Our football coaching partner, Chelsea Foundation, has developed some fantastic resources for schools in the UK to support mental health in young people and we are really pleased that they will be delivering workshops on this theme to players attending our Nike Football Camps with Chelsea FC Foundation this summer.
Read MoreHow do you get through home schooling during the coronavirus pandemic? We’ve got together with our Nike Sports Camps English teachers and the parents on our staff to give you some useful guidance for keeping everyone on track.
Read MoreHow do you keep your children active during the lockdown? Maybe even keep up some of the sports skills they’re used to honing on a regular basis? We got our heads together with our team of Nike Sports Camps staff to bring you ideas, tips and challenges for fun and easy activities using the space you have available…
Read MoreA sports scholarship abroad is the goal for many young aspiring athletes but how do you get a sports scholarship abroad? How do you get a sports scholarship to the USA specifically? Many of our Nike Sports Camps coaches have been to the USA on a sports scholarship, including tennis coaches Alex and Ana. We talk to them both to hear how the experience was for them, how they prepared themselves and what advice they would give to other young sports players and their parents hoping to secure a sports scholarship abroad.
Alex: Hey, I’m Alex Chan and I’m from West London. I’m a Tennis coach at Bisham Abbey for Nike Sports Camps. Outside of this role I’m studying Psychology on a tennis scholarship in the USA…
Read MoreMental health is becoming an increasing priority for those working with children but we are still a long way behind in equipping young people with the best tools, resources and support to encourage good mental health and tackle mental health issues. Recent statistics show that depression is becoming a more prevalent condition in young people and it’s something that governments, the health industry and those who work with young people need to address and tackle with urgency.
It’s not clear what has caused this increase but assertions have been made about the increasing pressures on young people from social media and celebrity culture. An increase in the incidence of reporting as a result of increased awareness may also contribute to the statistics.
Read MoreNike have partnered with the City of Rio de Janeiro to help the areas youth get more active and give young athletes the best opportunity to reach their sporting potential.
The aim of the project is to tackle the childhood inactivity issues in urban Brazil, home to the least active kids in Latin America. Together they have identified 22 community and sports recreation centres across the city, known as Rio’s “Olympic Villages” as the focus of the project. Four of these are being renovated and all will receive training in youth sports programming, Nike products and equipment.
Consulting with a wide range of youth experts from NGOs to local artists they’ve identified the greatest barriers to sports for these young Brazilians. They’re tackling lack of money, lack of transport and mobility, safety issues and poor infrastructure across the 6.4 million population of Rio.
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