Amanda Johanson, MS, AESSP
Amanda was a level 10 gymnast from Park City, Utah who was on the winning team at Junior Olympic national championships in 2007. She was a 5-time state champion and a region 1 champion on uneven bars. She was offered a full ride scholarship to the University of Denver and competed from 2007-2011. She helped Denver attend the NCAA national championships in 2008. She was freshman of the year in 2008 and unsung hero in 2009. She was an Academic All- American. Once she graduated, she moved home and began training in aerials ski jumping. She competed from 2011 to the beginning of 2014 and placed 15th on day 1 at the world cup in Lake Placid, New York in 2013.
In 2014 she was offered a position to coach the New Zealand gymnastics development squad in Christchurch. In 2016 she took the national team to the USA for Pacific Rim championships. She helped train athletes in preparation for Commonwealth games, world championships, pacific rim, world cups and American college amongst many other international events. She trained Courtney McGregor for a year up to her journey to the Rio Olympics.
Amanda has a bachelor of arts from the University of Denver in electronic media arts and design. She has a graduate diploma of science in psychology from the University of Canterbury. She has a master of science in Applied Psychology from the University of Canterbury and graduated with distinction. Her thesis was the development of a scale to predict post athletic career adjustment. She is also an Accredited Exercise and Sport Science Practitioner (AESSP) in New Zealand.
She is extremely passionate about the well-being of athletes, and her life calling is to help others. She has worked with athletes in over 30 different sports, ranging from novice to professional and olympic level. She is a key note speaker for businesses and sport organizations. She has developed and implemented performance programs for athletes, teams, parents, business professionals and coaches. She has led discussion based presentations to parents and athletes on promoting the framework of “balance is better” led by Sport NZ. She is upbeat, positive and engaging and is looking forward to helping athletes in all aspects of their athletic endeavors.