Tim Bacon is a “Mental Training Consultant” who helps racquet sport athletes, parents and coaches undertand & use mental training (Sport Psychology) skills, techniques & methods to improve their performance & level of satisfaction in their sport.

Shortly after graduating from Western University in 1987 with an M.A. specializing in Sport Psychology & Coaching, Tim was approved by the Canadian Sport Behavioural Registry – later the Canadian Mental Training Registry to work with Canadian National Team & Olympic Athletes – one of only 14 people in Canada at the time (Also a 1986 Charter Member of A.A.S.P. – the organization currently certifying consultants). While at Western, I played and coached on the Squash Team (#1 in Canada – top 5 in U.S.), finishing the season by beating our team’s #1, 3-0 at the 1987 Canadian National Squash Championships.

Since then I have worked with the Canadian National Squash Teams – including athletes who were top 20 ranked professional players, including Jonathon Power, who went on the be ranked #1 in the world. I also organized and implemented the mental training for the U.S. Squash National Summer Jr. Training Camps when they were held at Princeton University.

In addition, I have been involved as a coach, consultant, and player in other racquet sports, most notably with Tennis Canada (mental consulting with Les Deux Sebastiens who won several Jr. Grand Slam Jr. Doubles tournaments and the Sunshine Cup in 1989) writing & presenting materials for their National Coaching Conferences & Coaching Manuals; I have also coached (& taken Coaching Certification Courses) in table tennis, badminton, racquetball (Can. Nat. Team – World Champions 1988), & racketball (British), and even held a #23 world ranking in Mixed Doubles in Racketlon with my partner Shona Kerr (Wesleyan University Head Squash Coach).

In addition to teaching and coaching Sport Psychology & Racquet Sports, I have also taught and consulted in all of the other major sport sciences as a Faculty Member in the Dept. Of Exercise & Sport Studies at Smith College (1999-2015) and as a Learning Facilitator (Course Conductor/Tutor) for the Coaching Association of Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). Note, I was also certified by the NSCA as a Strength & Conditioning Specialist 2006-2014.

I am available for Mental Training consultations for any of the Racquet Sports, in person or via Zoom, Skype or Facetime; also planning, training, coaching, writing, or speaking consults in any of the Sport Sciences. I can be contacted via email at: timbacon@icloud.com.