FIFA has announced that Calm – the app for sleep, meditation and relaxation – will be the ‘Official Mindfulness and Meditation Product’ of the FIFA World Cup 2022™, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ and FIFAe Nations Cup 2023™. Calm and FIFA join forces to bring tools to support mental health to the global football […]
FIFA launches #ReachOut campaign to raise awareness around mental health
FIFA has launched #ReachOut, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions, encourage people to seek help when they need it, and take actions every day for better mental health. With the support of past and current football players, FIFA is underlining the importance of greater awareness around mental health. […]
Vita Dani, co-owner of Chennaiyin FC & Ultimate Table Tennis on preparation for ISL, mental health awareness & creating a centre of excellence for TT
Vita Dani is the co-owner of the two-time champion Hero Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC and is the Chairperson & Co-owner of Ultimate Table Tennis – 11Sports. Vita’s vision is not only to create an elite football club in India with a growing legacy, but also develop a flourishing grassroots programme for young footballers […]
Inspire Institute of Sport CEO on using technology to monitor wellness of athletes, mental health and holistic development of athletes
Rushdee Warley, CEO of Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) boasts of more than twenty years of experience in the Sports industry which includes coaching, leading the high performance programme for Swimming South Africa, working as a performance consultant for High Performance Sport New Zealand and leading the 2012 Olympic Games campaign for the swimming team […]
Triple Olympian Mikel Thomas: “We need a more holistic approach towards improving mental health”
The Playknox spoke with Mikel Thomas, a Triple Olympian who competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, representing Trinidad and Tobago in track and field. He was also a silver medalist at the Pan Am Games in 2015. Tell us more about yourself. Apart from being an Olympic athlete and a coach, […]
Indian swimmer Anshul Kothari: “Media should broadcast national and international swimming events on TV or Apps to increase popularity of the sport”
Anshul Kothari is one of India’s most accomplished swimmer having represented India at Commonwealth Games 2010, Asian Games 2010, Asian Games 2014 and Asian Games 2018. In 2010, he became the first swimmer from Gujarat to have represented India at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. He has taken part in 32 National Championships. […]
ATP partners Headspace and Sporting Chance for mental health and wellbeing
The ATP has partnered with Sporting Chance and Headspace to support the mental health and wellbeing of its player members and staff. Founded by former Arsenal F.C. and England football captain Tony Adams MBE, Sporting Chance is a leading mental health provider working exclusively with professional and elite sports participants to give them a safe […]