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"I help athletes build skills that sharpen the most powerful tool they have: their mind."
- Coach Kim
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Coach Kim's Story
Hi, my name is Kim Messey. I'm a former NCAA Division 1 athlete with a lifelong passion for sports. Whether it's playing sports, working in sports, earning a Master's Degree (and minoring) in sports, coaching sports, you name it - I've done it all. Sports have shaped my entire life.
My first experience with mental performance training was in 1995 (or as my kids like to call it, the late 1900s). I was already a promising high school athlete, but as soon as I started working on my mindset, the trajectory of my athletic career transformed. I became a top recruit in San Diego and earned an athletic scholarship to UC Santa Barbara. I credit a lot of my athletic success, which included an ability to overcome failure very quickly, to the mindset training I practiced as a teenager. Some of the things I learned 30 years ago I still use today.
Now as a Mom, youth sports coach, and all-around sports fan, I see athletes struggle with their mental game all too often. The experiences of my past and present have motivated me to become a Positive Performance Certified Mental Performance Coach. I can't wait to teach mental performance techniques, skills and strategies to as many athletes as possible. LET'S GO!
About Mental Performance Coaching
Mental performance coaching, also known as mindset training, is not just for sports. The skills I teach are applicable to many areas of life, from pre-performance nerves (test taking, public speaking, etc.) to resilience (frustration tolerance, failure recovery, etc.) and confidence (overcoming anxiety or self-doubt, etc.). I am not diagnosing athletes with clinical disorders, but rather, helping them build life skills that are intended to last a lifetime.
About Clutch Athlete Factory
Being a clutch athlete isn't about glory or making the game-winning play. It's about self-belief and the ability to maintain focus under a variety of circumstances. It's a mindset anyone can learn and develop with practice.
Founded in 2026, Clutch Athlete Factory was formed to help athletes overcome the mental barriers that occur inside all of us. Through thoughtful, research-based, proven coaching strategies, Coach Kim will help your athlete improve their mental game (and by extension, their life!). If your athlete is feeling an emotional weight every time they step onto the field/court/gym/etc, there are practical tools that can wipe away that pain you both are feeling. Contact me!