Coaches Corner: Tips to Support you Injured Athletes

Join us for a special National Coaches Week edition of Coaches Corner! Clinical Counsellor and former NCAA Thrower Serena Graf will be joining us to talk about supporting athlete mental health: maintaining belonging and community when athletes are injured or coping with illness.

Every athlete faces the risk of injury – so how can coaches support their players through the recovery process? In this Coach’s Corner, Serena Graf will review considerations for types of injury, sport-related considerations, and questions coaches can ask. She’ll share common experiences she sees with individuals recovering from injury, including anxiety, psychological considerations for coping with pain and rehabilitation, and ways to preserve athlete connection and sense of community while they navigate their recovery. Discussions will also cover signs and symptoms to look for to refer an athlete to a mental health professional, and review some strategies coaches and athletic staff can use to build a supportive culture within their sport.

To celebrate National Coaches Week, lunch is on us!!

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/coaches-corner-tips-to-support-your-injured-athletes-tickets-415521876117?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Location: Frick & Frack Tap House

577 Victoria Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 2B1

Cost: Free