Senior

This session is designed to give participants an understanding of anxiety and depression and provide them with positive mental health habits for life. It educates participants about the importance of having ‘real conversations’ and aims to reduce the stigma that remains around mental health issues. Participants are encouraged to ask good questions of their friends and to be open and honest about how they are coping and gain a better understanding of the support structures available.

This course is designed for volunteers who have done the well-being and mental health course and want to expand and grow their knowledge and influence in this space within the club. They will be trained online through 3 interactive sessions to become the eyes, ears, and heart of well-being and mental health in the club. The CWT is generally made up of three to six people who are well-known, trusted, wise, and approachable. They are caring and perceptive. They are happy to approach people and have a conversation to see how people are coping.

This course outlines how to create a new ERA in your club through Education, Responsibility, and Accountability. Clubs with Heart aim to be highly competitive, they want to win, and they want to produce great players. However, they understand that they have a higher calling, which is to create a community of care, respect, courage, and resilience. This course focuses on creating a story for which your club is known. We address the barriers that hold us back, then build the knowledge, the structures, the leaders, and the behaviours we need. Finally, we focus on building competitive greatness.

Traditionally many sporting clubs have relied on alcohol sales to generate club revenue and have sometimes promoted heavy drinking. We also know that heavy alcohol use can lead to illicit drug use. This module explores the dangers of heavy alcohol use and drug abuse. It asks, ‘What kind of club do you want to be?’ ‘What kind of influence do you want to have on the kids coming up?’ ‘What reputation do you
want in the community?’ ‘Where do drugs and alcohol fit into all this?’ and ‘How can we create an environment that supports anyone dealing with a drug or alcohol issue while keeping the club, healthy and drug-free?’

This module tackles the issues of gender equality, racial equality, sexual equality (LGBTQIA+), respect, and inclusion. Participants are positively motivated to be part of the solution in creating equality and inclusion, firstly in our sporting clubs and secondly in the wider community.

Some sports have traditionally been male-dominated. Great clubs are recognising the importance of enabling women and girls to access these sports and be treated as equals. This course helps clubs understand why this is so important and handle the transition successfully. Topics covered include the rise and impact of women’s sports, the barriers that exist, examples of ally behaviours around gender equality, and creating a club where all people feel welcomed and respected.

This session is designed to allow senior sporting club leaders to examine and determine what kind of club they want to create and how they, as leaders, can drive the change they want to see. Essentially, great clubs are values-driven and leaders are aware of their own strengths, but more importantly, they are looking to identify and develop the strengths of other club members, so that ultimately change is driven by everyone.

This is for a small group of participants from each club who are committed to transformational change. It is 6 online sessions, over six weeks with leaders from other clubs and other sports. This course goes far deeper than the CWH session mentioned above. There are 6 hours of content, tasks to fulfill after each session, expert guests, interconnection, and support between clubs and codes. Typically we will run this course twice a year. For more information visit clubswithheart.com.au.