I would like to say thank you to Leah for acknowledging that the athlete brain can be a battered brain, and these probably are synonymous, unfortunately.
I think trauma-informed practices are of vital importance. If an athlete is going to speak up, it might not necessarily be to the person they're supposed to speak up to. They're going to just turn and say, “I need help. Help me.” Everyone involved in the sporting world from the grassroots up needs to know what to do with that, and if you don't know what to do, go find someone who does; but don't leave the athlete standing there, because it takes courage for us to even admit that something might not be right and to say, “I don't think this is right”, or “This is making me feel a certain way”, or “This is so hard, I don't even want to compete anymore”. By the time you get to the point that you say it to someone, the fact that you're pushing the air out of your mouth and getting it out is the hardest step.
We need trauma-informed practices and, whether you're a coach or a bodywork specialist, it really doesn't matter. That first step of any athlete disclosing abuse needs to be to someone who understands just how heavy and how hard that moment is in that athlete's life.