Matt Hawk lives and coaches in Los Angeles, California with his wife and three children. Matt created the Hawk Planner™ for Ice Hockey Coaches© in 1994 to save his sanity and win more games. He has a Ph.D. from Yale University and is the founder of Hawk Systems, publisher of the Hawk Planners™ for hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball, football, and volleyball. Dr. Hawk is also President and founder of Retention Specialists, Inc., a consulting and training firm specializing in creating and delivering performance