Many famous sports players such as Virat Kohli, Abhinav Bindra, Bhaichung Bhutia are resolving the importance of mental health in the fields of sports (file photos) I feel like the most lonely guy in the world Virat Kohli Recently, while talking to former British Cricketer Mark Nicholas on his podcast. Kohli revealed his battle with depression in 2014 in the conversation and added, “It is not a great feeling when you wake up knowing that you will not be able to score any goals. Now, where you can’t control anything. I can only understand how to overcome it. ” I really feel the need for professional help there to be honest. “Like him, in the past two years, many famous sports people have spoken out about dealing with anxiety and depression. This is why they feel experts in health. Mental in sports is the need of hours:
Winning, losing or retiring: Sports is a mental challenge at all levels
Olympic gold medal winner, shooter game Abhinav bindra Having shown in one of my international speeches, I won gold at the Olympics. It was also the day my only goal achieved. I am said to feel excited and joy; All I feel is emptiness …. There is no doubt that mental health is a global social challenge and excellent athletes does not mean immunity and at least there The risk of mental illness is like the rest of the population. Poncha added that sports can be very difficult and mental health is the key to all levels, from building the ability to recover to cope with the harshness of training and the pressure of the edge. Painting, while maintaining the equilibrium state through victory and loss. After a certain level, the athletes are on par with the rest of the pitch due to their mental strength and stability at the most important times in their game. Go to big cities with big dreams playing for famous clubs. They only know about this sport, but do not understand how to deal with failures and refusal. That is why the extremely important thing is that there are psychologists in the youth teams. Competitive athletes face a lot of pressure, and it always leaves scar tissue. The former Cricketer and commentator Cricket Maninder Singh opened in 2019 about slipping into depression and addicted after retirement. I was scared to see a psychologist, lest everyone will write about me. So I just need to put on a brave front, he said.
Why is there a scarcity of mental health experts in sports?
While athletes and sports have solved the need of psychologists in their fields, experts reveal that there may not be enough mental health experts in India, People can provide therapy and treatment for sports. Right now, only four universities in our country, where people can train to become a sports psychologist. Until recently, many people did not pursue it as a full -time career. Now, some institutes have appeared and they are expanding their services to sports teams as a consultant, sports psychologist Nupur Kaul. However, time is changing. After Kohli’s statement earlier this month, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar Previously supported with a tweet that proud of your success and decision to share such personal experiences. These days, young people are constantly evaluated on social media. Thousands of people talk about them but not for them. We need to be able to listen to them and help them develop.
The tweet of Sachin Tendulkar for Virat Kohli opens up his depression
In September 2019, Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of Indian Women’s Cricket team in T20, called on BCCI to appoint a psychologist for the team. Today, high pressure. You need someone to discuss things when they are not good, she declared in a press conference. Even the players are preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, like shooting games Manu Bhaker Request the Ministry of Sports to hire services of sports psychologists to better prepare. In a sport that requires mental strength and strong stability to perform perfectly, receiving the instructions of experts will help me prepare better for the Olympics, she said.
Need to end the discrimination of mental health in sports
While all sports are equal, it is difficult for team players to open mental health compared to personal sports players because of discrimination. There is always a thought that ‘What would the teammates think about me?’, ‘If they found an alternative to me if I opened it?’ Moreover, male players have a harder time to accept their struggle for gender bias in sports – fear of my mistakes and fears. The athletes are separate from the bonding of their identity into the performance.
