Mental health for sport and physical activity providers
You can make a difference, whether you run classes, coach a team or lead community sessions. Explore tips and tools to boost your own mental wellbeing, and learn how to recognise when someone in your sessions might need extra support.
Worried someone is struggling with their mental health?
Mind's Spot. Support. Signpost resource was designed with sports providers in mind. It can help you feel confident about what to do when you think someone might need mental health support.
Tips for coaches with Duke McKenzie MBE
3-time world boxing champion and Mind ambassador Duke McKenzie MBE has lots of experience coaching people with mental health problems. In this video he talks about what he's learned, and shares his advice for other coaches.
Resources for physical activity and mental health
Our resources can help you better support and engage people with mental health problems in physical activity.
For you
Self-care library
Offers free wellbeing, grounding and breathing activities. You can use these to support your own and others’ wellbeing.
Spot. Support. Signpost
Tips to help you spot the signs someone may be struggling, support and signpost them to help and services.
Developing a healthy relationship with physical activity
Guidance for developing a healthy relationship with physical activity.
For providers
Our work with marginalised communities
Tips for supporting people from marginalised communities with their mental health in sport.
Thriving at Work for the sport and physical activity sector
Tips for supporting the mental health of your staff.
Supporting young people during physical activity
Advice on supporting young people with their mental health during physical activity.
Safe and effective practice
Guidance on how to deliver activities that are safe and effective.
Mental health and physical activity toolkit
Contains a variety of guides providing information, tools, templates and good practice examples.
Mental health champions: a toolkit
Help to develop a champions scheme to support your participants, staff and volunteers.
Case studies
We've captured learnings from across the sector to help you to consider what more your organisation could be doing around mental health.
Promoting good mental health through coaching – CARE resources
The CARE acronym infographics and animation help coaches promote good mental health. Produced in partnership with UK Coaching and Public Health England.
