You are part of the marketing and communications staff for a semi-professional baseball team. One of the players on your team recently came out as a gay male and introduced his partner to the rest of the team. Shortly after, the team finds graffiti with homophobic slurs painted on the outside of the ballpark.

• Based on the prompt above; What will your staff do in response to this occurrence? Keep in mind that you have to maintain ticket sales and revenue.

The athlete is obviously pretty shaken by this occurrence and is feeling like all of this is affecting his performance. The athlete has reached out to the sport psychology consultant for help.

• What are two strategies you think the sport psychology consultant might suggest?
• Why would those the strategies be helpful
• How would those strategies would be applied?

The athlete's teammates would like to support their teammate but don't know how.

• What are two strategies you would suggest to the athlete's teammates?