Built by Kai & Miko Oppenheim · UC Berkeley

A better player.A better human.

Answer five questions and your kid gets a daily plan that trains the mind as hard as the feet. The plan we wish we’d had.

Answer five questions and you get a daily plan that trains the mind as hard as the feet. The plan we wish we’d had.

Start free → or see how it works

No card. Three days free. Then $49 a month, or $399 a year.

The problem

You’re spending a lot. You can’t tell if it’s working.

Club, camps, trainers, tournaments, gear. It adds up fast, and nothing tells you whether your kid is actually getting better.

You’re not sure what they need next, or who to trust to tell you.

We built Ascend for the family we used to be.

You put in the work. You still can’t tell if it’s the right training.

You train hard. You show up. No one has shown you what gets you seen.

So you repeat what you already know, and hope it adds up.

We were you. We built the map we never had.

Inside the system

See what your kid trains each day.

See what you train each day.

Every day it’s different, because your kid is.

Every day it’s different, because you are.

Today’s session

Personalized before they tap start.

Personalized before you tap start.

Position, time, focus. The session rebuilds itself around your kid every morning. They just open it and go.

Position, time, focus. The session rebuilds itself around you every morning. You just open it and go.

Today’s session, built for them
Today’s session, built for you
A filmed drill for every block
Recovery and a mental lesson to close
Thirty days that end in an assessment

The filmed drill library — **The library**120+ filmed drills. Goalkeeper included.

The Classroom — a daily mental lesson — **The Classroom**A mental lesson, every day.

Progress and rank — the climb made visible — **Progress & rank**The climb, made visible.

The drill library

A hundred and twenty. Pick one and watch.

Every drill filmed by us, with cues and progressions. Tap a name to watch a real one.

Ball mastery

Mirage Combo

String the moves together at speed. Every touch sets up the next.

120+ filmed drills. Goalkeeper included. Free for three days, when you’re ready.

How it works

Three steps. No guesswork.

Answer five questions

Position, age, equipment, schedule, goals. Two minutes.

Open a session built for you

The drills, the recovery, and a lesson for the mind. Assembled around your kid. Just tap start.The drills, the recovery, and a lesson for the mind. Built around you. Just tap start.

Climb, day by day

Ranks, streaks, and thirty days that end in an assessment.

See it happen

Sixty seconds inside one athlete’s session.

Five questions, and the plan builds itself. Then they train. This is the whole loop, start to finish.

Five questions, and the plan builds itself. Then you train. This is the whole loop, start to finish.

The commitments

Twelve athletes. Twelve D1 commitments.

We came up alongside every one of them. Names, positions, and schools, all real.

Kat Harris

Defender · UC San Diego

Abhishek Tomar

Midfielder · US Military Academy

David Ruy

Goalkeeper · UC Santa Barbara

Sean Ueda

Midfielder · UC San Diego

Michael Luechauer

Winger · UC San Diego

Ava Tibor

Attacker · UC San Diego

Victor Ogieriaka

Defender · UC Davis

Demetrius Egoreru

Forward · UC Davis

Santiago Baez

Midfielder · San Jose State

James Saccau

Defender · Santa Clara

Yul Hong

Winger · US Naval Academy

Ronald Zhai

Winger · Army West Point

“Cal was our dream school. As kids we would try to talk to Cal players after games, hoping for one tip. We built Ascend so your athlete never has to.We built Ascend so you never have to.”

Kai and Miko Oppenheim · UC Berkeley Men’s Soccer

What changes

You stop being the one guessing.

Right now the next step rests on you, and you’re guessing. With the system, your kid opens a plan built for them every day. You see what they trained and why it matters, and you watch them grow steadier, on the field and off it.

You stop guessing.

Right now you train hard and hope it’s enough. With the system, you open exactly what to work on every day. You watch the climb happen, and you get steadier when the game gets big.

Start free →

No card. Three days free. Then $49 a month, or $399 a year.

The system

One system. Six pillars. The first one is mental.

We don’t train soccer players. We train the person first. The player is what grows out of that.

Pillar 01 · Mental

Mental

The freedom to play like it’s the backyard again, with the whole thing on the line. It is trainable, the same way a first touch is.

Inner Excellence · Jim Murphy

Technical

The first touch that keeps them on the field when teammates come off.

Based on Coerver

Physical

Speed that closes down a winger in the 85th minute.

Drawn from ALTIS

Tactical IQ

Seeing the play two seconds before it happens. Pattern recognition is a habit, not a gift.

Ideas from Guardiola & Wilson

Nutrition

Energy in the 70th minute when others are running on empty.

Performance nutrition

Holistic

The morning before the showcase. The day after the bad game.

Drawn from INEOS marginal gains

How the 30 days move

01–10

Foundation

Learn the system, build the habits, set the baseline.

11–20

Build

The same system at more intensity, until it runs on its own.

21–30

Chaos

Game speed and full expression, ending in a Day 30 assessment.

The Classroom — the daily mental lesson inside Ascend

The Classroom · the inner game

The inner game, taught like a class.

Most training stops at the body. The Classroom trains the mind. A short lesson a day: how to play without fear, how to quiet the doubt, how to stay steady when the game turns on you. It’s the confidence you keep on the bad days too.

A lesson a day, taught like a class
Playing free, not afraid to fail
Your worth isn’t the scoreboard
Quieting the noise, and the fear of what others think
A bad game is information, not a verdict
Grounded in Inner Excellence

Player and person

Player and person are the same work.

The mental skills that win a game are the same ones that build a life. Staying calm when it is tight. Letting a mistake go. Not needing the scoreboard to feel okay about yourself. We train those on purpose, because they last long after the final whistle.

“We used to think being a better player and a better person were two jobs. They were always one.”

Kai, Miko, their younger sibling and their dad at Beach Chalet — Our dad, our sister, and us. Beach Chalet, San Francisco.

For parents · Beach Chalet, San Francisco

Our dad had zero soccer background. He is exactly who we built this for.

“Dad gave us everything he could. This is the one thing he could not find. We built it for him.”

Dad stood on that Beach Chalet sideline every game and never missed one. He invested in everything he could find. What nobody gave us, not the clubs, not the coaches, was a system for everything outside of practice.

We figured that out ourselves, through broken feet and a recruiting process built from zero connections. That’s what we hand your athlete now.

What parents say after a few weeks.

“We stopped guessing. Every week there was a plan and a real next step, and the pressure finally came off us.”

Parent of a high-school striker

“The mental side has been the biggest change. Our daughter went from doubting herself to stepping on the field like she belongs. The confidence, the way she handles pressure, that’s the part no one else touches.”

Parent of a 2028 winger

Why Ascend

Why train with Ascend?

Because the work between sessions is where players are made, and no one hands you a map for it. We did it ourselves. Now it is a system.

Because talent gets you noticed, and the work between sessions gets you seen. We had to figure that out alone. You don’t.

A plan you don’t have to build
The whole athlete, not just the feet
You always know what they trained, and why
Built by two who did it with no connections

Know exactly what to work on, every day
The mental game, trained like the physical
Real confidence, not hype
See the climb, day by day

Kai and Miko, who work with each IDP athlete directly

Work directly with Kai & Miko

A plan written for your athlete. Not one they get slotted into.

The Individual Development Plan is the personal track, with Kai and Miko on the call every step. Position, season, schools, timeline.

A plan built around your athlete
1:1 sessions with Kai and Miko
Film review with written feedback
Recruiting help, mapped with you
Direct DM access all month
Everything in Platform Access

For when the system isn’t enough. A real recruiting cycle, a comeback from injury, a goal with a date. If that’s not you yet, Platform Access at $49 is the call.

$299 / month · or $1,499 / year

We only take a few at a time, because it’s just the two of us. Five spots open right now.

Talk to Kai and Miko →

We start with a 30-minute call. No pitch. We’ll tell you if it isn’t the right fit.

What it costs

Two ways in.

Run the system yourself, or work directly with Kai and Miko. Both include all six pillars. The trial is the same three days either way.

Start here

Platform Access

$49 per month

Or $399 a year. Less than one private session a month.

All six pillars, every day: mental, technical, physical, tactical, nutrition, recovery
The 30-day program, personalized to position, age, and equipment
The full filmed drill library, every pillar and position
A daily check-in that tailors each session to your time and focus
Progress, ranks, and the athlete dashboard

Start free →

Work with us

Individual Development Plan

$299 per month

Or $1,499 / year. We start with a call.

A plan written for your athlete, not the average athlete
1:1 sessions with Kai and Miko
Film review with written feedback
Personalized recruiting help: coach outreach and the process, mapped with you
Direct DM access
Includes everything in Platform Access

Learn about IDP →

See full pricing & what each plan includes →

Common questions

Before you ask.

Is my 10-year-old too young for this?

No. The system adapts by age automatically. Under-13 athletes get bodyweight-only strength work, age-appropriate movement foundations, and no barbell exercises. The mental and technical content starts from Day 1 regardless of age.

We already pay for a private trainer. Why add this?

This is what they do the other 6 days. A trainer covers one session. Ascend covers nutrition, mental performance, recovery, tactical IQ, and recruiting, everything that happens between sessions. Each one makes the others count for more.

What happens after the 30-day program?

The 30 days are your guided arc. As long as Platform Access is active, you can replay it, switch phases, use the drill library to focus on a specific skill, and follow new programs as we build them. Cancel anytime.

I do not know soccer. How do I support my athlete?

Every session includes a parent note written in plain language, what was trained, why it matters, and what to look for. You do not need to know the game. You just need to show up, which you already do.

What age range and positions is this built for?

Ages 9-22, every field position including goalkeeper. The system personalizes to position, age group, equipment access, and schedule from Day 1 through the intake form.

Our guarantee

Start free. There is nothing to cancel.

No card at signup, so nothing charges. Three days, three full sessions built for your kid, and three notes telling you exactly what they trained and why. If nothing has changed by Day 3, you just don’t continue.

No card at signup, so nothing charges. Three days, three full sessions built for you, and you feel the difference. If nothing has changed by Day 3, you just don’t continue.