Practicing+coping+options


 * Practicing coping options **

“By consciously relabeling one’s cognitions, changing one’s appraisals of events, and improving one’s sense of control, individuals should be able to acquire hardiness… Hardiness can help reduce stress, especially when combined with exercise.” It is the job of the Organization and its staff to help the athletes re-label their feelings and emotions in order to carry on in the healing process. An athlete might be feeling anger toward the sport after an injury and a High Fiver will help the athlete to experience drive and determination in the place of that anger. By changing the name of the emotion connected to the event, the person is given a stronger sense of control over the stress that is causing the emotions.