Gregory Chertok

Greg Chertok is the Director of Sport Psychology at The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center (PMR), a comprehensive outpatient spine, sports, and occupational rehabilitation facility in Englewood, NJ. At PMR, Greg has constructed the EXACT (Expert Athletic Counseling & Training) and Just For KIX (Kids In 'Xercise) Programs, through which student-athletes and high-level teams work with professionals in Fitness Training, Nutrition, and Sport & Exercise Psychology to enhance overall athletic and personal performance. He has given seminars and workshops to coaches, parents, youth players, and professional athletes. Greg has written numerous articles on sport psychology topics, most recently co-authoring a book geared toward youth baseball coaches entitled The Baseball Starter: A Handbook For Coaching Children and Teens.

He received his B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and his M.Ed. in Counseling specializing in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Boston University in 2007. While at Tufts, he captained the 2006 baseball team and finished his career as an ESPN The Magazine Academic Regional All-American and a New England College All-Star. He currently co-owns and operates a youth summer baseball academy called Pitch by Pitch Baseball, Inc., in Congers, NY, one of the area’s larger specialty day camps that features both physical and mental skills training for 7-13 year old ballplayers. He is a Certified Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology as well as a certified Personal Fitness Trainer.