“You Never Really Know Yourself Until You Have Experienced Pressure” Liz Cann Visits The Ferrers School To Support Sixth Formers With Goal Setting
“You Never Really Know Yourself Until You Have Experienced Pressure” Liz Cann Visits The Ferrers School To Support Sixth Formers With Goal Setting
There is no hiding the disruption that Covid – 19 has had on education but as reiterated in an article from the Guardian last year, the “now” Year 12 students across the UK have had the most pessimistic view of their learning with young people in these year groups remaining the most anxious. The Mintridge Foundation and the Ferrers School in Northamptonshire are determined for this narrative to change, and with this in mind, former world number 7 badminton player and Commonwealth Bronze Medallist, Liz Cann led a series of workshops to help and support this.
On 30th June, Liz made her way to Higham Ferrers to share her incredible sporting career with students whilst encouraging everyone to take the learnings of resilience, coping with stress, self-belief, goal setting, success tools and success habits into their own stories. With Liz’s active energisers, and participation sheets, there was fantastic engagement from everyone involved.
Liz was very keen to showcase the science behind her concepts before delving into practices such as heart focussed breathing, energy zapping worksheets and so much more.
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Liz worked with three separate groups throughout the day, and we loved seeing the engagement as everyone looked into their own ambitions and we can’t wait to see them come into fruition.
Thank you very much to the staff at the Ferrers for welcoming the Mintridge Foundation to support your students.
It is great to know that the local badminton club is held at the Ferrers for anyone that was inspired to start their sporting journey after hearing from Liz. You can find more information just here.
If you would like to understand more about our mentoring programmes with elite athletes and how they can support the young people at your school or club, please contact Katie Smith.
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The Mintridge Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to enhancing life skills in young people through sport. We provide a support network for young people by harnessing the power of positive sporting role models. The Mintridge Foundation assists young people of all ages, abilities and physical capabilities to develop confidence and resilience, and creates awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing through sport.
Our team of Ambassadors - Olympians, Paralympians and other professional sports stars from over 20 sports, both team and individual - work with young people in schools, clubs and academies across the UK. Starting with visits including assemblies, coaching clinics and classroom sessions tailored to each organisation’s requirements, our ambassadors can then provide one- on- one remote mentoring in a safeguarded environment, delivered via technology such as Fitswarm and Playwaze to build a lasting legacy for individuals.
The Mintridge Foundation’s successes demonstrate the incredible power of sport; from a mentee’s selection to represent Great Britain in their chosen field to enabling disabled children to find confidence and happiness just through participation. Understanding life after sport, we also support our Ambassadors in their transition from active sport to the next stage of their careers.
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