Konsulent i præstations-psykologi med 30+ års erfaring med vejledning og undervisning af OL-atleter, musikstuderende, dansere og kunstnere, til hvordan man finder balancen i sig selv og i hverdagen.

Jørns CV

Jørn Ravnholt

Profile: Sport & Performance Psychology Consultant

Summary: Consultant to international athletes and performing artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, England, Scotland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Columbia, China, the U.S. and Canada.

My goal is to have people gain insight and make people able to use their resources fully.

Specialties: Performance psychology. Stress management. Sport psychology.

Working experience
1983 – Present Perspectives / Personal Victory
Consultant with performance & sport psychology
 Work as consultant to the Danish National School of Performing Arts, The Royal Danish Ballet Company and Opera, and Musicisians from The Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Danish Music Conservatory, The Rhythmic Conservatory, Business executives and managers, Doctors and physioterapists, Athletes and coaches from amateur level to professionals in most sports.
 Have given presentations and/or workshops in Austria, Belgium, England, The Faroe Islands, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, South Africa and Sweden.

1983 – Present Sport Confederation of Denmark (DIF)
Member of teaching staff
 Have taught at more than 200 registered courses in sport psychology.
 Member of work group to produce sport psychology folders and videos.
 Have represented DIF at ISSP-congresses in ‘85, ‘89, ‘93 and 1997.
 Have represented DIF at FEPSAC-conference in ’95, 2003 and 2007.

2017 – Present DIS – Study Abroad in Scandinavia
Ekstern lecture
 Psychology of Peak Performance.

1985–2001 Team Danmark, Danish Elite Sport Institution
Coordinator of sport psychology services
 Have worked with more than 30 different Danish National Teams.
 Coordinating services of 4 other sport psychologists in Denmark.
 Have represented Team Danmark at FEPSAC-conference in 1999.
 Have initiated an Olympic profiling program preparing for the Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, 2000.

2009–2021 Team Danmark, Danish Elite Sport Institution
 Associated as an extern consultant.

1992–2002 National Olympic Committee of Denmark
Member of Olympic Staff
 First appointed sport psychologist for a Danish Olympic team at the Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona, 1992.
 Sport psychologist for the Danish Olympic team at the Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, 1996, the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, 1998, the Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, 2000, and the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, 2002.

2002–2008 University of Southern Denmark.
Ekstern lecture
 Introduction to sport psychology.
 Sport psychology 2.
 Psychology of sport injuries.

1981 – Present Other relevant teaching experience
 Teaching Assistant – The Pennsylvania State University, USA, Counselor, Camp Walden – girls summer camp, Maine, USA, School for Contemporary Dance (DK), Falkonergårdens Gymnasium – Secondary School (DK), The Danish Royal Ballet School & Company, Idrættens Træner Akademi (ITA) – Coaching Academy, Trænerskolen, Ålborg – Coaching Academy, School for physiotherapy, Odense.

Sporting experience
1973 – 2015 Teaching and coaching
 Badminton, curling (Eurpean Championship, Olympic Games, World Championship), modern penthathlon (World Cup), pool, racquet ball, sailing, shooting (European Championship, Olympic Games, World Championship), soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball and wind surfing.
1973 – 2003 Competed in...
 Badminton, golf, handball, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball (OUAA-All-Star in 1978, 1979 & 1980, and Danish national volleyball team – 1985, inducted into Athletes Hall of Fame at Laurentian University, 2003).

Education
1983 M.S. The Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
 Psychology of exercise and physical education.
1980 B.P.H.E. Laurentian University, Canada.
 Physical and health education.
1977 A.A. Colby Community College, KS, U.S.A.