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SMS: Strong Mind for Success
Mid-term meeting SMS - Strong Mind for Success was held in Slovenia
18.05.2024
In the period 15-18 of May 2024 in Solkan and Ajdovščina, Slovenia has been held the mid-term partners meeting of the initiative SMS - Strong Mind for Success. #SMS is an Erasmus Plus 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.
The two-day event organized by Endorfin, with the participation of representatives of BSDA and L’ORMA, combined sports, history, and local culture. The activities included football training and a visit to the new gymnastics hall on the first day. The second day featured a historical tour of Sabotin Peace Park and a scenic e-bike ride from Europa Square to the Solkan Bridge, the world's longest stone arch. This event highlighted the Solkan and Nova Gorica regions' rich cultural and natural heritage, contributing to the promotion of sports and cultural tourism. The successful blend of activities provided enriching experiences for all attendees, emphasizing the area’s historical significance and scenic beauty.
SMS project will use the knowledge gathered from the results of the objectives and policies from the European Action Plans on Mental Health and will focus 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.
SMS project will use the knowledge gathered from the results of the objectives and policies from the European Action Plans on Mental Health and will focus 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.
