Roger Friesen
Sport Psychologist
Masters: M.Sc. University of Manitoba..............................................
Roger Friesen is a faculty member of the Department of Kinesiology at the University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV). Roger began his teaching career at the University of Winnipeg in 1992. In 1995 Roger moved to the UCFV and has been responsible for developing and teaching the sport psychology stream of courses.
Roger has been working as a mental training consultant for the past 19 years with many National level and Olympic teams and athletes. This has involved working with athletes in preparation for Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan Am Games as well as many world championships.
Over the years, Roger’s work as a sport psychology consultant has also included work with the performing arts – musicians, actors and ballet.
In recent years, Roger has taken his work in sport psychology and applied it in a new domain – Adventure Tourism. Roger has worked closely with two Heli-Ski operations as well as mountain guides applying the skills of sport psychology to this high stress profession.
When not teaching or working with athletes, Roger spends his time in the mountains applying personally the skills of sport psychology.
Roger has been working as a mental training consultant for the past 19 years with many National level and Olympic teams and athletes. This has involved working with athletes in preparation for Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan Am Games as well as many world championships.
Over the years, Roger’s work as a sport psychology consultant has also included work with the performing arts – musicians, actors and ballet.
In recent years, Roger has taken his work in sport psychology and applied it in a new domain – Adventure Tourism. Roger has worked closely with two Heli-Ski operations as well as mountain guides applying the skills of sport psychology to this high stress profession.
When not teaching or working with athletes, Roger spends his time in the mountains applying personally the skills of sport psychology.
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