Barbara Camozzi
This month’s featured member is Ben Loeb. He has played tennis for 60 years and has coached teams for over 40 years in Missouri and Arizona. He is a multi-state championship coach and instills a true sense of teamwork and an honest work ethic at practice. Ben has led teams to 20 State Championships and 45 Final Fours.
The mental skills he shares with teams or athletes are transferable beyond just the sport of tennis. Ben’s journey for professional growth includes developing and teaching a course in sport and performance psychology, writing of four books, and the production of three tennis instructional videos on team practices and on enhancing mental performance skills. Ben has spoken at several tennis coaching conferences, most recently at the AZ HS Tennis Coaches Workshop on Feb 7. On Feb. 28 he is presenting a session at the Las Vegas Mental Performance Summit to sport psychologists and coaches.
Let’s all welcome Ben to PebbleCreek.