Author: Lori Gano-Overway

Lori Gano-Overway is the director of and instructor in the coaching education minor program at James Madison University. She has been involved in coaching education for over 20 years teaching coaching courses and workshops and collaborating with coaches on creating environments that foster positive experiences and performance enhancement outcomes for athletes as an AASP certified mental performance consultant. She has also assisted with program development and evaluation of coach education programs and currently conducts research on ways the social-psychological climate and coaching practices foster positive youth development. Lori serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action and the International Sport Coaching Journal. She is also a member of the Virginia High School League coaching education committee and serves on the National Advisory Board for the Positive Coaching Alliance.