The Parenting Collection

Dr. Derek Marr is a Certified Mental Performance Coach with over 16 years of experience in sport psychology and coaching. He holds a Doctorate in Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri and currently leads the Applied Sport Psychology graduate program at Northern Michigan University.

Dr. Marr has coached at all levels, from high school champions in Michigan to college teams at Baylor and the University of Missouri. His athletes have earned over 50 NCAA All-American honors and multiple national titles.

He's passionate about helping athletes build a winning mindset on and off the field. Dr. Marr lives in Marquette, Michigan, with his wife and two sons.

Jeanne Hendricks is a performance nutrition coach with IMG Academy Plus. She is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Sports Dietitian based in Providence, Rhode Island. Her extensive experience includes working with thousands of athletes, drawing from her own background as a Division I student-athlete at Towson University. During her time as a student-athlete, Jeanne experienced firsthand the transformative impact of nutrition on optimizing athletic performance and supporting overall well-being.

Her passion for nutrition education grew during her time as a health teacher in Carroll County, Maryland, and as an assistant softball coach at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Over the past decade, Jeanne has dedicated her career to providing athlete-centered nutrition education for high school and collegiate athletes in both individual and group settings. Trained in motivational interviewing, she is deeply passionate about empowering athletes to optimize their health, wellness, and performance through science-based, realistic, and sustainable strategies.

Max Dadswell is a performance dietitian from Hershey, Pennsylvania, with a strong academic foundation built at Penn State University, where he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nutritional Sciences. His professional journey includes experience with elite athletic organizations such as Penn State Football, the Kansas City Royals, and Orlando City Soccer Club. Since January 2025, Max has been based on campus at IMG Academy, where he has supported the nutrition needs of student-athletes across multiple sports, including boys and girls soccer, volleyball, baseball, and football.

Dr. Pete Paciorek, Ed.D., is the Head of Leadership & Character Development at IMG Academy, the world leader in sports education. He is passionate about supporting students, athletes, educators, coaches, and parents in effective long-term pedagogy to cultivate positive youth development. At IMG Academy, Dr. Paciorek is responsible for designing and leading character development programs that help students form well-rounded identities, overcome challenges, uplift one another and their communities, and achieve success both on and off the field. He works closely with all middle-school and high-school students at the academy, as well as with students in every grade during IMG Academy’s sports training camps, and with other coaches and educators in the development of IMG Academy pedagogy.

Coming from a family of 11 professional athletes, Dr. Paciorek had a ten-year career in professional baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres organizations. Following his passion for supporting student-athletes, he earned an Ed.D. in Character Education from the University of Missouri at St. Louis; he also has an MS in Sport Management and MA in Organizational Leadership. He is the author of the book Character Loves Company, a longtime volunteer for the Special Olympics, and the founder of the nonprofit organization Character Loves Company, Inc. Additionally, Dr. Paciorek has given hundreds of presentations to schools and community centers about the need to emphasize character development in education and sports.