Team Culture Mental Health

Mental health advocacy has made incredible strides in recent years. We see massive annual campaigns encouraging us to normalize and de-stigmatize the issue. High profile athletes have...

Team Culture Mental Health

Last week, a little face lit up with awe and excitement. The story begins with a U9 hockey team who was wrapping up their practice. As they exited the ice, they passed by a much older and...

Mental Health Culture of Sport

It’s been an interesting few weeks in our office. The recent coverage of Kyle Beach has left us feeling a mix of heaviness and urgency. The majority of our workforce is directly and...

Team Culture Mental Health

When we are involved in the lives of young people, we develop the ability to pick up on the behaviours and nuances that suggest that things may not be okay. While some of us silently...

Team Culture Mental Health

In light of recent developments in the global sporting community, particularly in gymnastics and tennis, we feel compelled to challenge the narrative that has been created in regard to the...

Mental Health Return to Sport

There is no doubt that mental health is incredibly important, perhaps now more than ever in the return to sport. As athletes get back to tryouts we need coaches to take the lead when it...

Mental Health

How Mental Health Took the Spotlight at the 2021 Olympics In recent weeks sport has come back into our lives — both personally and for entertainment. We’ve had the opportunity to watch the...

Mental Health Return to Sport

Experienced coaches and athletes have an advantage with that experience which allows them to anticipate a variety of situations. What to do next, when to shift, where to go when something...

Mental Health Return to Sport

It looks like a return to sport is actually happening! In our lead-up to this exciting time, we have been discussing how we as athletic professionals can best support this transition. We've...

Mental Health Return to Sport

We have received great news that many of us have been waiting for, anticipating with hope and optimism — the return of sport. It appears our patience (and effort) may have finally paid off....