VARA Educational Email Series Links

VARA site posts & email blasts

Mental Health Awareness Month

VARA Alum Heidi Robbins, talks mental health: 3-part series (May 2024)
https://conta.cc/4b6uoRN #1 (Mental Health Awareness)

https://conta.cc/4btVnGW  #2 (Tips for Supporting Mental Health)

https://conta.cc/3Vl2AU6  #3 (Resources)

Knowledge is Power Educational Series by Various VARA Contributors

Darrell Gray, BMA, writes about Off Snow Training During the Competition Season #1
https://conta.cc/489koom

Julie Woodworth, VARA Director, writes about using Failure as Feedback#2
https://conta.cc/3T1LDNs

Doug Lewis, Olympian and World Championship Medalist, writes about The Importance of Journaling #3
https://conta.cc/42ZQmme

Julie Woodworth, VARA Director, writes about using Process vs. Outcome Focus #4
https://conta.cc/44nGwLm

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Kids Today and What They Need from Us

By Elle Gilbert, VARA Alum (Posted in 2021)
These are included from 2021 - the following posts address the mental aspects of performance and coaching.

Topic 1: Understanding Our Young Athletes

Part 1: Link
Part 2: Link

Topic 2: Working Out Our Own Stuff

Part 1 - Link
Part 2 - Link

Topic 3 - Doing Our Best by Our Kids

Part 1-Link
Part 2-Link

Topic 4 - Talking With Teens

Part 1 -Link
Part 2 -Link