SSaMs develops a university module that provides sports students with practical skills in mentoring with boys and young men. These are skills that can be applied in sports and school contexts with the aim of assisting children in their educational and training...

 Sports organizations, sports students and coaches play an important role in providing support to young people for health problems and education. SSaMs partners are developing learning materials to prepare sports students in providing support to young men and boys to...

What are young men’s mental health components? And the role and use of physical activity in mentoring? Starting from these questions the partners of SSaMs – Training sports students as mentorsgathered in the second project meeting, which took place at...

  BOYS' EDUCATION AND early school leaving is being addressed by a new European project with partners in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Czech Republic, Greece and Italy. The Sports Students as Mentors (SSaMs) programme will inform the development of an...

Sport has a strong educational value for young people and represents a valid way to promote the social inclusion and health of disadvantaged young people. Statistical data on early school leaving in the Europe Union show how young men are more affected by this...