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Dean Arrowsmith - Showing you care is the biggest thing
Chicago-based youth coach DEAN ARROWSMITH tells STEPH FAIRBAIRN about the mental health campaign he founded and how coaches can support each other
Dean Arrowsmith is director of coaching of the United and Extra programs at the American Youth Soccer Organisation’s Region 300 in Chicago.
He moved to the US permanently seven years ago to take up a full-time role in soccer, having gained much of his experience back in Dundalk, Ireland.
Alongside AYSO, he also has another very important role: co-founder and chairperson of Head In The Game, a mental health campaign aiming to start a conversation for those involved in the League of Ireland.
In the two years since its inception, Head In The Game has made a big impact, offering a safe space for coaches that may be struggling with their mental health.
Dean himself has been affected by self confidence issues and imposter syndrome when on a Uefa B course at the age of 21.
SCW caught up with Dean to discuss the work Head in the Game does, the pressures
coaches face, and tools for coping with them.
Please note: this interview contains references to suicide, from the start.
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