THE COACHING CHALLENGE
The Same Coaching Doesn't Work for Every Player.
The same instruction can help one player and create confusion for another.
One player wants structure. Another needs freedom. One responds to objective feedback. Another needs connection before correction. One wants to talk through a mistake. Another needs space to process it.
Great coaching isn't about having one answer. It's knowing which answer fits the player in front of you.
THE MGT COACHING ADVANTAGE
See What Other Coaches Miss.
Most coaches can recognize when a player is struggling. Mental Golf Type® gives you a framework for understanding why.
Four personality facets influence the way players process information, focus, make decisions, communicate, prepare, and respond to stress.
Together, these four personality facets create 16 unique Mental Golf Types®, each with distinct patterns that shape how they perform and how they respond to coaching.
Turn Player Insight Into Better Coaching.
Inside the certification, you'll learn to apply MGT throughout the coaching relationship, from your first conversations with a player through practice, competition, and long-term development.
COMMUNICATE
Learn to deliver instruction and feedback in ways different players are more likely to understand and respond to.
COACH
Match your coaching strategies to the player's natural strengths, preferences, and performance patterns.
RESPOND
Recognize predictable changes under stress and help players return to the approach that works best for them.
DEVELOP
Create clearer development strategies based on how the individual player learns, practices, and performs.
Know the player. Adapt the coaching. Make every interaction more effective.
THE DIFFERENCE MGT MAKES
From Guessing to Knowing Your Player.
Mental Golf Type® turns player patterns into coaching decisions you can act on.
Without Mental Golf Type®
With Mental Golf Type®
INSIDE THE CERTIFICATION
More Than a Certification. A Coaching System.
This certification goes beyond understanding personality. You'll learn how to turn Mental Golf Type® into practical coaching decisions across the entire player development process.
IDENTIFY & VERIFY
Learn how to identify a player's Mental Golf Type® and verify that their results reflect the player you see.
READ PERFORMANCE PATTERNS
Recognize the strengths, tendencies, and predictable stress patterns associated with each Mental Golf Type®.
PERSONALIZE COMMUNICATION
Adapt instruction, feedback, questioning, and motivation to the way different players naturally process information.
COACH STRESS & PERFORMANCE
Recognize when stress changes a player's normal patterns and use type-aligned strategies to help them reset.
APPLY MGT ON THE RANGE & COURSE
Bring MGT into practice sessions, playing lessons, competition preparation, and post-round evaluation.
BUILD PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Use MGT to create development strategies that work with the individual rather than forcing every player through the same approach.
THE CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM
From Understanding MGT to Coaching It.
The certification takes you step by step from understanding the Mental Golf Type® framework to applying it with real players.
The MGT Performance Paradigm
Understand the MGT Performance Paradigm and how personality, perception, and stress influence performance.
The Four Personality Facets
Learn the four personality facets behind how players process information, make decisions, communicate, and approach the game.
MGT Core Concepts
Learn the Core Concepts for all 16 Mental Golf Types® and how each type's strengths and stress patterns show up in golf.
Conducting a Verification Session
Learn how to verify a player's Mental Golf Type® and build confidence in their results.
MGT Lesson Applications
Learn how to integrate MGT into different coaching environments and player interactions.
Conducting a Range Lesson
Apply MGT during practice to tailor instruction, communication, and feedback to the individual player.
On-Course Lessons
Use MGT during playing lessons to coach decisions, shot preparation, responses to stress, and performance.
Developing Players
Build development strategies around how individual players learn, practice, communicate, and perform.
The MGT Communication Matrix
Learn how to adapt your words, questions, feedback, and delivery to different Mental Golf Types®.
How The Facets Work Together
Understand how each player's combination of preferences creates distinct patterns you can recognize and coach.
Coach Resource Library
Expand your training with additional MGT tools, presentations, Player Insights, and coach development resources.
YOUR COACHING RESOURCE SYSTEM
Put What You Learn Into Practice.
Resources for All 16 Mental Golf Types®
368+ coaching resources give you practical references and tools you can return to whenever you're working with a player.
PLAYER REPORTS
Detailed insight into each Mental Golf Type®, including strengths, tendencies, and stress patterns.
COACHING STRATEGIES
Type-specific guidance for communication, instruction, feedback, and player development.
SHOT PROCESS
Blueprints for applying Mental Golf Type® to the way different players prepare, commit, and execute.
COACHING TOOLS
Lesson resources, stress indicators, development tools, presentations, and practical coaching references.
Learn the system once. Keep the resources for life.
ONGOING COACH DEVELOPMENT
Keep Learning as You Coach.
Certification gives you the framework. Experience with real players brings new questions.
MONTHLY COACH DEVELOPMENT CALLS
Bring questions and real player situations to monthly calls focused on applying MGT in your coaching.
MGT COACH COMMUNITY
Connect with other certified coaches to share experiences, discuss applications, and continue learning from one another.
You don't finish the certification and figure out the rest alone.
PROFESSIONAL CREDIBILITY
A Certification Built for Professional Coaching.
Recognized for continuing education and used by golf professionals, coaches, and programs around the world.
LPGA Professionals
10 CEUs Upon Completion
+1 CEU For Every Training Call
PGA of America
10 PDR Units
Upon Completion
Used Around the World
MGT is being applied by golf professionals, coaches and programs across multiple countries.
Add a deeper understanding of the player to the coaching expertise you already have.
Special Pricing For LPGA Professionals
As an Approved Education Partner, Mental Golf Type offers exclusive certification pricing for eligible LPGA Professionals.
Contact us before enrolling to receive your LPGA member discount.
BECOME AN MGT CERTIFIED COACH
Get the Complete MGT Coaching System.
Everything you need to learn the system, earn your certification, and put MGT to work with real players.
CERTIFICATION TRAINING
✓ Complete Level 1 Coach Certification
✓ 231 certification lessons
✓ Mental Golf Type® verification training
✓ Range and on-course coaching application
✓ Certification assessment and credential
COACHING RESOURCE LIBRARY
✓ Resources for all 16 Mental Golf Types®
✓ Player Reports and coaching references
✓ Type-specific lesson strategies and cheat sheets
✓ Stress pattern and performance resources
✓ Ongoing access to updated coaching materials
ONGOING COACH DEVELOPMENT
✓ Monthly coach development calls
✓ Real coaching cases and Q&A
✓ Continued education and implementation support
✓ Access to future certification updates
✓ Lifetime access with no annual renewal fee
7-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Ask about special LPGA Professional pricing
COMMON QUESTIONS
Everything You Need to Know Before You Get Certified.
Do I need any previous experience with Mental Golf Type®?
How long does the certification take to complete?
What happens after I complete the certification?
Do I keep access to the coaching resources after I'm certified?
Are the monthly coach development calls included?
Are there any subscription or annual renewal fees?
Can I use Mental Golf Type with my existing coaching system?
Do I need a background in psychology or mental performance coaching?
What if the certification isn't right for me?
WANT TO SEE INSIDE THE CERTIFICATION?
See the Program Before You Decide.
Have questions about the certification or want to see what the training and coaching resources actually look like?
Schedule a free Zoom consultation with John. He'll walk you through the program, answer your questions, and help you determine whether MGT Coach Certification is right for you.
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TAKE YOUR COACHING FURTHER
Become an MGT Certified Coach.
Bring a deeper understanding of the player into every lesson, every conversation, and every stage of their development.
$2,497
One-Time Investment
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