TIPS FOR ATHLETES UNDERSTANDING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
Playing high school sports has changed during the past few decades. What once was a playing a sport for three months has turned into a year round commitment. This commitment started in youth sports with travel teams, performance and agility workouts and perhaps working with a private coach.
The demands of playing high school sports, with expectations to perform well in the classroom, perhaps playing multi sports or other extracurricular activities and maybe working a part-time job can place a toll on your mental and physical health.
C&A has partnered with Dr. Steve Graef, a Columbus-based sports psychologist and performance coach, and the owner of Mindurance. a mental fitness communities dedicated to helping like-minded people develop mental fitness through virtual group coaching and online community.
Dr. Graef will provide tips in the forms of videos and tip sheets to help you stay mentally fit and help you recognize when you maybe struggling and tips to get back on track.
Dr. Steve Graef
VIDEOS
- What is my life like as a student athlete?
- How can an athlete overcome their injury?
- How do athletes perceive feedback from their coach?
- How is an athlete impacted by playing multi - sports?
- How should athletes navigate social media?
- Senior season is special for an athlete. Here are some tips to savor that moment.
- What is the best way for athletes to enjoy sports while minimizing outside pressure?
- How can athletes prepare for conditioning for the upcoming season?
- How do athletes maintain their body image as their season changes?
- How performance anxiety affects an athlete's mental health
- How to prevent athletes from getting burned out from a sport at a young age?
TIP SHEETS
- What does mental health look like to a student athlete?
- How should an athlete handle an injury?
- What is the best way to communicate with coaches?
- How to manage playing multi-sports as an athlete?
- How should athletes manage their social media?
- How athletes can enjoy senior season
- Managing the pressures of the season
- How can athletes manage pre-season conditioning
- Athletes guide to body image in sports
- Eating disorders and sport
- How can athlete control performance anxiety?
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