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Mental Skills and Movement for Every Student

Building school culture through sport psychology, social-emotional learning, and inclusive coaching for TK–8 students across Sacramento.

What We Bring to Your School

Structured, ready‑to‑run programs that fit seamlessly into the school day or after‑school schedule:
  • Seasonal Programs: 6–10 weeks

  • Year‑Round Clubs

  • Recess & Climate Support

  • Summer Camps: 2-4 weeks

  • Custom Partnerships tailored to site's needs

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3rd-5th

Focused on confidence, skill development, and healthy peer relationships.

  • Hoops Lab: Basketball fundamentals + SEL

  • Soccer Foundations: Technical skills + teamwork

  • Gridiron Play: Flag football + resilience

  • Mindset Builders: Growth mindset and emotional regulation

  • Movement & Leadership: Communication and problem-solving through games

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6th-8th

Designed to support identity development, leadership, and performance skills.

  • Athlete Mindset Training: Confidence, focus, and performance routines

  • Team Culture Lab: Leadership and collaboration

  • Movement for Wellness: Stress management and healthy habits

  • Sport-Specific Intensives: Soccer, basketball, and flag football

Program Catalog by Grade

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TK-2nd

Designed to build foundational movement skills, emotional awareness, and positive peer interactions.

  • Movement Explorers: Coordination, balance, and joyful play

  • Teamwork Basics: Sharing, turn-taking, and communication

  • Feelings in Motion: Emotional identification through movement

  • Play to Learn: Structured games that teach cooperation

The goal isn't winning games, it's building character. We empower TK–8 students to perform boldly and develop lifelong resilience through the combination of physical training and mental skills coaching.

The Active Mentality Framework

Our framework weaves these four domains together to develop the whole person: mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Social Justice
Youth Development

Centering identity, belonging, and community as foundations for growth.

Applied Sport
Psychology

Teaching focus, confidence, resilience, and performance skills.

Social-Emotional
Learning

Building self‑awareness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skills.

Positive Youth Development

Bringing together competence confidence, connection, character, caring, and contribution.

Philosophy of Practice

Everyone's Welcome Here

Movement is for every student, regardless of where they start or what their experience level is. Our programs are built on the belief that every young athlete has a place in sport.

The Inner Game

We don't just coach skills; we build emotional grit. Our approach centers on the psychological side of performance, the internal focus and self-regulation, that allow students to show up fully, even under pressure.

Youth Empowerment

The goal isn't winning games, it's building character. We empower TK–8 students to perform boldly and develop lifelong resilience through the combination of physical training and mental skills coaching.

Why Schools Choose Active Mentality

Most afterschool programs offer supervised play or classroom-based SEL. Active Mentality delivers both in the same session, through the universal language of sport.

Our programs are designed specifically for TK–8 developmental needs, with a curriculum that weaves social-emotional learning and sport psychology into every session. Schools partner with us because it works: improved recess climate, stronger student engagement, healthier peer relationships, and better emotional regulation, all through identity-affirming, culturally grounded coaching.

Programs are flexible. Scheduling and partnership models are built around each site's needs.

Bring Active Mentality to Your Site

  • Partner with us. Sacramento schools can schedule play-based movement programs for winter, spring, or summer.

  • Custom cohorts. We tailor session duration and group sizes to your school's specific space and SEL goals.

School Inquiry Form

Program of Interest
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