Todd M. Kays, Ph.D., is president of the Athletic Mind Institute, a sports and performance consulting firm in Dublin, Ohio. He is a licensed psychologist, devoted to helping athletes and people of all walks of life achieve peak performance on a consistent and frequent basis. He attended the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree and earned his doctorate at the State University of New York at Buffalo. His training and guidance have helped hundreds of athletes eliminate the most common mental errors and breakdowns in sports. For five years, Todd was the sports psychologist for the Columbus Crew, the Major League Soccer team in Columbus, Ohio, and has continued to work with numerous soccer players and coaches throughout the country. He has consulted with athletes and coaches from all different levels of sports, including Major League Soccer, USA Olympic Hockey, the Professional Golf Association, and the Ladies Professional Golf Association. He consults regularly with the athletic departments at The Ohio State University and Ohio University, both of which he serves as an adjunct faculty member. Todd was the first sports psychology fellow at The Ohio State University, training several athletes, coaches, and teams, including national champions, all-Americans, and Olympians. He is the co-author of Sports Psychology for Dummies (Wiley, 2010). He has coauthored two additional books ? Positive Transitions for Student Athletes: Life Skills for Transitions in Sport, College, and Career (Holcomb Hathaway Publishing) and The Parent?s Playbook: Developing a Gameplan for Maximizing Your Child?s Athletic Experience (Champion Athletic Consulting) ? and produced Peak Mental Performance in Golf: Sharpening the Mental Side of Your Game, a CD, book, and video series addressing mental training for the sport of golf. Todd has appeared on radio and television and in newspapers and magazines, including ESPN, Fox Sports, and New York Post.