One thing tha continues to disappoint is the sporting world’s failure to different mental health from mental performance reasonably. They can be related... cousins, maybe even siblings, but seeing them as the same has consequences.

Two to consider are...
One can perform at an extremely high level and struggle with mental health issues.

Seeing high performance as high mental health is a neglectful understanding of the matter.

#mentalhealthawareness
An inability to appreciate mental performance as a science and specialty differentiated from general mental health leaves coaches and sports organizations oblivious to pathways to higher human performance that can be unlocked.

#mentalperformanceawareness
Granularity in understanding these concepts leads to high care for humans and high human performance.
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