Strategies to Prevent Drop-Out Rates

Question 1

Reasons for drop-out

Answer 1

• Injury
• Pressure outside of sport
• Poor performances (demotivating)
• Pressure from media & coaches
• Stress from financial impacts, travel, training, competing, fulfilling commitments outside sport

Question 2

Strategies
UK Sport

Answer 2

• UKSport run programmes have a ‘lifestyle’ component –> help manage stress of elite sport

Question 3

Strategies
Training advisors from EIS

Answer 3

Provide athletes with skills to cope with demands of elite sport

Also prepare them for life after sport

Question 4

Use of performance lifestyle advisors who advise on…

Answer 4

• Time management
• Finances
• Budgeting
• Dealing with media
• Sponsorship / management
• Finding a job (to support training or after sporting career)
  -Use of goal setting to stay motivated