At Sidelined USA, we recognize that a medically-forced exit from sport can be a devastating, life-altering event with significant and long-lasting psychological impact. Student-athletes who medically retire deserve specialized resources to support them as they work through their grief and loss and build a meaningful way forward in their own time.
Sidelined USA is the first and only 501(c)3 national nonprofit to make such specialized support resources accessible online, at no cost, for all permanently-sidelined student-athletes and their families nationwide.
We believe every athlete blocked off from competition due to medical reasons deserves the continued support from their athletic community. Sidelined USA offers every team, school, and institution nationwide specialized tools in order to offer that continued support in a meaningful way.
Sidelined USA is changing the narrative for permanently-sidelined athletes. Athletes utilizing our program report feeling a sense of relief that they are not alone through their grieving process and feel empowered and inspired to build new dreams and conquer new challenges.
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Sidelined USA athlete representative Campbell Leid’s short film, “Dear Sidelined Self”. Campbell shares her experience and insights as an athlete medically retired due to chronic illness.