Can athletes be tough yet compassionate to themselves? Practical implications for NCAA mental health best practice no. 4

• Andreas Stamatis ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: coach_stam@rocketmail.com

  Affiliation Sport and Wellness, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-0558

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• Paul J. Deal,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Counselor Education, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York, United States of America

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• Grant B. Morgan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Educational Psychology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

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• Jeffrey S. Forsse,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration

  Affiliations Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States of America, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

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• Zacharias Papadakis,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sport and Exercise Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-8067

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• Sarah McKinley-Barnard,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

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• Eric M. Scudamore,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation Health, Physical Education, and Sport Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States of America

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• Panagiotis Koutakis

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America

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