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A Mystery Illness Terrorized Her Youth. Now, Olympic Bobsledder Jadin O’Brien Is Shining a Light
Recruited on Instagram by Elana Meyers Taylor, the Notre Dame track champion only took up bobsled last year. But it’s far from the biggest challenge she’s had to overcome.
How sports betting is changing our brains and behavior
With a potential casino inside every phone and computer, a rising chorus of experts who study problem gambling and addiction are ringing the alarm.
Former Broncos running back pushing for more mental health support for athletes
Montee Ball lobbying for bill requiring mental health training for coaches
The Problem With “Relaxing” on Your Phone
Scrolling to decompress may be making you more stressed. Here’s why.
The Universality of Sport and Play
How girls from different parts of the world could still communicate through play.
The Intensity and Perfectionism That Drive Olympic Athletes Also Put Them at High Risk for Eating Disorders
The primary sports where eating disorders traditionally surface include gymnastics and figure skating.
After Olympic falls, Ilia Malinin opens up about mental health struggles
Olympic skater Ilia Malinin missed the podium Friday after two falls. Days later, he spoke out online about mental strain and hate.
After Battling on Ice and Snow, Athletes Face a New Test: Post-Olympics Blues
“It just goes by so quick.”
Draw the Line
The NCAA is proud to Draw the Line against sports betting abuse and harassment with real action to protect student-athletes and competition integrity.
The Changing Face of Opioid Use Disorder
Addiction experts explain fentanyl’s deadly new mixes, why naloxone can fail, and how early screening and trauma care boost recovery.
COACH TIPS FOR POSITIVE BODY LANGUAGE
Coaches who focus on keeping their body language positive can create a sense of confidence, encouragement, warmth, openness, belonging, and trust amongst their athletes.
How To Preserve Your Own Mental Health As A Professional Coach
Coaching others requires presence, clarity and emotional steadiness—but that doesn’t mean coaches aren’t immune from burnout themselves.
Hope Starts With Us: Mental Health On and Off the Field
In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. talks with President of Off The Field NFL Wives Association, Tenisha Patterson Brown. They discuss what led her to mental health advocacy, the unique experiences of NFL players and their spouses, caregiving for a loved one with mental health conditions, and more.
Jessie Diggins, America’s Cross-Country Skiing Star, battles on after eating disorders relapse
“I don’t need to win another race, as long as I live.”
Sport Specialization and Youth Athletes: Considering Mental Health, Well-Being
Issues that used to be isolated to primarily upper level and the most elite student-athletes at the collegiate level undoubtedly have and will continue to trickle down impacting high school and younger athletes with ambitions to play at the college level.