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Every athlete logs their work, every session gets notes, and parents see the change — not just hear about it.
You've seen what your athlete is capable of. The talent is real. But talent alone doesn't decide what happens under pressure, and it doesn't guarantee they show up the same way every time. At the level where everyone is gifted, the separator is no longer physical. It's what happens in their head when it counts.
Is your athlete limited by:
The mental game isn't a gift. It's a skill. Composure, confidence, the ability to reset after a mistake: these aren't things an athlete is born with. They're trained, the same way physical skills are.
Same talent. Different athlete. That's the work we do at Calico Youth.
Every coaching plan includes:
Mental performance coaching should produce more than a conversation your athlete cannot explain afterward.
The Athlete Portal gives the work a visible structure. Athletes record their habits, complete reflections, track goals, review assignments, and stay connected to their performance plan.
Parents can see that the work is happening without needing to manage every step.
Illustration — every athlete's portal is their own.
Mitchell was a talented young athlete who competed hard but never learned to manage the mental side of the game. That gap kept him from reaching the level he was capable of, and it stayed with him long after he stopped competing.
It became the reason for this work. It led him to earn his M.S. in Sport and Performance Psychology and to study the science behind how athletes build confidence, focus, and resilience under pressure. Through that work, he confronted and overcame the mental barriers that held him back as a young athlete. Today he applies that same process with the athletes he coaches, giving them the mental skills to compete at their full potential and carry those skills well beyond sport.
Barry University. 4.0 GPA. Graduate Assistant and Research Assistant.
Worked with collegiate and youth athletes across multiple sports as a sport psychology consultant.
Sport psychology consultant at one of the most storied PGA courses in the country.
Presented sport psychology research at the Utah State Capitol through Utah State University.
Including work under Dr. Travis Dorsch, one of the most prominent researchers in youth sport and athlete development today.
A specialized practice for youth athletes ages 8 to 18, built on the belief that this developmental window is the most important one.
A short, free conversation about your athlete.
Probably not, and it's usually the opposite of what parents expect. Younger kids are more open. They haven't built up years of pressure or decided who they are as an athlete yet, so this goes in easier.
It works the same way the physical side does. A kid who learns proper footwork at eight doesn't think about footwork at fifteen, it's just how they move. Same here. Learn how to reset after a mistake at eight, and by high school you're not managing it, you just do it.
We start at eight. If yours is younger, or you're not sure, reach out anyway and we'll tell you honestly whether now is the right time.
It's the most common question we get, usually from parents already picturing the nagging.
Getting your athlete bought in is our job. It's part of what you're paying for, and it's the thing we watch most closely.
Plenty of parents came to us skeptical about this exact thing. Our weekly athletes average over 7.3 touchpoints a week between sessions, and 86% are actively doing mental work on their own time. Those are roster averages, not guarantees. But they include a lot of kids whose parents weren't sure they'd do any of it.
The structure is the same for every athlete: the framework, the session rhythm, the daily work. That part is proven, and we don't change it.
What happens inside it is custom. No two athletes are working on the same thing. A nine-year-old learning to shake off mistakes and a sixteen-year-old fighting for a starting spot don't need the same conversation, so we don't script one.
Every athlete gets their own coach, and the coaching goes where your kid needs it to go: their sport, their age, what they're actually struggling with.
We'll be upfront: this isn't cheap. Coaching starts at $625 a month and goes up depending on how often your athlete meets with their coach.
There are cheaper options out there. What you're paying for here is everything that happens between the sessions. The tracking, the recaps, the mid-week check-ins, the coach who isn't carrying a full caseload. That's where the results come from, and it's real work on our end.
We'll walk you through the options on the call so you can decide with the full picture.
All of them. Our athletes play basketball, soccer, football, hockey, tennis, golf, boxing, skiing, and more. Individual and team.
Our coaches study the sports they work in, so they know the language and understand what your athlete is walking into on game day. But the principles underneath don't change. How you handle pressure, how you talk to yourself, how you come back from a mistake, that's the same standing over a putt or dropping into a run.
Then you switch, free, in the first couple of sessions.
This only works if your athlete actually opens up, and that comes down to the relationship. If it's not there, we'd rather find out in week two than have your kid sit through three months of sessions they're not getting anything from.
It's month to month. No contracts, no commitment.
The results build on themselves — the longer an athlete does the work, the more it compounds. Some get what they need and wrap up. Plenty stay with us for the long haul.
A short, free conversation about your athlete — tell us what's going on and pick a time. It takes about a minute.
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