Welcome to the FAM: Lessons and activities from our Female Athlete Mentorship programs, helping to unlock the POSSIBLE in everyone

WELCOME TO THE FAM (Female Athlete Mentorship) is a mental skills activity book by Lani Silversides, Founder and Director of SG United Foundation ("Strong Girls United"), a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls and women through sports, mentorship, and mental health programming. This book is designed to inspire young athletes with engaging lessons and activities that build confidence, resilience, and leadership skills. Perfect for athletes, coaches, teams, and parents, this book supports the holistic development of young female athletes. FAM stands for Female Athlete Mentorship. Over the years of running our female athlete mentorship programs, we've created and compiled these activities and want to share them with you! This book can be used individually or for your entire team!

Expand your perspective, strengthen your mind, and find your inner I CAN with our P.O.S.S.I.B.L.E themed activities:

Practicing Mindfulness

Overcoming Obstacles

Spreading Kindness

Setting Goals

Investing in Gratitude

Believing in Yourself

Leading with Courage

Embracing a Growth Mindset

Unlock your potential with exercises like roller coaster breathing, gratitude ABCs, and creating your big dreams. Join the FAM and help young athletes achieve their dreams with confidence and grace.

Purchasing this workbook not only can directly support the girls you work with, but it also supports our nonprofit. All proceeds directly benefit programming for girls as young as 5 years old all the way through college athletes and beyond.

For more information visit: sgunitedfoundation.org

Lani Silversides is an educator and coach with over 18 years of experience working with youth through collegiate student-athletes. She is a former Division 1 basketball player and member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Lani is founder and Executive Director of SG United Foundation (Strong Girls United), the nonprofit with a mission to empower girls through sports, mentorship, and mental health programming. In addition to Strong Girls United, she is founder of Mindful Performance, LLC where she serves as a mental performance coach and supports organizations and programs embed positive psychology and sport psychology tools and activities into their practices.