To raise awareness of the impact of mental health in applied sports and to increase personal skills of young athletes through hands-on support, training, and applied knowledge of strategies for healthy development.

With everything from burnout to early injuries, athletes are faced with many challenges that are different from other young adults.  The pressure internally as well as externally to perform at the highest personal level is met with expectations that coincide with other developmental struggles, educational needs, and physical changes that affect their body and focus.  We are all navigating through difficult times and experiencing an increased awareness of the need for mental health support.  With the crippling effects of performance anxiety, trauma, injuries, and other areas that we are just now realizing, the need to invest in our youth sports is vital.  Young athletes are building skills that are essential to their sport, but also are learning life skills that develop their inner dialogue to be the focus for motivation.  Without the proper skills or investment in these years, athletes are more prone to developing anxiety, depression, fear of failure, as well as unhealthy motivation through negative factors like overly critical self-talk.  There is no better time to invest in an athlete than in their formative years to build the foundation of normalizing the role of mental health in performance as well as building skills for trust, communication, and awareness of body/mind.