Why sportspeople need support to maintain good mental health

Athletes can face many challenges that may impact their mental state, such as performance pressure, club transfers, career threatening injuries, and negative comments on social media. Our Mental Wellbeing in Sport services can help with all these potential issues, and we've collected our latest professional advice below.

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UEFA Champions League additional games negatively impact players' wellbeing

This announcement has been met with criticism from players as they haven’t been consulted about this and fear that it’ll affect their wellbeing. Whilst players understand fans may want more games and chances...

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The Mental Challenges Faced by Athletes

As we're about to commence the Olympic competition, we urge professional sportspeople and their coaches to consider the positive effects of mental...

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Why it's important to provide support for those just starting out in pro sports

As England played their first Euro 2024 match yesterday, we take a look at the impact adapting to a national team and representing their country for the...

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Why athletes need wellbeing support

As the Euros approach, we urge professional sports clubs to adopt proactive wellbeing support strategies to help their athletes to cope with the...

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Sport is Good - Let's Protect It

Being a professional athlete or football player is tough mentally, but is that because of the sport or the culture?

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Ex professional footballer Michael Nelson

Inside Voice: Mental Health in Professional Sport

We hear about wellbeing in sports quite often and how it can be a crucial lifeline for sportspeople, but why not hear it from a professional sportsperson themselves? We spoke to ex-professional footballer and current coach, Michael Nelson, about his thoughts on mental wellbeing...

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Understanding how independent mental health support can help female athletes

Women in sport face a lot of difficulties and not just when it comes to playing on the pitch. Of course, playing football comes with its own difficulties just like it does when men play; things such as transfer stress, injuries, maintaining their positions...

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The Transfer Window Is Closed: What Does That Mean For Mental Wellbeing?

The football transfer window has officially closed, and it means there’s a change-up in teams, locations, and training. This can stir up mixed emotions as players can be excited for the future, sad to leave teammates behind, and they can be anxious about their place in their new team and how they’ll fit in.

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Tackling Online Criticism in the Sporting World

Whether it’s online hate, performance worries and criticisms, or injury stresses - players of sport can face many mental health and wellbeing challenges and that’s why its becoming increasingly important for clubs to support their athletes with proactive mental health solutions...

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How to maintain good Mental Health off the pitch

Here we talk about how professional sports people may have hidden issues outside of the sporting arena which may affect their mental health. It’s clear that footballers, and sports players, experience a lot of pressure with their games and that can have an impact on their mental health, but what isn’t always clear are the underlaying issues that they may have.

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Highlighting the importance of Mental Wellbeing in Sport

It’s no secret that the world of sport is tough for people physically, but it’s also worth noting that athletes and sportspeople can struggle with their careers mentally.

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UKIM launch their mental wellbeing in sport service

UKIM Launches Wellbeing in Sport Service to Support Player Mental Wellbeing

We are delighted to announce our partnership with Bradford City AFC, where we will be providing the club players with bespoke mental health and wellbeing support.

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