GEOFF MILLER

A highly-regarded expert in baseball psychology, Geoff Miller manages sport programs at Winning Mind and conducts corporate coaching programs and talent development using applications and tangible lessons from the sports world. Since 2005, Geoff has provided mental skills coaching services to the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005-2009), Washington Nationals (2010), and Atlanta Braves (2010-2014.) Geoff’s organizational involvement has included Major League players and staff, Player Development at every minor league level, and psychological evaluations of potential draft picks in Scouting.  In 2012, he authored Intangibles: Big-League Stories and Strategies for Winning the Mental Game – in Baseball and in Life, a unique look at the mental game that teaches players and entertains fans.

In addition to his work in baseball, Geoff is a resource to player agents and amateur athletes in all sports as well as to corporations. He has consulted with such corporate clients as Fidelity, MetLife, Chick-fil-A, and Genesys. He has lectured to a diverse mix of audiences, including Leaders in Sport, the SABR Analytics Conference, the American Baseball Coaches Association, the Golf Coaches Association of America, and the USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment. He has led intensive academic skills training programs for NCAA football players, headed up golf psychology duties at Okemo Valley Golf Academy in Ludlow, VT, and has developed programs for retired athletes transitioning into new careers as well as for teaching young athletes how to become role models in their communities.

With strengths in technical research and writing, Geoff’s work includes the first scientific documentation of decision-making factors used by high school baseball players when faced with the choice between playing college or professional baseball. He also co-authored a chapter on Assessment in Sport Psychology in the Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology.

Geoff received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UC Riverside and earned a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from San Diego State University.

He authors a blog on baseball psychology for players, parents, and coaches at www.thewinningmindinbaseball.com