• Helping Youth Be More Open About Their Mental Health
  Positive Coaching Alliance:
  https://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/video/kamla-modi-helping-youth-be-more-open-about-their-mental-health 
• Four Ways Culture Impacts Mental Health
  National Council for Mental Wellbeing: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2019/07/four-ways-culture-impacts-mental-health/
• Mental Health First Aid - Identify. Understand. Respond.
  National Council for Mental Wellbeing: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
• Understanding Athlete Burnout
  USASF: https://usasfmain.s3.amazonaws.com/Athlete/docs/USASF_Athlete_Burnout.pdf
• Mental Health Quizzes
  USASF: https://www.usasf.net/safe-space-in-all-star 

Suicide Prevention

• Suicide Alertness for Everyone (safeTALK) 1 (800) 273 TALK
  Suicide Prevention Resource Center: https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/suicide-alertness-everyone-safetalk

Nutrition

• Five Ways Water Wins
  Coaching Healthy Habits: https://usasfmain.s3.amazonaws.com/Athlete/docs/5_Ways_Water_Wins_USASF.pdf
• Healthy Fuel for Healthy Athletes
  Coaching Healthy Habits: https://usasfmain.s3.amazonaws.com/Athlete/docs/HealthyFuel_Handout_USASF.pdf
• Three Plays for a Healthy Team
  Coaching Healthy Habits: https://usasfmain.s3.amazonaws.com/Athlete/docs/3Plays_USASF.pdf

Sports Injury

• Concussion Education and Resources
  USA Cheer: https://www.usacheer.org/safety/resources/concussion-education-and-resources
• 10 Injury Safety Tips for Parents
  PCA: https://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/article/10-injury-safety-tips-parents

• Gender Identity and LGBTQIA+ Resources 
  Positive Coaching Alliance:
  https://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/article/gender-identity-and-lgbtqia-resources 
• Resources for Families of LGBTQ Youth
  Child Welfare Information Gateway: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/diverse-populations/lgbtq/lgbt-families/
• Resources Youth
  Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/resources/youth
• Ways Parents Can Influence the Health of Their LGB Youth
  CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth.htm#influence
• LGBTQ Youth Resources
  CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth-resources.htm

• Why Equity Matters in Youth Sports
• 7 Actions Organizations Can Take to Prevent Abuse
• Tips for Assistant Coaches
• 10 Tips For First-Time Sports Parents
• 3 Steps To Take With Over-Exuberant Parents
• The 5 C's of Positive Youth Development
• 10 Things Parents Can Ask to Help Kids Learn Life Lessons from Sports
• The Coaches' Guide to Supporting High School Athlete Mental Health
• Get To Know Your Activities
• 10 Injury Safety Tips For Parents  
• Protecting Youth Athletes From Sexual Abuse: Key Actions for Parents And Coaches article and video
• 10 Tips For the First-Time Sports Parents
• Sports Dietitian Explains Cautions Of Dieting As An Athlete
• Championing a Captain's Mentality: Developing Leaders & Building Teams Webinar Recap
• Discussing Body Image with Athletes
• Importance of Team Culture within a Sports Program
• Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX: Equity for Everyone
• Healing Centered Coaching
• Understanding Trauma’s Impact on Behavior
• Support Coach Self Care  
• The Importance of Mental Health by Sanya Richards-Ross
• Mindfulness for Coaches and Athletes
• The Coaches' Guide to Supporting High School Athlete Mental Health
• Winning at What Cost
• 11 Tips For The First-Time Coach

Take advantage of these great resources for yourself and your teams!

TrueSport, a movement by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, inspires athletes, coaches, parents, and administrators to change the culture of youth sport through active engagement and thoughtful curriculum based on cornerstone lessons of sportsmanship, character-building, and clean and healthy performance, while also creating leaders across communities through sport.

USA Cheer has partnered with TrueSport to provide new educational tools monthly to equip coaches, parents and young athletes with the resources to build life skills and core values for success in sports and in life. The USASF's membership with USA Cheer gives our sport participants access to these great resources. 

Click and bookmark the link above for access today!

As the USASF moves forward with a continued focus on the health and well being of our members, we view NOW as the time to begin shifting focus, aiming our efforts toward returning to the activity we love. Our crisis response was swift and effective, as pathways to discovering existing resources were uncovered and field-tested suggestions for navigating the unknown were shared with a singular goal of lifting the All Star community. The support and inspiration you have provided one another is unparalleled and we invite all of our members to march forward as one, remembering that together we will THRIVE.

Please find below information and resources for you to utilize.