Ryan Carr, Mental Performance Coach

University of Western States

Dr. Ryan Carr (EdD) is a performance coach specializing in mental performance, leadership development, team cohesion, and strength and conditioning. He earned his Doctorate degree in sport and performance psychology with a concentration in positive leadership and administration from the University of Western States. Currently, Dr. Carr works for IMG Academy as a mental performance coach and is the Sport Performance Supervisor at Barton Health. Before Barton, he was a performance coach at Seton Hall University, where he earned his master’s degree in Sport Psychology. He worked as a strength and conditioning coach at Princeton University, Iona College, and the University of Hartford, where he was a four-year starting goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team while earning a degree in exercise science.

Dr. Carr is also a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Ryan’s purpose is to live with passion, presence, and optimism, and to positively impact people to maximize their potential so that we can all create and live the life we love!  He enjoys participating in outdoor adventure sports in South Lake Tahoe, CA, while raising his children with his awesome wife Bailey.