ATHLETE PEER MENTORING
Athletes Better Together is an educational and mentorship platform connecting younger athletes to college and professional mentors who provide support and guidance by sharing their lived experiences. Dr. Kimberly O’Brien leads Better Together’s program development, providing skills and content to help athletes build resilience in and out of sports.
OUR PROGRAMS EDUCATE AND EMPOWER ASPIRING COLLEGE ATHLETES THROUGH MENTAL SKILLS TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP
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• Seasoned student-athletes mentor and guide younger athletes by sharing their life experiences and complimenting our Better Together mental skills programming.
• The mentorship format involves four 1:1 virtual sessions with a designated Better Together mentor to build a supportive relationship and discuss mental skills content.
• The mentor and the mentee work together to find meeting times that work for their individual schedules.
• Mentors are compensated for all sessions.
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• Better Together provides customizable programming to clubs and teams to support athlete's mental health and well-being.
• Our curriculum and practical tools teach skills in resilience, mindset, balance, goal-setting, performance, and positivity.
• We provide each athlete with a current or former college athlete who will support, inspire, and mentor your athletes.
• While your club or team works to improve athletic skills, we focus on enhancing your athletes’ mental skills.
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• Better Together provides an educational platform to address the challenges of adolescence and how they intersect with their participation in sports.
• Our goal is to educate and guide parents who are eager to support their aspiring high school and college athletes' mental health and well-being in and out of sports.
•We foster an encouraging community and teach skills in communication and supportive parenting.
SIERRA ENGE
Professional Soccer Player
“Time and time again I am reminded of the power of your peers. When I tore my ACL, the people that helped me the most were my teammates who had been through the same thing. When I lost my best friend, the best support and guidance was given by others who had felt the same grief. Your community is powerful and Athletes Better Together harnesses that power in a unique and important way through mentorship.”
PHD, LICSW
DR. KIMBERLY O’BRIEN
“The reality is that when athletes experience mental health struggles, they typically turn to their peers first for support. We founded Athletes Better Together to meet the needs of young athletes who want to learn about resilience and coping from other athletes who have been through similar experiences and can relate to the joys, stresses, and pressures inherent in sports. Our Better Together community of mentors is committed to supporting the unique needs of young athletes as they navigate their way through sport and life.”