About The Founder

ABD-RAHMAN SAAD

About Soul Strength

Abd-Rahman Saad
Coach Saad

Coach Saad works with performers of all levels and domains. He has spent half a decade working on developing personalized physical and mental training programs to aid performers in pursuing high-performance goals (college, team leadership, etc). He currently serves with the USA Performance Psychology Team, working with Deaf Athletes as they prepare for the Deaflympics in Tokyo. Additionally, working with the Athlete Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) as a Proctor and Scout for NFL Teams and Draftees.

Coach Saad typically works with youth athletes, coaches, and parents. Providing education to help the arena of youth sports to develop identity, emotional awareness, and goal-setting.

He is currently pursuing two degrees: EdD in Sport & Performance Psychology and an M.Sc. Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Presentations and Workshops

Actionable mental conditioning seminars delivered on-site at athletic complexes, universities, training centers, and national retreats.

The Strength of The Soul: Climbing the Summit of Success

Custom international tournament preparation module engineered for USA Men’s Deaf Volleyball Team.
Prayer of an Athlete — Before the Moment

Pre-competition somatic calming, internal stillness, and centering focus prior to major competitive clashes.
Mind and Matter: What is True Recovery?

Central Nervous System (CNS) balance, sleep hygiene, screen hygiene, and mental decompression.
Energy & Emotions: Fueling the Fire

High school football line trench psychology, aggressive focus, and controlling emotional spikes.
The Role of Mental Skills Training in Youth Sports

Educating early developers, club coaches, and trainers on building mental toughness without toxicity.
What is Trust? How Does It Show Up?

Uncompromising court cohesion, communication cadence under deficits, and accountability without finger-pointing.
Caller, Speaker, Seeker: Building a Team in Individual Sport

Individual apparatus focus combined with unified collective spirit in high-stakes competition.

A group of young people listening to a coach in a gym with workout equipment and a running track.

Why I Coach

I have spent over half a decade in the youth performance industry. Working closely with parents, coaches, and athletes to develop the physical and, more importantly, the mental skills to become a better person. My passion for this field started in high school. As a multi-sport athlete (football, wrestling, track & field), my coaches taught me the values of respect, determination, and resilience. My throws coach, Scott Krall, may he rest in peace, taught us the tools to succeed. He was the first coach who taught me imagery, emotional management, routine development, and confidence, or as he would tell us,
"Let it Fly."

Areas of Expertise

Engineered to systematically replace performance anxiety with repeatable competitive conviction. Tested in collegiate locker rooms, international mats, and training camps.

Building Confidence

Shifting from fragile external validation and scoreboard obsession toward intrinsic technical competence and immovable self-trust.
Strategic Goal-Setting

Breaking monumental season targets into actionable micro-habits and controllable process indicators evaluated on practice film daily.
In-Game Self-Talk & Reframing

Rapid internal monologue restructuring under heart rate spikes to eliminate catastrophic spiraling and preserve focus in high leverage moments.
Mental Return From Injury

Overcoming kinesiophobia (fear of re-injury) using motor imagery, somatic reassurance, and graded return-to-play psychological checkpoints.
Pre-Game Routines & Priming

Building sensory, cognitive, and physical ritual stacks that reliably trigger the athlete's optimal arousal and prime performance state.
Bouncing Back from Adversity

Reset techniques that purge error residue within seconds between possessions, throws, sets, and quarters for seamless continuation.
Coach-Athlete-Parent Alignment

Harmonizing expectations, constructive post-game feedback frameworks, and healthy emotional boundaries inside the family-coach ecosystem.
Strength & Conditioning Integration

Fusing barbell protocols, physical tolerance, and rate-of-force production with mental discipline and acute distress tolerance.