About

BUILD YOUR CAGE and Reach Your Goals with MindCzar

Dr. Gregory Czar, widely known as "The MindCzar," is a nationally respected scholar-practitioner in sport psychology, cognitive science, and elite athletic coaching. As a former international freestyle wrestler who represented Team USA in Asia and Europe, Dr. Czar draws from his Elite-level experience to shape a unique and highly effective approach to teaching, coaching, and mindset development. He is the creator of Cage Theory—a performance philosophy that trains the mind to command the body—and he is currently authoring a forthcoming book titled Cage Theory: Train the Mind, Command the Body.

Dr. Czar serves as a professor across multiple academic institutions, teaching at both the master’s and doctoral levels. His courses span sport and exercise psychology, cognitive psychology, leadership, and human relations. A seasoned instructional designer, he has developed and delivered fully online, hybrid, and in-person college-level courses, tailoring his pedagogy to meet the needs of diverse learners. Dr. Czar is also a trusted dissertation committee member, reviewing research with a focus on qualitative methods, sport performance, and behavioral transformation. He is highly regarded for his deep methodological insight, particularly in constructivist grounded theory, thematic analysis, and interpretative phenomenology.

Beyond the classroom, Dr. Czar is the Mindset Coach for collegiate wrestling at Rochester Christian University, where he develops mindset strategies for both the men’s and women’s teams. His coaching philosophy combines resilience training, mental imagery, emotional regulation, and high-performance routines to build competitive edge and inner discipline. He applies techniques such as visualization, flow theory, progressive relaxation, and flow state anchoring to help athletes break through performance plateaus.

Dr. Czar’s influence extends nationally. He is a board member of the Michigan Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, where he contributes to the preservation and advancement of wrestling excellence across generations. In addition to his athletic and academic pursuits, he is also an avid scuba diver—bringing the same sense of curiosity, precision, and control from underwater exploration into his holistic view of personal mastery.

Known for his visionary leadership, intellectual depth, and relentless pursuit of excellence, Dr. Gregory Czar continues to inspire learners, athletes, scholars, and leaders. His work fuses science, discipline, and soul to forge pathways to greatness—on the mat, in the classroom, and throughout life.

Become the person you never knew you always could be!.