Garret Kramer

Garret Kramer is an American author, speaker, coach, and teacher. He is the founder and managing partner of Inner Sports, a Morristown, New Jersey, firm specializing in non-duality and its relevance to performance and sports psychology.[1] He is described as both a non-duality teacher and a "mental performance coach."[2]

Garret Kramer
Born
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Alma materHamilton College (B.A., 1984)
OccupationAuthor, Speaker, Coach, Teacher
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Mack (m. 1990)
Children3
Websitegarretkramer.com

Early life and background

Born in Paterson, New Jersey and raised in nearby Clifton,[3] Kramer graduated in 1980 from the Montclair Kimberley Academy, a secondary school in Montclair, New Jersey, where he played varsity ice hockey from 1977 to 1980. In the latter year Kramer was the leading scorer in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and a first-team All-State selection. In 2008, he returned to Montclair Kimberley as head coach of the team.[4]

He earned a bachelor's degree in 1984 from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where he played ice hockey, competing in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. In the last year of his schooling (1984), he also coached the junior varsity team at Hamilton.[5]

Career

In 1995,[6] Kramer founded an organization called Inner Sports,[7] which mentors "performers, athletes, coaches and organizations, on true nature or Consciousness and its bearing on performance."[8] Kramer "often conducts seminars and day-long workshops about exploring the nature of Self and his revolutionary approach to performance excellence."[9]

Forbes magazine wrote about Kramer that "His revolutionary approach to performance has transformed the careers of professional athletes and coaches, Olympians, and collegiate players across a multitude of sports."[10] Kramer has appeared WFAN, WOR, ESPN, FOX, Golf Channel, CBS and CTV.[10][11]

Authorship

Kramer is the author of two books, Stillpower: Excellence With Ease in Sports and Life[12][13] (ISBN 978-1582703886)), which "argues that knowing thyself is more important [in performance] than having a command of the skills and behaviors needed,"[12] and The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think (ISBN 978-1-62634-117-3).

All-star hockey player Zach Parise wrote the foreword to Kramer's book[11] and told Sports Illustrated in 2010 that he "still routinely" talks to Kramer about handling the ebb and flow of life in the NHL.[2]

Personal

Kramer lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children.[11]

References
  1. Emily Maltby, "Some Entrepreneurs Put In Olympic Effort," Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2010
  2. Michael Farber, "The Great Unknown," Sports Illustrated, February 22, 2010
  3. "The Path of No Resistance with Garret Kramer", DrKevinPecca.com, October 30, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2017. "[Q] Garret, where are you from? [A] I was born in Paterson, New Jersey. I grew up in Clifton, New Jersey. I was into playing hockey, pretty much that’s what I was into."
  4. Staff. "Garrett Kramer named new MKA hockey coach", The Star-Ledger, July 24, 2008. Accessed December 3, 2017. "Former Montclair Kimberley star Garrett Kramer has been named the new head ice hockey coach at his alma mater, replacing Michael Good, who held the position for three seasons. Kramer was an outstanding player for Montclair Kimberley from 1976 through 1980, leading the state in scoring in 1980 and earning first-team All-State status that season."
  5. "MKA Announces Appointment of Ice Hockey Coach," MKA.org
  6. Linked In
  7. Matt Stoeckel, "Stillpower: Excellence With Ease in Sports and Life," Psych Central
  8. Inner Sports website
  9. "Garret Kramer," Huffington Post
  10. "8 Surprising Characteristics of Winners at the London Olympics," Forbes, August 6, 2012
  11. Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau
  12. Wayne Parker, "Stillpower—Excellence With Ease in Sports and Life, by Garret Kramer," About.com
  13. Antonio Villa, "Garret Kramer authors new book" College News, Hamilton College

Bibliography
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