In 2019 Rick Nansink started to work as an ambulant youth counselor/coach. Started at Spirit/Levvel and ran various types of assistance programs and training courses. During these trajectories Rick always uses sports to get in touch with the young person and to stay in touch. In 2021 Rick Nansink started to use gaming and VR as a means in addition to sports. Play games together with the youngster and start a conversation during the activity or, on the contrary, play games or sports first and then start a conversation to work on the set goals. In this way Rick Nansink tries to work with the youth and also to work on SMART goals. In addition to using Sport VR, physical sports and gaming, Rick Nansink is now also working on integrating VR in resilience training. By using multiple VR sessions during the training sessions, Rick Nansink wants to safely expose the young person to realistic situations. From these sessions, new goals can be set to work on during the physical training sessions.
