Who I Am
My name is Mark Epp and I operate Pursuit Sport Mental Training. I have been a coach for 31 years and a teacher in the area of psychology for 21 years. I have a Bachelor's degree in Education, a Master's degree in Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Kinesiology (with sport mental training, athlete fear of failure, and the high-performance coach/athlete relationship being my Ph.D. content priorities). I also work as a mental performance consultant with the Sport Medicine & Science Council of Saskatchewan (SMSCS).
I have worked with hundreds of athletes from beginner to university, national team, and professional levels, and with teams from elementary to provincial and university levels. I have seen transformative results at the athlete and team level when sport mental training principles are embraced with the same passion as the physical, technical, and tactical aspects of sport.
My Mission
As an athlete or team, whether your first priority is development or winning, it is in your best interest to pursue your best self. If you become your best self you maximize both your athletic/team development and the probability you will experience competitive success. I can help you on this journey, with four principles providing our foundation:
Excellence is the best you, not some external standard.
You are defined by your pursuit of excellence, not by your attainment of it.
Pursuing excellence means going for it, not just hoping it will happen.
You can handle whatever happens because you learn and grow from every experience.