Sports Psychology Coaching

Press Releases

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Aug. 24, 2010 - William B. Cole Consultants CEO Bill Cole, MS, MA is again a focus of Hollywood.

Aug. 24, 2010 - William B. Cole Consultants announces world kickboxing champion Miriam Nakamoto wins fourth world championship and becomes first US woman to hold the WBC Muay Thai World title.

June 12, 2010 - Bill Cole, MS, MA prepares world class motorcycle racer and adventure rider Chris Carr for the 7,000 mile Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge.

April 4, 2010 - William B. Cole Consultants announces world kickboxing champion Miriam Nakamoto wins second world championship.

Dec. 20, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA will be the mental game coach for world kickboxing champion Miriam Nakamoto.

Nov. 4, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA signs contract to be mental game coach to world class motorcycle racer Chris Carr.

June 29, 2009 - #1-Ranked Junior Tennis Player Hires Bill Cole As Mental Game Coach.

May 30, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces that Professional MMA fighter Jesse Gillespie, coached by William B. Cole Consultants CEO Bill Cole, won the WCSC California State MMA Professional Middleweight Title.

May 15, 2009 - "The Mental Game" Television Series Completes Pilot Episode.

May 10, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces Kat Delen-Briones is part of the SJSU Women's Golf Team that won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.

May 5, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA tapes television segment for The Discovery Channel.

May 4, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA as author of the mental training chapter in a new book by an Olympic Gold medalist.

May 1, 2009 - William B. Cole Consultants announces the signing of Bill Cole, MS, MA as the Mental Game Coach for Professional MMA fighter Jesse Gillespie.

July 22, 2008 - William B. Cole Consultants announces that the company founder and CEO Bill Cole, MS, MA has signed an agreement to be the new golf psychology columnist for Four Corners Golf Magazine.

May 17, 2008 - Bill Cole Inducted Into The Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame.

April 16, 2008 - William B. Cole Consultants announces TMG-brand merchandise line to the public.

April 14, 2008 - William B. Cole Consultants announces spin-off initiatives around the reality TV pilot, "The Mental Game".

January 11, 2008 - RampItUp Productions announces it is now accepting talent-submissions for their 2008 television pilot.

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Miriam Nakamoto, four-time world kickboxing champion.

News Release: Jun 12, 2010 - Silicon Valley, California
Bill Cole, MS, MA prepares world class motorcycle racer and adventure rider Chris Carr for the 7,000 mile Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge.

On June 20th, 2010 some of the world's most fearless riders will come together for a 7,000+ mile run from Key West, FL to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.

The Hoka Hey Challenge is a 7,000 mile motorcycle rally. This inaugural event will start in Key West, Florida and finish in Homer, Alaska. The winner is to receive $500,000 in Alaskan Gold. Chris Carr will be riding the newly released XR1200X in this amazing event. Both Chris Carr and the XR1200X have been chosen to reflect the durability and overall performance of this team. Cole will be helping Carr prepare his mind, mental toughness and focus for this demanding event.

http://www.hokaheychallenge.com/

Throughout his career, Carr has participated in many adventures rides across the United States. In 2006, Carr put Buell in the Record Book by riding from Key West, Florida to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 8 days, and in 2008 the same itinerary in 106 hours. He is the author of the book "Street Riding Secrets".

To follow the race on Carr's blog: http://twowheeladventures.com/blog/

For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

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Miriam Nakamoto, two-time world kickboxing champion.

News Release: Nov. 4, 2009 - Silicon Valley, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA signs contract to be mental game coach to world class motorcycle racer Chris Carr.

Bill Cole, MS, MA has formed an agreement to be the mental game coach to famed motorcycle competitor Chris Carr, of Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout his career, Carr has participated in many adventures rides across the United States. In 2006, Carr put Buell Motorcycles in the Record Book by riding from Key West, Florida to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 8 days, and in 2008 the same itinerary in 106 hours. He is the author of the book "Street Riding Secrets".

Cole will be coaching Carr for his racing season and certifying him as a Level I Mental Game Instructor for the International Mental Game Coaching Association.

For more information, to engage Bill as a guest expert, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

News Release: June 29, 2009 - San Jose, California
#1-Ranked Junior Tennis Player Hires Bill Cole As Mental Game Coach.

William B. Cole Consultants announces that Sacramento-based Jaya Billa, ranked #1 in the 14's and 16's in singles and doubles in Northern California, and top twenty in the nation, has hired Bill Cole, MS, MA as his mental game coach.

Bill Cole, MS, MA, CEO of William B. Cole Consultants, will be providing a complete mental training program for Jaya, including coaching in the office, on the tennis court, by telephone and on site the day of tournaments. Bill Cole, with over 30 years in sports psychology, research and mental game coaching, has been a mental game coach in over 55 sports. In tennis he has been a world-class ATP Pro Tennis Tour sports psychology coach. In golf he has coached players who have competed on both the men's and women's pro tours, in the World Junior Golf Championships and in the US Open Championships, including one player who finished in the top 10 on the 2008 Duramed Futures Tour.

Jaya Billa commented:

"I was already very successful in junior tennis. I have been ranked #1 in the 14's and 16's in singles and doubles in Northern California, and top twenty in the nation. I won the San Diego Boys 14's National Open Singles and Doubles and took third place in the Boys 16's Copper Bowl Singles. I wanted to not only be able to maintain the rankings I had achieved to date, but to continue to steadily improve. The pressure is even greater once you are a top-ranked player, and I wanted to know how to handle that pressure better.

We researched the top sports psychologists and mental training coaches and discovered that Bill Cole had been the mental game coach to professional players who have had wins over Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, Marat Safin, Michael Chang and world #4, Tim Henman. Bill also had been an NCAA Division I College Head Coach in tennis, the Sports Psychology Coach for the Israeli Davis Cup Team, and had coached in the US and Europe on the ATP Tour.

I took his on-line mental game assessment and communicated with him, and very quickly our family hired Bill. Ever since, he has been helping us navigate the competitive world of junior tennis at the sectional and national levels.

In just our first mental training session, I learned a huge amount about the mental game and what I needed to do to perform to my top abilities in competition. Since then, Bill has been an integral part of our tennis training team. My Mom and Dad and I work with him at his office, on the phone, at tournaments and on the lesson court. Bill taught me about the psychology of match preparation, concentration, how to really relax in close matches (even when it seemed impossible to do so), to stay focused, to analyze and solve problems on the court, mental toughness, confidence and my ability to get into the zone.

Bill's techniques in the mental game are extremely powerful and easy to learn. These techniques take effect immediately. I was able to use all the techniques right away, and my game improved a lot. I have been using the techniques in matches and the results have shown already. I was able to stay calm, focused, and relaxed under pressure. Bill has helped my tennis game a lot through mental game coaching.

If you suspect that improving your mental approach to your tennis is the missing link in your game, you are probably right. Bill is a specialist in the mental part of tennis, in addition to having been a very successful teaching pro, and top competitor himself. His insights and knowledge about the upper levels of competitive tennis are amazing. The mental training system he taught me for reaching my inner excellence continues to be very powerful. I use what he teaches me every day, in practices, and in matches. If you want to take your game to the next level, I strongly suggest you call Bill."

Jaya Billa
Sacramento, California

#1 in Boys 14's and 16's singles in Northern California
#1 in Boys 14's and 16's doubles in Northern California
#20 in Boys 14's National singles
#80 in Boys 16's National singles

Won San Diego Boys 14's National Open Singles
3rd place in Boys 16's Copper Bowl Singles
5th place in Boys 16's Sectional 2008 Singles
Boys 16's Doubles Sectionals 2008, 2009
Long Beach 14's National Open Doubles
Boys 16's National Open Doubles Finalist 2009
Boys 16's National Open Doubles 4th place 2009

For more information, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

News Release: May 30, 2009 - San Jose, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces that Professional MMA fighter Jesse Gillespie, coached by William B. Cole Consultants CEO Bill Cole, won the WCSC California State MMA Professional Middleweight Title.

Bill Cole, MS, MA provided a complete mental training program for Gillespie, including coaching in the office, in the gym and at the arena the day of the fight. Cole worked with Gillespie on virtually a daily basis to prepare him for his fight on May 30 in San Francisco, CA at the Awakening, the World Combat Sports Challenge (WCSC) MMA event, the WCSC California State MMA Middleweight Title. Over 5,000 people attended this event.

Jesse Gillespie is a former US Marine (who served in Bosnia/Kosovo) and a current Full-Time Law Enforcement Officer. Jesse has been fighting for three years and has fought around the world for the WKA, USMF, IFMA, MTIA and Strikeforce. Jesse was a Silver Medalist at the 2007 Police Olympics for Boxing. In 2008, Jesse was also selected as a member of the US National Muay Thai Team, where he was a Bronze Medalist in the Light Heavyweight Division at the 2008 World Muay Thai Championships in Busan South Korea. Originally a "Striker", Jesse has made the transition to MMA in the last year and most recently fought and won for Strike Force in the televised event at The Playboy Mansion.

Gillespie commented after winning the WCSC California State MMA Middleweight Title:

"MMA is a very mental sport, particularly once you step into the ring. In a contest, the importance of the mental component might be well over 80-90%. A fighter needs strong reserves of mental toughness, focus and the will to win.

My MMA coach and I realized I needed to raise the level of my mental game, so he found the best trainers, coaches and consultants around to work with me so I could prepare optimally for my televised fight coming up in three weeks.

For mental training, he called Bill Cole, The Mental Game Coach. I can't thank Bill enough for all his help.

The mental game training I did with Bill Cole on my mental preparation was an important part of my overall training program for my win (second round TKO) at The Awakening, the World Combat Sports Challenge (WCSC) MMA event in San Francisco. I won the WCSC California State MMA Middleweight Title in front of a crowd of over 5,000 people.

Bill went to work with me right away. I worked with him almost daily over that time. He coached me on simple and easy to use mind techniques I could apply right in the gym, at home, in the locker room before the fight, on the walk into the arena and even once my foot hit the canvas.

Just as you need to be dedicated in the gym, in running, in eating right, and in training all aspects of the MMA game, you need to cover all the bases by training your mind. A fighter can lose the contest before they even step foot into the cage or the ring. They can defeat themselves mentally before the contest even begins. Ignoring the mental game is old school now for anyone who wants to excel at the fight game.

Just like you train your standup game, your wrestling, or your Jiu Jitsu, you need to train your mind. Mental game training is an area that many fighters talk about as being important, but few know how to train for, other than working with intensity and dedication in the gym. Having a strong work ethic will get you to a certain level of mental toughness and confidence, but the mental game is far more than that. A well-prepared fighter needs focus, relaxation under pressure, killer instinct, control over his thoughts, and control over his emotions. Bill helped me take all these things to the next level in my game.

Now I have a focused and extremely effective pre-event mental readiness system that gets my mind, body and spirit ready to fight. He helped me bring out the mental toughness and focus I needed to achieve greatness in a pressure situation.

MMA is very much a mental game. Bill is an indispensable part of my training arsenal. If you want to see what improving your mental game can do for you as a fighter, I strongly suggest you give Bill a call. He is a great investment."

Bill Cole, with over 30 years in sports psychology, research and mental game coaching, has been a mental game coach in over 55 sports. In golf he has coached players who have completed on both the men's and women's pro tours, in the World Junior Golf Championships and in the US Open Championships. One of his players finished in the top 10 on the 2008 Duramed Futures Tour.

For more information, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

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"The Mental Game" Television Series Completes Pilot Episode

Los Angeles, CA. May 15, 2009: TMG Entertainment announces the launch of their new television series program, "The Mental Game", and the completion of the episode, "The Mental Game" tennis pilot.

"The Mental Game" is a half hour reality-style television show, hosted by the acclaimed author and mental game coach, Bill Cole, MS, MA. The show focuses on how accomplished people learn, perform and achieve greatness and will explore how these people think, access mental toughness and overcome adversity.

Bill Cole says, "Paradoxically, the mind is the last frontier of study and control in anything we do. Top achievers and performers know that mind power is what separates them from the rest of the field and catapults them into the winner's circle. Especially in these tough economic times, a program that recognizes obstacles and provides tools to conquer the challenges and to achieve success is extremely relevant. A strong mental game, whether on the court, in the board room or in personal relationships, is a desire of everyone."

Bill Cole, with over 30 years in sports psychology, research and mental game coaching that bring a unique brand of skilled education to the audience, has also authored the acclaimed book The Mental Game of Tennis which is changing the way millions of tennis fans approach their game. Bill Cole has coached seven national champions and was formerly the Sport Psychology Coach for the Israeli Davis Cup Team from 1999 to 2001. His professional players have had ATP Tour career wins over Pete Sampras, Marat Safin and Andy Roddick.

"The Mental Game" television program is produced and directed by John Cole and is seeking distribution. For more information on "The Mental Game" television program please visit www.mentalgametvshow.com.

Media Public Relations

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News Release: May 10, 2009 - Silicon Valley, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces Kat Delen-Briones is part of the SJSU Women's Golf Team that won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.

For the third time in school history, the San Jose State women's golf team captured the Western Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship. San Jose State ended the year with five tournament victories including the Western Athletic Conference Championship. William B. Cole Consultants client Kat Delen-Briones was a first team All-WAC selection. They then played the NCAA West Regional in Tempe, Arizona, May 7-10, 2009.

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News Release: May 4, 2009 - Silicon Valley, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces Bill Cole, MS, MA as author of the mental training chapter in a new book by an Olympic Gold medalist.

Harper Collins Canada engaged Bill Cole, MS, MA to write the chapter on mental training for the upcoming book Curl To Win, by the two-time world curling champion, and 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Russ Howard, who was named "Curler of the Century" by Sweep magazine.

Russ Howard has won every curling prize going. He's a record holder for an astonishing 107 Brier wins; a multiple World Championship winner; and a key member of Team Gushue, the gold medal-winning Canadian curling team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Howard's legacy is further secured by his creation of the "Moncton Rule," which has dramatically changed the game.

But it was Howard's recent role as unofficial coach to his daughter Ashley, also an elite curler, that convinced him to gather his three decades of experience, his huge talent for motivating and his ability to synthesize the mental game with the physical one to write the guide that no curler - novice or elite - should be without.

Curl To Win is scheduled to be published in September of 2009.

Bill Cole is a prolific author with over 400 published articles worldwide. Bill's book The Mental Game of Golf will be published June of 2009. His book The Mental Game of Tennis is being revised and expanded and will be published July of 2009. He was named the golf psychology columnist for Four Corners Golf Magazine in 2009.

For more information, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:
Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

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News Release: May 1, 2009 - San Jose, California William B. Cole Consultants announces the signing of Bill Cole, MS, MA as the Mental Game Coach for Professional MMA fighter Jesse Gillespie.

Bill Cole, MS, MA, CEO of William B. Cole Consultants, will be providing a complete mental training program for Gillespie, including coaching in the office, in the gym and at the arena the day of the fight. Cole will be working with Gillespie on virtually a daily basis to prepare him for his fight on May 30 in San Francisco, CA at the Awakening, the World Combat Sports Challenge (WCSC) MMA event, the WCSC California State MMA Middleweight Title. Over 5,000 people are expected to attend this event.

Jesse Gillespie is a former US Marine (who served in Bosnia/Kosovo) and a current Full-Time Law Enforcement Officer. Jesse has been fighting for three years and has fought around the world for the WKA, USMF, IFMA, MTIA and Strikeforce. Jesse was a Silver Medalist at the 2007 Police Olympics for Boxing. In 2008, Jesse was also selected as a member of the US National Muay Thai Team, where he was a Bronze Medalist in the Light Heavyweight Division at the 2008 World Muay Thai Championships in Busan South Korea. Originally a "Striker", Jesse has made the transition to MMA in the last year and most recently fought and won for Strike Force in the televised event at The Playboy Mansion.

Bill Cole, with over 30 years in sports psychology, research and mental game coaching, has been a mental game coach in over 55 sports. In golf he has coached players who have completed on both the men's and women's pro tours, in the World Junior Golf Championships and in the US Open Championships. One of his players finished in the top 10 on the 2008 Duramed Futures Tour.

For more information, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

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News Release: July 22, 2008 - San Jose, California
William B. Cole Consultants announces that the company founder and CEO Bill Cole, MS, MA has signed an agreement to be the new golf psychology columnist for Four Corners Golf Magazine.

The magazine is a new glossy, full-size offering in the golf publishing space, covering all aspects of golf in the southwest US, with a national flair as well.

In this capacity Bill will be writing about the mental factors of golf, such as concentration, the zone, mental readiness, mental toughness, the psychology of putting, mental readiness strategies, mental learning strategies for lesson-taking, stress control, how to create a winning mind set in golf, the art of self-coaching in golf and how to compete more effectively.

Bill has been under a sports psychology coaching contract with one of the world's top 50 golf coaches, Joe Thiel, who coaches many top-ranked men and women Golf Tour pros. Joe is also the Head Golf Coach for Mizuno Golf worldwide. The Joe Thiel Worldwide Golf Academies operate in Olympia Washington, Palm Springs, CA, Japan and Korea. We coach Joe to coach his players on their mental games and write the golf psychology curriculum for his golf academies. Joe started Se Ri Pak, the youngest woman ever to win the US Open Women's Golf Championships in her rookie year, 1998. She has been in the top ranks since. Joe also coaches Nationwide Pro Tour player Brock Mackenzie and his sister Paige Mackenzie, an upcoming star on the LPGA Pro Tour.

William B. Cole Consultants founder and CEO Bill Cole, MS, MA is an internationally and nationally recognized peak performance mind coach. He is a Wall Of Fame Honoree, a Hall Of Fame athlete and coach, an award-winning scholar-athlete and has coached at the highest levels of major-league pro sports, big-time college athletics and corporate America. Bill is the author of a published book and over 300 articles that have appeared around the world. Bill is the author of the golf book The Mental Game of Golf: Peak Performance Mind Tools. That work can be purchased here:

http://www.sportspsychologycoaching.com/
products/ ereportMentalGameOfGolf.html

Bill is also the Founder and President of The International Mental Game Coaching Association (IMGCA), the worldwide leader in mental game information and membership. The IMGCA has hundreds of informative success articles for kids, parents, athletes and coaches. You can visit the IMGCA at: www.mentalgamecoaching.com

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News Release: May 17, 2008 - Buffalo, New York
Bill Cole Inducted Into The Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame

On May 17, 2008 I was honored to be inducted into the Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame. In the late 70's I was one of the top players in western New York State. I won the largest doubles championship, numerous other titles, won six conference championships in college, won money in pro events, played on television twice, faced some very big names, and then discovered I had no talent to continue! Actually, after playing some tour stars I realized they are such a special breed to be able to make a living at playing, so I redoubled my focus into teaching and coaching, and have been very fulfilled since. Yes, that photo from my playing days is me, but with lots more hair!
--Bill Cole

This is the summary from the Buffalo Tennis Hall of Fame:

Bill Cole's Playing Career

Bill Cole won a major Western New York singles or doubles tennis championship at every level of competition--in the juniors, in college, in open play, and in professional events. He reached five championship finals in the biggest Western New York Open Doubles Tennis Championships and was a winner or finalist in 25 career tennis events over a high-profile 14-year Western New York and Canadian playing career. He won money in professional events in Canada and the United States, playing on television twice and playing against some of the biggest names in pro tennis.

Highlights:

• Bill Cole won his first tennis championship at age 10.
  
  
• Won major Boys 18 singles and doubles championships in Erie County.
  
  
• Was a two-year undefeated #1-#2 singles player in High School.
  
  
• Won two ECIC High School Conference team titles.
  
  
• Was a finalist in the AA Singles Sectional High School Championships at #1 Singles.
  
  
• Played #1 singles at the University of Buffalo for two years.
  
  
• Reached one Final, one Semi-Final and one Quarter-Final in the New York State Collegiate Championships.
  
  
• Won six Conference titles in college.
  
  
• Reached four finals in the biggest Western New York Open Tennis Championships--the MUNYS.
  
  
• Won the MUNY Men's Doubles title in 1977.
  
  
• Finalist in the largest Professional Indoor Singles Tournament in Western New York in 1978, the $7500 Ned Phillips Memorial, and won the Ned Phillips Memorial Men's Professional Doubles title in 1979.
  
  
• He represented Western New York in the 1977 National Public Parks Singles and Doubles Championships in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bill Cole's Teaching and Coaching Career

Bill Cole has coached and taught at the highest levels of tennis:

• On the ATP Men's Professional Tennis Tour and the WTA Women's Professional Tennis Tour -- in the United States and in Europe, including Wimbledon, the US Open and Davis Cup.
  
  
• Sport Psychology Coach for the Israeli Davis Cup Team.
  
  
• NCAA Division I Head Coach at two west-coast universities.
  
  
• On the United States National Junior Circuit.
  
  
• Owner of his own California tennis school.

Highlights:

• He's an internationally-recognized sport psychology expert, an award-winning scholar-athlete and a Williamsville Central Schools Wall of Fame Honoree.
  
  
• His students have won over 20 National and International Championships and have earned hundreds of rankings, honors and tournament titles in every conceivable age level, section and division across the United States and internationally.
  
  
• Bill has coached eight National Champions.
  
  
• His players have earned 22 top-ten United States National Rankings, 34 #1 USTA Sectional Rankings, 77 Top-Ten USTA Sectional Rankings and 158 USTA Sectional Rankings.
  
  
• He's coached players to 11 California State Championships. He's coached a player to a "four USTA National Titles Grand Slam" -- one US National Doubles Championship on every surface -- and a #1 United States National Senior Doubles Ranking.
  
  
• His professional players have had ATP Pro Tour career wins over many of the biggest names in tennis: Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Andy Roddick, Gustavo Kuerten, Michael Chang and Tim Henman.
  
  
• Bill was Mental Game Coach for Harel Levy, when he was ranked #278 in the world, and helped him achieve a career high ATP Pro Tour world ranking of #30 in 2001.
  
  
• Harel won $210,000 playing Marat Safin in the Championship Singles Final of the Canadian Open.
  
  
• Bill is a sport psychology researcher, an author of 330-plus published articles on coaching and peak performance, wrote the book The Mental Game of Tennis, and was a columnist and west-coast correspondent for Inside Tennis magazine.
  
  
• Founder and President of the International Mental Game Coaching Association.
  

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News Release: April 16, 2008 - Silicon Valley, California, William B. Cole Consultants announces TMG-brand merchandise line to the public.

Bill Cole, MS, MA, Founder and CEO of William B. Cole Consultants today announced the unveiling of the exciting new merchandise line of TMG brand products, from William B. Cole Consultants and the International Mental Game Coaching Association (IMGCA). Mr. Cole is also the Founder and President of the IMGCA.

TMG is the global brand that signifies excellence in mind, body and spirit in learning, coaching and performance, in sports, business and life. TMG stands for The Mental Game. TMG helps people achieve more of their potential.

The TMG line offers 100% cotton men's and women's T-shirts in white, featuring the TMG logo with the word "SPORTS" or the name of a specific sport or activity below the logo. Men's sizes are M, L, XL, and XXL and women's tailored fit sizes are S, M, L and XL. The TMG hat line features the TMG logo embroidered on a low profile baseball cap.

The TMG line can be ordered with a number of captioned lines below the distinctive TMG logo:

SPORTS, TENNIS, GOLF, BASEBALL, SOCCER, BUSINESS, HOLLYWOOD, ARCHERY, BADMINTON, BOWLING, BOXING, CYCLING, FIGURE SKATING, GYMNASTICS, HOCKEY, LACROSSE, LIFE, MARTIAL ARTS, RACING, SALES, SHOOTING, SKIING, SOFTBALL, SWIMMING, VOLLEYBALL, and WRESTLING.

The TMG line will also be featured and sold on the Hollywood TV pilot, The Mental Game.

For more information, to purchase TMG-branded products, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

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News Release: April 14, 2008 - Silicon Valley, California, William B. Cole Consultants announces spin-off initiatives around the reality TV pilot, "The Mental Game".

Bill Cole, MS, MA, the Co-Creator, Producer and Host of the TV pilot The Mental Game today announced sweeping new initiatives that will support, enhance and expand the theme, brand and focus of The Mental Game television program. This interactive reality television show goes inside the mental game of virtually everyone in sports, business and life.

These new initiatives are now under development, and will be integral to the vision of the television show, said John Cole, the show's Co-Creator and Producer. The new projects include:

Bill Cole and John Cole also described three new web sites that will be created in conjunction with the TV show:

Each web site will support, enhance and expand on the focus of the TV show The Mental Game.

For more information, or to schedule a media interview, please contact:

Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and CEO
William B. Cole Consultants
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014-2358
VOICE: 408-725-7191
FAX: 408-298-9525
E-Mail: Bill@MentalGameCoach.com
Website: www.mentalgamecoach.com

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News Release: January 11, 2008 - Hollywood California, RampItUp Productions announces it is now accepting talent-submissions for their 2008 television pilot.

The company has begun casting and is now accepting non-union talent submissions for the reality TV pilot, "The Mental Game", (TMG). The pilot is an innovative program focusing on the mental game of sports, business and life. The show will focus on how people learn, perform and achieve greatness.

Bill Cole, MS, MA, the show's creator and host says, "Paradoxically, the mind is the last frontier of study and control in anything we do. Top achievers and performers know that mind power is what separates them from the rest of the field and catapults them into the winner's circle. A strong mental game is the potent magic behind overcoming the inevitable mental and emotional obstacles that everyone faces in their quest for success in learning, performing and achieving".

This interactive reality television show goes inside the mental game of virtually everyone in sports, business and life. A large percentage of casting will focus on athletes involved in their day-to-day sport experience and will also include coaches, officials, agents, managers, trainers, team owners, fans and the parents of these accomplished athletes to discover how they approach their sport experience from a mental perspective and how it relates to their everyday life. The show will examine the mental and emotional highs and lows of all athletic participants at every level including youth, collegiate, amateur, pro, Olympic and even the weekend warrior.

If you are an elite athlete, a weekend warrior or you know someone who has an amazing story to tell about their personal sport experience and life accomplishments then send storyline / bio / reel along with contact information to:

J. Cole
RampItUp Productions, LLC