How sport coaches can look after their mental health
Our first online practical course developed specifically to help sport coaches look after their mental health
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What you'll learn
How to start looking after your own mental health
How to manage unhelpful physiological symptoms
How to challenge negative thinking
Practical coping strategies to use in every day life
Summary
The default for coaches is to help athletes first, so they often don’t think about their own needs. At best, this is a missed opportunity and at worst it can mean coaches neglect their physical and mental health.
We are pleased to introduce our online course developed specifically for sport coaches. This course has been designed to help improve coaches knowledge around mental health and to support them to apply practical strategies to enhance their psychological toolbox. The course covers a range of material with its focus on providing coaches with coping skills that they can use on a daily basis to help contribute to building positive mental health. The course includes the following material:
- An introduction to the mental health continuum
- How to look after your mental health when you are thriving
- How to look after your mental health when you are managing
- How to look after your mental health when you are struggling
- How to look after your mental health when you are ill
- Strategies to help you identify and manage your thoughts
- Strategies to manage negative physiological symptoms
- Strategies to build positive physical health habits
- Strategies to identify and manage unhelpful behaviours
The course has various applied and practical techniques which coaches can identify with and use on regular basis.
Course content
- Welcome
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Welcome to your course
00:43
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Introduction
1 Lecture
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Introduction to your course
05:16
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Mental health and sport coaches
5 Lectures
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Sport and mental health
02:18
Pressure for coaches
02:34
The default to focus on others
01:45
Coach athlete relationship
03:29
The impact on you and your athlete
02:46
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Mental health continuum
6 Lectures
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Introducing the continuum
05:27
Thoughts - the continuum
03:23
Emotions - the continuum
02:12
Behaviours - the continuum
02:17
Physiological state - the continuum
02:37
Physical wellbeing - the continuum
03:09
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Mental health and coaching
6 Lectures
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My mental health and coaching
04:28
Thriving and coaching
03:40
Managing and coaching
02:36
Struggling and coaching
02:14
Ill and coaching
02:19
The proactive approach
03:14
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Thriving - Thoughts
3 Lectures
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Thriving and our thoughts
02:51
Connecting our thoughts
04:07
Thought diary
02:34
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Managing - Thoughts
1 Lecture
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Identifying thinking errors
06:23
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Struggling - Thoughts
2 Lectures
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Struggling and our thoughts
02:36
Challenging thoughts
06:42
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Thriving - behaviours
2 Lectures
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Thriving and behaviours
02:52
Activity diary
04:12
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Managing - behaviours
2 Lectures
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Managing and behaviours
01:17
Building a support network
05:38
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Struggling - behaviours
2 Lectures
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Struggling and behaviours
02:40
Getting into a routine
07:01
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Thriving - Physiology
1 Lecture
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Diaphragmatic breathing
06:45
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Managing - Physiology
1 Lecture
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Progressive muscle relaxation
04:01
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Struggling - Physiology
1 Lecture
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Nourishing activities
06:43
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Thriving - physical health
1 Lecture
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Thriving and energy management
07:46
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Managing - physical health
1 Lecture
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Managing and sleep
05:14
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Struggling - physical health
1 Lecture
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Physical self care plan
07:51
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Thriving - emotions
1 Lecture
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Emotional thermometer
04:42
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Managing - emotions
1 Lecture
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Tapping into positive emotions
04:36
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Struggling - Emotions
1 Lecture
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Worry time
06:25
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Mental ill health
3 Lectures
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Mental illness and coaching
04:29
Developing a safety plan
07:24
Looking after yourself
05:20
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Overview
1 Lecture
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Review slide
04:20
Course materials
24 files
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3 good things activity
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7 steps to worry time
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11 ways looking after your mental health can improve your coaching
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Activity Diary
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Building and utilising your support network
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CBT model (Blank example)
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CBT model with questions
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Diaphragmatic breathing
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Emotional thermometer
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How coaches can look after their mental health
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How sport coaches can build positive mental health habits into their training week
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How sport coaches can deal with stress and pressure
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Making great food choices
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Managing sleep
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My Mental Health and Coaching
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My safety plan
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Nourishing Activities
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Physical Health Self Care Plan docx
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Routine, necessary and pleasurable activities
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Routine, necessary and pleasurable activities step 2
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Thinking error diary
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Thought Challenging
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Thought Diary
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation Step 1
£20.00
This course includes:
- 3 hrs on-demand video
- 23 downloadable resources
- Full lifetime access
- Access on a variety of device
Who is this course for:
- Coaches
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