Certified Mental Performance Coach
Former Division I Head Volleyball Coach at the University of Oregon
500+ Collegiate wins at the Division I, II, and Junior College levels
Coached 11 All-Americans
Coached an NCAA DII National Player of the Year
Former NCAA DII National Coach of the Year
Recently retired from collegiate volleyball coaching, Coach Carl Ferreira is still active as a Mental Performance Coach for athletes and teams. Coach Ferreira put together an impressive resume during his coaching career. Most recently, Coach Ferreira was the Head Indoor and Beach Volleyball Coach at Bakersfield College, where he also served as a full time tenured faculty professor in the Health, Kinesiology, and Physical Education Department. The Bakersfield College volleyball program is recognized as one of the premiere programs in the state of California, with one of the highest winning percentages during Coach Ferreira’s tenure. His teams consistently earned Academic Awards, qualified for the state tournament, won league championships, produced All-Americans, Conference Players-of-the-Years, and All-Conference performers.
Coach Ferreira also served as the Head Volleyball Coach for the University of Oregon Ducks, the University of Idaho, and CSU, Bakersfield, and prior to that he was the Assistant Volleyball Coach at Stanford University and Fresno State University. Coach Ferreira is an author of The unTrained Mind workbook, has been a guest speaker at the AVCA National Coaching Convention, has recruited nationally and internationally, and offers a wealth of knowledge and experience that impact lives beyond the court and fields.
While serving as the Head Coach at the University of Oregon, two professional experiences transformed the direction of Coach Ferreira’s career. First he was professionally coached by a former NBA Head Coach, which altered his coaching philosophy and methods. Second he worked with a cognitive psychologist who introduced him to the neuroscience of the mind, and how mental skills directly affects performance.
For the past 20+ yrs, Coach Ferreira has taken a deep dive into studying the mental skills of elite world-class performers, and used his knowledge and experience to develop a successful mental performance training program, specifically designed to organize and train the inner game.
