DO MORE SKILLS · TROY BAUGH
About Troy Baugh
Founder of Mindfulness in Motion. Former professional basketball player. Coach, youth development practitioner, and behavioral health professional.
THE JOURNEY
BASKETBALL CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE - MY JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD.
2002
2007
2010
2012
Born and raised in Pasadena, California. Love for basketball began at age 5 started playing for a local leagues and AAU teams at a national level.
Transferred from Cypress College to Notre Dame College of Ohio to continue collegiate basketball career. Graduated with a degree in Psychology.
Began a six-year professional career in England and Germany, winning multiple league championships in both countries. While competing, completed two Master's degrees at universities in England and began coaching youth basketball across four countries — Romania, Czech Republic, England, and Germany. It was here that the passion for youth development, skills training, and the mind-body connection began to take shape.
2018
Now
Graduated La Salle High School as four year varsity player and team captain. Finished career with League MVP and First Team Division IV-A All-CIF honoree.
Returned home and began coaching at the high school level and leading AAU youth teams while launching Do More Skills — a private training operation working with athletes ranging from youth players all the way up to professional overseas players. This is where the worlds of performance coaching, mindfulness, and youth development started coming together.
Back in Southern California. Founder of Do More Skills and creator of Mindfulness in Motion — a movement-based mindfulness and self-regulation program for youth.
FROM THE COURT TO THE CLASSROOM
Where the journey led
That experience — six years competing professionally overseas, coaching athletes across four countries, earning degrees in Psychology and Cross-Cultural Communication, and working directly with high-needs youth in structured care environments — didn't stay on the court. It became a program.
"I've been around basketball my whole life — playing, coaching, competing professionally across multiple countries. Along the way I started using mindfulness meditation as a personal tool. Then I started incorporating it into my training with athletes. I watched kids become more self-aware, regulate their emotions under pressure, visualize success. And I realized — these aren't just sports skills. These are life skills. Things kids need every day, in every environment. Mindfulness in Motion is what happens when you bring all of those worlds together.”
- Troy Baugh, Founder
MiM wasn't built on theory. It was built on basketball courts across four countries, in direct care settings with high-needs youth, and through years of using mindfulness meditation as a personal and professional tool. The program brings together performance coaching, mental-behavioral health experience, and applied mindfulness — not as separate disciplines, but as one integrated approach to teaching young people how to stay present, regulate under pressure, and carry those skills into every area of their lives."
B.A. Psychology
M.A. Cross Cultural Communication
6 years professional - Germany & UK
Mental & behavioral health experience
M.A. International Business Management
500+ athletes coached in 5 countries
Trauma-informed practice
RBT — pending