Our Vision
The To Be Foundation was established in 2022, with a vision of enabling young people to become who they want “to be”.
We engage with youth through school sports teams and equip them with a tool-box of mental skills to win on and off the field.
At its most basic, To Be provides strategies that support young people to understand potential barriers to their performance and how to overcome them.
By providing the necessary tools, our primary aim is for young people to have an enhanced sense of identity & self, build their resilience, and develop a growth mindset that will allow them to become exactly who they want “to be”.
Our vision is to create stronger, more resilient humans.
Meet Our Trust Board
The To Be Foundation is a registered charitable trust (50106890) comprising the following board trustees.
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Caleb Ballin
Chair
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Miranda Ballin
Board Member
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Andrew Hastie
Board Member
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Dr Jayson Ware
Board Member
Support Our Youth
We ask our youth teams the question… do they want to improve their performance on and off the field?
Invariably the answer is yes
We then build on this theme as a way to equip the participants with tools and strategies for life. Youth are very good at working on their physical fitness and skills BUT not their mental resilience.
To Be foundation has a vision of enabling young people to become who they want “to be” in life, by providing practical strategies to create clarity, unlock potential and thrive.
To Be Foundation exists to fund a majority or all of the course cost for our youth sports team participants. If you would like to contribute to helping a youth go through this programme, please click the donate button.
FAQs
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To Be Foundation was established in 2022, with a vision of enabling young people to become who they want “to be”.
We engage with youth through school sports teams and equip them with a tool-box of mental skills to win on and off the field. At its most basic, To Be provides strategies that support young people to understand potential barriers to their performance and how to overcome them.
By providing the necessary tools, our primary aim is for young people to have an enhanced sense of identity & self, build their resilience, and develop a growth mindset that will allow them to become exactly who they want “to be”.
Our vision is to create stronger, more resilient humans.
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This Programme is held in schools over 6 weeks. Each session is approximately 1 hour.
Schools can determine what time works best for them.
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The To Be Foundation exists to fund a majority or all of the course costs for our youth sports team participants.
This group course costs approximately $700 per person.
We believe it is vital all participants are invested in attending this course, so they put in the work to get the outcomes we know they can achieve.
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This youth sports team programme is facilitated by NeuroFit, who are a service provider for the To Be Foundation. For further information visit them at neurofit.co.nz