This session introduces the symposium, which focuses on today’s modern coach and the mounting pressures they face to be all things to all people. Not only are they expected to produce sustained competitive results but also to meet the needs of many stakeholders including families, sport system ad...

Session 1 – Why Coach Mental Health Matters: Prioritizing Self to Best Serve Others
Speaker: Jay Harrison, PhD, LCMHCA, NCC
Today’s modern coach often feels they face mounting pressures to be all things to all people. Not only are they expected to produce sustained competitive results but also to...

Session 3 – Effective Communication that Keeps Mental Wellness in Mind
Speaker: Alex Cohen, PhD, CMPC
Coaches are regularly required to lead in challenging situations. The cumulative effect of the communication of difficult information serves to undermine the sense of mental well-being for many c...

Session 4 – The Oxygen Mask Effect: Taking Care of Self to More Effectively Advance Others
Coaches, regardless of the level they coach, are experiencing similar shared stressors across all levels of coaching from playground to podium. This session will address the unique mental health stressors f...