With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem in any one year, sports coaches are likely to come into contact with people with mental health needs. But what should you do? What should you say? How should you handle issues that arise?

This free training is designed to help coaches work with people with mental health problems, and to make training sessions and grassroots sports more accessible. It is a fantastic free professional development opportunity.

Who should attend?

Coaches operating at any level, from community/grassroots to elite, will benefit from the course. If clubs don’t have a qualified coach then a volunteer, manager or senior player may attend.

You don’t need any previous knowledge of mental health.

The course includes:

• What is mental health? Different diagnoses and their symptoms, with examples from sport
• Physical impacts of mental health problems
• Mental benefits of exercise
• Mental health in the context of the Four Corners coaching framework - practical guidance for delivering coaching
• Practical communication tips
• Legal requirements of clubs
• Signposting to other sources of help and information

The training is delivered by Time to Change, a project by leading mental health charities Mind and Rethink. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.

For details of courses and how to apply click here.

To find out what sport is available locally to you click here.