What is the TYF schools programme?
TYF Schools is a free, classroom-based life skills development course. Led by teachers, it enables students to build healthy habits and a practical toolkit for building resilience, emotional intelligence, and positive mental health and wellbeing. Classroom content has been developed using positive and sport psychology principles and is supported by eight comprehensive lesson plans. The journey is enriched by personal insights from some of Ireland’s top rugby players, creating a relatable and inspiring experience for students.
Evidence-Based Learning
Rooted in positive and sport psychology, the programme equips students with practical skills for resilience and wellbeing.
Easy to Follow Lesson Plans
Eight comprehensive lesson plans make it easy for teachers to lead engaging, impactful lessons.
Inspiring Role Models
Personal stories from top Irish rugby players bringing lessons to life, making mental wellbeing relatable and inspiring.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Sign-up
Register your School to get started with TYF Schools.
2. Consent
Complete the consent process to ensure student participation.
3. Await Approval
Receive your unique school code and access programme resources.
4. Complete Programme
Guide students through the full TYF Schools Programme.
5. Schedule TYF & Player visit
Book a TYF visit featuring a professional rugby players to inspire your students.
What can you find in the Programme: our 8 lessons plan
Our comprehensive lesson plan is designed to engage students while addressing key aspects of mental health and well-being. Each lesson builds on the last, ensuring meaningful progress.
What is Mental Wellbeing?
Helps students define mental wellbeing, explore how thoughts and emotions shape health, and learn how aligning with personal values supports overall wellbeing.
Building Self Awareness
This opening lesson will help students to define mental wellbeing. They will also explore how thoughts and emotions influence health and discover how living in alignment with their personal values can enhance their overall wellbeing
Recognising Emotions (Part 1)
Students will use mindfulness to understand emotions, express them healthily, and cultivate self-compassion through guided exercises and discussions.
Recognising Emotions (Part 2)
This lesson focuses on managing anger and stress, helping students understand emotions, their impact, and proactive coping strategies.
Positive Wellbeing Characteristics (Part 1)
Students will explore confidence, optimism, and resilience, learning practical techniques to build self-belief and reinforce wellbeing through body language.
Positive Wellbeing Characteristics (Part 2)
Through affirmations and self-reflection, students will strengthen resilience, push comfort zones and learn how to develop confidence for long-term emotional strength.
Self-Care and Wellbeing (Part 1)
Students will discover the impact of nutrition, sleep, and boundaries on mental health, creating personalised self-care strategies for overall wellbeing in this lesson.
Self-Care and Wellbeing (Part 2)
The final session helps students reflect on their progress, set future wellbeing goals, and celebrate their journey with mindfulness and a completion certificate.
Resources Hub
Andrew Porter
James Ryan
Tadhg Beirne
Bundee Aki
Tadhg Furlong
TYF Expert Advisory Panel Member Alan Quinlan
Linda Djougang
James Lowe
You’ve got questions?
We got answers!
WHAT IS TACKLE YOUR FEELINGS?
Tackle Your Feelings is a mental health and well-being campaign, which supports individuals proactively looking after their mental well-being. With resources available covering happiness, optimism and resilience, join our community in taking control of your mental well-being. TYF is an all-island campaign run by Rugby Players Ireland in partnership with Zurich. The campaign features some of Ireland’s Rugby Players leading from the front, breaking down stigma and encouraging people to become more proactive about looking after their mental well-being on a daily basis.
WHY IS IT LINKED WITH IRISH RUGBY PLAYERS?
The Tackle Your Feelings campaign is run by Rugby Players Ireland in partnership with Zurich. Ireland’s rugby players took on this project in order to use their unique platform in society to break down the stigma around mental wellbeing and dispel the myth of ‘macho’ being equated with never acknowledging or addressing emotions.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAMME?
TYF recommends completing one lesson per week. The self-awareness exercises are quite short and we recommend you only complete one module per day. The completion of the whole programme depends on the deadlines you set for completing your personally-tailored Goals.
WILL MY ANSWERS BE MADE PUBLIC?
No. Users’ privacy and confidentiality are of paramount importance to TYF. Your information will be securely stored with the highest level of internet security and in such a way that no one person’s answers are linked to their user name or device identifier. We will be collecting data for impact measurement purposes around how users engage with the programme and the difference in wellbeing scores on start and completion of the lessons but all this data is completely ANONYMOUS and we cannot link a person’s answers with any identifying information about that person.
IS THE PROGRAMME EVIDENCE-BASED?
Yes. All the techniques employed in the app are evidence-based and grounded in sport psychology and positive psychology theory and empirical research.
HOW CAN MY SCHOOL GET A TYF SCHOOL VISIT WITH RUGBY PLAYERS?
Once your school has successfully completed the full programme, please get in touch with TYF Schools Programme by email to arrange your TYF Schools Talk.
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Support your student’s mental wellbeing and sign up to our Free classroom-based programme.
Get In Touch
If you have any questions in relation to the TYF (Tackle Your Feelings) programme, we’d love to hear from you.
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TYF is a mental wellbeing campaign run by Rugby Players Ireland in partnership with Zurich Ireland. It is supported and funded by the Z Zurich Foundation.
Since 2016, Tackle Your Feelings has been led by Ireland’s rugby players through their representative body, Rugby Players Ireland. Through their commitment to mental health, Zurich Ireland proudly supports TYF and empowers it to equip students with essential tools to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and resilience.