Built From The Ground Up

Your Child Knows They're Capable.
Their Body Hasn't Proved It Yet.

A 7-week movement mastery framework that takes kids aged 8–16 from "I can't" to tackling hard things with quiet, unshakeable confidence.

20 Years coaching
8 Years Myotherapy
10,000+ Clients

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If that video sounded like your child

Here's what you're probably also living with.

Who this is for

This framework was built for parents who have tried everything except this.

Every family looks different. But the pattern is always the same — a capable child who stopped believing it, and a parent who's running out of strategies.

"He gets out-run and I know he's faster than that."

Your child is getting caught by players you know they're faster than. It's not fitness. Something is mechanically off and you can't explain it — and no amount of extra drills has fixed it. You need a specific answer, not more effort in the wrong direction.

"She used to love sport. Now she just doesn't want to go."

Something shifted — a bad experience, a comment, a comparison that stuck. Your daughter was confident and active. Now she finds reasons to stay home. You're watching her world get smaller and every gentle push makes the anxiety worse. You need a way back in that doesn't look like another thing she could fail at.

"He has the ability. He just won't back himself."

You've watched your child play at 60% when you know they have 100% in them. The moment it gets hard — or someone's watching — they pull back. Not because they can't. Because they're terrified of looking stupid. Encouragement bounces off. You need them to feel it in their body, not just hear it from you.

"I've tried everything and nothing has stuck."

You've done the therapy, the sports clubs, the encouragement, the books. Each thing helped a little, then plateaued. Your child can talk about their anxiety now — they still freeze when it counts. You're not giving up. You're done with approaches that treat the symptom instead of the cause.

Why nothing has stuck

The approaches you've tried were never going to close the gap.

Encouragement doesn't build confidence. Evidence does.

Every parent in every conversation said the same thing: "I tell him he's great but it just doesn't land." That's not a parenting failure — it's a mechanism failure. Words can't override what the body believes. Your child needs physical proof, repeated over time, that they can do hard things. That's what sticks.

Therapy gave them language. It didn't fix the freeze.

The most common thing parents say after 6–12 months of therapy: "She understands her anxiety now. She still can't get through it." Talk-based approaches work top-down. But the freeze — the shutdown, the pulling back — lives in the body. You can't think your way out of a physical fear response. You have to train through it.

The mechanical gap is real — and no one is fixing it.

For the performance-focused parents: your child is getting caught because something in how they move is costing them speed. It's not effort. It's mechanics. More training in the wrong pattern just makes the pattern more ingrained. The seven movement standards in this framework fix the specific gaps that slow kids down — and build the physical confidence that unlocks the rest.

One coaching hour can't compete with 167 hours of parenting.

Your child sees a coach or therapist for one hour a week. They're with you for the other 167. If you don't have a framework for those moments — what to say when they want to quit, how to push without breaking trust, when to step back — the professional hour doesn't compound. The Parent Foundations Module exists because you are the most important coach in this process.

How this works differently

Three things that make this framework work when everything else hasn't.

01

Confidence built through the body doesn't disappear when things get hard.

Most confidence programs give children things to say to themselves. This framework gives them something better: physical evidence, repeated over seven weeks, that they can do hard things. Balance when it's unstable. Posture when they're tired. Breathing through discomfort. Each one creates more proof. By Week 7, the proof is the confidence.

02

The parent is the most powerful person in this framework — not the coach.

You are with your child for 167 hours every week. One coaching hour can't compete with that. So instead of sidelining you, this framework trains you to become a confidence architect — someone who knows exactly what to say, when to push, and when to step back. The Parent Foundations Module runs parallel to your child's program, week by week.

03

Movement mastery is the entry point. Confidence is what comes out the other side.

Running mechanics aren't the point — they're the vehicle. When a child masters how their body moves, they start to trust it. When they trust their body, they start to trust themselves. That transfer — from physical proof to unshakeable self-belief — is what this framework is designed to create.

What's included

Built From The Ground Up

01

The 7-Week Movement Mastery Program

Three sessions per week, 15–20 minutes each. Seven movement standards, each building on the last — with drills, tissue work, mobility, and strength built into every session:

  • Week 1 — Balance: The foundation everything else is built on. Your child learns to own their base position under instability.
  • Week 2 — Posture: How they carry themselves changes how they feel about themselves. This week they feel the difference.
  • Week 3 — Acceleration: First step speed. The moment they realise they're faster than they thought.
  • Week 4 — Foot Strike: The mechanical fix most coaches miss. This is where the performance gap closes.
  • Week 5 — Push Off: Power from the ground up. They start moving like they mean it.
  • Week 6 — Arms: The most underrated component of movement confidence. Fixed here.
  • Week 7 — Cadence: Everything integrated. By this week, the evidence is undeniable — to them.
02

The Parent Foundations Module

Seven short videos — one per week, running in parallel with your child's program. Built around the Rescue / Push / Coach framework: the three modes every parent cycles through, and how to know which one the moment actually calls for.

You'll get specific language for specific moments — what to say when they want to quit, how to push without breaking trust, and when stepping back is the most powerful coaching move you can make. You stop guessing. You start knowing.

03

The Confidence Connector

A weekly tracking tool that makes your child's progress visible — to them. Not just movement gains. Confidence evidence they can point to: "I did that. That was hard. I got through it."

This is the piece that makes the shift stick beyond Week 7. The body changes first. The Confidence Connector is how the mind catches up.

04

The Breathwork Series

A dedicated series of breathwork sessions woven through the program. Your child learns to use their breath as a reset switch — to calm the body, clear the head, and keep moving when everything is telling them to stop. This is the pressure-management tool that makes every other part of the framework hold up when it counts.

05

Lifetime Access

Every session, every module, every update — yours to revisit whenever you need it. Growth isn't linear. Neither is access. If your child hits a setback at 14 that they didn't face at 11, the framework is still there.

Ready to find out if this is the right fit?

A free 30-minute call. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about your child and whether this framework makes sense for your family.

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No mystery

What happens when you book a call.

01

Book your call

Choose a time that suits you. Takes 2 minutes. No forms, no pre-work required.

02

We talk

30 minutes. You tell me what's going on with your child. I'll ask a few questions to understand where they're at. If Built From The Ground Up is the right fit, I'll walk you through exactly what happens next. If it's not, I'll tell you that too.

03

You get access and we start

If you decide to go ahead, you get immediate access to the full framework via Kajabi. Your child starts Week 1 within 24 hours. You start the Parent Foundations Module at the same time.

Mick — Natural Born Running
Who you're working with

I'm Mick. I built this framework because I needed it at 15 — and nobody had it.

I was 16 when I represented England U18s in rugby. I was also, according to my psych assessment, one of the least confident players on the team.

My coaches were confused. They'd watched me kick the conversion that drew our first match against an unbeaten Welsh side — wind swirling, their whole squad charging, everything on the line. I'd backed myself without hesitating.

What they didn't understand: confidence isn't global. It lives in the body. And when I trained my body to do hard things, I got proof I could handle hard things. That proof didn't disappear when things got scary.

Twenty years of coaching and eight years of Myotherapy later — 10,000+ clients — I've built the framework I needed at 15 into something structured, repeatable, and designed specifically for the children who need it most.

20+ years coaching experience
8 years clinical Myotherapy
England U18s rugby representative
10,000+ clients coached
Investment

One framework. One price. Lifetime access.

$1,497
AUD — one payment
  • 7-Week Movement Mastery Program — Three sessions a week, 15–20 minutes each. Seven standards: Balance, Posture, Acceleration, Foot Strike, Push Off, Arms, Cadence. Each week builds on the last so early wins come fast and the difficulty scales as the belief does. Drills, tissue work, mobility, and strength are built into every session — no extra equipment needed.
  • The Breathwork Series — Woven through the program from Week 1. Your child learns to use their breath as a reset switch under pressure: to calm the body, clear the head, and keep moving when everything is telling them to stop. This is the tool that makes every other standard hold up when it counts.
  • Parent Foundations Module — Seven short videos running in parallel, one per week. Built around the Rescue / Push / Coach framework — the three modes every parent cycles through, and how to know which one the moment actually calls for. You stop guessing. You start knowing exactly what to say and when to step back.
  • The Confidence Connector — A weekly tracking tool that makes your child's progress visible to them. Not just movement gains — confidence evidence they can point to. "I did that. That was hard. I got through it." This is what makes the shift stick beyond Week 7.
  • Kajabi Access — Video Lessons, PDFs & Community — Everything delivered through Kajabi. Your child can start Week 1 within 24 hours of your call. Session PDFs for offline use and access to the program community included.
  • Lifetime Access — Every session, every module, every future update. No expiry. If your child hits a setback at 14 that they didn't face at 11, the framework is still there waiting.
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The guarantee

If your child completes the framework and you don't see a measurable shift — in their movement or their confidence — I want to hear about it.

Complete all 7 weeks. Use the Confidence Tracker. Engage with the Parent Foundations Module. If you've done the work and nothing has changed, contact me within 14 days of finishing and we'll talk about what happens next — whether that's a refund, additional support, or something else.

I'm not interested in keeping money from a family who did everything right and didn't get what they came for. That's not a business I want to run.

Common questions

Answered honestly.

What does running have to do with confidence? That seems like a stretch.
It's not a metaphor — it's a mechanism. When a child masters how their body moves through something difficult, they get physical proof they can do hard things. That proof transfers. Running mechanics are the vehicle. Confidence is what comes out the other side. Every parent who has gone through this framework has said the same thing: the change showed up in sport first, then everywhere else.
We've already spent thousands on therapy. Why would this be different?
Because therapy works top-down and this works bottom-up. Most parents say the same thing: "She understands her anxiety now. She still can't get through it." Talk-based approaches are valuable — but they don't fix what happens in the body under pressure. This framework isn't a replacement for therapy. It's the part that therapy can't do.
My child isn't into running specifically. Will this still work?
Yes — and this comes up on almost every call. Running mechanics are the entry point because they're universal and because mastering them produces fast, visible evidence of progress. The framework has been used by children in AFL, soccer, rugby, swimming, and gymnastics — and by children who weren't in any sport at all. The confidence transfer happens regardless of whether your child ever runs competitively.
My child shuts down the moment it feels like "training." How do I get them to engage?
This is the most common concern from the Worried Mum avatar — and it's exactly why the Parent Foundations Module runs alongside the program. Week 1 covers how to introduce this without it feeling like pressure, and the specific language that keeps a resistant child engaged. Sessions are 15–20 minutes and structured so early wins come fast. The first breakthrough usually happens inside the first two weeks.
He's getting out-run by players I know he's faster than. Is that a mechanics problem or a confidence problem?
Almost always both — and they feed each other. A mechanical inefficiency costs speed, which erodes confidence, which causes hesitation, which costs more speed. The seven movement standards in this framework address both simultaneously. By the time your child reaches Week 4, the mechanical changes are visible. By Week 7, they're backing themselves in ways they weren't before.
How much time does this actually take?
Three sessions per week, 15–20 minutes each. The Parent Foundations Module is seven short videos — one per week, under 15 minutes. This was built to fit into a real family's week, not to be another thing you feel guilty about not finishing.