Gyeonggi Office of Education Provides 'Sports Psychological Counseling' for Athletes Participating in National Youth Sports Festival

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will provide sports psychological counseling to student athletes participating in the "53rd National Youth Sports Festival" to be held in May.

The Office of Education announced on the 28th that, in collaboration with the Sports Psychology Research Institute of Korea National Sport University, it will offer psychological counseling and customized education to athletes competing in badminton, shooting, and archery events.

The psychological support program consists of at least 10 sessions conducted over 10 weeks. Previously, psychological support was provided as one-time or group education, making it difficult to offer detailed psychological care to individual students.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will provide psychological counseling for athletes participating in the National Youth Sports Festival.

Accordingly, the Office of Education will conduct one-on-one customized counseling focusing on overall emotional regulation and healthy growth, including ▲psychological strategies for competition situations ▲student peer relationships ▲family relationships.

Professor Hanbyeol Kim, head of the Sports Psychology Research Institute at Korea National Sport University collaborating with the Office of Education, explained, "This program puts a lot of effort not only into sports psychological techniques but also counseling. Customized counseling is effective for students sensitive to their surrounding environment, and since the counselors are former national-level athletes, they can naturally become mentors to the students."

Sangyong Kim, Director of the Physical Education and Health Division at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated, "Psychological support for student athletes undergoing significant physical and emotional changes is an essential area in sports. We plan to provide multifaceted support so that student athletes can adapt well to both sports and school life, and we will also expand customized psychological support."