MENTAL HEALTH with Dan Friend

0:31 - How the pandemic has affected the mental health of Dan’s players.
- 1:43 - Ways in which Dan’s been trying to deal with feelings anxiety and pressure.
4:00 - Finding professional help to strengthen the mental health of athletes.
6:18 - Using the team environment to create bonds + having older players use their experience with playing anxiety to offer advice to younger players.
7:19 - How Dan has tried to maintain team bonds throughout the pandemic.
8:50 - Building connections even with pandemic restrictions.
9:46 - Exercises coaches can use to get players to open up about their mental health.
10:56 - Importance of communication with players and listening to athletes.
12:20 - Giving back to the community: why Dan and his players do community service.
13:36 - What Rae Strong is and how people can get involved.
- Link: https://raestrong.org/
17:40 - An update on how Rae is doing today.
18:38 - Why and how Dan ended up coaching Tim Bomgren and Jeremy Casebeer at the AVP Chicago event.
20:09 - Why Dan doesn’t take money for coaching on the sand + why he enjoys being a part of the beach community.
22:34 - Dan’s players getting involved in the AVP Events.
23:24 - How less established players can take down the “giants” of beach volleyball.
25:04 - What Dan is doing currently to grow as a coach.

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