Coaches who focus on keeping their body language positive can create a sense of confidence, encouragement, warmth, openness, belonging, and trust amongst their athletes.
Topic: Coaches' Mental Health
Coaching others requires presence, clarity and emotional steadiness—but that doesn’t mean coaches aren’t immune from burnout themselves.
Here are four ways to take care of your mental health as a student athlete.
If balancing athletics and your regular life feels hard or overwhelming, you are not alone and there are things you can do to relieve that pressure.
This toolkit was developed with input from experts to equip you with the knowledge and resources to respond confidently and effectively when concerns about eating disorders arise.
A trusted, caring adult can be a game changer for young people, and coaches are ideally positioned to provide that support.
The NCAA Coaches Assist for Empathic Response training video is designed to provide coaches with communication tools to have meaningful conversations about mental wellness with the student-athletes on their team…
It’s important for coaches to model actions that create a positive sports environment by treating officials with understanding and dignity.
Coaches are often the first to notice when something is off with an athlete.
Knowing where your players are emotionally, physically, and developmentally, will help you coach them more effectively.
As a coach, you can help athletes build lasting confidence rooted in effort, resilience, and self-worth.
