Sporting Peer Program
A Path to Follow
Ormond Junior Football Club, in partnership with A Path To Follow (a local mental well-being initiative), offers a free program that leverages off young players’ common passion for football to introduce the concept of mentoring (via coaching), building relationships within the club and community, and promotes kids’ mental health and wellbeing.
The benefits of Peer-to-Peer Mentoring:
Mentoring offers a wealth of benefits to both mentors and mentees (Junior Coaches), and, in footy-mad Victoria, sport is a great vehicle for this.
Benefits for the Mentors and Junior Coaches include:
- a greater feeling of connection to their team, club and community
- improved empathy and conflict-resolution skills
- increased confidence and organisational skills.
For all Junior Coaches, having an older mentor or role model who has ‘been there’ can help with:
- improved social skills, sporting skills and coping mechanisms
- increased confidence and self-esteem
- behavioural problems (with mentees found to engage in less ‘risky’ behaviours)
- a greater feeling of wellbeing.
To express an interest in becoming an individual mentor or to request an individual mentor for your child, please contact Kirstie mentor@ormondjfc.com.au or 0478 310 145.
