State of Mind presented the mental fitness session devised specifically for rugby league match officials as part of the Assura Rugby League World Cup Grants recently
The project outline is as follows:
To survey referee society members across referee societies about their well-being
Deliver a mental fitness session to all societies
Offer individual support for mental health or refereeing
Repeat the survey at the end of the project
Offer mental health first aid training free to a member of each society
We would like to thank the Dewsbury and Batley Referee Society and Jayden for the opportunity to present to the referees. Referees are vital to sport and we will be trialing a virtual reality experience early in 2022 for fans, players and coaches to #BeTheRef