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RowingChat: Athlete Retirement Gearoid Towey
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:55:12
Publish Date: 2018-03-21 18:54:52
Description: Timestamps 01:00 CTL is a preventative service for athlete retirement 08:00 The genesis of CTL - addiction post sport to dopamine and seeking subsitutes 06:00 Do clubs see coach education as their responsibility? 11:00 The stigma of asking for help - a grief process of retirement when it's not your choice (injury or deselection) 14:00 CTL has articles and resources on transition - Headspace (mental), Careers (passion and purpose), Tools for Life (skills to repurpose) 20:00 Federations have a responsibility for athlete development 22:00 Everyone can benefit - start working with junior teams to learn the skills young 26:00 Conferences on mental health, career development with Greg Louganis (diver), Ben Johnson (sprinter), Kim Brennan (rower) 28:00 Greg's story - he was HIV Positive at Olympics and diving was a refuge for depression as well as battling his sexuality 32:00 How to handle depression - Mental Health First Aid Course 34:00 Symptoms of depression - withdrawing, distant from the group, performance declines.  Solutions depend on acuteness. 40:00 Drugs in rowing - we'd be naive to think rowing is immune 42:00 Ben Johnson's story - taking drugs at the Olympics. 46:00 Athletes make the choice to dope Joerg Jaksche ASADA video. What is good decision making?   50:00 Whistleblowing on doping - sign the WADA code.  Reporting is an obligation.  Protect your right to a fair race. 52:00 Should doping bans be for life? 56:00 CTL Webinars and Drop-ins - monthly live chats.
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