User talk:FAD FC

In 1989, Caroline Elwood-Stokes became involved in Football, beginning her career with Sheffield Wednesday LFC as Left Midfield. She were also a permanent figure in the Herries Girls school Football team in Sheffield. In 1994, After becoming too old for the club, Caroline joined Sheffield United LFC but the club did not provide the facilities Caroline were looking for & so she moved to Kilnhurst, now known as Rotherham United LFC. At the age of 16, she went on to qualify as a Football coach, at the same time gaining Distinctions in her studies in Sport. At the age of 16, Caroline became the coach at Sheffield City Wanderers working alongside Terry. She then formed her own club. In 1998, Caroline returned to Sheffield Wednesday LFC & also became a full time Football coach working with Evolve Sports coaching young children in school settings. At the same time, Caroline started coaching at Sheffield Wednesday Ladies and Sheffield United Ladies, based in the Shirecliffe area of Sheffield. An area Caroline has grown up and stayed loyal too.

Caroline went on to founder Stokes-Intl-Sports School. An elite school offering sports to a high level of standard. As part of the school, Caroline founded the Stokes-Intl Community project, applying to the local council for permission to renovate an old derelict building into a sports forum/community hall. Unfortunately, permission were not granted and so this is a project still ongoing..

Stokes-Intl-Sports School quickly expanded into Rotherham United LFC School of Sports after taking on the name of the club due to being given permission by the club's chair. At this time, Caroline became the Marketing Manager for the club. Caroline began writing the clubs biography I'll always be a Miller, she also set up a club store to sell the clubs own merchandise in which she funded herself. Caroline began looking for funding so she could buy land to give the club their own premises! Caroline became involved with Albert K Frimpong, the founder of SYDO (Sports & Youth Development Organisation) based in Ghana. Caroline became very interested in SKATE SOCCER and offered to expand this project into the UK. She is now the UK Director of SKATE SOCCER.

Caroline went on to become the founder of and author at FAD FC (Football's Awareness of Depression Football Community). A place where people suffering with or have suffered with mental health issues caused by or related to football can come and share their experiences via the website, find information on mental health, read true stories of other players etc.. As an ex footballer herself, She lost her career abruptly 17 years after she found out she were pregnant at a young age. Since then, she has not been able to face Football, she couldn't even bear to hear the word and so went into a massive spiral of depression so severly she were self harming, taking over doses and planning her own death. Basically, if she couldn't play football she wanted to be dead. After years of taking anti depressants and having many sessions of bereavement counselling to get over the loss of her career, she has finally returned to the game. But only by writing about it, Having just written a book 'A guide to positive mental health'. This is aimed at football clubs, players, coaches and managers. She has also recently contacted her local MP in regards to making Mental Health First Aid training compulsory within ALL football clubs. Caroline stated This could prevent situations like Gary Speed, Darren Eadie and even Gazza in the future, and just like Gazza once stated All football clubs should have their own counsellor''. Her aim at the moment is to set up a local mental health football team, with players who have suffered or are suffering with mental health issues. This would raise awareness of mental health, reduce the stigma and help people suffering like she once were (and in a smaller way still is)..

At the moment, Caroline has several things on the go.. She is also trying to set up a Mental Health Football Academy aimed at players suffering with mental health issues to come and Take part.

Caroline says I do want to take FAD FC global so clubs worldwide are mental health first aid trained FAD FC (talk) 18:27, 9 May 2013 (UTC) ≤www.fadfc.weebly.com≥

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