Tami Matheny

Tami Matheny is a mental game coach, author, keynote speaker, and member of the Jon Gordon team. She is also author of "This is Good", "The Confident Athlete", "The Confidence Journal", "Challenger Deep: Stories, Fables, and Lessons to Rise Above Adversity, "Challenger Deep: Athletes Rising Above Adversity." As a Mental Game Coach, she works with coaches, athletes and teams to improve areas such as confidence, focus, motivation, mental toughness, leadership, teamwork, etc.

Matheny has a passion for sports and how the mental game affects performance. As an athlete, coach, administrator and now Mental Game Coach, she has seen first-hand the difference mental toughness coupled with physical training translates into individual and/or team success.

In high school, Tami was a tennis and basketball standout at East Rutherford High School (NC). She graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College with a degree in psychology, while playing basketball and tennis, and earned a master’s degree in sports administration from the University of North Carolina.

Prior to becoming a Mental Game Coach, Matheny was one of the most successful tennis coaches in USC Upstate tennis history and elevated the men’s and women’s programs to levels never seen before. With the implementation of her “Mental Toughness Program, both Spartans tennis programs produced nationally ranked individuals and teams, conference championships, and numerous individual awards. She is one of few female coaches in the nation named Conference Coach of the Year for a men’s sport.

Tami has worked with various recreational, club, high school and collegiate individuals and teams in numerous sports. She has been a part of many state championships, conference championships, and a National Championship.

When not training others, Tami remains physically active. She has completed a handful of marathons, including the Boston Marathon and ultramarathons. Her longest race to date is a 50K. She is an avid cyclist, completing races over 100 miles. Matheny continues to seek new mental and physical challenges. Connect with Tami on X @tamimatheny or Instagram @tamimathenycoaching.