the program

We provide mentoring, social emotional learning, life skills, SAT Prep, yoga and position specific training. We have a yearly Spring break college tour. We take over 100 young men on a 5 day trip to at least 14 colleges and universities.

Within that trip we always include historical lessons. Our program is a year round program that provides comprehensive support for scholar-athletes.

Program members participate in athletic training, 7v7, camps, college visits, recruiting advising, spring break tours, yoga, mentoring, nutrition and much more.

Academic Support

Weekly SAT Boot Camp, 3 (4 hour) Practice SAT Exams, and Grade monitoring

1 on 1 Mentoring

Monthly and quarterly meetings to develop goals and develop recruiting strategies

Service and Leadership

Community service projects and peer to peer mentoring throughout the year

Recruiting

In-person and virtual college visits, recruiting portal profile, and name included in recruiting publication

Football Skill Development

Weekly 120 Minute Position Specific Training on Sundays

Speed Training

Weekly 1 hour speed training sessions with Hall of Fame Speed Guru Johnnie Drake

Exposure and Competition

Linemen Showcase Events, 7v7 Tournaments and other camps

Yoga Flexibility Training

1 hour Yoga sessions with certified yoga instructor Aaron Scott

Nutrition and Uniform

Meals, nutritional plans, and Sound Mind Sound Body gear

Combine Testing

Quarterly evaluations to measure combine performance in 40 yard, short shuttle, 3 cone, broad jump and bench press

MaxEx 7v7

MaxEx (Maxium Exposure) is the SMSB travel 7v7 team. We are nationally ranked with nationwide invites to compete against the best

Register for E.L.I.T.E

To enroll you must be nominated. Completing this form does not guarantee you will be invited to the program. The SMSB staff makes the final decision on all nominees.

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Latest news

SMSB is dedicated to reducing high school dropout rates while increasing college readiness and scholarship obtainment among students through extracurricular activities.

Curtis Blackwell II

Founder & President

The Sound Mind Sound Body (SMSB) Foundation was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 2004 using sports as a vehicle to connect with students to learn that equal amounts of energy must be applied to both books and ball.

The Sound Mind Sound Body (SMSB) Foundation-a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization-is a leading mentor of students in under-served communities across America.