Supporting the Mental Health of Your Players

Aimed at coaches who work directly with players, this introductory course provides a practical mental health toolkit for use within a football environment. It covers foundational mental health concepts, warning signs to monitor in players, and tools including Cognitive Behavioural Techniques (CBT) for managing negative thinking and stress. Participants also explore how to build a support network using a process drawn from the UK National Health System. The course includes insights from an academy manager working in elite football, and a downloadable PDF manual covering additional guidance and signposting for further support.

Delivered entirely online through the MiMentor learning platform, the course can be completed within a single day. It is structured across a series of self-paced Articulate-based lessons and concludes with a course summary. The programme is provided by MiMentor and is categorised at an introductory level, making it accessible to coaches regardless of prior knowledge of mental health.