A specialized support group for athletes recovering from a severe sports injury
The Sports Injury Recovery Group (SIRG) is a specialized support group for eligible college, semi-professional and professional athletes with a severe sports injury facilitated by faculty and complemented by graduate students from the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition who are trained in the Applied Sports Psychology and Injury Research and Education Lab.
Athletes are coached to gain insight, develop skills and an understanding of severe sports injury and emotional recovery, cope with severe injury, solve situational and emotional problems, develop a mental game plan, improve their confidence, lower anxiety and develop resilience.
Participant benefits include increased social support through shared experiences; heightened self-awareness resulting in less anxiety; skills to build self-confidence; and reduced fear and worry in the return to play phase.
Our group format has three levels. Each level is an organized program:
Level 1 is four weekly structured sessions introducing essential skills for coping with severe injury.
Level 2 is an eight-week, bi-weekly structured program extending knowledge and skills gained in level 1.
Level 3 is a tailored program for individuals who complete levels 1 and 2, and require unique support because of the duration and difficulty of their injury recovery process.
Everyone starts at level 1 so that foundation knowledge, understanding and skills are established. After four weeks you graduate into level two and so on. This is because emotional recovery is linked to learning, routines, goals, plans, actions and coping. A long-term injury requires a long-term approach.
There is no fee for participants in 2022 to 2023.
Level 1 group members will meet on Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. central time. Members will receive a unique Zoom link before each group meeting. Sessions are limited to 10 athletes
April 2022: 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 and 4/25
May/June 2022: 5/9,5/16, 5/23 and 6/6
August/September 2022: 8/29, 9/12, 9/19 and 9/26
October 2022: 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 and 10/24
To be announced. Sessions are limited to 10 athletes.
Licensed professional counselor, Associate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Certified Mental Performance Coach
Certified athletic trainer and certified health coach
Have questions? Contact John Coumbe-Lilley.