Mental Health

Check out more Strong Girls United video content on the SGU SportsEngine Play Channel May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a time to bring intention to conversations that should be happening all year long. As a former Division I athlete, a mentor with Strong Girls United, and now an AmeriCorps VISTA, I’ve seen […]

  Check out more TrueSport video content on the TrueSport SportsEngine Play Channel   Athletic success doesn’t happen just because of fast legs or strong muscles. Success is often due to mental strength as well as physical prowess, at any age. That’s why retrieval cues can be an athlete’s secret weapon when used effectively. Caregivers […]

  Check out more Positive Coaching Alliance video content on the Positive Coaching Alliance SportsEngine Play Channel     Sports, especially at a competitive level, can add another layer of stress to the lives of teens. There’s balancing the time commitment between school and sports, as well as the pressure, disappointment, and social scrutiny that can […]

  Check out more Positive Coaching Alliance video content on the Positive Coaching Alliance SportsEngine Play Channel     Athletes’ challenging emotions and behaviors often stem, not from willful defiance, but developmental gaps in certain skills.  (i.e. emotional regulation, frustration tolerance, cognitive flexibility, etc.)(1)  To best support athletes through behavioral challenges, you must be able to […]

Check out more TrueSport video content on the TrueSport SportsEngine Play Channel Caregivers often think their job is shielding athletes from all stress. But board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, says stress is a vital tool for building resilience. Instead of avoiding it, help athletes embrace stress strategically to grow mentally, emotionally, and […]

Check out more TrueSport video content on the TrueSport SportsEngine Play Channel Coaches juggle stress on two levels: managing athletes’ stress so they don’t burn out or underperform and managing their own stress so they can lead well and avoid burnout themselves. To do both, coaches need to understand how stress works, as well as […]

Check out more TrueSport video content on the TrueSport SportsEngine Play Channel You may have been taught that stress is always bad and should be avoided. But in reality, stress is critical for growth, performance, and being a happy, healthy human. Too much stress can absolutely be a problem, but no stress at all usually […]

Check out more Positive Coaching Alliance video content on the Positive Coaching Alliance SportsEngine Play Channel   Working with a team and managing all the different personalities and dynamics while developing competitors and life skills is difficult. Young people don’t usually misbehave without a reason for those behaviors. As a coach, identifying the context of your […]

Check out more TrueSport video content on the TrueSport SportsEngine Play Channel As a coach, helping athletes learn how to handle adversity is essential, both for their own growth and the success of the team. And change is often equivalent to adversity, especially for young athletes. Here, board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert, Deborah Gilboa, […]

Check out more TrueSport video content on the TrueSport SportsEngine Play Channel Change is inevitable, but for a young athlete, even a positive change can bring up feelings of stress and anxiety. For caregivers, it can be tempting to try to step in and solve every perceived problem or issue your athlete has, but if […]