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Winning Beyond the Game: Coaching Strategies that Strengthen Mental Health and Performance
Thursday September 10, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
33 B
This presentation equips coaches, athletic directors, educators, and school leaders with practical strategies to support student-athlete mental health while improving performance and long-term development. The session begins by examining the growing prevalence of anxiety and depression among adolescents and highlights the influential role coaches play in shaping athletes' confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being. It introduces key concepts from child and adolescent development, including Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, to explain how coaching impacts identity and self-esteem.

Participants engage in interactive discussions exploring how anxiety manifests in sports and the effects of negative or highly critical coaching environments. The presentation then shifts to evidence-based coaching practices that foster confidence, reduce anxiety, and create psychologically safe team cultures. Topics include providing descriptive feedback, emphasizing effort over outcomes, using constructive praise, and applying the "Support–Instruction–Encouragement" feedback model. The session concludes with actionable takeaways emphasizing that positive coaching environments not only enhance athletic performance but also contribute to healthy emotional development, increased motivation, and lifelong success both on and off the field.

Continuing Education Session Information:

Course Syllabus | Speaker Resume | Session Flyer | Course Attendance | Course Evaluation

Upon completion of the course, attendance form, and evaluation, you will receive a Confirmation of Attendance Certificate through email. If you do not receive your Confirmation of Attendance Certificate within ten business days, please contact [email protected]

This course meets the qualifications for 1.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Wellness Together, Inc., Provider #141369, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor Continuing Education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Wellness Together maintains responsibility for this course and its content.
Speakers
avatar for Clete Purinton, M. Ed.

Clete Purinton, M. Ed.

Principal, Roseville City School District
avatar for Ashleigh Purinton

Ashleigh Purinton

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Oasis Kids Counseling, Inc
Ashleigh is a licensed clinician with over 15 years of experience supporting youth and young adults ages 10–21. She is passionate about walking alongside tweens, teens, and college students as they navigate the changes and challenges of growing up. Ashleigh equips students with... Read More →
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Thursday September 10, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
33 B
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