Outside of ODU Field Hockey, Tage is the owner and founder of EmpowerMIND, a Virginia Beach-based mental performance consulting practice. She is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. She earned her Masters of Science in Kinesiology with a specialization in Exercise and Sport Psychology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Prior to entering the field of sport psychology, Tage was a long-time coach for a nationally ranked club swim team in Hampton Roads. A competitive swimmer herself, Tage competed at the Division I level at The College of William & Mary where she also earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. While at William & Mary, Tage was a school record holder in the 1650 Freestyle and played a significant role in leading the team to their first ever conference championship in 2007.