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Every Team Has A Lot Going On

Every team is a mix of personalities—one athlete is a talented wildcard, another has huge potential but needs constant reassurance. Athletes carry pressure, identity, and relationships; coaches juggle all of it across a full roster and staff. Each personality needs something different, and that weight isn't easy to carry alone.

That's where we come in. Our program gives everyone on the team a consistent, proactive framework for navigating the season emotionally, socially, and mentally—so athletes and staff evolve as people, performance rises, and team relationships get stronger.

Train athlete mindset

Train Athlete Mindset

Support athlete psychology as seriously as physical training—with data-driven precision and coaching tailored to each profile.

Strengthen team culture

Strengthen Team Culture

Build openness, mutual respect, and trust between teammates and coaches through shared understanding.

Build leadership skills

Build Leadership Skills

Unlock deep insights into your leadership patterns. Learn how to perfect your communication style, grow connection with the team, and step into the best version of yourself.

The Datababy Edge: Guided by Insights

Once we've measured each coach's and athlete's behavior patterns, we identify where those patterns are inflexible (mindset is limited) and introduce a framework to build mental and behavioral agility in the exact areas needed.

  1. Reframe limiting beliefs — we deal with the emotions behind the behaviors
  2. Integrate a new identity — expand who you believe you are
  3. Take small actions in the real world — accountability for change

Example: NCAA Athlete & Olympian

A talented athlete: big-picture, bold, and playful. Their profile shows where they need range—and where they're already balanced. We guide their behavior, so you can focus on the sport.

Athlete Behavior Profile

Areas of Opportunity

100% Big Picture
Detail-Oriented 0%
mixes up practice times
100% Risk-Taking
Responsible 0%
prioritizes fun over recovery
89% Playful
Serious 11%
distracts teammates
60% Accepting
Questioning 40%
50% Empathetic
Objective 50%

Adaptability

Self
Coaches
Teammates

Our Development Framework

We expand range so athletes can access more of who they already are. Athletic program participants are grouped into small cohorts (3-5 people) by shared growth area. For example, high risk-taking people are put in a cohort to train responsibility, while highly responsible people build comfort taking more risks.

1

Identify & reframe limiting beliefs

Each person lists negative beliefs about the trait they avoid, then neutralizes each with a positive belief they generate themselves.

Example: Reframing Limiting Beliefs around Responsibility

Negative: “Being responsible is boring.” “Playing it safe never wins.”

Positive (self-authored): “Responsible athletes make sure the important things get done well.” “Responsible athletes protect their bodies and avoid injury.”

2

Integrate a new identity

Participants adopt a new identity that provides structure around the new habits they're building.

Example Identity Shift

“I am a responsible athlete.”

First Principles

  1. I check the practice and school schedule before deciding whether to go out with friends.
  2. I lock in recovery—sleep and mobility—before hard training blocks.
  3. I review the practice plan beforehand so I show up ready, not winging it.

SMART Steps

Throughout the program, athletes log SMART Steps—actions smaller than a goal—in our platform. We track them over time so participants are held accountable to build real-world habits, and coaches are kept in the know about what their athletes and staff are working on.

Transparent for coaches, Consistency for athletes

Unlike other mindset programs, we're clear about the conversations we have with your team. We stick to the framework above—and don't dig into personal history or ask for sensitive information. Coaches are clued in to what their team's SMART Steps are—making communication transparent, connected, and open.

Proven with D1 Athletics

Including a pilot with SMU Women's Swimming. Following that season, the team achieved nearly 20 personal bests and broke a school record.

Results vary by program — we share outcomes as context, not guarantees.

Datababy onboarding session with SMU Women's Swimming team
Datababy onboarding session with SMU Women's Swimming, 2025–26 season
SMU Women's Swimming meet 2025-26
Competition following mindset and culture work with the program
Ozzie Quevedo

Datababy sheds light on so many different angles about who we are and how we can get better. It is non-invasive, jovial, up to date, and fascinating. Datababy makes a big difference and a huge impact in my life and the team—something I have never experienced working with anyone else on a professional level before. I'm truly thankful for the transformation. Myself and the team never would have been so open to the changes if it wasn't because of Datababy and the way the program is delivered.

Ozzie Quevedo

Head Coach, SMU Women's Swimming (NCAA Division I)

Mike Bottom

I like this approach because it reflects how we are showing up without putting a label on anyone. There are always areas we can continue to get better at.

Mike Bottom

SMU Women's Swimming Assistant Coach, Former USA Olympic Coach

Alice McCall

It's powerful to truly understand how my leadership style is perceived by the team and to adjust based on the type of leader I aspire to be. The results were spot-on.

Alice McCall

Associate Head Coach, SMU Women's Swimming

Very different than anything we have done before as a team. Thank you!

SMU swimmer, December 2025

Very cool and eye opening.

SMU swimmer, December 2025

True answers and opportunities for all of us to get better.

SMU swimmer, December 2025

Working With Us

1

Discovery

Align on survey questions with coaches to measure behaviors and cultural health metrics—connection, communication, and more.

2

Program Launch (In Person)

Distribute your team’s 360° survey, review team results together, and onboard everyone to the Datababy platform. Includes an in-person team introduction and surveying workshop, plus a team training session.

3

Ongoing Mindset Development

Live 1-on-1 and small-group mindset intelligence coaching throughout the season—not a one-time workshop. Customized to fit your program's needs.

4

Reassess

Measure changes in how behavior is perceived and how cultural indicators are performing across your program.

Included in your program

  • Custom Datababy assessment + AI platform
  • 1-on-1 and small-group coaching sessions
  • Captains and leadership group workshop
  • In-person program launch with your full team

Recruiting add-ons

Unlimited behavioral assessment links for one recruiting cycle

Update assessment focus as recruiting needs shift through the season.

For Teams: Culture Is Collective Behavior

Winning teams aren't just physically talented — they're behaviorally aligned. Datababy gives your staff a shared language for dynamics that film review won't show:

Which swimmers are natural leaders and which need a leadership frame?

Where is the team over-indexed on one behavioral style?

What's causing friction between athletes that practice doesn't reveal?

How do we tailor coaching to each athlete's pattern?

When you can see those patterns in data, you can shape them intentionally.

Your roster at a glance

Aggregate behavioral patterns across your team — then adjust coaching for passionate vs. stoic athletes and every profile in between.

Passionate

Stoic

Self
Coaches
Athletes

Speak their language at competition

  • Recognize their presence.
  • Both passionate and stoic athletes need to feel seen by their coach.

Stoic athletes

  • Internally controlled & ready. Respect their space; be direct and precise.
  • Goal: Show trust, protect their autonomy.

Passionate athletes

  • Already running on adrenaline. Channel their energy.
  • Goal: Regulate the flame, not add the fuel.

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Is This Right for You?

This May Not Be For You If...

  • Programs expecting transformation without athlete participation
  • Coaches who only want validation, not actionable behavioral data
  • Teams not ready to act on what the assessment reveals

This Is For You If...

  • Head coaches who want objective culture data without adding a therapy workload
  • Programs investing in mindset as seriously as physical training
  • Staff willing to run one live assessment session per season
  • Teams ready for honest peer feedback that builds trust — not labels

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