How was today?
Get it off your chest.
Elite and pathway athletes, coaches, support staff, referees, umpires and officials. Put down what you're carrying before you head home.
Which best describes you?
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Take a moment.
Step away from the field or court for a few minutes. Breathe. You're allowed to stop.
Breathe with this
What you might be feeling
- Shaky, sick, or a racing heart
- Numb, or oddly calm
- Tearful, angry, or both
- Going over what you could have done differently
These are normal reactions. They usually settle over hours or days.
If someone abused or threatened you
It isn't part of sport. Report it to your club, association or sport, and save any messages. Contact police if you're threatened.
Ground yourself
Look around. Name them, out loud or in your head.
Call someone now
Add a teammate, your sport psychologist or someone close to you in so they're here when you need them.
Not sure who to tell?
If you don't feel safe telling your coach, team manager or association, there are other people you can go to. Or write down what happened, just for you, while it's fresh.
What helps after
Handover to yourself
A few minutes after training or competition. Notice what you're carrying, then leave what you can at the ground.
Please talk to someone now
You said you've had thoughts of harming yourself or not wanting to be here. Please call one of these now. If you're in immediate danger, call 000.
Light load
This phone isn't letting the page save. Your result shows here but won't be kept.
About the abuse
Report it to your club, association or sport, and keep any messages. Abuse of players and officials can lead to sanctions.
Your safety
You said you didn't feel fully safe. That matters. Tell your coach, team manager or association.
Getting home safely
You said you've got very little energy left. If you're driving, a 15 to 20 minute nap before you leave can help, or get a lift. Text someone when you're home.
What might help
People you can call
This isn't a medical assessment. It's a way to notice how you're going over time.
How it's been going
Last 14 days
Handovers
This phone isn't letting the page save, so handovers won't be kept.
Privacy & your data
Add a PIN, download what you've entered, or delete everything from this phone.
Sport takes more out of you than people see
What to watch for, and what helps. Tap a heading to open it.
Injury and rehab
- Long-term injury can feel like losing your identity, not just your season.
- Grief, anger and low mood during rehab are common.
- Talk to your sport psychologist, physio or the AIS Mental Health Referral Network.
Selection, deselection and contracts
- Being dropped or delisted hurts, even when you saw it coming.
- It's a decision about a squad, not your worth.
- Your player association can advise on contracts.
Retirement and transition
- Leaving elite sport, by choice or not, is one of the biggest transitions people go through.
- Loss of routine, identity and team is real grief.
- The AIS Mental Health Referral Network also supports alumni.
Online abuse and public criticism
- Don't read the comments after a bad result. Ask someone else to monitor.
- Screenshot and report abuse to your sport and the eSafety Commissioner.
- Threats: contact police.
Abuse of referees and officials
- Being abused by players, coaches or crowds is not part of officiating.
- Report it to your association. Many have codes of conduct and sanctions.
- Debrief with other officials.
Performance pressure and a bad result
- One result does not define you.
- Sleep, food and time away from the sport help more than replaying it.
- Talk to someone outside the performance system too.
Weight, body image and eating
- Pressure about weight and body shape is common in sport.
- If food or training is becoming hard to control, talk to your doctor or sport psychologist early.
Bullying, harassment or conflict
You don't have to put up with it, and you don't have to sort it out alone.
- Write down what happened, with dates, while it's fresh.
- If your manager is involved, talk to someone outside your reporting line.
- The Fair Work Commission can make orders to stop bullying at work.
- For sexual harassment, 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) is there 24/7.
- Abuse by a coach or official can be reported to your sport and to Sport Integrity Australia.
Signs you're carrying too much
- Dreading training
- Feeling like you are only worth your results
- Trouble sleeping
- Drinking or gambling more
- Pulling back from people outside sport
Athletes and officials are not immune to stress and burnout. Feeling it is a normal response, not a weakness.
When to get more help
If your load has been heavy for two weeks or more, you dread going in, or it's affecting sleep or home life, talk to your GP or EAP. A GP can set up a Mental Health Treatment Plan for Medicare-subsidised sessions with a psychologist. Categorised athletes, alumni, coaches and support staff can use the free AIS Mental Health Referral Network (02 6214 1130).
People to call
Save the ones that apply to you. They stay on this phone and show up on the Help now screen.
Support lines
Support outside the performance system
Sometimes the person you'd normally tell is part of the problem, or it just doesn't feel safe. Here are other ways to get support. You choose what to do, and when.
From your organisation
Your sport or club can add its own wellbeing and player association contacts here.
Someone outside your reporting line
- AIS Mental Health Referral Network. Free and confidential for categorised athletes, alumni, coaches and support staff, 02 6214 1130.
- Your player association. Most professional sports have one, with wellbeing staff.
- Your referees or officials association.
- Sport Integrity Australia. For abuse, bullying and integrity concerns.
- Your GP. Outside work altogether, and can refer you on.
Text or chat instead of calling
For when talking out loud isn't possible, or feels like too much.
For particular situations
Abuse by coaches, officials or crowds can be reported to your sport and to Sport Integrity Australia.
Spiritual and religious support
Some people find strength in prayer, ritual or their faith or cultural community after a hard session. Others find it in nature, music, exercise or quiet. Whatever gives you meaning counts.
If your workplace has a chaplain or wellbeing officer, they support people of any faith or none. Their role is to listen, not to persuade.
Words to start with
The first sentence is often the hardest. You could say:
"I'm not ready to make a complaint. I just need to talk this through."
"Can this stay between us? Is there anything you'd have to pass on?"
"I've been dropped and I'm not coping."
"I don't know who I am without my sport."
What happens if I tell someone?
- Counsellors, peer supporters and helplines keep what you say private. The main exception is if someone is at serious risk of harm. If you're unsure, ask at the start.
- Your private record in this app stays on your phone unless you choose to share it.
Not ready to tell anyone?
That's OK. You can write down what happened, just for yourself, and decide later.
Numbers and services are for New South Wales and Australia-wide. Check with your organisation for its own services.
Write down what happened
It stays on this phone. It isn't a report, and nothing is sent anywhere. If you later decide to raise something, notes written at the time are easier to rely on than memory.
My entries
Entries can't be edited, so each one shows when it was written. To add something, write a new entry.
No entries yet.
If you decide to share it, you can download it or send it to yourself.
Your phone, your data
PIN lock
Ask for a PIN when the app opens, and after it has been in the background for a minute.
PIN is on.
The PIN stops someone else opening the app on your phone. It doesn't encrypt what's stored, so keep your phone locked too. If you forget it, you can delete everything and start again.
Hide the screen
Tap the eye button at the top of any screen to cover the app straight away, for example at the ground or on the way home. Tap to come back, or enter your PIN if you've set one.
Download my data
Download everything you've entered (handovers, private record and contacts) as a text file. You could keep a copy, or show it to your GP or counsellor.
Delete everything
Deletes your handovers, private record, role, contacts and PIN from this phone.
Delete everything from this phone? This can't be undone.
About Unladen Field
Unladen™ Field is a prototype made by Co-Synthesist Pty Ltd, Newcastle NSW. Unladen™ is a trade mark of Co-Synthesist Pty Ltd. It isn't a medical or emergency service, and it isn't connected to any club, sport or government agency. The questions haven't been clinically validated yet.
What's stored: your role, handovers, private record, saved contacts and settings, only in this phone's browser. Nothing is sent to anyone. There are no accounts, analytics or trackers.
Feedback: the feedback form is the only part of Unladen Field that sends anything, and only when you press Send. It doesn't include anything else from the app.
Keep in mind: if you clear your browser data or remove the app, what you've entered goes too. Download a copy first if you want to keep it.
Version 0.1 prototype · September 2026