Helping Your Athletes Cope with Sports Ending
On-demand (recorded)
*Content for this webinar will be available 1 day after the live webinar (on May 12, 2026)*
This effort is associated with North Dakota's State Suicide Prevention Program, funded by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Behavioral Health Division (BHD).
CE/CEU credits included: there are no CE/CEU credits available for this webinar. This is an informational webinar only.
Length: up to 60 minutes
Format: On-demand (recorded) webinar.
Audience: Anyone (ages 18+) interested in supporting athletes deal with the end of their sport career
Investment: Free
Presenter: Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC (see bio below)
Course Information:
The end of a sport career is one of the most underestimated transitions an athlete can go through. From the outside, it can look straightforward: A season ends, a graduation happens, and they move on. Yet, from the inside, it's often something much larger.
Exiting competitive sport is a complex transition that can result in a wide range of challenging experiences for athletes (Simon & Docherty, 2014), especially because it often occurs during young adulthood. In fact, approximately 20% of athletes experience retirement as a crisis. Athletes who do not plan for what happens after sport are most at-risk for needing professional intervention post-retirement (Park et al., 2013).
Because you care about an athlete in your life, having tools to support them is important. Therefore, this webinar will provide you with skills to support athletes as it relates to their sport ending (i.e., retirement from sport). A variety of strategies and resources will be given, including information about resources specifically designed for athletes: A parent and guardian Toolkit and a program designed to help athletes deal with change (including their exit from competitive sport).
Non-Discrimination:
HPC does discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or age.
Requests for Accommodations:
HPC is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants with special needs should contact program organizers so reasonable accommodations can be made.
To request accommodations, contact HPC's team at hello@haugenperformance.com.
Presenter: Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC
Dr. Haugen is a licensed psychologist and consultant specializing in clinical & sport psychology. She has a PhD in clinical psychology and is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. She has been a psychologist for nearly 20 years, and most of her career has been working within sport settings.
Dr. Haugen is a nationally sought-after speaker in athletic training and sport psychology. She presents regularly at the annual meetings of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), American Psychological Association (APA), and the Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA). She presents about athlete mental health, interdisciplinary care, ethics, and performance psychology. She authors articles and book chapters related to athlete mental health, sport psychology, ethics, and supervision.
Dr. Haugen is the Founder & CEO of Haugen Performance Consulting, a firm providing education, training, and sport psychology solutions for sport organizations, corporations, and professionals. She received the prestigious NATA Jack Weakley Award of Distinction in 2023 for her lifetime contributions to athletics, athletic training, and sports medicine.
