About the Author

Aladar A. Kogler, Ph.D. is the director of the Sports Psychology Research Laboratory, established by the US Olympic Committee at Columbia University. He is a former National Coach both of Czechoslovakia and the United States, as well as former co-head coach at Columbia. Dr. Kogler is a member of the US Fencing Hall of Fame. Two of his students became Olympic Silver Medalists, four became Senior World Championships medalists. He has also a World University Games champion, numerous World Cup winners and finalists, and national and collegiate champions. He has been an Olympic coach seven times. This is his sixth published book.