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10 Tips for Supporting the Mental Well-Being of Students

When it comes to the mental health of your students, it’s not about having all the answers.
It’s about empathizing with your students and offering the support they need.
Let them know you see them.

1. UNDERSTAND THE REAL DEFINITION OF MENTAL HEALTH.
“Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of
life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community,” per the
World Health Organization. It’s a spectrum that is less often about extremes or crises and more
often about coping with everyday challenges—most of us live in the middle.

2. ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONNECT WITH ALL STUDENTS.
All students—not just the ones who help win championships—want to feel seen by someone who
matters to them, like a coach, athletic director or teacher.

3. KEEP IN MIND THAT STUDENTS ARE SEEING LIFE THROUGH A HIGHLIGHT REEL.
Teenagers are “seen” a lot on social media, but are they seen for who they truly are? Be the
person who wants to know and support the real them.

4. CREATE A CULTURE WHERE EVERYONE IS LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
It is not one sole person’s responsibility to check in and see how everyone on the team is doing.
We can all play a part in noticing, acknowledging and offering support to one another.

5. REMEMBER YOUR INFLUENCE IS GREATER THAN YOU OFTEN REALIZE.
Far beyond their athletic potential, you can make subtle differences in your students’ lives by
paying attention to their behavior and who they are as people.

6. DON’T FORGET WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT CAPACITIES FOR STRESS.
And it can change day to day. Rather than judging the validity of someone else’s stressor,
consider how many stressors they are juggling at one time and empathize that they may have one
too many to handle at once.

7. DETERMINE IF STUDENTS ARE “SORE” OR IF THEY ARE “INJURED.”
Like with physical endurance, coping with stress can feel exhausting. But it’s important to notice
the difference between being “sore” (feeling anxious or down) and being “injured” (a mental
health crisis). Help your students work through their “soreness” by developing coping skills to
build stamina.

8. OFFER SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE.
While most high school students might not experience a mental health crisis, they are still faced
with adversities they have never dealt with before. Remember it’s not your job to diagnose or
treat; it’s your job to offer support and guidance and teach them how to be resilient.

9. ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO GET MORE SLEEP.
A consistent lack of sleep is directly correlated with lacking the ability to cope with stress properly.

10.CONTINUE SEEKING RESOURCES.
Remember the mental well-being of students is not one sole person’s responsibility. Surround
yourself with resources to reference and a network of support to turn to.

Schedules : Basketball, Boys Varsity : 5A

Boise
11/28/23	at	Caldwell	W	72	-	41
12/07/23		Columbia	W	71	-	50
12/09/23	at	Borah	L	40	-	44
12/12/23		Capital	L	49	-	80
12/14/23		Centennial	W	78	-	72
12/16/23	at	Ridgevue	L	64	-	68
12/28/23	at	Rigby	L	44	-	60
12/30/23	at	Madison	L	46	-	72
1/02/24	at	Eagle	W	60	-	59
1/05/24		Kuna	W	47	-	39
1/11/24	at	Meridian	L	36	-	65
1/16/24		Borah	W	51	-	40
1/19/24	at	Capital	L	62	-	65
1/20/24		Timberline-Boise	L	52	-	56
1/24/24	at	Mountain View	W	63	-	49
1/27/24		Nampa	W	69	-	60
1/29/24		Middleton	W	75	-	70
1/31/24	at	Owyhee	L	50	-	85
2/02/24		Rocky Mountain	L	59	-	61
2/06/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	47	-	58
2/10/24	at	Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah, OPEN	TBA
2/23/24	at	Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah, OPEN	07:30 PM
2/24/24	at	Rigby, Capital, Borah, OPEN	01:00 PM
2/24/24	at	Capital, Borah, Lake City, OPEN	02:00 PM
2/29/24	at	Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah, OPEN	TBA
3/01/24	at	Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah, OPEN	TBA
3/02/24	at	Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah, OPEN	TBA

Borah
11/18/23	at	Mountain Home, Skyview	01:00 PM
11/25/23		Caldwell	07:30 PM
11/30/23	at	Capital	TBA
12/01/23	at	Capital	TBA
12/02/23	at	Capital	TBA
12/08/23		Preston	L	43	-	63
12/09/23		Boise	W	44	-	40
12/12/23	at	Timberline-Boise	L	34	-	41
12/22/23		Capital	L	57	-	67
1/02/24	at	Centennial	L	50	-	58
1/05/24		Eagle	L	44	-	65
1/11/24	at	Kuna	L	32	-	49
1/16/24	at	Boise	L	40	-	51
1/20/24		Meridian	L	58	-	66
1/24/24	at	Middleton	L	35	-	51
1/27/24		Mountain View	L	53	-	60
1/31/24	at	Nampa	L	42	-	46
2/02/24		Owyhee	L	44	-	70
2/06/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	68	-	62
2/08/24		Timberline-Boise	07:30 PM

Capital
11/25/23		Timberline-Boise	L	56	-	65
11/30/23	at	Blackfoot	W	95	-	84
12/01/23	at	Ridgevue	W	76	-	68
12/02/23	at	Baker	L	68	-	79
12/05/23	at	Columbia	W	68	-	42
12/07/23	at	Emmett	W	82	-	37
12/09/23		Preston	W	64	-	58
12/12/23	at	Boise	W	80	-	49
12/22/23	at	Borah	W	67	-	57
1/06/24		Sky View	W	77	-	53
1/11/24	at	Eagle	L	55	-	62
1/16/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	57	-	59
1/19/24		Boise	W	63	-	60
1/20/24		Centennial	L	58	-	63
1/24/24	at	Meridian	L	70	-	71
1/26/24		Kuna	W	77	-	45
1/27/24		Middleton	W	75	-	72
1/31/24	at	Mountain View	W	74	-	71
2/02/24		Nampa	W	88	-	71
2/06/24	at	Owyhee	07:30 PM
2/08/24		Rocky Mountain	07:30 PM
2/10/24		TBD	TBA
2/13/24	at	TBD	TBA
2/17/24	at	TBD	TBA
2/20/24	at	TBD	TBA
2/23/24	at	TBD	TBA
2/24/24	at	TBD	TBA
2/29/24	at	TBD	TBA
3/01/24	at	TBD	TBA
3/02/24	at	TBD	TBA

Centennial
11/29/23		Skyview	W	73	-	55
12/01/23		Rigby	W	61	-	53
12/02/23		Thunder Ridge	W	61	-	56
12/07/23		Bishop Kelly	W	53	-	50
12/14/23	at	Boise	L	72	-	78
1/02/24		Borah	W	58	-	50
1/04/24	at	Mountain Home	W	83	-	36
1/16/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	57	-	49
1/19/24		Timberline-Boise	W	66	-	63
1/20/24	at	Capital	W	63	-	58
1/23/24		Eagle	L	56	-	58
1/24/24	at	Kuna	W	60	-	47
1/26/24		Meridian	L	53	-	72
1/31/24	at	Middleton	L	50	-	65
2/02/24		Mountain View	W	73	-	68
2/06/24	at	Nampa	07:30 PM
2/08/24		Owyhee	07:30 PM
2/10/24		Nampa	06:00 PM
2/13/24	at	Eagle	07:30 PM

Eagle
11/28/23		Minico	W	47	-	39
11/29/23		Emmett	W	79	-	36
12/01/23		Pocatello	L	49	-	64
12/07/23	at	Rocky Mountain	W	77	-	61
12/08/23		Owyhee	L	45	-	63
12/21/23	at	Timberline-Boise	L	46	-	49
12/28/23		Bishop Kelly	L	51	-	70
1/02/24		Boise	L	59	-	60
1/05/24	at	Borah	W	65	-	44
1/11/24		Capital	W	62	-	55
1/16/24	at	Owyhee	L	49	-	74
1/19/24		Rocky Mountain	W	68	-	65
1/23/24	at	Centennial	W	57	-	56
1/27/24		Kuna	W	65	-	51
1/31/24	at	Meridian	L	51	-	65
2/02/24		Middleton	W	57	-	46
2/06/24	at	Mountain View	W	56	-	42
2/08/24		Nampa	07:30 PM
2/13/24	at	Centennial	07:30 PM
2/20/24		Middleton	06:00 PM
2/29/24	at	Timberline-Boise	07:00 PM

Kuna
11/28/23	at	Bishop Kelly	L	57	-	61
12/09/23		Middleton	L	57	-	70
12/12/23		Nampa	W	67	-	45
12/19/23	at	Columbia	W	49	-	39
12/21/23	at	Rocky Mountain	W	51	-	48
1/02/24		Timberline-Boise	L	44	-	53
1/05/24	at	Boise	L	39	-	47
1/11/24		Borah	W	49	-	32
1/16/24	at	Nampa	W	75	-	52
1/19/24		Owyhee	L	21	-	78
1/24/24		Centennial	L	45	-	60
1/26/24	at	Capital	L	47	-	77
1/27/24	at	Eagle	L	51	-	65
2/02/24		Meridian	L	55	-	57
2/06/24	at	Middleton	L	43	-	48
2/08/24		Mountain View	07:30 PM

Meridian
12/01/23	at	Vallivue	W	87	-	41
12/02/23		Pocatello	L	51	-	64
12/07/23	at	Mountain View	W	63	-	57
12/08/23	at	Richland	W	68	-	61
12/09/23	at	Mt. Spokane	L	62	-	72
12/14/23	at	Middleton	07:30 PM
12/20/23	at	Owyhee	L	52	-	73
12/28/23	at	Sunrise Mountain	W	59	-	51
12/29/23	at	Springville	W	84	-	82
12/30/23	at	Rigby	W	69	-	64
1/02/24		Rocky Mountain	W	45	-	42
1/05/24	at	Timberline-Boise	W	55	-	42
1/11/24		Boise	W	65	-	36
1/16/24		Mountain View	L	51	-	53
1/19/24		Nampa	W	74	-	45
1/20/24	at	Borah	W	66	-	58
1/24/24		Capital	W	71	-	70
1/26/24	at	Centennial	W	72	-	53
1/31/24		Eagle	W	65	-	51
2/02/24	at	Kuna	W	57	-	55
2/08/24		Middleton	07:30 PM

Mountain View
11/29/23		Vallivue	W	74	-	45
12/01/23		Thunder Ridge	W	68	-	49
12/02/23		Rigby	W	58	-	44
12/07/23		Meridian	L	57	-	63
12/12/23		Bishop Kelly	W	60	-	55
1/02/24		Nampa	W	46	-	43
1/05/24	at	Owyhee	L	35	-	84
1/11/24		Rocky Mountain	W	65	-	58
1/16/24	at	Meridian	W	53	-	51
1/19/24	at	Middleton	L	43	-	48
1/24/24		Boise	L	49	-	63
1/26/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	37	-	51
1/27/24	at	Borah	W	60	-	53
1/31/24		Capital	L	71	-	74
2/02/24	at	Centennial	L	68	-	73
2/06/24		Eagle	L	42	-	56
2/08/24	at	Kuna	W	70	-	53

Owyhee
12/08/23	at	Eagle	W	63	-	45
12/12/23		Rocky Mountain	W	76	-	45
12/16/23		Madison	W	85	-	66
12/20/23		Meridian	W	73	-	52
1/02/24	at	Middleton	W	63	-	52
1/05/24		Mountain View	W	84	-	35
1/11/24	at	Nampa	W	78	-	39
1/16/24		Eagle	W	74	-	49
1/19/24	at	Kuna	W	78	-	21
1/26/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	70	-	38
1/27/24	at	Timberline-Boise	W	60	-	28
1/31/24		Boise	W	85	-	50
2/02/24	at	Borah	W	70	-	44
2/06/24		Capital	07:30 PM
2/08/24	at	Centennial	07:30 PM

Rocky Mountain
11/20/23	at	Canyon Ridge, Twin Falls	06:00 PM
12/05/23		Ridgevue	W	54	-	52
12/07/23		Eagle	L	61	-	77
12/12/23	at	Owyhee	L	45	-	76
12/14/23	at	Thunder Ridge	L	55	-	57
12/15/23	at	Minico	L	50	-	58
12/16/23	at	Shelley	W	57	-	47
12/21/23		Kuna	L	48	-	51
12/28/23	at	Clarkston	W	76	-	34
12/29/23	at	Lapwai	W	82	-	73
12/30/23	at	Lewiston	L	39	-	55
1/02/24	at	Meridian	L	42	-	45
1/05/24		Middleton	L	46	-	49
1/11/24	at	Mountain View	L	58	-	65
1/16/24		Centennial	L	48	-	54
1/19/24	at	Eagle	L	65	-	68
1/22/24		Nampa	W	60	-	52
1/26/24		Owyhee	L	38	-	70
1/31/24		Timberline-Boise	L	35	-	45
2/02/24	at	Boise	W	61	-	59
2/06/24		Borah	L	62	-	68
2/08/24	at	Capital	W	62	-	56
2/10/24	at	Capital	L	53	-	60

Timberline
11/25/23	at	Capital	W	65	-	56
12/01/23		Century	W	53	-	37
12/02/23		Highland	W	49	-	37
12/07/23		Ridgevue	W	51	-	40
12/12/23		Borah	W	41	-	34
12/21/23		Eagle	W	49	-	46
12/28/23	at	Jordan	W	60	-	25
12/29/23	at	Rigby	W	39	-	24
12/30/23	at	Springville	W	54	-	40
1/02/24	at	Kuna	W	53	-	44
1/05/24		Meridian	L	42	-	55
1/11/24	at	Middleton	W	60	-	43
1/16/24		Capital	W	59	-	57
1/19/24	at	Centennial	L	63	-	66
1/20/24	at	Boise	W	56	-	52
1/24/24	at	Nampa	W	61	-	33
1/26/24		Mountain View	W	51	-	37
1/27/24		Owyhee	L	28	-	60
1/31/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	45	-	35
2/06/24		Boise	W	58	-	47
2/08/24	at	Borah	W	53	-	33
2/13/24	at	Capital	W	42	-	38
2/17/24	at	Middleton	W	61	-	42
2/23/24	at	Owyhee	L	51	-	59
2/29/24	at	Eagle	W	49	-	32
3/01/24	at	Coeur D' Alene	W	60	-	58
3/02/24	at	Owyhee	L	36	-	57

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10 Tips for Supporting the Mental Well-Being of Students

When it comes to the mental health of your students, it’s not about having all the answers.
It’s about empathizing with your students and offering the support they need.
Let them know you see them.

1. UNDERSTAND THE REAL DEFINITION OF MENTAL HEALTH.
“Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of
life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community,” per the
World Health Organization. It’s a spectrum that is less often about extremes or crises and more
often about coping with everyday challenges—most of us live in the middle.

2. ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONNECT WITH ALL STUDENTS.
All students—not just the ones who help win championships—want to feel seen by someone who
matters to them, like a coach, athletic director or teacher.

3. KEEP IN MIND THAT STUDENTS ARE SEEING LIFE THROUGH A HIGHLIGHT REEL.
Teenagers are “seen” a lot on social media, but are they seen for who they truly are? Be the
person who wants to know and support the real them.

4. CREATE A CULTURE WHERE EVERYONE IS LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
It is not one sole person’s responsibility to check in and see how everyone on the team is doing.
We can all play a part in noticing, acknowledging and offering support to one another.

5. REMEMBER YOUR INFLUENCE IS GREATER THAN YOU OFTEN REALIZE.
Far beyond their athletic potential, you can make subtle differences in your students’ lives by
paying attention to their behavior and who they are as people.

6. DON’T FORGET WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT CAPACITIES FOR STRESS.
And it can change day to day. Rather than judging the validity of someone else’s stressor,
consider how many stressors they are juggling at one time and empathize that they may have one
too many to handle at once.

7. DETERMINE IF STUDENTS ARE “SORE” OR IF THEY ARE “INJURED.”
Like with physical endurance, coping with stress can feel exhausting. But it’s important to notice
the difference between being “sore” (feeling anxious or down) and being “injured” (a mental
health crisis). Help your students work through their “soreness” by developing coping skills to
build stamina.

8. OFFER SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE.
While most high school students might not experience a mental health crisis, they are still faced
with adversities they have never dealt with before. Remember it’s not your job to diagnose or
treat; it’s your job to offer support and guidance and teach them how to be resilient.

9. ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO GET MORE SLEEP.
A consistent lack of sleep is directly correlated with lacking the ability to cope with stress properly.

10.CONTINUE SEEKING RESOURCES.
Remember the mental well-being of students is not one sole person’s responsibility. Surround
yourself with resources to reference and a network of support to turn to.

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