FOR YOUTH ATHLETES

  • WE WORK WITH KIDS ON THE athletic FIELDs TO develop THEIR skills as athletes, grow THEIR CREATIVITY And style of play, AND INCREASE THEIR knowledge & ABILITY TO both READ & anticipate THE THE GAME.

    currently, we are hyper focused on soccer / football (the world’s most beautiful game) but our path has us adding more sports to become a multi-sport foundation.

  • WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE LESSONS LEARNED ON THE athletic fields extend FAR BEYOND kids’ SPORTING LIVES.

    COMPASSION, EMPATHY, DEDICATION, DETERMINATION, AND DISCIPLINE ARE ALL DIRECT SKILLS THAT YOUTH ATHLETES LEARN THROUGH SPORT AND BRING INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR everyday LIVES.

  • solving the world’s biggest sustainability challenges is a tough task that requires effort from so many parties.

    we educate youth on how their actions can contribute to social good and environmental well-being. each ssf athlete is encouraged + required to be a part of one sustainability challenge that they have a passion for.

  • WE believe that all athletes must pay close attention to their (m.w.) mental wellness, which to us = (m.r.) mental resilience + (m.t.) mental toughness.

    m.r. is a defensive strategy that helps athletes get back up after being knocked down.

    m.t. is an offensive strategy that helps them prevent getting knocked down in the first place.

    Both are a learning process, not an overnight result achieved after x amount of training sessions. we teach both with positivity at the core in an attempt to help athletes balance their mental state on + off the athletic fields.

  • Supporting projects that can help a community develop positively and speaking out on issues that negatively effect a community go hand in hand.

    SSF youth learn to express their voices in the right way, with confidence + pressure and without violence. Both advocacy + action require holding people and organizations accountable, creativity to support movements, and a genuine belief in their purpose.

    The ssf believes all athletes have a voice and teach them how to vocalize their beliefs with respect, determination, and courage.

  • At the SSF, we involve athletes in the consulting work we do with sport organizations. We understand going pro is not an option for the majority and believe that preparing our athletes for life off the field, in a career, is one of the greatest benefits they receive from the SSF.

    We help our (high school + college) athletes build their confidence, learn about a chosen industry, and grow their personal skills that will help them excel in their career.

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“ THE SECRET TO RESILIENCE IS NOT TO BE OVERWHELMED BY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS. ”

- DR. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
( 2X WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION FROM THE UKRAINE )

 
 

 FOR SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

 

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PRINCIPAL SUPPORTER - MAWKO - the ssf consults with sport organizations that believe in our purpose + system. We develop strategy, planning, management, marketing, and sponsorship while ensuring that sustainability + purpose is aligned with every aspect of our work for sport organizations.

 
  • Creating an effective strategy prior to taking action provides many benefits to organizations that includes:

    • effectively communicating between the org and stakeholders;

    • transparently showcasing the intention, value, and impact of the organization’s work;

    • and empowering stakeholders to work with passion and trust as they build develop commercial gains for the business.

    Our process is a simple three step process (formulation, implementation, evaluation) that requires a collaborative working relationship with each client we work with.

  • The SSF can help your org’s operations whether it needs help with staffing, program creation, client / member communication, or evaluating the existing programs in place.

    Our consulting starts with a relationship that brings your sport org into the ssf family and empowers many of our ssf athletes and alumni athletes to help carry out the necessary work.

  • we can help your org build + expand a loyal customer base and drive commercial bottom lines by using marketing techniques that increase perceived value or your product and services. our team acts as a brand manager for your org by building awareness, positioning, and equity that creates a unique value proposition for your audience.

  • from social media, to radio, print, and digital, the ssf helps sport organizations position their brand in crowded markets.

    We also are able to offer full website and digital development with a team of young industry professionals who keep on track with the latest influencer trends and native advertising tactics, while understanding the importance of remaining true to your brand.

  • purpose + sustainability are NOT an add-on for any of our work, and quite honestly any organization that doesn’t believe in both would not make a good partner for the ssf.

    we believe that purpose must drive an organization, and that sustainability is not a nice-to-have but a must have as we collectively race to meet the united nations 2030 deadline for the global goals.

    Even if sustainability is not in your current workflow, please don’t be intimidated by it. We all start somewhere, and every organization (including ours) can always do “more”!

  • when it comes to aligning your sport organization with other brands, the ssf can help determine who these sponsors + partners should be.

    Just like we do with the ssf family, all associated brands with your sport organization must be aligned with the key values, mission, and vision that drives your org’s mission + vision.

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Mindset was also a huge thing that the ssf taught me. Goalkeeping is all mental. Like a pitcher in baseball, if you aren’t in the right headspace when you step on the field, or have any doubt, you won’t perform well. It was as much physical training as it was mental.

- renee
( ssf alumni athlete & next-gen board member )