ORGANIZATION

An Organization is any school, school district, foundation, municipality, health care provider, or community-based entity that serves young people at scale and supports their development, wellbeing, and performance. Within SMSP, organizations provide the structure, resources, and coordination that allow students, families, and trusted adults to engage consistently and effectively.

FAQs
EXPECTATIONS
OUTCOMES
COACHES

  • SMSP is a youth development platform designed to build confidence, self-regulation, and communication skills in middle and high school students. It supports youth outcomes while aligning students, families, and staff around shared language and goals.

  • SMSP serves youth ages 11–18 across educational, athletic, and community-based settings. The platform is also built to support the adults responsible for youth development, including educators, coaches, and program staff.

  • SMSP supports social-emotional learning, youth resilience, and communication competencies commonly prioritized by schools, counties, and health partners. It is designed to complement existing frameworks rather than replace them.

  • No. SMSP is a development and learning platform, not a diagnostic, therapeutic, or treatment service. It focuses on skill-building, reflection, and communication in everyday youth settings.

  • Data is collected solely to support learning, reflection, and feedback within the program. SMSP prioritizes privacy, consent, and appropriate access, and does not share data outside approved stakeholders.

  • SMSP includes structured onboarding, guided workflows, and clear facilitation tools. This helps organizations implement the platform consistently while minimizing staff burden.

  • Student engagement typically requires 10–15 minutes per week. Staff time is limited to reviewing insights and supporting conversations, making SMSP feasible within existing schedules.

  • SMSP is designed using Universal Design for Learning principles, offering multiple ways to engage, reflect, and demonstrate growth. Visual, audio, and written options support diverse learning needs.

  • SMSP uses pre- and post-assessments, ongoing feedback, and observable behavior changes to track growth over time. Outcomes are communicated in clear, accessible formats for stakeholders.

  • SMSP creates shared language and aligned tools that support collaboration between youth, families, educators, and community partners. This helps reduce fragmentation and strengthen continuity of support.

STEP 1: Pre-Assessment (Athlete-Centered)
Complete the mental strength assessment independently, expressing confidence levels across various areas using a 1–5 scale.

STEP 2: Assessment Results & Shared Report
Review the results with the guardian and engage in a discussion about confidence levels across growth areas.

STEP 3: Goal Setting & Program Design
Participate in setting personal goals grounded in the assessment results. This will continue through each lesson.

STEP 4: Implementation of the 12-Week Program
Engage in weekly sessions with the Guardians to practice mental strengthening techniques. Track progress and share challenges.

STEP 5: Final Assessment & Reflection
Complete post assessment to measure growth areas.

When you use SMSP, you should expect to grow in confidence and self-belief over time—not all at once, but step by step. Early on, you may notice small changes, like feeling more comfortable speaking up, trying challenging tasks, or understanding your strengths more clearly. As you keep showing up and engaging honestly, those small gains build, and confidence becomes more consistent across school, sport, and everyday situations.

You’ll also develop specific skills in the areas the program focuses on most, especially when you practice them more than once and see how they apply to real life. Over time, the goal is that not only you notice the changes, but Guardians and coaches do too—through how you communicate, respond to challenges, and handle pressure. SMSP isn’t about being perfect; it’s about real growth that carries beyond the platform and into how you show up each day.

Problem Solved: Lack of clarity, language, and feedback around confidence, pressure, and growth.

Outcome Metrics:

  • Change in pre- to post-assessment scores across core domains (confidence, self-regulation, communication)

  • Increased consistency in self-reported confidence over time

  • Completion rates of reflections, lessons, and recordings

  • Qualitative improvement in clarity and specificity of student reflections