So far, Sandra has changed three cities in two countries. The first city, her beloved Salzburg, gave her the opportunity to fall in love with various activities by the age of 10 – she tried horseback riding, swimming, took ballet and piano classes.
After that, the time has come to come back to her roots – a seemingly small and empty town called Županja. There, in the need of change, Sandra’s parents opened one of the biggest fitness centres in Vukovar-Srijem County. Sleeping literally above the gym, it was only logical that Sandra would turn it into her advantage. She got her parents into forming the first Cheerleading club in the area of Županja. As a choreographer and a dancer, she won various medals competing on state and international championships. In addition, Sandra took part in numerous cheerleading camps led by renowned American coaches.
Sandra soon came to the realisation that, in the future, she would like to have a job where she can work with people on a daily basis which is why she decided to enroll in a Psychology course in Zagreb. Throughout the course of her studies, Sandra continued to be involved in dancing. She was a part of Escape dance club where she took part in various competitions. Sandra was also a choreographer for the cheerleading club Zagreb. In addition, she took time and volunteered in Dječja kuća Borovje, a programme that centres around prevention of unacceptable children and youth behaviour.
Sandra has always aspired to upgrade her knowledge from the field of kinesiology. For that reason, she enrolled in the undergraduate professional study in coach education at the Faculty of Kinesiology in Zagreb. Almost certain that there is no such thing as sport psychology, in her final year of psychology undergraduate studies she accidentally meets Igor. After volunteering in Mental Training and completing its education for coaches, she knew that Mental Training was a place where she sees herself professionally developing in the future. It is the place that puts together Sandra’s passions – psychology and sport, a place where she can be authentic, creative, where she can learn, grow, and support others while simultaneously investing in reaching her full potential.
