Offload in Salford Red Devils will launch today
Offload is a Big Lottery funded project; being run by a number of partners, led by Salford Red Devils, Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings with Rugby League Cares. The project content has been devised by State of Mind and supported by Oddballs
Suicide is the biggest killer of males under 50 and a leading cause of death in young males Offload is a mental fitness programme that invites men to come and see how professional rugby league clubs manage and coach players in a range of ways to improve their mental fitness.
It is claimed that men are hard to reach but we do not think this is the case as we think that men will come if the location is safe and the information is presented in ways that are practical in their lives
The programme consists of 10 fixtures where each fixture will have two halves (40 minutes).
First half has personal stories and evidence based tools to build mental fitness
Second half is interactive, club based activities
Basic mental fitness
Coping strategies
Stress management techniques
Using resilience to manage setbacks
Mindfulness
Five ways to wellbeing
Work life balance
Anger management
Emotional resilience
Solution focused problem solving
Offload Launch
Mental fitness programme for males aged 16+
Wednesday 5th April 2017 – 1pm to 2:30pm
Salford Red Devils Foundation Office, AJ Bell Stadium, 1 stadium Way, Eccles, M30 7EY
Agenda
1pm to 1:15pm Refreshments
1:15pm to 1:20pm Introduction to Salford Red Devils Foundation – Mark Brocklehurst
1:20pm to 1:30pm The local picture – Siobhan Farmer, Salford City Council
1:30pm to 1:40pm The Offload project – Phil Cooper, State of Mind / NWBH NHS
1:40pm to 1:50pm Local integration – Emma Goldsmith, Rugby League Cares
1:50pm to 2pm Questions
2pm to 2:30pm Networking
For further info please contact Joanne Shepherd on 0161 7861591 or email joanne.shepherd@salfordreddevils.net