Alumnus Puts College Athletes’ Mental Health Top Of Mind – Seizing The Opportunity

Dominick is no stranger to innovative sports technology.

Balance Position is working with a focus group of about 40 student athletes from NCAA Division I schools to design and test the app with former University of Michigan football star Will Heininger.

They recently added two key team members. In an online article introducing the NCAA Sport Science Institute’s mental health guide, Mind, Body and Sport, NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shady Side Academy near Pittsburgh, Sonson was recruited to play football and baseball by many schools before deciding to enroll at Yale University. Of course, during one practice in his freshman football season, Sonson was put in the lineup as a fullback and required to block a All Ivy League linebacker during a goal line drill.

Diagnosed with severe depression, Sonson left Yale in his sophomore year and returned home. Two years later he enrolled at CMU, where he played three years as a safety for the Tartans. While Counseling and Psychological Services and Ph, they are educated and trained throughout the year by representatives from CMU’s University Health Services. Members mentor and provide support for their fellow studentathletes.