Ugandan athletes are stepping up to address mental health challenges in the sports industry, with basketball star Tonny Drileba among the latest to speak out on the pressures of competing at an elite level.
Drileba, recently signed by the Nam blazers basketball team, has joined the “Sports for Mental Wellbeing” campaign while speaking on Mind Over Game X spaces by iCARRe Foundation emphasising the need for young athletes to focus on personal growth rather than the pressures of winning and losing.
“At a younger stage, the goal should be to get better, but if young players succumb to the pressures of winning and losing, we might lose many players with great potential. So coaches have to instill in them that regardless of the results, personal development is THE GOAL,” Drileba said.
He also highlighted the lack of mental health specialists catering specifically to athletes, saying, “I don’t know how many mental health specialists we have in the sports fraternity because sometimes when you look at your struggles as an athlete, it’s just hard going to a regular psychiatrist.”
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