Nothing Heals Like Sport: Balancing Performance and Wellbeing in High School Athletes

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Type:
  Training
Duration:
1 hour, 50 minutes
CE credits:
2.0 CEs
Featuring:
Center for Healing and Justice through Sport (CHJS)
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Community Engagement Resilience School Mental Health
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Overview

Between the final whistle and the classroom bell, high school student-athletes navigate a world of intense pressure. How can we, as their support system, ensure they thrive?

Hear directly from student-athletes, parents, coaches, and providers during a virtual panel discussion on supporting student-athlete mental health and wellbeing. A range of topics will be discussed, including managing performance pressure, academic demands, identity, and life transitions.

Co-presented by the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport (CHJS), this event is designed for educators, coaches, healthcare professionals, youth-serving providers, and anyone who supports high school student-athletes. 

  Keywords: athlete, athletic identity, coach, emotional wellbeing, healing-informed, performance pressure, physical activity, sports, student-athlete, trauma informed care, trauma informed practices, youth
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Learning objectives

  • Describe the common pressures high school student-athletes face, including performance expectations, academic demands, social media, and identity- and transition-related stressors
  • Explain how healing-centered, brain-based sports environments that emphasize connection, movement, and manageable stress can support student-athlete mental health and resilience
  • Identify 3 strategies that coaches, caregivers, educators, health providers, and anyone who supports student-athletes can use to recognize student-athlete distress, and respond in ways that promote regulation, safety, and support-seeking

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 2.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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