Where Movement, Mindset, and Community Intersect
Active Mentality is built on the idea that movement and mindset shape how we lead, learn, and perform. I bring sport psychology and social-emotional learning into schools, teams, and communities to help young people build confidence, resilience, and a genuine sense of belonging. When students move with purpose, they think more clearly, connect more deeply, and show up as their strongest selves.
Active Mentality's Core Values
Community First
Psychological Safety
Bold Performance
Rooted In Growth
Our Mission
Active Mentality is a Sacramento-based mental performance coaching practice dedicated to helping young people build the mental and emotional tools to perform boldly in school, in sport, and in life. Through sport psychology and social-emotional learning, I work alongside students, athletes, and school communities to develop confidence, resilience, and belonging in every person, regardless of background or identity. I have a particular investment in young people. The skills built during childhood and adolescence don't stay on the field. They carry into every room a person walks into.
Program Goals
Active Mentality goes beyond supervised play. Every session is designed around outcomes that matter: students who feel stronger, more self-aware, and more connected to their school community.
Physical Excellence
Increase physical fitness, movement competence, and engagement in regular activity.
Resilience
Build social-emotional resilience through sport psychology tools like goal-setting and emotional regulation.
Belonging
Foster confidence, identity, and a sense of belonging for all students.
Engagement
Strengthen school engagement by providing a positive afterschool community and caring mentors.
Our Approach
Active Mentality is built on equity, youth voice, and the belief that young people are agents of change. Students have real agency in our sessions: they help shape activities, set personal goals, and take on leadership roles like leading warm-ups and coaching peers. Every space I create is gender-inclusive, LGBTQ+-affirming, and culturally responsive, honoring the full range of backgrounds students bring with them.
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A core part of this work is making the mental side of sport explicit. Students learn to recognize self-limiting beliefs, reframe failure as feedback, and understand how messages about who "belongs" in sport can shape their sense of self. This is social justice work through a sport and wellness lens.
What We Do
Sports Instruction
Fitness & Movement
Sport Psychology
Wellness Education
Structured coaching in soccer, basketball, and flag football, emphasizing skill development and sportsmanship.
Age-appropriate conditioning, flexibility, and body awareness activities accessible to all ability levels.
Applied activities introducing students to goal-setting, growth mindset, and emotional regulation.
Brief integrated lessons connecting physical activity, nutrition, rest, and mental health.
Most afterschool programs offer supervised play or classroom-based SEL. Active Mentality brings both together in the same session, through sport. Students learn to name and manage their emotions, set goals, recover from setbacks, and understand that their mental game is a trainable skill. Providing essential tools for students navigating chronic stress and real barriers.