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  2. Opinion: Treating athletes' mental health just like physical ...

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    Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley became a staunch advocate for athletes' mental health after the 2017 death of his son, who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and posthumously ...

  3. Early sports specialization - Wikipedia

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    In addition to specialization itself, intensive training programs carry their own risks. [11] Teenagers who spend more than 16 hours per week in an organized training program are at the highest risk of injury. [2] [11] Other effects of early sports specialization including burnout, worse athletic performance, loss of interest in sports, and ...

  4. 16 Times Athletes Opened Up About Their Mental Health ... - AOL

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    The champion Olympic swimmer is a prominent advocate for mental health, frequently sharing his struggles with anxiety and depression. "Therapy saved my life," Phelps declared in a 2022 interview ...

  5. Sports periodization - Wikipedia

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    The length of the microcycle should correspond to the number of workouts - empirically often 4-16 workouts - it takes for the athlete or fitness client to adapt to the training program. When the athlete or fitness client has adapted to the program and no longer makes progress, a change to one or more program variables should be made.

  6. Mental toughness - Wikipedia

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    Mental toughness is a measure of individual psychological resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education, and in the workplace. [1] The concept emerged in the context of sports training and sports psychology, as one of a set of attributes that allow a person to become a better athlete and able to cope with difficult training and difficult competitive situations and ...

  7. Inside The Secret Therapist Group Chat Fueling Today’s Top ...

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    To their clients, the Magnificent Seven—Wendy Borlabi, Angel Brutus, Nicole Charles-Linen, Stephany Coakley, Kensa Gunter, Lani Lawrence, and LaKeitha Poole—are mental performance experts who ...

  8. Sport psychology - Wikipedia

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    Mental health plays a big role in an athlete's performance. [citation needed] Sport organizations are advised to recognize athlete mental health as not only a core component of a healthy elite sport system but also as a key indicator of the athlete's effectiveness [175].

  9. 10 tips from Olympian Simone Biles on how to develop a ...

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    5. Some fear is ok . If you weren’t nervous about something you trained hours on end for, that would be worrisome, Biles says. Some nervous energy is good and can propel us.