Coaching the ADHD Athlete:
What Every Youth Coach Needs to Understand
Dr. Carey Heller
Licensed Psychologist
Disclaimer: This is provided as educational content, not medical advice. It should not replace guidance from any professionals with whom your players work.
Dr. Carey Heller
Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Carey Heller or "Coach Carey," as the kids like to call him, is a licensed psychologist and co-founder of the Heller Psychology Group in Bethesda, Maryland.
He specializes in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and executive function challenges, providing formal testing, psychotherapy, and ADHD/executive function coaching.
Through this work, Dr. Heller often helps kids track and plan out homework assignments, revamp morning/evening routines, keep organized, and balance school and sports. In addition, he frequently helps kids and teens with sports related issues including: mindset, frustration, emotion regulation, understanding what to do in different game situations, and more. Furthermore, Dr. Heller provides trainings to sports leagues and other organizations on coaching kids with ADHD in sports.
He is also a seasoned volunteer youth baseball and basketball coach. That rare combination, clinical expertise plus real sideline experience, is what makes his approach so practical.
FREE RESOURCES
Coach Playbook: Keep Athletes Engaged
This free resource provides coaches with a snapshot of practical strategies that they can use on the field or court to better support athletes with ADHD and really most athletes.
Parent Playbook: Help Your Athlete Stay Focused
This free resource provides parents with a snapshot of practical strategies that they can use to better support their child.
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