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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 : Softball, Varsity : 5A

Boise
3/09/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	1	-	9
3/11/24		Borah	W	5	-	4
3/12/24		Caldwell	W	11	-	1
3/14/24		Columbia	W	15	-	5
3/22/24	at	Fruitland	W	16	-	0
3/22/24	at	Weiser	W	12	-	0
3/23/24	at	Century	W	12	-	5
3/23/24	at	Middleton	W	15	-	4
3/26/24	at	Ridgevue	W	14	-	10
3/27/24		Emmett	L	3	-	12
3/29/24	at	Borah	L	0	-	6
4/02/24		Capital	L	3	-	15
4/09/24	at	Kuna	L	4	-	14
4/10/24	at	Centennial	W	9	-	7
4/11/24		Meridian	W	8	-	6
4/12/24	at	Middleton	L	5	-	15
4/16/24		Mountain View	L	2	-	11
4/18/24	at	Nampa	W	6	-	1
4/19/24		Owyhee	L	7	-	10
4/23/24	at	Rocky Mountain	L	0	-	10
4/25/24		Timberline-Boise	L	6	-	13
4/29/24		Eagle	L	0	-	10
5/04/24	at	Eagle, Capital, Borah, OPEN	05:00 PM
5/06/24		Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah	TBA
5/07/24		Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah	TBA
5/08/24		Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah	TBA
5/09/24		Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah	TBA
5/11/24	at	Capital, Timberline-Boise, Borah, OPEN	TBA
5/16/24	at	Capital, Borah, Post Falls	TBA
5/17/24	at	Capital, Borah, Post Falls	TBA
5/18/24	at	Capital, Borah, Post Falls	TBA

Borah
3/02/24	at	Homedale, Ridgevue, Vallivue	10:30 AM
3/11/24	at	Boise	L	4	-	5
3/12/24	at	Skyview	W	11	-	1
3/14/24	at	Vallivue	W	15	-	3
3/22/24	at	Gooding	09:00 AM
3/22/24	at	Jerome	11:00 AM
3/23/24	at	Lewiston	09:00 AM
3/23/24	at	Twin Falls	03:00 PM
3/27/24		Capital	L	8	-	10
3/29/24		Boise	W	6	-	0
4/09/24	at	Eagle	L	2	-	4
4/11/24		Kuna	W	2	-	0
4/12/24	at	Meridian	L	4	-	12
4/16/24		Middleton	W	6	-	5
4/17/24	at	Mountain View	L	9	-	20
4/19/24		Nampa	L	9	-	10
4/23/24	at	Owyhee	L	0	-	20
4/25/24		Rocky Mountain	W	3	-	1
4/26/24	at	Timberline-Boise	W	12	-	2
4/30/24	at	Capital	W	6	-	2
5/02/24		Centennial	05:00 PM
5/04/24	at	Timberline-Boise, OPEN, Boise	TBA
5/06/24	at	Timberline-Boise, Boise	TBA
5/07/24	at	Timberline-Boise, Boise	TBA
5/08/24	at	Timberline-Boise, Boise	TBA
5/09/24	at	Timberline-Boise, Boise	TBA
5/11/24	at	Burley, Grangeville, OPEN	TBA
5/16/24	at	Boise, Post Falls	TBA
5/17/24	at	Boise, Post Falls	TBA
5/18/24	at	Boise, Post Falls	TBA

Capital
3/08/24		Boise	05:00 PM
3/12/24		Ridgevue	W	16	-	0
3/14/24	at	Emmett	L	5	-	16
3/15/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	0	-	3
3/22/24		Jerome	W	10	-	3
3/22/24		Gooding	W	10	-	6
3/23/24		Kimberly	09:00 AM
3/23/24		Pocatello	03:00 PM
3/26/24		Vallivue	W	13	-	1
3/27/24	at	Borah	W	10	-	8
3/29/24		Timberline-Boise	L	4	-	7
4/02/24	at	Boise	W	15	-	3
4/09/24	at	Centennial	W	13	-	6
4/11/24		Eagle	L	15	-	17
4/12/24	at	Kuna	W	15	-	10
4/16/24		Meridian	W	16	-	5
4/18/24	at	Middleton	L	9	-	12
4/19/24		Mountain View	L	8	-	12
4/23/24	at	Nampa	W	15	-	0
4/25/24		Owyhee	W	11	-	10
4/26/24	at	Rocky Mountain	L	7	-	8
4/30/24		Borah	05:00 PM
5/04/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/06/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/07/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/08/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/09/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/11/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/16/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/17/24	at	TBD	TBA
5/18/24	at	TBD	TBA

Centennial
3/08/24		Caldwell	03:00 PM
3/12/24	at	Vallivue	L	8	-	18
3/13/24	at	Mountain Home	W	25	-	4
3/14/24		Meridian	W	5	-	4
3/15/24		Mountain View	L	3	-	29
3/22/24	at	Seattle Prep	L	6	-	14
3/22/24	at	Cole Valley Christian	W	10	-	8
3/23/24	at	Madison	L	0	-	17
3/23/24	at	Owyhee	L	6	-	13
3/26/24		Rocky Mountain	L	7	-	24
3/29/24	at	Thunder Ridge	L	3	-	18
3/29/24	at	Thunder Ridge	L	0	-	10
3/30/24	at	Highland	L	8	-	12
3/30/24	at	Highland	W	13	-	10
4/02/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	3	-	4
4/09/24		Capital	L	6	-	13
4/10/24		Boise	L	7	-	9
4/12/24	at	Eagle	L	2	-	12
4/16/24		Kuna	W	13	-	10
4/18/24	at	Meridian	L	1	-	11
4/19/24		Middleton	L	3	-	15
4/23/24	at	Mountain View	L	3	-	15
4/24/24		Nampa	L	9	-	16
4/26/24	at	Owyhee	05:00 PM
5/02/24	at	Borah	05:00 PM

Eagle
3/06/24	at	Skyview	04:30 PM
3/08/24	at	TBD	TBA
3/09/24	at	TBD	TBA
3/12/24		Bishop Kelly	L	3	-	5
3/13/24		Rocky Mountain	W	10	-	0
3/27/24	at	Owyhee	L	2	-	25
3/29/24		Owyhee	L	3	-	10
4/02/24	at	Rocky Mountain	L	10	-	11
4/09/24		Borah	W	4	-	2
4/11/24	at	Capital	W	17	-	15
4/12/24		Centennial	W	12	-	2
4/15/24		Timberline-Boise	W	1	-	0
4/18/24	at	Kuna	W	9	-	7
4/19/24		Meridian	W	14	-	4
4/23/24	at	Middleton	L	5	-	9
4/25/24		Mountain View	W	3	-	1
4/26/24	at	Nampa	W	8	-	4
4/29/24	at	Boise	05:00 PM

Kuna
3/07/24		Emmett	07:00 PM
3/09/24	at	Middleton	L	4	-	16
3/12/24		Columbia	W	25	-	1
3/13/24		Timberline-Boise	L	1	-	4
3/19/24		Skyview	L	3	-	5
3/20/24	at	Nampa	W	21	-	9
3/29/24		Nampa	W	5	-	4
4/06/24	at	Canyon Ridge	11:00 AM
4/06/24	at	Twin Falls	02:00 PM
4/08/24		Rocky Mountain	W	7	-	6
4/09/24		Boise	W	14	-	4
4/11/24	at	Borah	L	0	-	2
4/12/24		Capital	L	10	-	15
4/16/24	at	Centennial	L	10	-	13
4/18/24		Eagle	L	7	-	9
4/22/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	0	-	8
4/23/24	at	Meridian	W	10	-	9
4/24/24		Middleton	L	0	-	13
4/27/24	at	Mountain View	10:00 AM

Meridian
3/08/24		Mountain View	05:00 PM
3/12/24		Emmett	W	7	-	6
3/14/24	at	Centennial	L	4	-	5
3/16/24	at	Columbia	W	23	-	0
3/20/24		Pocatello	05:00 PM
3/22/24		Moscow/JHS	09:00 AM
3/22/24		Owyhee	11:00 AM
3/23/24		Skyview	01:00 PM
3/23/24		Ridgevue	03:00 PM
3/29/24	at	Mountain View	L	9	-	20
4/02/24	at	Nampa	L	1	-	2
4/09/24		Timberline-Boise	L	4	-	10
4/11/24	at	Boise	L	6	-	8
4/12/24		Borah	W	12	-	4
4/13/24		Owyhee	L	4	-	17
4/16/24	at	Capital	L	5	-	16
4/17/24	at	Rocky Mountain	L	2	-	12
4/18/24		Centennial	W	11	-	1
4/19/24	at	Eagle	L	4	-	14
4/20/24		Skyview	L	1	-	6
4/23/24		Kuna	05:00 PM
4/26/24	at	Middleton	L	5	-	20
4/26/24	at	Middleton	07:00 PM

Middleton
3/08/24	at	Emmett	W	18	-	7
3/09/24		Kuna	W	16	-	4
3/12/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	11	-	9
3/15/24	at	Vallivue	W	12	-	2
3/22/24		Filer	W	13	-	3
3/22/24		Madison	W	12	-	2
3/23/24		Moscow/JHS	W	15	-	5
3/26/24		Timberline-Boise	L	2	-	14
3/27/24		Bishop Kelly	L	13	-	19
4/02/24		Mountain View	W	8	-	1
4/06/24	at	Twin Falls	11:00 AM
4/06/24	at	Canyon Ridge	02:00 PM
4/09/24		Rocky Mountain	W	8	-	3
4/11/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	1	-	7
4/12/24		Boise	W	16	-	5
4/16/24	at	Borah	L	5	-	6
4/18/24		Capital	W	12	-	9
4/19/24	at	Centennial	W	15	-	3
4/23/24		Eagle	W	9	-	5
4/24/24	at	Kuna	W	13	-	0
4/26/24		Meridian	W	20	-	5
4/27/24	at	Owyhee	L	4	-	7
4/30/24		Nampa	W	5	-	3
5/01/24	at	Skyview	W	8	-	4

Mountain View
3/07/24	at	Centennial	05:00 PM
3/08/24	at	Meridian	05:00 PM
3/11/24		Wood River	W	21	-	0
3/11/24		Wood River	W	12	-	2
3/13/24		Skyview	W	15	-	4
3/15/24	at	Centennial	W	29	-	3
3/22/24	at	Kimberly	W	9	-	5
3/22/24	at	Twin Falls	W	7	-	6
3/23/24	at	Gooding	W	7	-	0
3/23/24	at	Homedale	W	22	-	2
3/29/24		Meridian	W	20	-	9
4/01/24	at	Ridgevue	W	15	-	8
4/02/24	at	Middleton	L	1	-	8
4/10/24		Owyhee	L	1	-	18
4/11/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	18	-	8
4/13/24		Timberline-Boise	W	1	-	0
4/16/24	at	Boise	W	11	-	2
4/17/24		Borah	W	20	-	9
4/19/24	at	Capital	W	12	-	8
4/23/24		Centennial	W	15	-	3
4/25/24	at	Eagle	L	1	-	3
4/27/24		Kuna	W	7	-	3
4/29/24	at	Nampa	W	22	-	5

Nampa
3/09/24		Filer	10:00 AM
3/09/24		Caldwell	03:00 PM
3/15/24	at	Columbia	W	24	-	0
3/19/24		Columbia	W	16	-	1
3/20/24		Kuna	L	9	-	21
3/22/24	at	Cole Valley Christian	W	9	-	2
3/22/24	at	Seattle Prep	T	7	-	7
3/23/24	at	Ridgevue	01:00 PM
3/23/24	at	Skyview	03:00 PM
3/25/24		Gresham Union	L	2	-	13
3/25/24		Gresham Union	W	17	-	13
3/27/24	at	Vallivue	W	15	-	5
3/29/24	at	Kuna	L	4	-	5
4/02/24		Meridian	W	2	-	1
4/11/24	at	Owyhee	L	0	-	16
4/12/24		Rocky Mountain	L	1	-	16
4/16/24	at	Timberline-Boise	W	4	-	3
4/18/24		Boise	L	1	-	6
4/19/24	at	Borah	W	10	-	9
4/23/24		Capital	L	0	-	15
4/24/24	at	Centennial	W	16	-	9
4/26/24		Eagle	L	4	-	8
4/29/24		Mountain View	L	5	-	22
4/30/24	at	Middleton	07:00 PM
5/04/24	at	Rocky Mountain	11:00 AM

Owyhee
3/14/24	at	Ridgevue	W	18	-	1
3/15/24	at	Bishop Kelly	L	5	-	6
3/16/24		Rigby	W	19	-	3
3/16/24		Rigby	W	12	-	2
3/27/24		Eagle	W	25	-	2
3/29/24	at	Eagle	W	10	-	3
4/02/24		Kuna	W	10	-	0
4/10/24	at	Mountain View	W	18	-	1
4/11/24		Nampa	W	15	-	0
4/13/24	at	Meridian	W	17	-	4
4/16/24	at	Rocky Mountain	W	13	-	1
4/18/24		Timberline-Boise	W	5	-	4
4/19/24	at	Boise	W	10	-	7
4/23/24		Borah	05:00 PM
4/25/24	at	Capital	05:00 PM
4/26/24		Centennial	05:00 PM
4/27/24		Middleton	01:00 PM

Rocky Mountain
3/12/24		Middleton	L	9	-	11
3/13/24	at	Eagle	L	0	-	10
3/15/24	at	Ridgevue	W	19	-	1
3/22/24	at	Twin Falls	L	5	-	6
3/22/24	at	Kimberly	W	13	-	2
3/23/24	at	Homedale	W	14	-	4
3/23/24	at	Gooding	W	14	-	4
3/26/24	at	Centennial	W	24	-	7
3/29/24	at	Highland	W	10	-	3
3/29/24	at	Highland	W	18	-	3
3/30/24	at	Thunder Ridge	L	0	-	7
3/30/24	at	Thunder Ridge	L	1	-	11
4/02/24		Eagle	W	11	-	10
4/08/24	at	Kuna	L	5	-	6
4/09/24	at	Middleton	L	3	-	8
4/11/24		Mountain View	L	8	-	18
4/12/24	at	Nampa	W	16	-	1
4/16/24		Owyhee	L	1	-	13
4/17/24		Meridian	W	12	-	2
4/19/24	at	Timberline-Boise	L	0	-	5
4/23/24		Boise	W	10	-	0
4/25/24	at	Borah	L	1	-	3
4/26/24		Capital	W	8	-	7

Timberline
3/09/24		Boise	W	9	-	1
3/13/24	at	Kuna	W	4	-	1
3/14/24	at	Bishop Kelly	L	7	-	8
3/15/24		Capital	W	3	-	0
3/22/24	at	Skyview	L	0	-	10
3/22/24	at	La Grande	W	10	-	0
3/23/24	at	Sugar Salem	W	15	-	0
3/23/24	at	Seattle Prep	W	10	-	0
3/26/24	at	Middleton	W	14	-	2
3/29/24	at	Capital	W	7	-	4
4/02/24		Centennial	W	4	-	3
4/09/24	at	Meridian	W	11	-	4
4/11/24		Middleton	W	7	-	1
4/13/24	at	Mountain View	L	0	-	1
4/15/24	at	Eagle	L	0	-	1
4/16/24		Nampa	L	3	-	4
4/18/24	at	Owyhee	L	4	-	5
4/19/24		Rocky Mountain	W	5	-	0
4/22/24		Kuna	W	8	-	0
4/23/24		Skyview	05:00 PM
4/25/24	at	Boise	W	13	-	6
4/26/24		Borah	L	2	-	12
5/04/24		Boise	12:00 PM

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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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