Mental Health, Lifestyle and Addiction

Target Group Range:

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the similarities and differences between mental health and physical health.

• To understand that what we do in our spare time (lifestyle factors) will impact on our mental health and how lifestyle factors are linked to healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms and also to addiction.

• To understand who Sporting Chance are, what it does, how what it does can practically help players and how players can access the services confidentially and safely.

Delivery Type:

Face-To-Face (Max. Person Capacity: 30)

About This Programme:

Based: Regional

Sporting Chance provides discussion-based sessions which are designed to get players thinking about their own mental health and their attitude towards it (because we know from working with players that attitudes vary and that is okay). The workshop talks with players about what impacts their mental health both positively and negatively, including what they engage with away from football such as relationships, going out socially, spending money, social media, gambling, gaming, cryptocurrency, alcohol and other drugs. It explores how these can potentially become problematic.

Sporting Chance is a safe, confidential space for athletes who have been experiencing poor mental health (this is a very broad, often misunderstood term that can include ‘just not feeling right’). Sporting Chance also operate a 24/7 helpline, provide access to counsellors and also run an addiction clinic. Academy players can access these services via club staff or directly through the charity if they prefer.