Your Comeback Starts Now

A setback does not define you. Where you are today is not where you’ll be tomorrow.

Overcoming a serious sports injury involves more than physical rest and rehab. Missing a practice, game, or the rest of the season can be devastating to high school athletes and lead to anxiety and depression.

FiveStar Comeback provides resources and stories of inspiration to aid in the mental health road to recovery.

Don’t wait. Below are resources to get immediate help, speak with professionals, and find sports psychologists that will assist you on your journey.

Helpful Resources

  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline

    The 988 lifeline connects to more than 160 crisis centers that provide 24/7 service to anyone in emotional distress. Please call if you are having thoughts of suicide.

    Call

  • Find a Mental Performance Consultant

    Where do you start to help reduce anxiety and depression? Find a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® to help mentally recover

    Search

  • Pain Medication and Opioid Treatment

    Find treatment programs in your state that treat addiction and dependence on opioids, such as prescription pain relievers.

    Treatment

As an athlete, you inspire people. Our blog contains special stories of high school athletes that have overcome injury and lifted up their team, school, and community.

Stories of Inspiration

Athlete Exchange

Send your name, injury, and story to Ldenker24@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to match you to an athlete that has been in your shoes (or cleats).

About Landon Denker

I’m a student at the University of Georgia and former student athlete at The Lovett School in Atlanta, GA where I played football and lacrosse. I’ve seen teammates break bones, have season-ending injuries, and one friend have a devastating leg injury that ended his athletic career.

After seeing their mental health struggles firsthand, I wanted to create a site that high school athletes everywhere could use to find immediate resources to get help, find people that understand what they are going through, and get inspired through stories of comeback.