The main aim of the project, Sport and Psycho-social Initiative for Inclusive Training is to make sports clubs more accessible and welcoming to everyone, with refugees in focus, by developing a framework for humane, inclusive and empowering coaching that nurtures good mental health.
In order to reach this aim, the following key activities have been carried out:
- The collection, compilation and dissemination of relevant research and useful practical examples in the field of sport and mental health.
- Developing and promoting recommendations for educating coaches that advance the mental wellbeing of their sports participants.
- Creating and implementing a coaching framework that presents the academic case for sports and mental health in an accessible manner, and which utilises practical. examples to guide the learner through an educational path.
- Providing an accessible online learning tool that facilitates the skills development of coaches in a flexible way.
Visit the project website to view and download the all resources available here: SPIRIT – ENGSO – European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation