Esports: Leadership, teamwork, and social emotional benefits - with Dr. Richard Woodruff

Dr. Richard Woodruff, Social Emotional Wellness Coordinator at Stockton Unified School District and Commissioner of the Central California Esports League, discusses the value of esports teams on high school campuses, the concept of integrating digital and physical selves—particularly as it pertains to young people and their use of social media and video games—how to start an esports program, what we can learn about burnout in student-athletes from esports, and more!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Podcast_RichardWoodruff_v02(W/O_Budget)
• 3:09 Q: How did you get involved in working with schools and students?
• 3:25 Getting Involved With The Youth/School District
• 5:54 Q: Where is the average high schooler dealing with in terms of stress and social wellness?
• 7:09 Q: What should a group leader do to help their students in this ongoing mental health crisis?
• 8:41 Q: What role do education based programs play in serving stress management and social wellness?
• 13:53 Q: How do esports benefit self reflection, mindfulness, social regulation, etc?
• 17:40 Q: When did you know you wanted to get involved in eSports programs?
• 19:57 Q: How to start?
• 22:05 Q: What makes esports an asset to a campus?
• 24:19 Burnout