LIFTT For ATHLETES

Leadership in Sports
Starts From The Inside Out

You’ve trained your body. You’ve sharpened your skills.
But when the pressure hits — do you have the clarity to lead?

The LIFTT Leadership Course™ is trusted by athletes, coaches, and teams across all levels, from NCAA programs to high school standouts, coaches and college competitors.


It helps athletes lead themselves from the inside out —and it helps parents know they've made the right investment in their child's growth, resilience, and future.

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LIFTT Leadership™ has changed my life...


"What I’ve learned through LIFTT has shaped how I show up for my team and for myself. If you’re ready to grow as an athlete and as a person, this is where it starts.

Trust your plan, trust your preparation, trust yourself."

-- Reese Atwood, 2025 NCAA National Champion & Texas Longhorns Starting Catcher

WHY PARENTS AND ATHLETES choose LIFTT

LIFTT teaches Higher Self vs. Lower Self framework that helps athletes:

  • Perform with composure, not chaos

  • Recover faster and reset without spiraling

  • Build confidence that doesn't crack under pressure

  • Communicate with clarity, and lead without barking

  • Create steadiness the whole team and family can feel

LIFTT helps build the tools to stay grounded, recover quickly, and lead with quiet confidence.

LIFTT Leadership Athle

WHY PARENTS AND ATHLETES choose LIFTT

LIFTT teaches Higher Self vs. Lower Self framework that helps athletes:

  • Perform with composure, not chaos

  • Recover faster and reset without spiraling

  • Build confidence that doesn't crack under pressure

  • Communicate with clarity, and lead without barking

  • Create steadiness the whole team and family can feel


LIFTT helps build the tools to stay grounded, recover quickly, and lead with quiet confidence.

LIFTT Leadership Athle

WHat's inside the course?

The LIFTT Leadership Course™ is short-form training designed to help athletes:

  • Regulate emotions in high-pressure situations

  • Shift from reaction to leadership in realtime

  • Lead with presence instead of pressure

  • Perform with more consistency and confidence

  • Recover after setbacks without shutdowns

  • Emerge as natural leaders in their sport

Each module includes actionable lessons, reflection tools, and regulation practices —all built for real athletes in real environments.

FOR PARENTS ASKING: AM I DOING ENOUGH?

You've supported their growth at every turn —from the reps to the routines, from early mornings to long weekends. You want your child to succeed —not just in stats, but in how they carry themselves.

LIFTT Leadership is the one tool that strengthens everything else you've paid for and powered through. LIFTT gives your athlete the emotional clarity to lead themselves when you're not there to guide them —in pressure moments, post-game spirals, and recruiting conversations.

You've seen the signs —the moments they hesitate, carry pressure quietly, or bounce back a little slower than you know they could. LIFTT gives them the internal structure to grow through it, not just get through it.

It's time for that final level-up.
LIFTT is how you'll know you've given them the edge and the foundation for success.

for parents asking: am i doing enough?

You've supported their growth at every turn —from the reps to the routines, from early mornings to long weekends. You want your child to succeed —not just in stats, but in how they carry themselves.

LIFTT Leadership™ is the one tool that strengthens everything else you've paid for and powered through. LIFTT gives your athlete the emotional clarity to lead themselves when you're not there to guide them —in pressure moments, post-game spirals, and recruiting conversations.

You've seen the signs —the moments they hesitate, carry pressure quietly, or bounce back a little slower than you know they could. LIFTT gives them the internal structure to grow through it, not just get through it.

It's time for that final level-up.
LIFTT is how you'll know you've given them the edge and the foundation for success.

You're not alone IN this work

"LIFTT changed the way I talk to myself"

- TEAGAN KAVAN -

2025 NCAA Champion,
Texas Longhorns Ace Pitcher,
WCWS Most Outstanding Player,
and LIFTT Leadership™ Student

"The inner work showed up on the outside —fast"

- JOLEY MITCHELL -

2025 NCAA Champion,
Texas Longhorns Starting Shortstop, Defensive Leader, Clutch Competitor, and LIFTT Leadership™ Student

"LIFTT helped me make my toughest decisions"

- REESE ATWOOD -

2025 NCAA Champion,
Texas Longhorns Starting Catcher,
D1Softball National Player Of The Year,
and LIFTT Leadership™ Student

meet the founder

Eric Thompson is a former D1 athlete and college coach who understands the emotional and competitive weight athletes carry. He's worked with NCAA and professional athletes, NBA coaches, high school programs, and elite performers for over two decades.

Most recently, Eric worked directly with the University of Texas Longhorn's Women's Softball Team during their historic 2025 national title run.
The deep work happened in the daily conversations, emotional habits, and internal leadership, helping to lay the foundation for one of the most mentally resilient and connected teams in college sports.

Eric brings a rare blend of lived experience, emotional clarity, and real-world executive coaching skill. Eric's mission is to help athletes lead themselves from within —not just for the game, but for life.

Backed by neuroscience

Rooted in emotional resilience

Created for athletes, by athletes

LIFTT WAS DESIGNED FOR

  • The athletes who feel everything

  • The coaches who need emotionally steady leaders on their roster

  • The parents who want to get it right

  • The moments that count —long after the last game

coaches believe IN liftt

"LIFTT should 100% be part of every athletic program"

- JUSTIN LEWIS -

Kansas Jayhawks Hitting Coach, Respected Program Builder, Development Leader, and LIFTT Leadership™ Student & Advocate

"I've seen LIFTT in action, Eric's work builds leaders who last"

- JOSEPH BLAIR -

Houston Rockets NBA Assistant Coach, Former G League Head Coach, Respected Elite Talent Development Leader, Culture Architect, and LIFTT Leadership™ Advocate

"LIFTT is helping our students grow from the inside out"

- EDGAR SOTO -

Pima Community College Athletic Director, Former Baseball Coach and Program Builder, Advocate for Holistic Athlete Development, and LIFTT Leadership™ Student & Advocate

ENROLMENT IS now oPEN

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“This isn’t your life.
This is a moment in your life.
The way you lead yourself through it?
That’s everything.”

– Eric Thompson

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