Table 3

Coaches’ response to student-athletes suffering from depression

n%
Meet/talk one-on-one8239
Provide information about campus resources6933
Encourage student-athlete to seek help5024
Alert member of medical staff (sports medicine, sports psychologist and athletic trainer)4321
Show support (gave my support, be there for him, here to talk and so on)3115
Listen178
Follow-up or monitor168
Alert other staff (faculty advisor, athletic dept. staff, head coach and so on)136
Flexibility with student-athlete's training schedule94
Share from personal experience73
Remove stigma, normalise73
Ask if they want to talk63
  • n=209.