Former West Ham United footballer Ryan Briggs has launched a not-for-profit monetary training service to help psychological well being and monetary wellbeing in sport.
The brand new service is known as: Monetary Wellbeing Inside Sport (FWWS).
Mr Briggs performed in West Ham United’s most profitable ever youth crew alongside future Chelsea and England star Joe Cole, in addition to Michael Carrick and Jermaine Defoe.
They have been all a part of the West Ham United squad that gained the FA Youth Cup in 1999.
However Mr Briggs senior soccer profession was cut-short after he was launched by West Ham in 2000 and the midfielder went on to play for Dover Athletic, Chesham United, Folkestone Invicta, Grays Athletic, Bromley, Dulwich Hamlet Tonbridge, Dartford, Erith & Belvedere, Ashford City and Thamesmead City.
After leaving soccer Mr Briggs turned a monetary wellbeing specialist and coach and gained a degree 4 diploma in Monetary Companies.
He’s a psychological well being first aider and ambassador and advisory board member for the R;pple (sic) Suicide Prevention Charity.
Now he has launched a brand new, not-for-profit monetary training service designed to help the wellbeing of younger sportspeople and assist forestall psychological well being points associated to cash administration. Referred to as Monetary Wellbeing Inside Sport CIC, it’s a neighborhood curiosity firm.
It helps sports activities individuals and organisations construct higher relationships with cash by focusing totally on coaching, training, steerage and help to navigate the world of funds, fairly than simply monetary recommendation. The service consists of entry to on-line instructional content material, methods to measure monetary wellbeing, group workshops, one-to-one steerage periods, cash administration expertise and management/champion coaching.
Supporting service suppliers to FWWS presently embrace FinWELL Coaching Ltd, a monetary wellbeing service for workers; Maji, a cash administration and wellbeing platform and the R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity.
Mr Briggs mentioned: “We’ve all seen how necessary it’s to concentrate on our bodily and psychological well being, particularly over the previous couple of years, and up to date reviews present that the most important driver of stress, anxiousness and psychological well being points is poor monetary wellbeing and cash administration issues. Sportspeople’s careers are restricted by way of length and incomes potential, and might usually get minimize quick as a result of damage or contract selections which might be out of their palms, so it’s subsequently important that they can make knowledgeable selections to guard and safe their monetary future and their life and profession after sport.
“By taking management of their private funds, younger sportspeople can discover ways to funds extra successfully, make investments correctly, and defend their long-term monetary journey and life-style selections.”
As a neighborhood curiosity firm, FWWS’ nominated charities embrace The Road Soccer Basis, The Alan Shearer Basis and R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity.
Alice Hendy MBE, founding father of R;pple, mentioned: “There’s a enormous hyperlink between monetary wellbeing and psychological well being. The affect poor monetary wellness can have upon our minds, thought processes, and life-style shouldn’t be underestimated.”
Keith Mabbutt, founding father of Road Soccer Basis, mentioned: “Monetary instability breeds stress, which in a sports activities context can hinder efficiency and decision-making, doubtlessly affecting an athlete’s monetary and psychological well being and wellbeing. Athletes face immense strain, resulting in points equivalent to insecurity and despair. Instructing psychological well being consciousness and monetary planning is important for athletes with sometimes quick careers.”
• FWWS web site will be discovered right here: FWWS
• The R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity will be discovered right here: R;pple