What Soccer Resilience does

Soccer Resilience, LLC is a San Diego-based, privately held mental performance training company focused exclusively on soccer, founded in 2020 and operating with 1–10 employees. It sells a curriculum-based, video-driven training pathway covering mental resilience, confidence, pressure management, focus, and mistake recovery for individual players (Player Foundations and Player Essentials), parents (Parent Foundations), and college-level players and teams (College Foundations and College Essentials), with bundled packages priced $50–$125 individually and multi-team club packages ranging from $750 (1 team) to $10,000 (24 teams). Content is authored by Dr. Brad Miller, Psy.D. (25+ year Sports and Clinical Psychologist) and Diego Bocanegra (30+ year veteran coach), delivered by professional ambassadors from MLS, NWSL, and USL, and offered alongside a free community, a monthly newsletter (The First Touch), a mobile app (Soccer Resilience Academy App for iOS/Android), and 1-on-1 coaching with former USMNT player and psychologist Dr. John O'Brien at $250–$500.

The underlying technology stack is a Kajabi-hosted course platform with a companion iOS/Android mobile app and PayPal payment processing; the company holds a registered "Soccer Resilience®" trademark and integrates with Kajabi for website, course delivery, mobile app infrastructure, and email/marketing. Go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer digital sales via website and app stores with a dedicated club/team sales motion featuring bulk pricing and live Zoom coaching add-ons; marketing is driven by content (blog, newsletter), community meetups, and a professional athlete ambassador program.

The company is bootstrapped (no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or subsidiaries) and founder-led by Wells Thompson (former Colorado Rapids player) with Dr. Brad Miller as co-founder and curriculum creator and Bryan Byrne as COO. Named enterprise customers span MLS academy (St. Louis CITY SC Academy), Olympic Development Programs (Oklahoma ODP), youth clubs (FC Buffalo, Tri-Cities United), and high schools (Jordan High School); individual pricing plus lifetime-access licensing plus tiered team licensing constitute the revenue model, with no disclosed financial metrics.

Name

Soccer Resilience

Legal name

Soccer Resilience LLC

Website

https://soccerresilience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soccer Resilience is a San Diego-based, bootstrapped mental performance training company that sells video-based resilience courses, mobile app access, community, and coaching exclusively for soccer players, parents, clubs, and college teams, delivered via Kajabi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Mental Performance Training

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Psychology & Mental Performance Coaching (HSADAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Performance Personal Training (HSADAAAF), Media, Entertainment & Sports (EDABALAS)

Keywords

• Mental resilience training
• Soccer mental performance
• Sports psychology courses
• Youth athlete development
• Player mental training

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Course Sales: One-time purchases for individual courses (Player Foundations $75, Parent Foundations $50, College Foundations $125, Player Essentials $75, College Essentials $125) and bundles (Foundations Bundle $100). Lifetime access provided upon purchase.
2. Team/Club Licensing: Bulk pricing for teams and organizations: 1 team $750, 6 teams $3,750, 12 teams $6,000, 24 teams $10,000. Multi-team packages include 3 live group Zoom sessions. College team packages available at $1,000 (team) and $2,600 (team with live sessions).
3. 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions: Personalized coaching add-ons: Player Foundations + 1 Hour Session ($250), Player Foundations + 4 Thirty Minute Sessions ($500). Non-refundable once purchased.
4. Community Access: Free community access with weekly mindset exercises, training discussions, monthly live sessions, and leaderboard with badges for engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Soccer Resilience sells digital mental resilience training programs for competitive soccer players, parents, coaches, clubs, and college programs. Its curriculum, created by sports psychologist Dr. Brad Miller and veteran coach Diego Bocanegra, is delivered as online video courses via the Kajabi platform and a branded mobile app, with Pro Ambassador content from MLS, NWSL, and USL players, plus 1-on-1 coaching sessions with former professional John O'Brien.

Product overview

Soccer Resilience is a mental training platform for soccer players, parents, and coaches, offering a curriculum-based approach to building mental fitness. The core offering consists of video-based training programs delivered through the Kajabi platform: Player Foundations (Step 1) and Player Essentials (Step 2) for players; Parent Foundations for parents; and College-level programs at both Foundations and Essentials tiers for individual college players and teams. The company also offers 1-on-1 coaching with Dr. John O'Brien, a free Soccer Resilience Community platform, a mobile app (Soccer Resilience Academy App), multi-team packages for clubs, and a monthly newsletter. All content is designed for educational purposes in sports psychology and mental performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Player Foundations Self-paced online mental resilience course for competitive youth soccer players; the starting point of the Player Training Pathway. Priced at $75 with lifetime access.
• Parent Foundations Self-paced online course teaching parents of competitive youth soccer players how to support their child's mental performance; priced at $50 with lifetime access.
• Foundations Training Bundle Bundle of the Player Foundations and Parent Foundations courses offered together at $100, giving a household full access to both curricula.
• Player Essentials Advanced online mental resilience course for soccer players that follows the Player Foundations curriculum; priced at $75 with lifetime access.
• College Foundations (Individual Player) Online mental resilience course tailored to the college-level soccer player, sold per individual for $125 with lifetime access.
• College Foundations (Team) Per-team license of the College Foundations curriculum sold to collegiate soccer programs at $1,000 per team with lifetime access.
• College Foundations (Team) + 3 Live Zoom Sessions College Foundations team license augmented with three live Zoom coaching sessions, sold to collegiate soccer programs as a premium team package.
• College Essentials (Individual Player) Advanced online mental resilience course for college soccer players, sold per individual with lifetime access.
• College Essentials (Team) Per-team license of the College Essentials curriculum sold to collegiate soccer programs.
• College Essentials (Team) + 3 Live Zoom Sessions College Essentials team license augmented with three live Zoom coaching sessions, sold to collegiate soccer programs as a premium team package.
• Club Multi-Team Packages Tiered volume licensing of the Foundations curriculum for soccer clubs, priced at $750 (1 team), $3,750 (6 teams), $6,000 (12 teams), and $10,000 (24 teams).
• John O'Brien 1-on-1 Coaching (Single Session) One-off 1-on-1 mental performance coaching session delivered by former professional soccer player John O'Brien to individual players.
• John O'Brien 4-Session Mental Performance Coaching Series Package of four 1-on-1 mental performance coaching sessions with former professional John O'Brien for individual players seeking structured coaching.
• Soccer Resilience Academy Mobile App Mobile application on iOS and Android through which Soccer Resilience Academy members access their courses and community content on phones and tablets.
• Soccer Resilience Community Free online community platform for Soccer Resilience members featuring profiles, leaderboards, and engagement around course content.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• St. Louis CITY SC AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird consecutive year partnership providing mental resilience training to U15, U16, U17, and U20 teams. Players receive access to Player Foundations course with academy staff also receiving support to help players. Teams compete in MLS Next Academy League and UPSL Men's League.
• FC Buffalo Youth AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental fitness training partnership integrated into FC Buffalo's Five Pillars of Player Development. Mental fitness sits at forefront of their development framework for youth players of all ages and abilities.
• Oklahoma ODP (Olympic Development Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame-changing collaboration to provide mental fitness training alongside technical, tactical and physical demands. Part of ODP's holistic player development approach aiming to create better people, not just better soccer players.
• Tri-Cities United Soccer ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing 12 talented players access to Player Foundations course plus 4 live Zoom training sessions. Led by Director of Coaching Wilfred Williams, former professional player.
• Jordan High SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenewed transformative partnership bringing mental resilience training to high school soccer program. Focused on elevating minds and goals for student-athletes.
• KajabicoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform provider for website hosting, course delivery, mobile app infrastructure, and email/marketing tools. Powers the Soccer Resilience Academy platform including all digital course delivery.
• John O'BriencoreOthersFormer U.S. Men's National Team player, World Cup competitor, and Olympian with Doctorate in Psychology. Provides personalized 1-on-1 mental performance coaching using the Soccer Resilience system.
• Ian HarkessupportingOthersNew England Revolution midfielder joining as ambassador. 4+ seasons with Dundee United in Scottish football with 165 appearances. Brings experience in building mental resilience from time in Scotland to guide college players and aspiring professionals.
• Wilfred WilliamssupportingOthersFormer professional footballer and Owner of Willex Training, Director of Coaching for Tri-Cities United Soccer Club. Liberian native using success to inspire young athletes with message that winning takes a strong mindset.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compete to Create: Mental performance and leadership training platform for athletes and teams. Comparable to Soccer Resilience in that it sells curated mental skills content and coaching to athletes seeking performance gains, though it is sport-agnostic.
• Premier Sport Psychology: Sports psychology practice delivering mental performance coaching to athletes and teams. Closely comparable to Soccer Resilience's clinical psychologist-led, athlete-focused mental training offering.
• Mind Strong Performance: Mental performance coaching company for athletes and coaches. Overlaps with Soccer Resilience's combination of curriculum content and personalized mental skills coaching delivered to competitive athletes.
• Positive Performance: Sport psychology consultancy providing mental performance services to athletes, coaches, and teams. Directly comparable to Soccer Resilience in addressing pressure, confidence, and focus through structured programs.
• Athlete Mindset: Mental training and mindset coaching service for athletes across levels. Similar to Soccer Resilience in delivering sport-specific mental skills curriculum and 1-on-1 coaching.

Broad incumbents

• Calm: Mass-market mental wellness and meditation app. Adjacent to Soccer Resilience through its athlete-relevant content (mindfulness, sleep, focus), but lacks sport-specific mental performance curriculum.
• Headspace: Large-scale mental wellness platform with sport/athletics content. Overlaps with Soccer Resilience in targeting athletes' mental performance but operates at much broader scale and is sport-agnostic.

Others

• WHOOP: Athlete performance tracking and recovery platform serving competitive and professional athletes. Adjacent ecosystem player that addresses a different layer of athletic performance and shares Soccer Resilience's target buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soccerresilience

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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