How To Coach While Considering the Changing Athlete Mentality

....Despite the changes and adaptation, the core values of hard work, drive, passion, determination, and dedication for excellence and success stand strong across the sport.  The question is: What does this look like in today’s athlete?  From a mental health perspective, the tough-it-out mentality is shifting, rightfully so.  Athletes are recognizing that happiness, positive relationships, and being mentally fit contributes to achieving goals in all domains of life.  Allison Schmitt’s interview at Nationals, simply stated, “it’s ok to not always be ok”. So, how do coaches find that balance in their many roles and responsibilities as an ally, support, advocate and motivator......   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: A great article on how to help coaches learn how to coach this newer athlete mentality. How do you push your athletes to get the best out of them without them feeling overwhelmed?