Daniel Jacobsen

Mental performance consultant and founder of MindFit Academy, a sport psychology training organization serving over 300 athletes across 10+ U.S. states and 10+ countries. Holds a Master of Science in Sport Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Exercise Physiology. Applied experience spans wrestling, soccer, football, baseball, softball, tennis, volleyball, basketball, combat sports, track and field, golf, and swimming, primarily delivered through team workshops.

Built a full mental performance ecosystem from the ground up, including a sixteen-module curriculum, a weekly narrative podcast, an assessment tool, and a national community. Eligible for the AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) pathway.

Founder & Mental Performance Consultant at MindFit Academy (2023-01 – Present)

• Designed and built a mental performance training organization serving over 300 athletes across 10+ U.S. states and 10+ countries since launch, with primary delivery through team workshops, team consulting engagements, and structured one-on-one coaching for athletes, coaches, and families.
• Developed the MindFit Method, a sixteen-module mental performance curriculum spanning confidence development, focus under pressure, emotional regulation, pre-performance routines, resilience training, and life-skill integration for adolescent and developmental athletes.
• Delivered applied mental performance services across twelve sports including wrestling, soccer, football, baseball, softball, tennis, volleyball, basketball, MMA and combat sports, track and field, cross country, golf, and swimming.
• Producer and host the MindFit Sports Wars Podcast, a narrative sport psychology series in both audio and video formats, used as an authority-building and athlete-education channel reaching the high school athletics community nationally.
• Built supporting infrastructure including a Mental Performance Assessment Quiz, Coach's Quick Reference guides, a Skool-based athlete and coach community, weekly live webinars, a YouTube channel, and an Instagram channel focused on athletic audiences.
• Provided documented athlete and team outcomes across performance breakthroughs, confidence development, and competitive results, with case examples available upon request while maintaining athlete confidentiality.
• Built and operated all back-end systems for the organization: course delivery platform, client management infrastructure, content production workflow, and weekly delivery cadence.

Volunteer Assistant Coach, Multi-Sport at High School Athletics, Utah (2023-01)

• Served as volunteer assistant coach across five sports, football, baseball, volleyball, track and field, and wrestling, supporting practice planning, athlete development, and game-day execution.
• Developed direct working knowledge of high school athletic department operations, coach-athlete dynamics, and the practical realities of in-season program delivery, foundational experience now informing MindFit Academy's coach- and program-facing services.

Master of Science in Sport Psychology – Capella University (2025)

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor: Exercise Physiology) – Brigham Young University–Idaho (2023)