Although the unseasonal cold and wet spring has had an impact on our start to summer sports, it has been fantastic to deliver sessions into the Bairnsdale Cricket Association. These sessions have been funded by the Bendigo Bank as part of the East Gippsland Bushfire Campaign. The cricket clubs that have participated are West Bairnsdale,…
What is the hardest thing about running a junior sporting club? Answer? Parents. They start off wanting their kids to have fun, to socialise, to get fit and healthy. They end up thinking that their kid is a superstar, that coaches know less than them and that umpires are fair game for abuse. Our Positive…
After 2 years of Covid and lockdowns we hit the ground running and hoped clubs would spring back into action and operate the way they did back in 2019. Most clubs didn’t. Clubs have felt the very real challenges of putting teams on fields with less volunteers and in some sports, increased drop out rates….
A Club with Heart is a club that strives for competitive greatness. It wants to perform at the highest level and win, but it achieves this by firstly creating an environment of respect, support, care and resilience for its local and wider community. Many clubs understand how important their role is in the lives of…
https://sportandlifetraining.com.au/products/memberships/ In senior clubs we meet firstly with the committee, then with the entire playing group to set the direction. We run the SALT Club Health Check which becomes the measuring tool for progress and reporting over the journey. There is a strong focus on wellbeing and mental health with the delivery of that course…
Is your club about to start preseason training and therefore truly care about the wellbeing of your players? Maybe you need to contact us at SALT and let us be a part of that support. Your club would benefit from the Positive Parenting and a Positive Coaching session from SALT that can be offered online…
The complete Club Wellbeing Package involves a live, face to face Wellbeing Session in the club and then a follow-up training of a Club Wellbeing Team. These sessions are best when completed in the preseason. Session 1: Wellbeing and Mental Health This is for every member of the club community, male and female, aged 16…
Thanks to Mawsons Concrete and Quarries we were able to work with 40 clubs in Regional Victoria in regard to Mental Health, Positive Sports Parenting and Positive Coaching. READ MORE SALT have recently completed the Mawson’s funded Mental Health and Wellbeing project across country Victoria. The funding allowed 31 clubs to receive a Mental Health…
SALT have recently trained 10 new engaging facilitators. The trainees have come from a variety of locations including from Canberra, Wodonga, Porepunkah, the Bellarine and metro Melbourne as well as a variety of sporting and professional backgrounds. The trainees have been working with Scott over several months through an online training process that provides them…
While most Club Presidents maybe described as stalwarts, we are not so sure this applies to Jack, the President of a great SALT Club, the Congupna Football / Netball Club. Jack is 26 years old and is in his second year as Club President. What was the motivating reason for taking on the role? The…
