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Professor Hellmers
English-1201
22 October 2019
Online Casebook
My essay will attempt to answer whether participating in sports benefits your mental
health or if it hurts your mental health. I want to figure out if there are more cons than pros in
participating in a sport. If it is beneficial, how beneficial is it? What are specific examples of how
it is beneficial and non beneficial? Lastly, if specific sports are more beneficial than others?
Affleck, John, and Sports Journalism and Society. “Why It Matters That More Athletes Are
http://theconversation.com/why-it-matters-that-more-athletes-are-talking-about-their-
mental-health-118667.
In the article “Why It Matters That More Athletes Are Talking about Their Mental Health”
by John Affleck and Sports Journalism and Society, the author states specific examples with
specific sports at specific ages affects people’s mental health. The article states that it doesn’t
matter what sport you play nor the gender for you to me more immune to mental health issues.
Many professional athletes suffer from depression due to not getting the results the athlete
expects. Social media plays a big role too. Having to be in constant spotlight, it puts a lot of
The author's purpose of this article was to prove to people how different levels of sports
at different ages affects mental health. The article pushes people to focus on how severe this
problem is and open people's eyes. Since this is a very recent article, we know this is a recent
issue going on. The audience of this article can be anyone interested in mental health and or
The article was posted on The Conversation which is a credible news source. This
source was written by John Affleck and Sports Journalism and Society who is a journalist and
I will be using this article in my essay to help me backup how how different levels of
sports at different ages affects mental health. Specifically, how specific professional athletes are
affected.
In my personal interview with Aubreigh Brown, I learned personal experiences she had
throughout her life with volleyball. Aubreigh stated that playing sports is very mentally tough
especially when you sit the bench and have coaches that get on you all the time. Aubreigh has
been in sports since a very young age playing soccer and volleyball. In High School she
She played on Jv her Freshman and Sophomore year. Her Junior year she made
varsity. In a pre season scrimmage she went down and tore her acl. The doctors told her that
she was gonna be able to finish the season and get surgery after the season ended. Although
during the season, her coach didn’t play her and she maybe played 3 sets during her Junior
year. She was very upset with this because she was suffering through all this pain to be able to
play. She would constantly go home after practice and games very upset. This was very hard on
her because she was in constant pain and frustration. This led her to not play volleyball her
Senior year.
Aubreigh is a credible source because she has been in sports her whole life. She has
many ups and downs while playing. Overall, she said her life this year is completely different
since she isn’t playing volleyball. She stated that she actually has time to work and make money
I will be using this in my essay to explain a specific example of how a high school athlete
has been affected. Specifically, how getting hurt affect athletes mental health too.
Bryant, Kevin, and Cari Wood. “Challenges of Mental-Health Issues in High School
issues-in-high-school-athletics/.
Bryant and Cari Wood, the author states what it’s like to be a student athlete. Now a days, there
are more and more high school athletes using anti-anxiety medication and having to deal with
depression. An estimated 31.9 percent of adolescents have some form of anxiety. Participating
in a sport can make you have the mindset of just play through it or no pain, no gain, which puts
The author's purpose of this article is to get people’s attention about how big of an issue
mental health in athletes is and what you can do to help the athletes. This article pushes the
reader to bring the solutions and help athletes in their lives who are struggling with mental
health issues. Especially, allowing the coaches to be exposed to the issue with athletes and
The article was posted on the National Federation of State High School Associations
(NFHS) which is a credible source. The authors are Kevin Bryant, who is the district athletic
director for the Redmond School District, and Cari Wood has been the athletic trainer at
I will be using this in my essay to help me show how people are going about this
problem with mental health in athletes. Specifically, what Redmond School District is doing with
Carr, Chris, and Jamie Davidson. “Mind, Body and Sport: The Psychologist Perspective.”
science-institute/mind-body-and-sport-psychologist-perspective
In the article “Mind, Body and Sport: The Psychologist Perspective” by Chris Carr and
Jamie Davidson, the author states all the demands on student athletes and challenges with the
slow growth of psychologists that deal with student-athlete mental health. Once a mental health
issue, resources are limited. Also, athletes tend to keep their personal thoughts to themselves
The author's purpose of this essay is to let everyone understand what challenges they
may face with sports psychology not growing rapidly. Sports psychology involves a lot of work
and time. You have to be able to have individual counseling for student-athletes at any time they
need you, coordinate abuse/ eating disorder services, educate the staff, and consult the athletic
The article was posted on NCAA, which is The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The NCAA regulates student athletes from over 1,200 institutions and conferences. They are a
reliable source because they can pull data from across all different conferences, sports, and
teams to pull together their conclusions. They clearly have found mental health to be a problem
Flanagan, Linda. “Why Are So Many Teen Athletes Struggling With Depression?” The
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/teen-athletes-mental-
illness/586720/.
In the article “Why Are So Many Teen Athletes Struggling With Depression?” by Linda
FLanagan, it describes Isabella’s life and what she had to overcome. Isabella tore her ACL
during the summer of her Junior year, and she was unable to come back and play lacrosse that
season. She started to eat more and more and later developed an eating disorder. She stated
that since she wasn’t playing lacrosse she didn’t know what to do with her life.
The authors purpose of this article was to push the audience to understand how athletes
tend to get over trained and become mentally and physically exhausted, which then leads
athletes to have mental health problems due to being so competitive and always wanting to win.
All of the extra time spent practicing opens athletes up to become more vulnerable to injuries,
which can be very emotionally challenging for an athlete. Like Isabella stated, most athletes are
so used to having practice or a game everyday, when they are given free time they don’t know
what to do.
This article is credible because it ties in key statistics and people to back up their
information stated in the article. Since this article was written fairly recently we know that it is a
current problem. The author of this article, Linda Flanagan, is a freelance writer and is a High
School Cross Country coach. Her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New
athlete.
Garrick, Victoria, director. Athletes and Mental Health: The Hidden Opponent. TEDxUSC, 2
In the Ted Talk “Athletes and Mental Health: The Hidden Opponent” by Victoria Garrick,
she explains how physically and mentally challenging participating in a sport is. Being a student
athlete can be very hard. You constantly have practice and have to perform to your greatest
ability and you don’t have time to focus on school. Being a division one athlete, is very time
consuming and your world revolves around the sport you play. You constantly ask yourself if
The speaker's purpose of this ted talk was to prove to student athletes that they aren’t
the only one who is having issues. Many college athletes think that the students are going to
college to play their sport, but in reality they are coming to graduate and move on into the real
world with a well paying job. Athletes tend to have have 16 credit hours of class with required
tutoring and office hours, practice, 6 am lifting, games out of state, and homework. Athletes
literally have no time to do anything. This can be physically and mentally challenging for an
The speaker is a credible source because she herself was a college athlete and went
through the struggle. She was able to explain her side of the story and allow the audience to
know they aren’t alone. Ted Talks are credible as well because they select certain stories and
I will be using this in my essay of a hands on examples of an athlete going through all of
http://thesportdigest.com/2018/10/mental-health-and-sports/.
In the article “Mental Health and Sports” by Tomi Wahlstorm, explains all of the
consequences that come with mental illnesses. It can end up destroying lives and careers.
Many people who have mental illnesses, can’t help themselves and don’t even realize they are
having these issues. Many people deny their symptoms and turn to alcohol and drugs or self-
destructive behaviors. This leads to having social issues and people tend to isolate themselves
The author’s purpose of this article is to explain all of the consequences from mental
illnesses. Also, how to help prevent mental illnesses by addressing it early and allowing the
The author is a credible source because he is a dr and he has written any different
articles throughout his career. Tomi Wahlström was a former clinician and psychotherapist,
and was interested in how physical exercise helps with depression and anxiety, which
I will be using this in my paper to show the lifelong effects that come from
mental illnesses. Also to show some of the benefits from participating in a sport.