Mental Well-being for Young Athletes
Welcome to the Mental Well-being for Young Athletes content home page! The content is designed to be applied by coaches involved with any type of sport. By applying the Mental Well-being for Young Athletes methods, coaches can promote the mental well-being of young people in sports environments.
Coaching that supports mental well-being provides young people with a strong basis for sports, physical activity and life in general. In a safe environment, young athletes are accepted as they are, they can express and share their emotions and thoughts and they are allowed to fail, learn from their mistakes and try again.
The content is primarily designed for the activities of 10–15-year-olds. It is applicable for different age groups. Coaches can improve the mental well-being of children and young people involved with sports through simple actions.
The short adress to this page is mieli.fi/youngathletes
Online Courses
The Mental Well-being for Young Athletes online courses provide practical downloadable material for coaches as well as an introduction on how to apply them. The online courses are available free of charge. You can complete the courses at your own pace and no signing in is required.
Mental Well-being for Young Athletes, Online Course for all Coaches
Mental Well-being for Young Athletes – Advanced Online Course
Mental Well-being Dimensions in Sports
The online courses above will introduce you to Mental Well-being for Young Athletes methods and guide you in implementing them into everyday coaching. Use the six dimension of mental well-being in sports. Mental well-being creates stronger basis for young athletes in sports and in life.
