Community

Elite sport in the context of good mental health is very topical at present. See for example in professional football https://www.thepfa.com/wellbeing/mental-health-and-football

My expert educational approach is novel and all-encompassing.

What does good mental health look like and how can it be cultivated within the training and playing environment on a daily basis?

I can develop your tennis players and staff by joining your core group (Figure below) to share

  • What is needed at the individual, team and club levels in terms of how to develop your community in a way that is supportive and healthy, using contemporary educational theory
  • A wealth of knowledge, skills and experience around how to maintain good mental health in the process

Methods

  • Group (small or large) facilitation to enhance team cohesion
  • Appreciative enquiry to understand your goals and build on success
  • Guest speaker at larger events, e.g. LTA conferences, workshops & training events
  • Input for individual players, e.g. coaching and mentoring

Stages of Competence (Scaffolding)

  • Learner cannot do (outer ring)
  • Learner can do with guidance (middle ring)
  • Learner can do unaided (core group)

Contact me to learn more about this in the tennis arena, across the Player Performance Pathway

  • From unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence
How do I do this?

The importance of good quality feedback

  • I am an expert in the use of good quality feedback, both content and process | Learn more https://www.masterpsych.co.uk/feedback/
  • When delivered well feedback helps athletes develop along a healthy trajectory, with mental health in mind (the converse is also true)
  • Leading to superior individual and team performance

I am familiar with the following

  • Managing uncertainty, anxiety and complex scenarios
  • The involvement of multiple stakeholders
  • Helping tennis players and coaches to develop and reach their potential | see https://www.masterpsych.co.uk/career-progression/
  • Informing teams and whole communities at the Local, Regional and National levels around what matters when it comes to developing systems for education and training
  • Mental Health and MH Services in the UK