Lifestyle Management Skills

Balancing Lifestyle & Training

• Lifestyle planning will help you to plan to
achieve sporting success whilst retaining a
balanced lifestyle.
• Objectives
– Understand what makes a balanced lifestyle
– Recognises what causes imbalance
– Deal with pressure points
– Team ‘YOU’
 Last Year
• Write down three of last years personal
goals
• On a scale of 1-10 (0 = terrible, 10 =
excellent), rate how well you achieved
each goal
• What went well?
• What didn’t go so well?
• What can you do to improve?
 Task 1.
• What is your ideal lifestyle?
• What would be your ideal day?
• How realistic is that?
• Would it be ideal in the long term?
• If not why not?
• How does this compare to what you have
now?
Task 2
 Advantages of effective time
management
• Increased productivity
• Prevention of duplication of effort
• Increase output
• Realise goals
• Lower costs
• Decrease stress
 Effective Time Management
• Time Scheduling
• Establish Priorities
– Education
– Training
– Work
– Leisure
• Dealing with distraction
• Delegation of tasks
• Effective communication
 Wasting Time
• Goal Conflicts
• Reliance on Others
• Ineffective communication
• Being controlled by others
• Lack of planning
• Poor organisation
 Balancing Tips- Rest/ Personal
Time
• It is important
• Make sure you take time to chill
• Make 10mins for yourself each day
• Quality not quantity
• Missing sessions
 Balancing Tips- Study
• It is important
• Does your school/ teacher know
• Can you get flexible study time
• Don’t wait until the last minute
• Plan what needs to be done and when
 Balancing Tips- Sport
• When do you want to be at your best
• How many sports do you play
• How many teams do you play in
• How many coaches do you have
• How many training programmes are you
following
Balancing Tips- Hobbies & Friends
• ARE IMPORTANT
• Do you have friends outside of sport?
– Do you make time for them
– Do they understand your sport
– Do you try to involve them
– Have you shared your goals with them

• Do you have hobbies outside of sport

 Balancing Tips- Family
• Important
• Do you tell them about your
achievements?
• Do you thank them for their help?
• Do they know what your goals are?
• Make time for them - make them part of
your team!
 Action planning
• What will I do?
• How will I do it?
• When will I do it?
• Who else should know?
• My commitment
To Do Completed By Priority
 Tips for managing ‘Hot Spots’
• Set goals for each area regularly and plan each
week carefully
• Stress the need for commitment in whichever
area you are in at the time
• Recognise when one task takes priority or is
unimportant
• Identify potential clashes
• Share these with the people around you

REMEMBER REST AND ‘YOU’ TIME ARE

IMPORTANT!
 Summary
• Plan ahead- identify ‘hot spots’
• Share your plan with others
• Ensure one of your coaches has a full
picture
• Never sacrifice rest and recovery time
• Review how it is going