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Managing Alcohol in the Club Teams - The hidden challenge for the coach
John Leahy, Tipperary Hurler and Aileen Tohill, Ulster GAA
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Contents
• Relationship between alcohol and sport• New GAA research• Role of the Coach• Challenges• Identifying signs • Offering help
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Alcohol and Sport
• Traditionally there has been a strong association between alcohol and sport– Sport can have a positive influence on
adolescents on their use of alcohol and drugs compared to peers
– However, being involved in sport as an adult may encourage greater intake of alcohol
– Athletes involved in team sports may be at greater risk of excessive drinking than individual athletes
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Alcohol and Sport
• Research has identified that alcohol is:– Commonly associated with team bonding
behaviours– Frequently consumed in binges– Heavily associated with both win and lose
scenarios– Used as a relief from stress
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Alcohol and Sport
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New Research
Team Problems Caused by Alcohol & Other Drugs for GAA Coaches
Brendan Murphy & Mark Gottsche, November 2010
• 347 GAA coaches questioned
• Responses sought around their opinions, experiences and attitudes
• Looks at the extent of the problem
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Main findings
• 81% of coaches felt the use of alcohol and other drugs to be a ‘serious’ or ‘very serious’ problem in Ireland
• 52% felt a team they coached had been affected by a players use of alcohol or other drugs
What do you think were the main ways teams had been affected?
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Alcohol and Sport
1. Missing training2. Under performing3. Missing matches4. Arriving under the influence5. Disruptive6. Injury as a result
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Coach’s Influence• Coaches can have a positive influence over
their players by:– Being approachable/supportive– Building a sense of collective responsibility – Setting challenges– Educating around nutrition and hydration– Placing importance on rest and recovery– Playing attention to/supporting to injured players– Providing/acting as role models
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Effects of Alcohol and Sporting Performance
Reduced Endurance - Alcohol reduces the body’s ability to produce glucose, leading to less energy and less endurance capacity.
Greater risk of cramp - Alcohol left in your system after a few drinks the night before contributes to a bigger build up of lactic acid.
Dehydration - Alcohol is a diuretic, making you use extra fluid on top of the normal during exercise – putting you a greater risk of dehydration
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Challenges for the Coach
Loss of B vitamins - Alcohol robs the body of B-group vitamins which help repair body tissue after injury
Effect on sports injuries - Alcohol increases the bleeding and swelling around soft tissue injuries (sprains, bruises and cuts) so they
take longer to recover.
Slower reaction times - The relaxant properties of alcohol affect the central nervous system and slow down information processing – affecting reactions, co-ordination, accuracy and balance.
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Awareness of Alcohol & Substance Use Among Players
• Starting to argue with referee during games• Starting to give back chat when are given
instructions during games• Making excuses when missing training &
games• Being injured more regularly
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Early Intervention
‘Team Managerment / Coaches can play an important part in minimising the damage alcohol / substance use can have on players’
• Highlighting the problem regarding players drinking should never be completed in front of other team members
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Preparing for Brief Intervention
• Seek professional guidance• Arrange a good time to meet• Never meet on your own• Have facts written down• Show empathy
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Early Intervention
• Focus on the following:• Ask how his/her feels about the training?• Ask how his/her own performance is
going?• Discuss his/her training attendance • Discuss his/her training & playing
performance
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Early Intervention
• Discuss his/her attitude towards training, games, etc
• Here you can point out how you see his/hers attitude has changed
• Before they may have been encouraging & supportive of team mates
• All management attended the meeting & support each other
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Early InterventionAsk the Question:
Is there anything we can do, to support you?• They may tell you themselves at this stage
that alcohol / substance use is an issue
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Early Intervention
• If they do – you can reassure them you are here to offer support and if there is anything you want us to do we will support you?
• You can suggest do you want us to contact Treatment Services, Counsellor etc...
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Early Intervention
• If they don’t say anything – you may have to suggest to them,
‘Do they think their drinking or substance use is causing them any concern?’
• If they agree you can offer to support them.
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Early Intervention
• If they don't agree with your views or not seeing their substance / alcohol as a problem –
You cant do much more • Just reassure them you are there if they
ever need anything
• and you will be continuing to pick your team on training / game performance
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Early Intervention
• But what you have done is pointed out to them how you see their life is planning out due to there use.
• This type of intervention will always be remembered
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Early Intervention
• Having worked with people who end up with problems, they will always speak about how others tried to point out to them, that substance / alcohol use was a problem in there earlier days of use.
• If they had only listen then – is more often the line you will get
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Challenges • Drinking Culture
• Team Management acceptance to alcohol consumption
• Motivational circumstances of player
• Professional demands on Players
• Lack of Enjoyment from training & games
• Lack of expertise in the alcohol & Substance area
• GAA association with alcohol Companies