Rick Dunn - Athlete Mental Health and Performance
by Texas Track & Field Coaches Association
Description
This course explores the connection between mental health and athletic performance. It focuses on common challenges like anxiety and depression among student-athletes. It reviews key findings from NCAA wellness surveys, covering mental health concerns, physical health trends, and the impact of sleep and how negative thinking patterns affect performance and walk through real-life scenarios to help coaches and athletes navigate mental health challenges effectively. The course wraps up with a Q&A session to address common concerns and practical strategies for coaches.
Lessons
The Coach
Rick Dunn has over 25 years of experience as an educator, classroom teacher and a coach. He dedicated his career to both teaching and coaching at various levels. He has taught government, economics, and geography while coaching high school and collegiate men's basketball, women's golf, cross country, and track and field. His coaching path took a turn when a mentor encouraged him to step into track and field. Over a decade later, he came to appreciate the deep connection between performance and mental health realizing that coaching is just as much about listening as it is about training.
His understanding of mental health in sports became even more personal while supporting his daughter through the challenges of being a student-athlete. This experience, along with years of coaching, led him to pursue a counseling degree to better support young athletes. Now, he focuses on helping coaches recognize the mental health struggles their athletes face, how it impacts performance, and how to offer the right support.
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This Course Includes
| 24 hours on-demand video |
| Streaming from mobile and TV |
| Lifetime access |
| Certificate of completion |
| 100% money back guarantee |
Course Info
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| Caterory: | Mental Training/Mental Training |
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| Videos: | 12 |
