Joseph Tedesco (most commonly known as Teddy) is a native of Pennsylvania.   He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and attended the University of Dayton obtaining a BA in Psychology and Philosophy.   He holds a Masters of Divinity from the University of Saint Michael’s College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.   He obtained a Masters of Applied Spirituality from the University of San Francisco.   He did his training in clinical counseling by completing a Masters of Mental Health Counseling, and a Post Masters Certificate in Clinical Counseling, from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.   He is currently a PhD candidate at the San Diego University for Integrative Studies in Sport Psychology. His research includes the relationship of religion to sport and performance enhancement, assessment for the hiring of coaches in high schools, and burnout in the high school athlete. He holds an Ohio License in Professional Clinical Counseling.   His clinical practice is devoted to children, teenagers and their families. He started the Dayton Institute of Applied Sport Sciences in August 2004.

Joseph Tedesco taught, counseled and coached in high schools in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kalamazoo, and Dayton. Since 1996 he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Dayton and teaches courses in the Psychology of Adult Development and Aging, Child Development, Personality, Tests and Measurements, and Sport Psychology

Joseph Tedesco is known as the founding father of Southern Ohio Lacrosse developing the first teams in Cincinnati where there are more then 15. He served as the second Commissioner of Boys High School Lacrosse in Ohio, and as a board member of the National Lacrosse Foundation, now US Lacrosse, in Baltimore. He has been the Ohio Lacrosse Man of the Year and was nominated to the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame an honor he declined because, he says, “I have much more to do for the sport before they put me in a hall of fame.”

He is a frequent speaker and workshop presenter.   At the November 4, 2004, Ohio counseling Association, All Ohio counselors Conference he presented a program titled, “Sport Psychology for the High School Counselor: Helping the Athlete in Transition Through the A-B-C Method.” He regularly speaks to sports teams and coaches groups throughout the nation.