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SMS: Strong Mind for Success
BSDA conducted Strong Mind for Success training
21.02.2024
The Strong Mind for Success #SMS National Training Workshop took place in Sofia, Bulgaria in the period 20 – 21 February 2024 and provided youth and athletes with the opportunity to improve their knowledge on the topic of mental health, while providing a platform for networking for future activities. The #SMS workshop was dedicated to educating young footballers on mental health and how a holistic approach can be applied to their professional development. The training included lectures as well as workshops in which participants actively discussed the topic.
STRONG MIND FOR SUCCESS #SMS TRAINING INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS AND EXPERT PERSPECTIVE ON THE TOPIC FROM:
• Mindset of a champion – psychological and mental aspects – Assoc. Prof. Kornelia Naydenova, PhD, goalkeeper of the women's national team (2003-2011), coach of the goalkeepers in the NSA women's team and lecturer in Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sport at NSA Vasil Levski;
• The challenges of emotional health in football – Valentina Gospodinova, 16-time champion of Bulgaria with NSA Vasil Levski with over 100 international matches for the national teams (girls and women). Head coach of the NSA Vasil Levski women's team;
• Motivational tools and practices for coping with mental health challenges of young football players – Ivaylo Zdravkov, PhD, Board member of BSDA.
“Strong Mind for Success” is an Erasmus+ co-funded initiative aiming to build capacity in sport organizations nowadays in the field of mental care awareness and care towards youth athletes. Strong Mind for Success project will deliver innovative education on how mental health can contribute for the successful development of young football players in Bulgaria, Italy and Slovenia.
This project uses the knowledge gathered from the results of the objectives and policies from the European Action Plans on Mental Health and focuses on educating young football players on mental health awareness. The target group are youth players (13 – 17), male and female as this age parameter is crucial for the psychological development of the athletes. The relevance and need of such project are supported by the scarcity of data not on what is the effect of sport on mental health, but rather the opposite. During the project will be analysed as well the aspects on how can we use mental health in order to prepare the players mentally and produce quality performance on the field and hopefully on the professional level. With the present project, the consortium aims to further develop the skills of managers as well on how to approach the mental aspects of their players, hopefully acquire the services of more mental health experts and introduce a more holistic approach to football preparation.
MAIN PROJECT OUTPUTS:
• Online platform on the importance of addressing mental health in the sport;
• Practical phase of development of new project ideas through the project lifetime;
• Implementing quality educational and research activities focused on the development of mental health amongst youth football players.
DURATION:
24 months
PARTNERSHIP:
3 different EU countries – experienced organizations in the field of sport with know-how of project management that they can transfer in the project lifetime – Bulgarian sports development association (coordinator) L’ORMA from Italy and sport club Endorfin from Slovenia.
More information about the project: www.sportsuccess.org.
• Mindset of a champion – psychological and mental aspects – Assoc. Prof. Kornelia Naydenova, PhD, goalkeeper of the women's national team (2003-2011), coach of the goalkeepers in the NSA women's team and lecturer in Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sport at NSA Vasil Levski;
• The challenges of emotional health in football – Valentina Gospodinova, 16-time champion of Bulgaria with NSA Vasil Levski with over 100 international matches for the national teams (girls and women). Head coach of the NSA Vasil Levski women's team;
• Motivational tools and practices for coping with mental health challenges of young football players – Ivaylo Zdravkov, PhD, Board member of BSDA.
“Strong Mind for Success” is an Erasmus+ co-funded initiative aiming to build capacity in sport organizations nowadays in the field of mental care awareness and care towards youth athletes. Strong Mind for Success project will deliver innovative education on how mental health can contribute for the successful development of young football players in Bulgaria, Italy and Slovenia.
This project uses the knowledge gathered from the results of the objectives and policies from the European Action Plans on Mental Health and focuses on educating young football players on mental health awareness. The target group are youth players (13 – 17), male and female as this age parameter is crucial for the psychological development of the athletes. The relevance and need of such project are supported by the scarcity of data not on what is the effect of sport on mental health, but rather the opposite. During the project will be analysed as well the aspects on how can we use mental health in order to prepare the players mentally and produce quality performance on the field and hopefully on the professional level. With the present project, the consortium aims to further develop the skills of managers as well on how to approach the mental aspects of their players, hopefully acquire the services of more mental health experts and introduce a more holistic approach to football preparation.
MAIN PROJECT OUTPUTS:
• Online platform on the importance of addressing mental health in the sport;
• Practical phase of development of new project ideas through the project lifetime;
• Implementing quality educational and research activities focused on the development of mental health amongst youth football players.
DURATION:
24 months
PARTNERSHIP:
3 different EU countries – experienced organizations in the field of sport with know-how of project management that they can transfer in the project lifetime – Bulgarian sports development association (coordinator) L’ORMA from Italy and sport club Endorfin from Slovenia.
More information about the project: www.sportsuccess.org.
