ADHD · Executive Functioning · Sports

COACH CAREY
ADHD & SPORTS

Helping kids with ADHD and executive function challenges thrive in team sports — and in life.

Dr. Carey Heller · Licensed Psychologist · Volunteer Youth Sports Coach

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Quick Facts

  • 🧠 Specializes in ADHD & executive function evaluation and treatment
  • ⚾ Seasoned volunteer youth baseball & basketball coach
  • 📖 Chair, Editorial Advisory Board for CHADD's Attention Magazine
  • 🏋️ Running his 1:1 & small-group ADHD/EF Boot Camp for over 12 years
  • ✍️ Author & expert contributor — Washington Parent, Attention Magazine, GoodTherapy
Meet Coach Carey

A psychologist on the sidelines.

Dr. Carey Heller — or "Coach Carey," as the kids like to call him — is a licensed psychologist and co-founder of the Heller Psychology Group in Bethesda, Maryland. He specializes in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and executive function challenges, providing formal testing, psychotherapy, and ADHD/executive function coaching.

He's also a seasoned volunteer youth baseball and basketball coach who has spent years on the diamond and the court, often coaching two teams each season. That rare combination — clinical expertise plus real sideline experience — is what makes his approach so practical.

Coach Carey bridges the gap between clinical ADHD knowledge and real-world sideline action, giving parents and coaches field-tested tools that actually work on game day.

💻 Online Course · On-Demand

GAME ON WITH COACH CAREY

A Psychologist's Playbook for Helping Kids with ADHD Thrive in Team Sports

Team sports are incredible for kids with ADHD — an outlet for energy, a social-skills gym, a self-esteem boost. But long stretches of inactivity, multi-step instructions, and high-pressure transitions can lead to frustration and sideline meltdowns. This course gives you the playbook.

  • Tactical Resilience: the "What-If" script and Goal Shifting for frustration with officials or errors
  • Engagement Strategies: the "Pop Fly Shuffle" and Tactical Resets to keep players focused
  • The Dopamine Factor: why losing feels like a crash — and the "Highlight Reel" pivot toward growth
  • Effective Communication: discreet cues, visual demos, and "3 Technical Goals" that protect self-esteem
  • Parent–Coach Collaboration: welcome emails and communication that set every kid up to succeed
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⏱️Short video modules — pick what helps you
📄Coaches Playbook PDF
📋Clipboard Reference Guide
Who It's For

Made for the sidelines.

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Parents

Support your child in team sports and help them thrive both on and off the field or court — with strategies you can use from the bleachers and at home.

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Youth Coaches

Understand ADHD and executive function in a sports setting, and get a toolkit to help kids stay focused, be less disruptive, and play to their full potential.

Work With Dr. Heller

Beyond the course.

Through the Heller Psychology Group in Bethesda, Maryland — with telehealth available in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and other PSYPACT states.

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ADHD & Psychoeducational Testing

Formal evaluation of ADHD and executive functioning.

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Psychotherapy

Evidence-based treatment for ADHD and executive function challenges.

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ADHD/EF Coaching

Executive function coaching, often blended with psychotherapy.

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EF Boot Camp

Two-hour intensive 1:1 and small-group sessions — running 12+ years.

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🎤 Talks & Trainings

Bring Coach Carey to your league.

Engaging, practical talks and trainings for sports leagues, coaches' clinics, schools, and organizations — on ADHD, executive functioning, and helping every kid thrive in youth sports.

📅 November 18, 2026 · 8:00–9:00 AM

"Building a Better League: Strategies for Supporting Youth Athletes with ADHD"

NAYS Youth Sports Congress

National Alliance for Youth Sports annual congress · November 17–19, 2026 · Orlando, Florida

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📅 December 5, 2026 · 4:30–5:30 PM

"Game On with Coach Carey: A Psychologist's Playbook for Helping Kids with ADHD to Thrive in Team Sports"

International Conference on ADHD (ADHD2026)

Hosted by CHADD, ADDA & ACO · December 3–5, 2026 · Baltimore, Maryland

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Now booking fall 2026 & winter 2027 talks

Want your coaches and parents equipped with the same field-tested strategies? Contact Coach Carey to schedule a talk or training for your league or organization.

Prefer email? Reach Coach Carey at CoachCarey@thehellerpsychologygroup.com

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