Athletics are a Focus for Sacha Sommer

When he is not producing and directing films, television shows, and music videos, Sacha Sommer enjoys engaging in a wide variety of athletic pursuits, which have always been a big part of his life. Sacha Sommer is a practitioner of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, as well as mixed martial arts, and enjoys competing in MMA competitions. He is a master of recurve archery, and became a certified level one archery instructor in 2010.

Sacha Sommer has long been involved in sports. While attending high school in Washington, DC, Sacha Sommer was a star of a number of different sports teams. From 1983–1989, Sacha Sommer played soccer with the MSI Select Soccer League, and in 1986–1988, he acted as the team’s captain. From 1987–1988, Sacha Sommer was team captain of the Edmund Burke School Junior Varsity Soccer team, in addition to his duties as captain of the MSI Select side.

While at Edmund Burke, Sacha Sommer was also the second seed player on the Junior Varsity tennis team. In 1987 and 1988, Sacha Sommer played junior varsity and later varsity basketball, and in 1988, Sacha Sommer was a member of the junior varsity wrestling team.

During a brief hiatus from his producing career, Sacha Sommer was a physical education coach at the SMART School Institute of Technology and Commerce, a charter middle and high school in Miami, FL. During this time, Sacha Sommer was elected Team Leader of the Physical Education department at SMART.

For Sacha Sommer, athletics are not merely a hobby, but an important part of staying focused on his career pursuits, and remaining fit and healthy. Sacha Sommer has found that when he is active through sports and exercise, he has more energy to devote to film production, is more clear-headed, and he also has a greater sense of overall well-being.