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Martha Cobo M.S. M.H.C.
As a formally educated psychotherapist and former competitive tennis player, with 27 years of practical applied experience training competitive athletes, Martha brings a unique perspective to the t...view moreAs a formally educated psychotherapist and former competitive tennis player, with 27 years of practical applied experience training competitive athletes, Martha brings a unique perspective to the training arena.
As the Director of Sports Psychology for more than a decade at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fl., she created and implemented the Mental Conditioning program for all sports including; tennis, golf, soccer, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey. Where tennis players such as; Tommy Haas, Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, among many others built the foundation for their tennis development. During this time she had the opportunity to work with all levels of golfers, from juniors to the professionals on the LPGA and PGA tours. She was instrumental in the mental development of golfers such as Paula Creamer, Sean O’Hair, David Gossett, Casey Wittenberg, Aree Song, Naree Song, Candy Hannemann, and Virada Nirapathpongporn, among many others.
Martha worked closely with the world’s best tennis coaches such as: Nick Bollettieri and Gabe Jaramillo, training many elite professional tennis players. She traveled extensively throughout Europe and South America with Gabe Jaramillo, conducting training seminars for players and coaches. She has also trained some of the world’s most famous golf coaches, such as: Gary Gilchrist, Jonathan Yarwood, Tom Burnett, Andrew Park, among others, on the importance of combining the technical training with the mental training for their development of players. She has since gone on to
implement this program in collaboration with other coaches for the development of amateur and professional golfers.
Professional Golfers from the LPGA, JLPGA, Symetra Tour, Ladies European Tour, PGA, Korn Ferry Tour, European Tour, and PGA Latino America have sought her expertise in performance enhancement.
In 2001, Martha was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at the University of South Carolina Upstate, in honor and recognition of outstanding athletic achievement and for serving as an exemplary ambassador of their athletics program. Her success as a leader in the field of mental sports performance has been recognized by; CNN, as well as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television shows throughout Europe, South America, and Asia.
Martha rst introduced her Mental Conditioning System integrated with Pat Etcheberry’s Physical Training System at the Professional Tennis Registry International Symposium in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on February of 2014. Since then Martha and Pat has continued integrating their systems for the advancement of competitive athletes.
Martha has continued to expand integrating her system and programs with coaches such as: Patricia Gonzalez, Mike Richards, Chip Koehlke, Bill Scott, and Club Med Academies, among many other coaches.
Martha is the President of Martha Cobo Sports Performance, LLC and lives in Parkland, Florida with her husband Matt Withington.
She may be contacted directly through her website at www.marthacobo.comview less
Books by Martha Cobo M.S. M.H.C.
The Road to Miami: The Mental Roadmap to Your Highest Potential as a Golfer