Lifestyle and Player ManagementGary 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 MollenhauerFounder 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)

Fitn

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Days

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5

Overtraining

Fitn

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Leve

l

Days

Adequate Recovery

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3

What Does A Players Diary Look Like?

Training Planner

NamePosition

Month May 2011

Week 1

Monday 2nd Tuesday 3rdWednesday 4th

Thursday 5th Friday 6th Saturday 7th Sunday 8th

Week 2

Monday 9th Tuesday 10thWednesday 11th

Thursday 12th Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th

Week 3

Monday 16th Tuesday 17th Wednesday 18th

Thursday 19th Friday 20th Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd

Week 4

Monday 23rdh Tuesday 24th Wednesday 25th

Thursday 26st Friday 27th Saturday 28th Sunday 29th

Notes:

Training Planner

Name ?????Position

Mid Field Month May

Week 1

Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th

Club Training Club Training

Club Game v St. Pat’s

Week 2

Monday 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th

Club TrainingClub Game v

Clan’s

Week 3

Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th

Club TrainingClub Training

Week 4

Monday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th

Thursday 31st Friday 1st Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd

Club TrainingClub Game v

RossaFitness

Assessment

Notes:

Training Planner

Name ShaunaPosition

Mid Field Month May

Week 1

Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th

Club Training Club Training

Club Game v St. Pat’s

Week 2

Monday 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th

Gym Club TrainingGym Club Game v

Clan’s

Week 3

Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th

Pool Club TrainingClub Training

Week 4

Monday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th

Thursday 31st Friday 1st Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd

Club TrainingClub Game v

RossaFitness

Assessment

Notes:

Training Planner

Name ShaunaPosition

Mid Field Month May

Week 1

Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th

Club Training School Training

Club Training School Training

Club Game v St. Pat’s

Week 2

Monday 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th

GymSchool

TrainingClub Training

School Training

Gym Club Game v Clan’s

Week 3

Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th

Pool

School Training

Club TrainingSchool

TrainingClub Training

Week 4

Monday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th

Thursday 31st Friday 1st Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd

Club TrainingSchool

TrainingClub Game v

RossaSchool Final

Fitness Assessment

Notes:

Training Planner

Name ShaunaPosition

Mid Field Month May

Week 1

Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th

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 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th

Gym

School Training

Part time work (pm)

Club TrainingSchool

Training

Gym

Part time work (pm)

Club Game v Clan’s

Week 3

Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th

Pool

School Training

Part time work (pm)

Club TrainingSchool

TrainingPart time work (pm)

Club Training

Week 4

Monday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th

Thursday 31st Friday 1st Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd

Club Training

School Training

Part time work (pm)

Club Game v Rossa

School MatchPart time work (pm)

Fitness Assessment

Notes:

Training Planner

Name ShaunaPosition

Mid Field Month May

Week 1

Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th

Club Training

School Training

Part time work (pm)

Club Training School Training

Part time work(pm)

Club Game v St. Pat’s

Paul’s 18th

Week 2

Monday 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th

Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th

Gym

School Training

Part time work (pm)

Club TrainingSchool

Training

Cinema

Gym

Part time work (pm)

ShoppingClub Game v

Clan’s

Week 3

Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th

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 50th)

Week 4

Monday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th

Thursday 31st Friday 1st Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd

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 27th. Gym – keep to workout A.

Training PlannerName ???? Position defender Month J an /Feb

Week 1

Monday 16th Tuesday 17th Wednesday 18th Thursday 19th Friday 20th Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd

School 9- 3.30Club TrainingGym Work

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30

School training

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30Physics tutor 4-

5pmSchool Match

Fitness Assessment

Math's tutor 10- 11am

Week 2

Monday 23rd Tuesday 24th Wednesday 25th Thursday 26th Friday 27th Saturday 28h Sunday 29th

School 9- 3.30

Club TrainingGym work

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30Physics tutor 4-

5pmSchool Match

Math's tutor 10- 11am

Week 3

Monday 30st Tuesday 31st Wednesday 1st Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd Saturday 4th Sunday 5th

School 9- 3.30

Club TrainingGym Work

School 9- 3.30

School Training

School 9- 3.30

School training

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30Physics tutor 4-

5pm School MatchMath's tutor

10- 11am

Week 4

Monday 6th Tuesday 7th Wednesday 8th Thursday 9th Friday 10th Saturday 11th Sunday 12th

School 9- 3.30

Club TrainingGym Work

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30School training

School 9- 3.30Physics tutor 4-

5pm

Club Training

School Match Math's tutor 10- 11am

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