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Support for young athletes — and the adults in their corner
Sport can build confidence, identity and belonging. It can also bring intense pressure, injury, rejection, deselection, uncertainty and self-doubt. We help clubs build psychological support for young athletes around performance, pressure and setbacks — both on the field and at home.
Psychological support for young athletes
Two programmes, one joined-up approach: build psychological fitness with young athletes and support young athlete mental health, while equipping the adults around them — so the same supportive language shows up at the club and at home.
Resilient Futures: Sport
Builds psychological fitness and mental resilience in sport before a crisis — helping players meet pressure, setbacks, injury, deselection and self-doubt with steadier self-belief.
8 sessions · 20 minutes each- Designed for young athletes aged 11 to 24
- Delivered in clubs, schools and grassroots sport
- Builds psychological fitness before crisis hits
- Supports pressure, setbacks, injury, deselection and self-belief
In Your Corner: Parents
Supporting parents of young athletes to give real backing at home — without adding pressure — with a shared language for confidence, growth and setbacks.
8 sessions · 25 minutes each- For parents and carers of young athletes
- Weekly groups, with intensive or blended delivery
- Build support without adding pressure
- A shared language for confidence, growth, setbacks and support
Why clubs choose both
The two programmes reinforce each other — strongest when they run side by side.
Stronger player welfare
Support that’s there before a setback turns into a crisis.
Improved engagement and retention
Young people who feel supported are more likely to stay in sport.
A shared language across club and home
Coaches and parents reinforce the same ideas, at the club and at home.
More confident parents & carers
Adults who know how to help — without piling on the pressure.
Evidence-informed and built for real sporting environments. The programme draws on post-traumatic growth, self-efficacy, hope theory, flexible thinking and practical approaches to connection and support.
Bring both programmes to your club or organisation
Bounce Forward in partnership with Healthy Minds for Parents. www.healthymindsparents.com
