Social Problems: The Mental Health of Athletes

Topic: The mental health of athletes is an ongoing concern in the sports world that must be addressed.

 

Research Question: Why does the culture in the sports world deter mental health awareness and what should we do about it?

• Why does this interest you? (intro)

• Talk about your experience as a student-athletes

• Talk about the culture of mental health in the sports world

• Introduce your major supporting points and state your argument.

• Talk about experiences of people who have killed themselves or suffered from mental health in sports athletics

.           Give some stories about athletes’ testimonies

• Talk about the root of their issues such as stresses on the field and off the field

• Talk about the culture in sports

.           Being mentally and physically tough

• Presection that athletes can handle anything

• Toxic environments such as coaches and workouts

• Talk about possible solutions (Implication section)

.           Support groups

• Sports psychologists

• Advocacy in mental health

Conclusion