Elite athletes perform at a very high level and often spend hours and years training, participating in their sport and working with coaches and teammates. In addition to being susceptible to injuries and illness, increasingly important to consider are mental health (MH) concerns in athletes. The ...
Recent research has attested to the prevalence of mental health issues in sport, and the need to identify factors that could promote athletes’ mental health. In this study, we investigated: (a) whether authentic leadership is associated with athletes’ mental health directly and indirectly via psy...
Recommendation 5 (“Further strengthen safe sport and the protection of clean athletes”) reinforces the importance of increasing mental health support programmes for elite athletes and their entourages and promote the physical and mental health benefits of sp...
Mental health is as important as physical health. Coaches should not force injured players to play sports nor should they force or ignore athletes who are suffering from mental health issues. By treating young athletes as people and supporting them through their troubles, coaches can make a real ...
“Mental health is a very big topic for athletes,” said Lina Riedl (AUT), a bronze medallist in the women’s luge at Gangwon 2024. “You don’t always recognise it from the outside, but it’s important. If you have good mental health, then you’r...
A 2021 study involving data from 70,000 high school students found a direct link between sport and mental health. Adolescents involved in a sport saw improvements in sleep, self-esteem, and psychological distress. Moreover, research shows that team sports may be more supportive for athletes’ ...
As part of its commitment to help athletes, the AIS will conduct its "Mental Health Audit" in May, a survey held every two years to help guide future services and support. "Some people may think 'this doesn't apply to me; I'm not impacted by mental health or wellbeing issues right ...
Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur, Karnataka, India Correspondence Dr. Hanumanthayya Pujari Assistant Professor, Department of Studies in Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur, Karnataka, India Mental health among the athletes and non-athletes Dr....
Researcher Melie Lewis, Director of Innovation at Canyon Ranch, adds, “As much as we want to view elite athletes as superhumans who are not subject to the ordinary challenges of everyday health, using these tools in practice, shows that even the strongest and most accomplished amongst us coul...
AthletesTogether is an athlete mental health app that aims to address the needs of athletes at all levels. Through resources and various other features, our mobile app...