Lifestyle and Player Management Gary Mallon & Sheena Kelly

Outcomes By the end of this workshop we will: have identified potential challenges to teenage players have identified some “best practice” solutions to these challenges highlight action points to help coaches make an impact

Lifestyle & Player Management Performance Lifestyle is all about how you manage - spend and recuperate - your personal energy, including the quality of the food you eat and your activity levels so you can better achieve the outcomes you want in your life and have successful relationships. John Allen Mollenhauer Founder of Performance Lifestyle Coaching Centre

Building Blocks To Performance Technical Tactical Physical Psychological Lifestyle Management Performance

What Does Lifestyle Management Mean To You As A Coach? Knowing your players Understanding their other commitments Understanding issues that might affect their performance Helping them manage all the demands of a life in sport Providing them with the best opportunity to excel

Know Your Players - Personal Details - Education - Medical - Sport Details - Employment - Transport What information should you know about your players?

Group Task 1 Can you identify some of the key issues that may arise for each of these age groups? Under 12 Under 14 Under 16 Under 18

Feedback Key Issues That May Arise: Education Work/ part time work/ money Social life, friends/partners/drink/ drugs Nutritional intake Attitude/Emotional behaviour/temperament /independence Club/ school /county / other sports Planning / time of year

Group Task 2 For your given age-group can you name the competitions your players may be involved in and the time of the year they are played? (Include Club, School, & County, also include other sports that may be played)

Fitness Level Days Session 1Session 2 Session 3Session 4Session 5 Overtraining

Fitness Level Days Adequate Recovery Session 1 Session 2Session 3

What Does A Players Diary Look Like?

Training Planner NamePositionMonthMay 2011 Week 1 Monday 2ndTuesday 3rdWednesday 4thThursday 5thFriday 6thSaturday 7thSunday 8th Week 2 Monday 9thTuesday 10thWednesday 11 th Thursday 12 th Friday 13 th Saturday 14 th Sunday 15 th Week 3 Monday 16 th Tuesday 17thWednesday 18 th Thursday 19 th Friday 20 th Saturday 21stSunday 22 nd Week 4 Monday 23rd h Tuesday 24 th Wednesday 25 th Thursday 26 st Friday 27 th Saturday 28 th Sunday 29 th Notes:

Training Planner Name?????PositionMid FieldMonthMay Week 1 Monday 7 th Tuesday 8 th Wednesday 9 th Thursday 10 th Friday 11 th Saturday 12 th Sunday 13 th Club Training Club Game v St. Pat’s Week 2 Monday 14 th Tuesday 15 th Wednesday 16 th Thursday 17 th Friday 18 th Saturday 19 th Sunday 20 th Club Training Club Game v Clan’s Week 3 Monday 21 st Tuesday 22 nd Wednesday 23 rd Thursday 24 th Friday 25 th Saturday 26 th Sunday 27 th Club Training Week 4 Monday 28 th Tuesday 29 th Wednesday 30 th Thursday 31 st Friday 1 st Saturday 2 nd Sunday 3 rd Club Training Club Game v Rossa Fitness Assessment Notes:

Training Planner NameShaunaPositionMid FieldMonthMay Week 1 Monday 7 th Tuesday 8 th Wednesday 9 th Thursday 10 th Friday 11 th Saturday 12 th Sunday 13 th Club Training Club Game v St. Pat’s Week 2 Monday 14 th Tuesday 15 th Wednesday 16 th Thursday 17 th Friday 18 th Saturday 19 th Sunday 20 th GymClub Training Gym Club Game v Clan’s Week 3 Monday 21 st Tuesday 22 nd Wednesday 23 rd Thursday 24 th Friday 25 th Saturday 26 th Sunday 27 th PoolClub Training Week 4 Monday 28 th Tuesday 29 th Wednesday 30 th Thursday 31 st Friday 1 st Saturday 2 nd Sunday 3 rd Club Training Club Game v Rossa Fitness Assessment Notes:

Training Planner NameShaunaPositionMid FieldMonthMay Week 1 Monday 7 th Tuesday 8 th Wednesday 9 th Thursday 10 th Friday 11 th Saturday 12 th Sunday 13 th Club Training School Training Club Training School Training Club Game v St. Pat’s Week 2 Monday 14 th Tuesday 15 th Wednesday 16 th Thursday 17 th Friday 18 th Saturday 19 th Sunday 20 th GymSchool TrainingClub TrainingSchool Training Gym Club Game v Clan’s Week 3 Monday 21 st Tuesday 22 nd Wednesday 23 rd Thursday 24 th Friday 25 th Saturday 26 th Sunday 27 th Pool School Training Club TrainingSchool Training Club Training Week 4 Monday 28 th Tuesday 29 th Wednesday 30 th Thursday 31 st Friday 1 st Saturday 2 nd Sunday 3 rd Club TrainingSchool Training Club Game v Rossa School Final Fitness Assessment Notes:

Training Planner NameShaunaPositionMid FieldMonthMay Week 1 Monday 7 th Tuesday 8 th Wednesday 9 th Thursday 10 th Friday 11 th Saturday 12 th Sunday 13 th Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Game v St. Pat’s Week 2 Monday 14 th Tuesday 15 th Wednesday 16 th Thursday 17 th Friday 18 th Saturday 19 th Sunday 20 th Gym School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training School Training Gym Part time work (pm) Club Game v Clan’s Week 3 Monday 21 st Tuesday 22 nd Wednesday 23 rd Thursday 24 th Friday 25 th Saturday 26 th Sunday 27 th Pool School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training Week 4 Monday 28 th Tuesday 29 th Wednesday 30 th Thursday 31 st Friday 1 st Saturday 2 nd Sunday 3 rd Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Game v Rossa School Match Part time work (pm) Fitness Assessment Notes:

Training Planner NameShaunaPositionMid FieldMonthMay Week 1 Monday 7 th Tuesday 8 th Wednesday 9 th Thursday 10 th Friday 11 th Saturday 12 th Sunday 13 th Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Game v St. Pat’s Paul’s 18 th Week 2 Monday 14 th Tuesday 15 th Wednesday 16 th Thursday 17 th Friday 18 th Saturday 19 th Sunday 20 th Gym School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training School Training Cinema Gym Part time work (pm) Shopping Club Game v Clan’s Week 3 Monday 21 st Tuesday 22 nd Wednesday 23 rd Thursday 24 th Friday 25 th Saturday 26 th Sunday 27 th Pool School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Training Out with the girls Family Meal (Daddy’s 50 th ) Week 4 Monday 28 th Tuesday 29 th Wednesday 30 th Thursday 31 st Friday 1 st Saturday 2 nd Sunday 3 rd Club Training School Training Part time work (pm) Club Game v Rossa School Match Part time work (pm) Shopping Cinema Fitness Assessment Notes: Get Daddy’s present for Sunday 27 th. Gym – keep to workout A.

Player Diary

How Can You Help Your Players Plan?

Lifestyle & Player Management Key Issues Should Be Planned For. Fixtures, Training, Other Codes/Sports Education, Exams Integration Plan made (Early) Adherence to plan Coping Strategy Developed Flexibility!

What Is Your Role As A Coach? Time management is essential Know and plan for important dates in sport and studies. Use a Planner to map critical periods over a season Help your players to map critical periods over a season Understand what stage of development your players are at and train them accordingly

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Top Tip Communication Coaches should talk to each other. Coaches should talk to their players. Coaches should put the wellbeing of the player FIRST.

Outcomes Revisited By the end of this workshop we will: have identified potential challenges to teenage players have identified some “best practice” solutions to these challenges highlight action points to help coaches make an impact

Lifestyle & Player Management Questions