OUR MISSION
Our Mission: To empower young people through sport.
Sport is a vehicle to teach life lessons that last long after the whistle blows.
How we got here:
Beyond Sticks was founded in August 2011 when founder Coach Chrissy (Lewis) Sumers worked with 11 athletes. Fast forward to today, we now have around 1000 athletes from beginner to elite in multiple locations. While the numbers have changed and our organization has expanded, our core message has always remained the same.
So many sports organizations only focus on the technical and tactical piece of the game, missing the most important piece: the space between our ears! Beyond Sticks teaches student-athletes to assess character, grow into reliable teammates and become more internally confident. With over a decade of teaching, we’re constantly creating new Play Beyond the Game lessons we pepper into our warm or up cool down. By our last check, we’ve created over 50 individual lessons currently in use!
“It all starts with creating a strong foundation of JOY and trust. Once you have that, sport can become a conduit for life lessons.”