The Heads Up mental health campaign was launched in February helped by the Duke of Cambridge. It follows a spike in the number of football players seeking mental health support since the start of the lockdown. Compared with last years figures of 653 players accessing support this first quarter has already seen just shy of half of that, some 299...Continued
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Football Players seeking Support For Mental Health
Recent figures show that more players are seeking support for mental health from the PFA. 278 more current and former football players than in 2018 have or are accessing therapy. Football Association’s Prince William has spoken out, criticising football clubs for their attitude towards the mental health of their players. “Once you would never show any weakness, but...Continued
The Importance of Mental Strength in Sport
Mental Strength - Are You a Winner or Loser? I’ve been inspired to write this blog whilst watching the FA cup final ‘live’ on the BBC iplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer Being a football fan and sports hypnotherapist I’ve been looking forward to this game for a while, but with a young family couldn’t watch it live due to a combination of work...Continued