The recent stories of famous athletes speaking up about their mental health have created a huge shift in the trend of mental health being accepted in sports—and we want to continue that shift in Ellington!

What Change the Game has done: mental health training for coaches, mental check-in guide for coaches, parent presentation, hung banners at the middle and high school athletic fields, team building for EHS sports, and free yoga classes for EHS teams.

Potential ideas for Change the Game: teaching teammates how to lead a mindfulness activity, bringing Ellington alumni in to talk to teams, t-shirts with positive sayings, even holding a community-wide event to host a “famous” speaker. None of this can happen without a committee of people.

Email Jess to get involved jmaitland@ellington-ct.gov