As one of the founders for mental health education in sporting communities, OTLR has the experience of working with athletes from grassroots to elite level. Identifying sport and sporting communities as an avenue to provide vital mental wellbeing education, Founder Jake Edwards, coming from an AFL background, understood the sporting landscape and how important sport is to the Australian community. …
The Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL) is pleased to announce a partnership with Outside the Locker Room (OTLR), an Australian non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering mental well-being and resilience in the sporting community. In a collective effort to address the mental health needs of our members EFNL and OTLR have established a collaborative partnership that will extend support, resources, and …
Kate Macklin – Provisional Psychologist In the lead up to Christmas, many Australians are attending festive events to celebrate the end of the working year with colleagues, sharing joy with family and friends, and hopefully finding some time to relax. From Christmas to New Years, we enjoy the holiday period treating ourselves with great food and company, sitting by the …
This month saw OTLR end the winter season on a high, completing 288 sessions in sporting clubs, businesses and schools since February. This is the highest amount of sessions completed in this time period, with the months of May, June, July and August having record breaking months, seeing 51 sessions in May, 57 in June, 34 in July and 43 …
Matt Piga As a kid I liked to draw. Actually, I think most kids enjoy drawing and then something happens as we grow up and all of a sudden we stop drawing. Maybe it’s because we start to worry about what other people will think of our drawings, or that we start comparing our drawings to other peoples drawings, or …
Century Cricket Group (CCG) and Outside the Locker Room (OTLR) are thrilled to announce a new partnership in 2023. The partnership will see OTLR align with CCG to support and educate their network of members, as well as the six Century Cricket Competition Melbourne teams. This partnership will reach all members of the centre with a vision to Change The …
Handball Victoria (HV) and Outside the Locker Room (OTLR) are thrilled to announce a new partnership launching in 2023. The partnership will see OTLR align with HV to assist with their vision of fostering growth, development and promotion of handball. This will also support their vision by being able to provide opportunities for all members to gain access to various …
Table Tennis Victoria (TTV) and Outside the Locker Room (OTLR) are thrilled to announce a new partnership in 2023. The partnership will see OTLR align with TTV to support and educate their network of over 60 affiliated clubs and associations, as well as their 4,000 plus annual individual members. This partnership will reach both competitive and socially registered players, with …
Queensland Cricket have partnered with Taverners Queensland and Outside the Locker Room (OTLR) to offer quality mental health education and support to Queensland Premier Cricket clubs and affiliates this summer. In a first for Queensland Cricket, the arrangement will apply to all KFC Queensland Premier Cricket competition clubs as well as the Queensland Cricket Umpires’ & Scorers’ Association. OTLR is …
Outside the Locker Room (OTLR) are extremely excited to be partnering up with South Gippsland Umpiring Association (SGUA) heading into 2023 and beyond to help Change the Game for Mental Health in sport. This partnership will see a positive impact on umpires and other support staff within the organisation. This will be achieved by providing education on mental-ill health and …