom Hanson, Ph.D.
I have coached baseball players ranging from World Champions to Little Leaguers since 1983.
I played high school baseball in
Moorhead, MN, and college ball at Luther College (including 3 Iowa
Conference Championships). I then served as a graduate assistant at the
University of Illinois, the hitting coach at The University of Virginia
(3 years), and head coach at Skidmore College, NY (7 years).
I also
played rugby for 9 years (including 3 Big Ten Championships), coached
youth
sport teams and directed sports camps and clinics.
Baseball is my first love, but I've
coached athletes in golf, softball, tennis, basketball, swimming,
skiing,
riding, volleyball, rugby, and others for many years, and have
extensive experience coaching in the business world, particularly with
CEOs and
high performance work teams.
- Full-time Performance Enhancement director for the New York Yankees (2001)
- Performance Enhancement Consultant for the Texas Rangers (1999, 2000)
- Performance Enhancement services for Anaheim Angels & Minnesota Twins
- Head baseball coach and tenured professor at Skidmore College (NY) (1990-1997).
- Co-Author of Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time.
- Interviews with Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Pete Rose, Tony Oliva, Carl Yastrzemski, Stan Musial, Kirby
Puckett, Billy Williams and others for my research on the Mental Aspects of Hitting.
- Interviews with pitching greats Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, Ferguson Jenkins, Bert Blyleven and many current
major league players.
- Corporate Coaching and Training for businesspeople and organizations ranging from Fortune 500 Companies
to start-ups.
Education
- Ph.D. in sport psychology from the University of Virginia (1991)
- M.S. in sport psychology from the University of Illinois (1987)
- Certified Personal and Professional Coach, The Newfield Network (2000)
- Certified Yoga Teacher, Kripalu Yoga Center, (1996)
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