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How to Mentally Come Back from a Sports Injury

“We need to do a better job of addressing mental as well as physical aspects of athletic injuries,” sports psychologist Matthew Sacco, PhD, says.

Cleveland Clinic Team

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Athletes Share Their Mental Health Coping Strategies

Struggles with anxiety and depression can affect anyone—even the greatest performers in sports

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With Her Candor, Osaka Adds to Conversation About Mental Health

In making herself vulnerable, Naomi Osaka joined other noteworthy athletes in pushing a once-taboo subject into the open.

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Like Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, I’ve Stepped Away from Competition Because of Performance Anxiety.

Out in the chalk circle, my vision became tunneled, my stomach tied in knots, and I felt like I couldn’t hear anything but my own racing thoughts.

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The Yips, Potential CTE-Depression Link and More

— New sports psychology articles raise research questions.

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How Olympic Athletes Grapple with Life Once the Thrill is Gone

Those who struggle the most post-games are perhaps those who had high expectations that went unfulfilled, which can lead to a lifetime of “what-ifs” and second guessing.

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What “Ted Lasso” Could Help Us to Understand about Athletes Protecting their Mental Health

A well-handled storyline about “the yips” explains and supports Simone Biles’ decision to avoid potential injury.

Melanie McFarland

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Mind, Body and Sport: The Psychologist Perspective

Over the past 20 years, the sports psychologist’s role in college sports has evolved more slowly than student-athletes’ needs.

Chris Carr, Jamie Davidson

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