Manage your lifestyle to achieve excellence in your sport
Overview
This standard is about the importance of lifestyle management for athletes. Achieving excellence in your sport is not just about physical conditioning, technical, tactical and psychological skills; being professional in all aspects of your life is also important. Your success depends on you making informed decisions, being reliable and spending your time in a way that does not harm your ability to perform or bring yourself or your sport into disrepute.
The main outcomes of this standard are:
- Plan and manage your sporting commitments
- Plan and manage your time outside sport
This standard is for athletes who have the realistic potential to achieve excellence in their sport and are seeking to perform at the highest level.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Plan and manage your sporting commitments
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1. liaise with others to plan, agree and record your sporting commitments
2. plan and manage your time to achieve your sporting commitments
3. utilise resources you need to achieve your sporting commitments
4. inform others* *who need to know about your plans
5. adapt your sporting commitments when circumstances change
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Plan and manage your time outside sport
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6. plan your everyday life to maximise the time and opportunities available to you
7. take rest and relaxation as agreed with others
8. manage the positive and negative influences of others and activities in your life
9. manage time away from home effectively
- select people with relevant skills, knowledge and experience who can provide help and support when you need it
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Plan and manage your sporting commitments
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1. the importance of planning and managing your commitments
2. the importance of being clear about your commitments and how to prioritise these
3. methods of planning and managing your time
4. the types of things that can cause you to waste time in a way that could affect your work commitments and how to keep these to a minimum
5. the types of resources you need to help you meet your commitments
6. the importance of keeping others up-to-date on your commitments
7. why it is important to be flexible in planning your commitments and how to do this
8. who can help you to plan your commitments
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Plan and manage your time outside sport
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why it is important for athletes to make good use of their time
the importance of rest and relaxation to you as an athlete
how to identify the amount of rest and relaxation you need to achieve optimum results in your sport
leisure activities that can help or hinder your performance and standing in your sport
leisure activities that can help you to develop personally
the influences and types of activities that could harm your performance and standing as an elite athlete
the impact of social media
16. who can help you make good use of your time and provide support with personal issues
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Others
- coaching and or other relevant staff
- mentors
- other athletes
- school or college
- parents
Resources
- clothing and equipment
- information
- people
- finance
- travel arrangements