Strength & Sport for high school athletes
Where high school athletes become leaders.
Mindset, leadership and discipline, backed by the strength and recovery habits that make them stick. Built for athletes, and for the parents and coaches who want more from sport than a scoreboard.
Move. Think. Lead.
The Performance Edge treats sport as a leadership environment. Athletes build the body, the mind and the character to perform, then carry all three off the field.
Move.
Train, fuel and recover like sport is a long game, because it is.
Think.
Build focus and confidence you can call on when the game gets loud.
Lead.
Show up with the discipline and character your teammates can count on.
The Performance Edge Workbook
The Student-Athlete Guide to Mindset, Leadership, Discipline, and Peak Performance
Fourteen pillars of performance in a workbook athletes write in, not just read. Work through it on your own, with your team, or in the classroom.
- 14 pillars of performance, taken one at a time
- Space to write, plan and reflect as you work through each pillar
- Built for athletes, teams and classrooms, from first season to senior year
Built for everyone around the athlete
Athletes grow fastest when the people around them speak the same language.
Athletes
Practical tools for the season you're in and the seasons ahead.
Parents
A shared language for the car ride home and the conversations that matter.
Coaches
A framework for building mindset and leadership into your program.
Schools
Leadership education that connects sport to the classroom.
Follow along on Instagram
Weekly posts on training, fuel, recovery and mindset for high school athletes at @the.performanceedge.
Winning is a byproduct. Leadership is the purpose.
Meet Sara Sutherland
Sara is a former collegiate athlete, a strength and nutrition coach, and a parent. She created The Performance Edge to give high school athletes what sport taught her: that the habits you build to compete are the same ones you use to lead.
The Performance Edge is part of Summit Performance, which develops athletes, coaches, schools and communities through leadership, mindset and performance education.
Bring The Performance Edge to your team
Coaches, athletic directors, teachers and parents: tell us about your team or school and what you're looking for. We'll follow up by email.