SKASC23
Assist athletes to plan and manage their lifestyle
Overview
[Being successful in sport is not just about physical conditioning, and technical,
tactical and mental skills. In order to help athletes to get the most out of
themselves, coaches need to understand other issues and pressures that
athletes are going through on a daily basis. By adopting a holistic approach to
their athlete’s performance, coaches will be better placed to help their athletes
to avoid conflict, prevent over-stress, and avoid possible burnout and early
exiting from the sport.
It is important that you understand the types of lifestyles that lead to long term
success in sport and that you support your athletes to plan and prioritise their
own work and study commitments such as, training, competition, employment
and academic studies. Time wasting should be kept to a minimum through
encouraging effective time management. It is also important to realise how an
athlete whose life is on balance is more likely to achieve better results in the
field of play and acknowledge that a sporting career will not last forever, and
support athletes to consider their life after sport whilst they are competing so
that upon retirement this transition is smoother.
This standard is divided into four parts, these are:
 Develop an awareness of your athlete’s personality and motivation
 Support your athlete to plan and manage their own study and work
commitments
 Support your athlete to plan and manage their own leisure time
 Support your athlete to plan and manage their own finances
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Assist athletes to plan and manage their lifestyle
Performance
criteria
Develop an awareness of your athlete’s personality and motivation
You must be able to:
P1
identify and evaluate the motivations and behaviours of successful
performers in sport
P2
work with others to identify and compare your athlete’s motivations and
behaviours with those of successful performers and therefore the areas
your athletes need to develop to become a successful performer
P3
identify the impact that other people and situations have on your athlete’s
motivations and behaviour
P4
work with others to plan how you will develop personal motivations and
characteristics with your athletes that will help them to become
successful performers
P5
see how well your athlete’s plan enables them to improve their
motivations and characteristics and work will others to make it more
effective
P6
use the knowledge about your athlete’s personality and motivations to
support their study, work and leisure time
Support your athlete to plan and manage their own study and work
commitments
P7
identify and agree your athlete’s training, competition, study of work
commitments with all interested parties
P8
highlight any evident clashes or areas of stress and concern and discuss
possible strategies and solutions with all parties well in advance of the
commitment
P9
work with all parties to prioritise and record your athlete’s training,
competition, study and work commitments according to their
importance and urgency
P10 support your athlete’s so that they can plan their time to achieve their
training, competition, study and work commitments according to
their priority in a truly integrated way
P11 highlight ways to keep time wasting factors to a minimum
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P12 make sure your athletes have the necessary resources to achieve their
training, competition, study and work commitments
P13 make sure your athletes keep all parties updated and informed about
their integrated plan
P14 support your athletes to keep to their plans whilst being flexible in
changing priorities when the importance and urgency of any particular
commitment changes
P15 seek the help and advice of others with the relevant skills and
knowledge when you need help in planning and supporting your athlete’s
training, competition, study and work commitments
Support your athlete to plan and manage their own leisure time
P16 support your athletes to plan their leisure time so that it does not conflict
with their training, competition, study and work commitments
P17 encourage leisure pursuits that provide a positive counterbalance to your
athlete’s commitments and help them to develop personally
P18 provide information and advice on negative activities that are likely to
undermine your athlete’s performance or their public image
P19
seek the help and support of others with the relevant skills and
knowledge when your athletes have difficulty in avoiding negative
activities
Support your athlete to plan and manage their own finances
P20 identify and select approved sources of financial advice
P21 work with approved sources to support your athlete’s financial goals
P22 make sure the plan is feasible and meets your athlete’s needs
P23 encourage your athletes to follow their plan or seek help and advice from
financial advisors when it is difficult to follow the plan
P24 ensure that accurate records of their finances are kept and audited as
appropriate
P25 encourage your athletes to regularly review their financial plan ]
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Assist athletes to plan and manage their lifestyle
Knowledge and
understanding
Develop an awareness of your athlete’s personality and motivation
You need to know and
understand:
K1
why it is important to have a good understanding of your athlete’s
personality and motivation
K2
sources of information on the motivations and behaviours of successful
performers in your sport
K3
the motivations and behaviours of successful performers in your sport
K4
the types of people you can work with to identify your athlete’s
motivations and behaviours and compare these with the motivations and
behaviours of other successful performers
K5
the impact that other people, including your athlete’s friends and family,
have on their motivations and behaviour
K6
how to encourage your athletes to resist the types of pressures that
could lead to negative motivations and behaviour
K7
how knowledge of your athlete’s personality and motivations can help
you to support them to plan their training, competition, study, work and
leisure commitments
Support your athlete to plan and manage their own study and work
commitments
K8
why it is important to understand, plan and manage your athlete’s
training, competition, study and work commitments
K9
the importance of being clear about all of your athlete’s commitments
and agreeing these with all appropriate parties well in advance
K10 how to help your athletes prioritise all of their commitments
K11 planning aids, such as paper and electronic diaries, that can help your
athletes to plan their time and how to use these
K12 the types of things that can cause athletes to waste time in a way that
could affect their work commitments and how to keep these to a
minimum
K13 the types of resources athletes need to help them meet all their
commitments and how to access these
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K14 why it is important to keep others up-to-date on your athlete’s priorities
and commitments who you should inform and when
K15 why it is important to be flexible in planning and re-planning your
athlete’s commitments and how to do this
K16 who can help you to plan the support of your athlete’s academic and
work commitments
Support your athlete to plan and manage their own leisure time
K17 why it is important for athletes to make good use of their leisure time
K18 the types of leisure activities that can help their performance and
standing in their sport and the types of leisure activities that will not
K19 types of leisure activities that can help athletes to develop personally
K20 people who can help athletes to make good use of their leisure time and
avoid negative activities
Support your athlete to plan and manage their own finances
K21 why it is important for athletes to manage their finances responsibly
K22 how to find and use sources of financial advice
K23 how to support your athlete’s financial goals – short, medium and long
term
K24 what a personal financial plan should cover
K25 the things that athletes will have to do to follow through the financial plan
K26 the financial records that athletes should keep and how to keep them upto-date
K27 why it is important for athletes to review their financial plan and how to
do so
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Additional Information ()
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Motivations and behaviours
1.1.
Positive
1.2.
Negative
Others
2.1.
Coaching staff
2.2.
Psychologists and counsellors
2.3.
Family members and friends
2.4.
Other athletes
2.5.
Academic staff
2.6.
Employers
2.7.
Fellow pupils/students
2.8.
Work colleagues
Training, competition, study and work commitments
3.1.
Short term
3.2.
Medium term
3.3.
Long term
Resources
4.1
Equipment
4.2
Information
4.3
People
4.4
Finance
4.5
Travel arrangements
4.6
Planning tools
Negative activities
5.1
Alcohol abuse
5.2
Abuse of other recreational drugs
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5.3
Unruly behaviour
5.4
Gambling
5.5
Other behaviour likely to bring your athletes or sport into
disrepute
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Financial goals
6.1 Short term
6.2 Medium term
6.3 Long term
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Plan
7.1
Income
7.2
Expenditure
7.3
Taxation
7.4
Savings
7.5
Investment
7.6
Insurance
7.7
Pension
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Behaviours
The following key assumptions underpin the coaching process and will
help coaching to have its intended impact on the participants:
1. The participant must be at the centre of the process; when coaching, the
coach should support, co-ordinate and manage the process effectively
always starting with the identification and recognition of the participant’s
needs and should aim to address those needs via their coaching.
2. Coaches should aim to empower participants, supporting their right to
make choices, discover their own solutions, and enable them to
participate and develop at their own pace and in their own way within the
confines of the environment.
3. Coaches should provide opportunities and an environment that motivates,
controls risk, engenders challenge, enjoyment and above all achievement.
4. Coaches should aim to grow participant’s confidence and self esteem.
5. Coaches should reflect on their own practice and always look for ways to
improve their coaching ability.
Skills
[SKILLS]
Glossary
[GLOSSARY]
Links to other NOS
This standard links closely with B225, D427, D419, D420 and D421
External Links
[EXTERNAL]
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Assist athletes to plan and manage their lifestyle
Developed by
SkillsActive
Version number
01
Date approved
November 2013
Indicative review
date
April 2018
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating
organisation
SkillsActive
Original URN
B14
Relevant
occupations
Sports Coaching
Suite
Sports Coaching
Key words
[KEYWORDS]
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