RS4MH - Rackets Sports for Mental Health
▶Summary
RS4MH (Rackets Sports for Mental Health ) overall objective is to promote education in and through sport and enhance the quality of coaching at EU grassroots racket sports (grassroots tennis, badminton, squash and table tennis) club level. This will be achieved by elaborating, piloting, evaluating, and disseminating an innovative model tailored for European grassroots racket sports clubs and EU secondary schools. The aim is to build on the mental health awareness and understanding among 30 coaches, 30 physical education (PE) teachers and 60 parents, fostering a holistic approach to young secondary schools’ students-athletes 14-19 aged and athletes aged 16-23 mental health and well-being through racket sports. The ambition of the project partners is to provide an innovative scientific - based model applicable for grassroots sports clubs and schools including 1 digital Case Studies Collection of existing successful sport-based practices and initiatives at EU level in youth mental health through racket sports, 1 blended learning educational program Racket Sports (RS) Supporting Minds including 5 main modules for coaches and PE teachers and 1 Dual Career module for talented athletes aged 16-23, 1 suite of resources in racket sports for Mental health (MH), 1 school training activity package Racket Stars - Racket Sports Training Activities for Resilience in Schools and 7 inspiring community - based sports events applying totally innovative approach for best practices identification and collaborative learning – Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP). The main racket sports in this project include grassroots tennis, badminton, squash and table tennis. that is published through this page expresses the views of the project beneficiaries only and it does not represent the views of the European Union or the European Commission. It shall not be deemed to constitute legal or official notice on behalf of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for this content nor the use thereof made by any third parties. Page 2 of 2