“That’s why Sport England is investing National Lottery funding and working with Mind and UK Coaching on the Get Set to Go programme, to make sure that coaches, and all those who provide activity, feel confident to support people with mental health problems to get active. We are delighted to be working on such an innovative eLearning course and hope to see coaches and activity providers widen their skills to help build resilience, confidence and self-esteem, make their session more inclusive, support mental health recovery and tackle mental health stigma and discrimination.”
UK Coaching’s own research has demonstrated the positive association between coaching and mental health; mutually benefiting both the coach and the participant. And just recently, Minister for Sport Mims Davies set out her priorities for ‘increasing access to sport and improving health and well-being’ in her speech at the launch of UK Sport’s future funding strategy. She talked of the positive impact that sport and physical activity has on the nation’s health and well-being, as well as taking the pressure off our health and social care systems.
Everyone who delivers coaching in clubs, community sport and physical activity – such as coaches, activators, sports administrators, front of house staff and volunteers – will benefit from the course.
The online course costs £15 (excluding VAT) and is available for everyone to access through ukcoaching.org.
1st4sport recognised centres and partners can access the online course for groups of learners via 1st4sport.co.uk. Contact 1st4sport for more information. All other organisations interested in purchasing the course for their employees or learners can do so by getting in touch with UK Coaching. Volume discounts are available.