#SportsMentalHealthMonday
June - Mental Health for Coaches
06-26-2023 - Coaches Mental Health
Matheau “Dupe” Hall – Play Your Position
Our focus for June is on coaches, and how taking care of their own mental health & wellness will help them be more effective in their roles.
We recently caught up with Matheau “Dupe” Hall from Play Your Position. Hall, a former professional soccer player, explains the vital role coaches play in the sports ecosystem, and how developing a good approach to difficult conversations and situations can help with their overall mental health.
Full conversation with Hall: https://youtu.be/nLl8T-cnQMs
06-19-2023 - Coaches Communicating Mental Health Benefits
Kiersten Janjigian – Certified Mental Performance Coach (CPMC)
Our focus for June is on coaches, and how taking care of their own mental health & wellness will help them be more effective in their roles. “Practice what you preach” is an often-used phrase. Certified Mental Performance Coach (CPMC) Kiersten Janjigian, discusses how coaches can help their athletes overall performance through understanding the benefits of improved mental health and passing those lessons on to their team.
06-12-2023 - Signs for Coaches
Our focus for June is on coaches, and how prioritizing their own mental health & wellness will help them be more effective in their roles. While it is important to create positive sports experiences for athletes, if coaches are struggling with their own mental health it can have a negative effect on those they coach.
06-05-2023 - Coaches, Emotional Vulnerability
Michael Cuddyer – USA Baseball, 18U National Team Manager
Our focus for June is on coaches, and how taking care of their own mental health & wellness is not only beneficial to them, but they players they coach. This week we go back to our conversation with Michael Cuddyer, 2018 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee, and current USA Baseball 18U National Team Manager. Here, Cuddyer discusses how being comfortable enough as a coach to share your own vulnerabilities improves your connection to the team.
Full conversation with Cuddyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTU_pvZwwxY&t=13s