Garret Kramer

Early life and background

Kramer graduated in 1980 from the Montclair Kimberley Academy, a secondary school in Montclair, New Jersey, where he played varsity ice hockey from 1977 to 1980. In the latter year Kramer was the leading scorer in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and a first-team All-State selection. In 2008, he returned to Montclair Kimberley to succeed Michael Good as head coach of the team.

He earned a bachelor's degree in 1984 from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where he played ice hockey, competing in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. In the last year of his schooling (1984), he also coached the junior varsity team at Hamilton.

Career

In 1995, Kramer founded an organization called Inner Sports, which mentors "athletes, coaches, parents, and organizations, on the states of mind that lead to success." Kramer "often conducts seminars about his revolutionary 'inside-out' approach to performance excellence."

Of him, Forbes magazine has written: "His revolutionary approach to performance has transformed the careers of professional athletes and coaches, Olympians, and collegiate players across a multitude of sports." Kramer has appeared on radio WFAN and WOR in New York, ESPN and television FOX and CTV.

Authorship

Kramer is the author of two books, Stillpower: Excellence With Ease in Sports and Life (ISBN 978-1582703886)), which "argues that getting into an appropriate mental state is more important [in sports and athletics] than having a command of the skills and behaviors needed," and The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think (ISBN 978-1-62634-117-3).

All-star hockey player Zach Parise wrote the foreword to Kramer's book and told Sports Illustrated in 2010 that he "still routinely" talks to Kramer about handling the ebb and flow of life in the NHL.

Personal

Kramer lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children.