How This Baseball Coach Made it to a Championship Game by Connecting with Kids

Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Field Champion DeAndre Dukes recently led his players–from underserved communities in L.A.–to a baseball championship game by focusing on mental game skills, emotional intelligence and connection.

Coach Dukes’ team played in the “World Series,” and made it as far as the championship game, which took place in Florida at the Jackie Robinson Training Center.

Dukes concentrated on learning about the kids and their families, bonding with them and teaching them emotional intelligence skills.

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Kids Sports Psychology expert Patrick Cohn, Ph.D. has helped athletes for over 40 years to enhance their performance. Dr. Cohn earned a master's degree in sports psychology from CSUF and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, specializing in Applied Sports Psychology. Today, he is the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports, LLC in Orlando, Florida. He’s worked with athletes and teams for over 40 years including the Miami Dolphins, NASCAR winners, NHL, and NFL Players, Olympians, National Motocross Champions, as well as PGA Tour professional golfers.

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