CAREER PLAN OF AN ATHLETEP6/ M3

INTRO:As with the majority of sporting careers

(depending on the nature of the sport): injury, illness or natural progression to

retirement means that the athlete has to plan for such circumstances.

Which means that having GOALS, making

a SWOT analysis and having a SECOND CAREER plan are vital.

TASK…Research a professional athlete within a sport of your choice, who have successfully planned their career. (This will be part of the final assessment so make it

efficient, but worth while).

GOAL SETTING- IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS, ATHLETES MUST HAVE A CLEAR PLAN OF WHERE AND HOW THEY ARE GOING TO GET THERE…

Long term Goals:- First goals that need to be set- 6 months/ 5 years- Objective statement that can

be measured: E.G: to score 20 goals this season.

- Yet there needs to be review dates to check progress (after 5 games)

Medium term Goals:- These are set to build up to

the long term goals, last usually around 6 months.

- E.G: to improve to 14.3 for Illinois Agility run- 2 months

Short term Goals:- 1 day to 1 month- Build up to medium goals and

contribute to long term- Specific goals such as: hit the

target 6 times in todays game

SMART Goals:

SpecificMeasurable AchievableRealistic Time- framed

SWOT AND NEEDS ANALYSIS

Strengths

• What are you good at

Weaknesses

• What areas do you need to develop

Opportunities

• What opportunities are available to you

Threats

• What competition is there that may be a barrier to you achieving this goal

Once a path has been identified, an athlete needs to identify what they need to do in order to be successful.

This requires a SWOT analysis.

PLANNING THE ATHLETIC CAREER

 

For an athletic career plan you need to look at:

Technical skills

• the techniques you can/cannot perform, and those you need to be successful

Fitness levels

• Your fitness levels in comparison to what is necessary to be successful in your sport.

Psychological aspects, such as

• Type A or B, • Aggression control• Motivation etc

The process is the same for

an athletic career plan and an

alternate career path. However, the details you look into will be slightly different for each one

PLANNING A SECOND CAREERFor an alternate career path, you need to look at:

Practical skills that are relevant to the career

•Eg: coaching, teaching, instructing skills

Key and Basic skills, such as

• IT• Working in teams, • Organisation• Communication• Literacy, Numeracy

learners need to produce a career plan covering an individual’s career as an athlete and their careeroutside competitive sport.

Goal Setting:- Types of goals- Short term goals- Medium term goals- Long term goals

Swot analysis

- Athletic career planning

- Second career planning

learners need to explain factors involved in career planning for an athlete.

These include goal setting, SWOT: self- and needs analysis, athletic career planning and

second career planning.