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Who is your athlete becoming beneath the performance?
A 12-week online mentorship helping youth athletes develop the confidence, identity, discipline and leadership required to go from good to great—and become their version of successful.
Applying is free. Selected families will be invited to a 15-minute Inner Athlete Alignment Call before enrollment.
20 founding athletes · Applications close Announced soon · Cohort begins Announced soon
Why this exists
Great athletes train more than their performance.
Many young athletes have talent, coaching and ambition—but struggle to carry their confidence through mistakes, pressure and uncertainty. Inner Athlete University develops the person responsible for carrying the dream.
- 01
What happens when confidence disappears?
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How do they respond after mistakes?
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Can they lead themselves without being reminded?
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Do they understand who they are beyond the result?
These are not side conversations. They shape everything the athlete becomes.
The transformation
From one version to the next.
- DoubtSelf-belief
- ReactionAwareness
- MotivationDiscipline
- PressurePresence
- PotentialPurpose
- GoodGreat
We do not give every athlete the same answers. We help each athlete discover what their next level requires from them.
The 3B philosophy
Believe. Behave. Become.™
Believe
Build an identity strong enough to carry the vision.
Behave
Develop the standards, habits and decisions that support it.
Become
Grow into the athlete—and person—their next level requires.
The mentorship
Inside the 12-week mentorship
This is not a generic course or motivational speech. Each athlete enters with a different story, challenge and vision. The mentorship helps them recognize what their next level requires and begin living in alignment with it.
Weekly Live Mentorship
Guided conversations that connect identity, mindset, behavior and performance.
Personalized Development
Lessons and reflections shaped around the athlete's goals, challenges and current season.
Weekly Application
Simple exercises that help athletes carry the lesson into training, competition, school and life.
Parent Alignment
Intentional progress communication so parents understand the development taking place.
Digital Learning Access
Supporting lessons, activities and resources athletes can revisit throughout the journey.
12-Week Development Roadmap
A structured journey from awareness to ownership, leadership and confident action.
- Format
- Online
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Audience
- Youth athletes ages Announced soon
- Younger cohort
- Announced soon
- Older cohort
- Announced soon
- Founding capacity
- 20 athletes
- Start date
- Announced soon
Applying is free. Selected families will be invited to a 15-minute Inner Athlete Alignment Call before enrollment.
The 12-week journey
From awareness to ownership.
- Phase One
Discover
The athlete develops awareness of their identity, patterns, strengths and current barriers.
- Phase Two
Build
They establish stronger beliefs, habits, standards and responses.
- Phase Three
Apply
They practice using their new awareness through pressure, mistakes and daily decisions.
- Phase Four
Become
They take greater ownership of how they train, compete, communicate and lead.
The goal is not temporary motivation. It is helping the athlete become someone they can trust.
Inside the experience
See the work behind the words.
Every athlete's conversation is different because every athlete is carrying a different experience.
Who it is for
For the athlete who knows there is more within them
The Emerging Athlete
They have ability but need confidence, clarity and consistency.
The Committed Athlete
They want to separate themselves through stronger habits and standards.
The Next-Level Athlete
They are preparing for greater competition, responsibility and opportunity.
No athlete needs to have everything figured out. They only need to be ready to grow.
For parents
You see the potential. We help them learn how to carry it.
You may see the ability, but also the hesitation after mistakes, frustration under pressure or inconsistency between what your athlete wants and how they respond. Inner Athlete University gives them a trusted space to develop awareness, confidence and ownership without adding more pressure to the relationship at home.
Confidence
Learning to reconnect with belief without depending entirely on results.
Resilience
Responding to mistakes with awareness instead of emotional collapse.
Ownership
Taking greater responsibility for preparation, communication and decisions.
Identity
Understanding the person they are becoming beyond sport alone.
Every athlete's journey is different. The mentorship creates structure, language, accountability and support; it does not promise scholarships, team placement or guaranteed athletic outcomes.
The founder
Led by someone who has lived the journey.
Sir-John Perkins is the founder of Inner Athlete University and creator of Inner Athlete Development™. His journey has included elite youth soccer, collegiate competition, international football, injury, pressure and personal reinvention.
Through those experiences, he recognized that talented athletes are often taught how to perform before they are taught how to understand themselves.
He created Inner Athlete University to give the next generation access to the conversations, tools and awareness that help athletes carry ambition without losing their identity.
How it works
Their journey starts with one honest conversation.
- 01 — Apply
Tell us about the athlete, their goals and what they are currently experiencing.
- 02 — Align
Schedule a 15-minute conversation with Coach Sir-John to receive clarity and determine whether the mentorship fits.
- 03 — Enroll
If the family and program are aligned, official enrollment and onboarding are completed privately.
Not every application leads to enrollment. The purpose of the call is to determine whether Inner Athlete University is the right environment for the athlete.
Applying is free. Selected families will be invited to a 15-minute Inner Athlete Alignment Call before enrollment.
Questions
Before you apply.
Their next level is not only somewhere they go.
It is someone they become.
Applications are now open for 20 founding athletes ready to begin the 12-week journey.
Applying is free. Selected families will be invited to a 15-minute Inner Athlete Alignment Call before enrollment.
Applications close Announced soon or when all 20 seats have been accepted.
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