Do you think athletes are supported in their mental health?
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It’s one thing for coaches and administration to talk about their mental health but it is another to be proactive about it. Do you think athletes are fully supported in their mental health?
No, I don’t think athletes are fully supported in their mental health. Information is starting to come out about the struggles athletes face in terms of mental health but there is still a huge lack of solutions. I think coaches and school staff want to say “We care about our athletes and their mental health” but they don’t want to do anything further than that. It is easy to talk without enforcing change
I agree, I think that there’s more information coming out and more people talking about it but nothing really being done about it which is frustrating and not really helpful
No they don’t care. They can put on a front all they want for their bosses but when it comes down to actual athletes having mental health problems they will do nothing for the situation.
I believe that university’s and colleges attempt to be there for their athletes and their mental health but only to check it off the list so they said they can do it. Once players actually start to struggle and show signs sometimes nothing is done. Sometimes players mental health seems like a burden to coaches. Coaches will put it on the back burner until it’s potentially too late for their player.
Everyone deals with mental health issues differently. I feel the people that want to try and help claim they know how to but in reality they are just going to treat every athlete like the one they had before when not every athlete copes the same way. This is not always the helpers fault because they might not know any better. I also feel us athletes need to be taught more in how to communicate with our feelings to the people who want to help and the helpers need to be taught on how to make us more aware they are truly here for us. We may hear the words “we are here if you ever need to talk” but we may not feel true energy of these words. Personally, I know I have people I could go and talk to, but even after talking I never am given the energy back I was looking for.
i think universities concern themselves with performance, and when an athlete has too much going on or struggles mentally, coaches will replace them. there is not enough support for athletes at the college level, adulthood is creeping in and were expected to take care of ourselves when in all actuality we have no idea how to do that yet. universities need to stand behind their athletes and guide them, not get in their way of developing as humans or athletes.
I think at time coaches consider their athletes mental health, in particular if it effects the way they are playing which effects the coach and their record. But I think often players aren’t regularly checked on, especially in the midst of the long, hard season. I think coaches have been trying to make more moves to support their athletes as mental health issues are being more and more talked about, such as check ins, and even hiring therapists and mental health coaches to help the team and individuals. Despite this, there are many more resources that could be provided, in particular, at a more consistent rate.
I have been lucky enough to have coaches who I believe are truly there for me. I do feel that this is individual human kindness and not representative of what the university is doing. There’s always more that can be done.
Sadly, my first college coach not only didn’t believe in mental health but damaged mine to the point I became very suicidal. He took our love away for the sport we had dedicated our lives too. We all complained to administration but it was swept under the rug.
Fortunately after I transferred, I was lucky enough to have a coach who supported my mental health, however I will say that I noticed the support was at times conditional… Taking mental health days was acceptable if it was pre season or perhaps if you weren’t a starter. But depending on the role on the team, there were certainly different “standards” and I felt like because my mental health issues went on for so long (diagnosis not just a bad spell or a rough time) having to accommodate for me seemed to be a frustration / complication that was only tolerated because I was a starter…
No, I don’t think athletes are fully supported in their mental health. Information is starting to come out about the struggles athletes face in terms of mental health but there is still a huge lack of solutions. I think coaches and school staff want to say “We care about our athletes and their mental health” but they don’t want to do anything further than that. It is easy to talk without enforcing change
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think that there’s more information coming out and more people talking about it but nothing really being done about it which is frustrating and not really helpful
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ReplyDeleteNo they don’t care. They can put on a front all they want for their bosses but when it comes down to actual athletes having mental health problems they will do nothing for the situation.
ReplyDeleteI believe that university’s and colleges attempt to be there for their athletes and their mental health but only to check it off the list so they said they can do it. Once players actually start to struggle and show signs sometimes nothing is done. Sometimes players mental health seems like a burden to coaches. Coaches will put it on the back burner until it’s potentially too late for their player.
ReplyDeleteEveryone deals with mental health issues differently. I feel the people that want to try and help claim they know how to but in reality they are just going to treat every athlete like the one they had before when not every athlete copes the same way. This is not always the helpers fault because they might not know any better. I also feel us athletes need to be taught more in how to communicate with our feelings to the people who want to help and the helpers need to be taught on how to make us more aware they are truly here for us. We may hear the words “we are here if you ever need to talk” but we may not feel true energy of these words. Personally, I know I have people I could go and talk to, but even after talking I never am given the energy back I was looking for.
ReplyDeletei think universities concern themselves with performance, and when an athlete has too much going on or struggles mentally, coaches will replace them. there is not enough support for athletes at the college level, adulthood is creeping in and were expected to take care of ourselves when in all actuality we have no idea how to do that yet. universities need to stand behind their athletes and guide them, not get in their way of developing as humans or athletes.
ReplyDeleteI think at time coaches consider their athletes mental health, in particular if it effects the way they are playing which effects the coach and their record. But I think often players aren’t regularly checked on, especially in the midst of the long, hard season. I think coaches have been trying to make more moves to support their athletes as mental health issues are being more and more talked about, such as check ins, and even hiring therapists and mental health coaches to help the team and individuals. Despite this, there are many more resources that could be provided, in particular, at a more consistent rate.
ReplyDeleteI have been lucky enough to have coaches who I believe are truly there for me. I do feel that this is individual human kindness and not representative of what the university is doing. There’s always more that can be done.
ReplyDeleteSadly, my first college coach not only didn’t believe in mental health but damaged mine to the point I became very suicidal. He took our love away for the sport we had dedicated our lives too. We all complained to administration but it was swept under the rug.
ReplyDeleteFortunately after I transferred, I was lucky enough to have a coach who supported my mental health, however I will say that I noticed the support was at times conditional… Taking mental health days was acceptable if it was pre season or perhaps if you weren’t a starter. But depending on the role on the team, there were certainly different “standards” and I felt like because my mental health issues went on for so long (diagnosis not just a bad spell or a rough time) having to accommodate for me seemed to be a frustration / complication that was only tolerated because I was a starter…