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The Hub.... Seek. Explore. Learn.
“The Hub” has been created as a central area on the MIAA website for video content that students, coaches, athletic directors, administrators and more can explore and access on their own time, at their own pace.
The video presentations cover a variety of educational athletics topics and are organized according to the core competencies of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). Most videos are approximately 15-20 minutes in duration and presented by speakers that the MIAA has partnered with through initiatives such as the New England Student Leadership Conference, Wellness Summit, Sportsmanship Summit and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit. Below are the videos currently available on “The Hub”.
Supporting the Mental Health of Your Student-Athletes and Yourself: How You Can Make a Difference
Learn how to support student-athletes in order to be the best they can be on and off the field.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
24 minutes
*This video is intended for coaches and adult leaders.
Academic Challenge
Identify areas where you can improve academically and plan for your future.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
13 minutes
Athletic Challenge
Identify steps to achieve your athletic goals through a realistic plan of action.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
12 minutes
Becoming a Person of Influence
Identify strategies to become a person of influence and positively impact the lives of others.
By Trevor Hult, Core Trainings
10 minutes
Finding Your Identity Outside of Athletics: You Are More Than An Athlete
Reflect on your journey and identities in life outside of athletics that make you who you are.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
22 minutes
Habits and Self Identity
Learn concepts, strategies, and ideas to become more productive, successful, and positive every day.
By Trevor Hult, Core Trainings
15 minutes
Identifying a Healthy Lifestyle
Identify strategies for investing in yourself through actions that support a healthy lifestyle.
By Deb Hult, Core Trainings
15 minutes
Law of Intentionality
Explore ways to focus on the intentionality of your personal growth plan.
By Deb Hult, Core Trainings
21 minutes
Mindful Moment: Meditation
Need some self-care but short on time? Join Ivy Watts for a quick meditation.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
6 minutes
Mindful Moment: EFT Tapping
Need some self-care but short on time? Let’s practice EFT Tapping to reduce some stress.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
6 minutes
Leadership and Related Topics
Leadership and Relational Leadership
Explore your ability to lead successfully and positively impact the lives of others.
By Dana and Deb Hult
22 minutes
Taking Care of You This Summer
Learn how to focus on yourself and what you need to build a solid foundation for the future.
By Ivy Watts
20 minutes
Be Your Best
Discover how to have the greatest impact you can as a leader.
By Eddie Slowikowski
20 minutes
Happier Self-Talk: Clues That Lead To Success
Learn about positive psychology and shifting your perception to begin thinking more positively.
By Pam Garramone
21 minutes
Pathway to Athletic Success: Tips for Teen Athletes
Identify helpful strategies for defining your goals and long-term athletic success.
By Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch
Click here for the checklist referenced in this video.
25 minutes
The 10 Domains of Self-Care
Learn ten tips to start taking better care of yourself and developing a routine.
By Theresa Melito-Conners
17 minutes
Leadership and Wellness
The Power of your Voice
Learn to see speaking up about your mental health as a sign of strength and not a sign of weakness, and identify resources that exist for you to reach out to if you need help.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
13 minutes
What is your WHY?
This session will help students clarify their reason(s) why they want to pursue particular careers.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
15 minutes
Happier Self-Talk, Part 2: Programming Positivity
Learn how to flip from the negative to the positive and be happier and more productive!
By Pam Garramone
22 minutes
True Values Workshop: Discover What you Value Most
True Values is a powerful and enlightening workshop that helps us discover what is most important to us. When we are consciously connected to what we “value” it will impact the choices and decisions we make which will lead us to our true destiny.
By Eddie Slowikowski
36 minutes
Breathing Exercises and Mindfulness Practices
Dr. MC shares several different breathing exercises and proper breathing techniques to promote the relaxation response in the body. She also discusses the negative effects of stress and teaches four mindfulness practices and defines the terminology.
By Theresa Melito-Conners, Dr. MC’s Self-Care Cabaret
17 minutes
Grasp Your Greatness
Take ownership in YOU, YOUR greatness, and actualize your potential! Learn insights about grasping your greatness.
By Deb and Trevor Hult, Core Trainings
21 minutes
Relationship Skills
Mentors and Mentorship During Distance Education
This session will discuss how to make obstacles become stepping stones and provide insight into identifying and finding mentors, volunteering opportunities and summer internships.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
16 minutes
Breaking the Stigma: How to Support Teammates and Friends
Learn mental health warning signs and how to best support a friend or teammate who may be struggling as well as strategies on how to break the stigma of mental health on your team.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
20 minutes
The Matthew Story
Learn how to: (1) Identify examples of microaggressions, implicit bias, and casual racism; (2) Discover ways to use language to practice allyship and destigmatize mental illness; and (3) Promote one’s mental health in times of identity-related conflict or adversity.
By Eddie Slowikowski
21 minutes
Mentors and Mentorship During Distance Education
This session will discuss how to make obstacles become stepping stones and provide insight into identifying and finding mentors, volunteering opportunities and summer internships.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
16 minutes
The Power of Encouragement and Praise
Discover the value in becoming the person who practices ENCOURAGEMENT and PRAISE and the power it creates.
By Dana Hult, Core Trainings
17 minutes
Boundary-Setting and Healthy Relationships
Learn how to: (1) Identify common signs of unhealthy and healthy relationships; (2) Discover your love language and use it to support yourself and others; and (3) Promote one’s mental health in times of conflict or adversity by setting boundaries and practicing self-love.
By Kyrah Altman, Let’s Empower, Advocate, and Do, LEAD Inc.
Content Warning: Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships, Sexual Consent
28 minutes
Social Awareness
Understanding Race and It's Impact on Leadership Development
In this video you will get a basic understanding of racism and how it can impact your leadership style as well as your personal and professional life.
By Dr. Carroll Blake, Blake Associates
18 minutes
How to Help A Friend: Suicide Prevention and Awareness
In this workshop, we aim to break down the stigma associated with mental health issues and suicide, and give students tools to better care for themselves and others.
By Rose Cheyette and Kendra McDonald, Samaritans
Click Here for the Individual Self-Care Plan referenced in this video.
Content Warning: Mental Illness and Suicide
32 minutes
Power of Language and Practical Allyship
Learn how to: (1) Identify examples of microaggressions, implicit bias, and casual racism; (2) Discover ways to use language to practice allyship and destigmatize mental illness; and (3) Promote one’s mental health in times of identity-related conflict or adversity.
By Kyrah Altman, Let’s Empower, Advocate, and Do, LEAD Inc.
28 minutes
High School Goal and Mind Mapping
This session will help students Goal and Mind Map their college and career aspirations.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
21 minutes
Social Emotional Intelligence and Empathy
Begin to understand how our social-emotional intelligence (people skills) and our ability to show compassion for others (empathy) are key factors in determining our success.
By Dana and Trevor Hult, Core Trainings
18 minutes
Servant Leadership: Giving Back and Taking Action
The most effective type of leadership in my estimation is “Servant Leadership.” Come along with me on this presentation where I will share with you, one of my heroes and a true servant leader and why I believe it to be essential in how we impact the lives of those around us.
By Eddie Slowikowski
25 minutes
Responsible Decision Making
Why Do Over Half of New Drivers Crash and What Can You Do to Avoid That
Explore why the U.S. is one of the most dangerous countries to drive in and how you can proactively stay safer behind the wheel.
By Dan Strollo, In Control
18 minutes
Resiliency
We are never going to be exempt from challenges in life. Learn WHY and HOW being resilient plays a key role in our ability to deal with adversity.
By Deb Hult, Core Trainings
17 minutes
Supplements and Steroids: The Pressure to Perform
Explore the real world of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances including Dietary Supplements and Anabolic Steroids. This video will help you make healthy choices so you can achieve your goals the right way!
By Brian Parker, Taylor Hooton Foundation
24 minutes
Resilient Responses to Stress and Mental Toughness
Learn how to: (1) Identify the negative effects of stress on the adolescent and adult brain, as well as academic-related stressors; (2) Set SMART goals related to practicing resilient responses to stress and building toughness; and (3) Promote one’s self-care and stress-management practices to build personal and school-wide resiliency.
By Kyrah Altman, Let’s Empower, Advocate, and Do, LEAD Inc.
Content Warning: Stress, Collective Trauma of COVID-19
25 minutes
LeadOr
This session will share ways that students can practice leadership with their teammates and peers in their new normal.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
14 minutes
Discover Your Authentic Self and Find Your Passion
Participate in self-actualization exercises to learn more about your authentic self and how you can have a positive impact on others.
By Eddie Slowikowski
18 minutes
Self-Management
The Four-Minute Formula
Discover the power of visualization and steps to peak performance in achieving the best version of you.
By Eddie Slowikowski
16 minutes
Reintegration Anxiety Management
Learn how to set SMART goals to proactively cope with and manage symptoms of reintegration anxiety or stress, and how to promote one’s mental health in the face of continued adversity, change or uncertainty.
By Kyrah Altman, LEAD Inc.
Content Warning: Mental Illness, Anxiety, Collective Trauma of COVID-19
40 minutes
Become a Courageous Leader
Explore the process of stepping out of your comfort zone in order to support your growth as a leader.
By Deb Hult, Core Trainings
20 minutes
Overcoming Mistakes: Tips for Teen Athletes
Learn mental skills and strategies to handle mistakes during practices, games and competitions
By Dr. Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch
17 minutes
Let's Talk About the "A" Word - Anxiety
dentify strategies to address anxiety and focus on things that you can control.
By Jon Mattleman
17 minutes
How to Create A Self-Care Routine
Identify what a self-care routine looks like and how to develop techniques that work for you.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
13 minutes
Self-Awareness
Owning Your Own Story
Develop an understanding of your personal story, what makes you uniquely different, and how that story builds a stepping stone to your future.
By Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
15 minutes
Attitude of Gratitude
Learn about the value of being grateful and how this emotion can make an impact in your everyday life.
By Dana and Deb Hult, Core Trainings
18 minutes
Let's Get in the Race
This workshop is designed to develop a better understanding of how racism is defined and the impact that it has on society.
By Dr. Carroll Blake, Blake Associates
19 minutes
Tools to Build Confidence
Explore how to build a confident mindset through a variety of journal prompts and how positivity can improve performance.
By Ivy Watts, Beautifully Simply You
15 minutes
Gentle Stretching and Movement Breaks
Learn simple, easy, effective, movement exercises that can be done anywhere and participate in a guided reiki grounding exercise.
By Theresa Melito-Conners, Dr. MC’s Self-Care Cabaret
17 minutes
Lifeline Workshop
This workshop is designed to discover more about your story, what has led you to where you are today, and where you want to go in the future.
By Eddie Slowikowski
34 minutes