Mike Kren – Mental Performance Coach
Premier Ohio Mental Performance Coach
Michael R. Kren
Mental Performance Coach · Success Within
About Coach Kren
Michael R. Kren is an MPM Certified Coach, business owner and former Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, where he trained and served in a range of military leadership roles. A multi-sport athlete and team captain, Mike has more than 20 years of coaching experience with boys (baseball and basketball) and girls (basketball).
His coaching resume includes time as a high school pitching coach (Ohio Division I State Championship), a club coach (NABF U14 National Championship) and USA Baseball NTIS. He has coached 70+ college players, 2 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans and 7+ professional players, and he is the proud father of two Division I student-athletes (soccer and lacrosse).
Mental Performance Academy
Mike runs Premier Ohio’s team mental performance sessions through his Success Within program, a practical mental-performance curriculum for youth teams.
- U11 & under: 2 x 30-minute team sessions
- U12–U18: 3 x 45-minute team sessions
- Player workbook and mental-performance plan
- Coach reinforcement language for practices and games
- Parent development guide
What Players Learn
- Build genuine confidence
- Control the controllables
- Develop pre-pitch and reset routines
- Improve self-talk and focus
- Recover faster from failure
- Compete under pressure
- Become stronger teammates and leaders
