MENTAL HEALTH with Dan Friend

0:31 - How the pandemic has affected the mental health of Dan’s players.1:43 - Ways in which Dan’s been trying to deal with feelings anxiety and pressure.4:00 - Finding professional help to strengthen the mental health of athletes.6:18 - Using the team environment to create bonds + having older players use their experience with playing anxiety to offer advice to younger players.7:19 - How Dan has tried to maintain team bonds throughout the pandemic.8:50 - Building connections even with pandemic restrictions.9:46 - Exercises coaches can use to get players to open up about their mental health.10:56 - Importance of communication with players and listening to athletes.12:20 - Giving back to the community: why Dan and his players do community service.13:36 - What Rae Strong is and how people can get involved.Link: https://raestrong.org/17:40 - An update on how Rae is doing today.18:38 - Why and how Dan ended up coaching Tim Bomgren and Jeremy Casebeer at the AVP Chicago event.20:09 - Why Dan doesn’t take money for coaching on the sand + why he enjoys being a part of the beach community.22:34 - Dan’s players getting involved in the AVP Events.23:24 - How less established players can take down the “giants” of beach volleyball.25:04 - What Dan is doing currently to grow as a coach.