Nationwide training to take place this summer Collaborating with nonprofit partners to advance the impact of the Create Space mental health initiative Shared goals
Los Angeles – FOX Sports, the American English home of this summer's UEFA EURO 2024ä and CONMEBOL Copa America 2024ä, today announces plans with non-profit organization
Our partners at Common Goal aim to ensure that football has the knowledge, skills and resources to understand, prevent and address mental health issues at all levels of the game.
During the most anticipated period of this year's football calendar, Friday June 14thto Sunday July 14th, FOX Sports, its parent company Fox Corporation, and Common Goal USA will provide youth soccer coaches and hundreds of young athletes at select CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 sites across the country, including Atlanta, Houston, Kansas City, and Los Angeles. We are hosting a series of targeted mental health trainings. , Miami and New Jersey/New York. FOX Sports and Fox Corporation are co-founders of Common Goal's Create the Space initiative. The initiative provides mental health training to professional athletes and community organizations, and aims to support the football community with the idea that prioritizing mental health is just as important as maintaining physical health. unite.
“FOX Sports is proud to leverage the transformative power of sports to improve youth mental health while creating a safe space and sense of belonging for youth on and off the field,” said FOX Communications Executive Vice President Terry Hines said. Sports. “We are honored to continue working with Common Goal to destigmatize the conversation around this topic and ensure that vulnerability is seen as a sign of strength, not weakness.”
The training series is co-organized by Common Goal and the national nonprofit E-Motion and led by E-Motion and the Atlanta-based nonprofit Soccer in the Streets. Details on locations and dates for mental health training for youth athletes and youth coaches will be published on Common-Goal.org in the coming weeks.
FOX Sports reporter to launch new initiative today to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month jenny taftAn exclusive conversation with the San Diego Wave FC defenders of the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Naomi Girma NWSL Angel City FC Forward Messiah Bright About Create the Space and your involvement in the initiative. Following the panel discussion, FOX Sports, Fox Corporation and Common Goal USA created an impactful soccer-themed event for Los Angeles youth. Member of the distinguished roster of world-class soccer broadcasters on FOX Sports. tuftmatch analyst and former U.S. men's national team star stu holden and a legendary defender and new studio analyst Giorgio Chielliniparticipate in activities.
“Our partnership with FOX Sports is a testament to the power of how intentional storytelling can lead to meaningful action,” said Lily Barrett O'Keefe, Executive Director of Common Goal USA. “Nearly a year after we launched our collective movement in conjunction with the 2023 Women's World Cup, we are once again harnessing the power of mega-sporting events to reach young people in under-resourced communities across the United States. , providing important skills to better support themselves and their teammates.”
About common goals
Common Goal is rooted in the belief that the world's most popular sport is one of the few cultural forces powerful enough to move society towards a more sustainable and fair future for all. It is a non-profit organization. This global movement unites the global football community to act and collaborate for the well-being of people and the planet through simple yet impactful mechanisms. Players, managers, clubs, brands, media outlets and other football industry stakeholders pledge a minimum of 1% of the revenue. , which provides sales and other resources to initiatives that use soccer to drive progress towards sustainable social change.
About FOX Sports’ commitment to the Common Goal movement:
FOX Sports is dedicated to sharing soccer stories for social impact in the United States and is the first and only FIFA World Cup™ broadcaster to agree to Common Goal's 1% Pledge. and has committed to bringing 1% of its World Cup coverage to the United States through 2026. A great cross-platform soccer story. By the end of last summer's FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, FOX Sports' total airtime accounted for more than 6% of his time. Furthering FOX Sports' commitment to creating and promoting opportunities to play and make sports accessible to all, the company is committed to ensuring that soccer is accessible, diverse and inclusive for all youth athletes across the country. We're teaming up with a common goal: to help change the narrative around the impact of sport. To change your life.
About UEFA EURO 2024™ and CONMEBOL Copa AmpictureRika 2024™
from Friday June 14thto Sunday July 14th, FOX Sports will broadcast 46 matches of UEFA EURO 2024™ and 32 matches of CONMEBOL Copa America 2024™ live on FOX (36 matches), FS1 (39 matches) and FS2 (3 matches), with all matches available on FOX. Stream live on your sports app. Click here to view the UEFA EURO 2024™ broadcast schedule and click here to view the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024™ broadcast schedule. Broadcast schedule is subject to change.
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