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Jen Schumacher, Ph.D., CMPC, is an Executive Coach and Certified Mental Performance Consultant. Jen is a professional speaker and provides coaching and mental performance training for elite and professional athletes, Fortune 100 executives, cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NCAA Division 1 teams, and Special Forces Officers in the US military. A performer herself, Jen recently swam the English Channel and is a CrossFit athlete.

Get in touch with Jen to speak to your organization or provide an on-site Mental Strength and Leadership retreat.

Press

2021
USMS Members Complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
2020
High Performance Mindset Summit with Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
2020
How to Get Through the Loss of Swimming on the USMS Blog
2020
How Elite Athletes Are Staying Fit Under Lockdown in Elemental by Medium
2019
How to Develop a Great Prerace Routine on USMS Blog
2019
Six Tips for Preparing Your Mind for a Meet in SWIMMER Magazine
2019
How to Build and Maintain Effective Thinking Strategies on USMS Blog
2018
High Performance Mindset Podcast with Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
2016
Out in the Open: Managing Anxiety in SWIMMER Magazine

Journal Articles

Schumacher, J. (2021) In pursuit of excellence: How to win in sport and life through mental training (5th Ed.). The Sport Psychologist. Online publication.
Kamphoff, C., Fifer, A., Schumacher, J., & McAlarnen, M. (2021). Mental skills and tools related to performance. In Dieffenbach, K., Durand-Bush, N., & Carson Sackett, S. (Eds.), CMPC Essentials Resource Guide. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Schumacher, J. (2020). You Get to Choose. In Sachs, M., Tashman, L., & Razon, S. (Eds.), Performance Excellence: Stories of Success from the Real World of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Schumacher, J. & Taylor, J. (2019). Mental muscles: Confidence. In J. Taylor (Ed.), Comprehensive Applied Sport Psychology. London, UK: Routledge.
Schumacher, J. (2019). Optimizing performance through energy management strategies for Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Olympic and Paralympic Coach, 30(4).
Schumacher, J. & Melton, B. (2019). Survival swimming performance enhancement workshop: Mental skills and virtual reality to manage acrophobia. Tactical Strength and Conditioning Report, 54, 14-17.
Schumacher, J. M., Becker, A. J., & Wiersma, L. D. (2016). Forging ahead: An examination of the experiences and coping mechanisms of channel swimmers.The Sport Psychologist 30(4), 327-338.
Judelson, D. A., Bagley, J. R., Schumacher, J. M., Wiersma, L. D. (2015). Cardiovascular and perceptual responses to an ultraendurance channel swim: A case study. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 26(3), 359-365.
Chase, M. A., Gilbert, J. N., Cauthen, H., Massey, W. V., McCann, S., Harwood, C., Fifer, A., Schumacher. J., Goldman, S. B., Vealey, R. (2011). In the huddle. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2(2), 123-129.
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