Building confident thinkers through sport, strategy, and mentorship
Mentoring youth athletes and students through hockey, math, and chess, with a focus on confidence, decision-making, and structured thinking under pressure.
Ice and Mind is a mentorship initiative by Joshua Lam focused on building confidence and structured thinking through hockey, mathematics, and chess in the St. Louis area.
What I Do
Hockey Development
Bi-weekly training sessions for youth athletes, focused on decision-making and performance under pressure.
Math
Weekly sessions building confidence and structured thinking, including preparation for AMC competitions.
Chess & Strategy
Teaching pattern recognition, anticipation, and long-term thinking.
All sessions are offered free of charge to families — because opportunity shouldn’t depend on ability to pay.
Impact
Ages 7-16
Students mentored
Weekly
Math & mentoring sessions
Bi-weekly
Hockey development
100%
Players advanced to next level