Human Resources

Corporate Headquarters

• Potentium Inc.
  99, Fifth Avenue, Suite 245
  Ottawa (Ontario)
  CANADA K1S 5P5

  Telephone | +1-613-729-4153
  Facsimile | +1-613-729-4153

President & Director

• John H. Salmela, Ph.D.

  

  • An internationally recognized scholar and practitioner in the field of Sport Psychology for over 25 years. His research has spanned the fields of talent identification in sport as well as the development of expertise both in performers as well as in coaches. His practical experiences include a 20 year relationship with the Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique as a performance consultant as well as a lecturer in Canada, the United States, Brasil, all of Western Europe, Israel, Egypt, India, Singapore, Nepal, Iran and Australia. He is a prolific publisher with over 100 articles, 13 books and numerous presentations. He is fluent in English and French.

Associates in Expert Coaching

• Gordon Bloom
  • Finishing doctoral student in Sport Psychology with a comprehensive view of the strategies and skills that are necessary for realizing the highest level of performance with expert coaches. Gord has also worked as a performance consultant with intercollegiate ice hockey teams.

• Sean Draper
  • Doctoral student in Sport Psychology with special interests in computer applications, program evaluation and statistical design. Sean has developed expertise in the assessment and analysis of aspiring professional sport candidates in ice hockey and basketball.

• Natalie Durand-Bush
  • Doctoral student in Sport Psychology, fluent in English and French, has studied athletes and coaches using qualitative and quantitative methods, including a mental skills assessment tool. Natalie is also an educator/mental training consultant with two Canadian national teams and a university varsity team. She has conducted several workshops on mental preparation with coaches and athletes of all ages.

• Patricia Miller
  • Doctoral student in Sport Psychology, fluent in English, French and Spanish who has studied the career structure of successful university coaches who have a special interest in developing the student-athlete.

• Luiz Carlos Moraes
  • Doctoral student in Sport Psychology, fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, who has studied the highest levels of coaching in the martial arts. Luiz is a fifth dan judo black belt who is especially interested in traditional versus modern combat strategies and beliefs.

• Bernard Petiot
  • Doctoral student in Sport Pedagogy, fluent in English and French, has coached at two Olympics and has looked at expert coaches in the sport of gymnastics. He has studied the actual performance strategies of coaches operating during high stress competitive situations.

Associates in Developing Coaches

• Pierre Trudel, Ph.D.
  • A respected scholar practitioner who has established himself as a knowledgeable pedagogue in the area of ice hockey coaching. Pierre has created new methods in the understanding of how developing coaches actually think and operate during training and competition and has designed methods for improving this process. He is fluent in English and French.

• Wade Gilbert
  • Doctoral student in Sport Pedagogy, fluent in English and French, who has helped create systems for the improvement of coaching strategies and behaviors of novice coaches working with youth.

Business Manager

• Paul Desjardins
  • Co-founder of Potentium Inc. He oversaw the production and marketing of the best-seller book "Great Job Coach!" from start to finish. Paul and Dr. John H. Salmela envisioned a World-Wide Web site on the Internet focused on all aspects of coaching, and Potentium: The Coaching Network™ is their long-term goal.

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