Anna Kohl was born in Vienna and has a comprehensive academic and practice-oriented background in sports science and sports psychology. After completing her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Sports Science with a focus on exercise therapy at the University of Vienna, she completed an ÖBS-accredited mental coaching training programme at the Center of Mental Excellence and subsequently completed a Master's in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Northumbria University in Newcastle (UK). In addition, she is a qualified prevention and safeguarding officer for „Respect & Safety“ in sport.
At the University of Vienna, Anna Kohl worked on several international research projects, including the Erasmus+ projects „Child Abuse in Sport European Statistics“ and „Voices for Truth and Dignity – Combatting Sexualized Violence through the Voices of those affected“. Her main areas of work were child protection, violence prevention and evidence-based analysis of psychosocial risks in sport.
Alongside her research activities, Anna Kohl works as a lecturer. She taught sports psychology at KMU Akademie & Management AG and currently teaches social and personal competence in the coaching training programme of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB). Furthermore, she gives lectures on mental health in the context of workplace health promotion at „Mobiles Training – Bürobuddy“ and, since October 2025, has also been working as a lecturer at the Max Reinhardt Seminar with the course „Mental balance – strengthening personal resources in everyday artistic life“. Since 2016, Anna Kohl has worked as a freelance sports mental coach. Her focus is on mental performance optimisation, the strengthening of psychological resources, and the support of athletes, coaches, artists and teams in demanding sporting and artistic contexts.
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