• About
    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved >
      • About The Sport
      • Join A Club
      • Become a Coach
      • Volunteer
    • Jobs
    • For Sale
  • NEWS
  • Events & Results
    • @ Home Training Camp >
      • Athlete Registration
      • Coach Registration
    • Previous Events
  • Our Programs
    • Athlete Development
    • Ontario Mentoring Program
    • NxStage Program >
      • Stage 1 >
        • Wellness articles
      • Stage 2 >
        • Growth and Development Articles
      • Stage 3
    • Volunteers & Officials
  • Ontario Team
  • Coaching
    • Webinar Series
    • Coach Education
    • Professional Development
    • Athlete Training
  • Resources
    • Return to Paddling
    • Safe Sport
    • Webinar Series >
      • Webinar Registration
    • Athlete Resources
    • Coach Resources
    • Club Resources
    • Officials Resources
    • Governance
    • Competition Hosting
    • Rowan's Law
    • LTAD
    • Safety and Insurance
Canoe Kayak Ontario Sprint
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved >
      • About The Sport
      • Join A Club
      • Become a Coach
      • Volunteer
    • Jobs
    • For Sale
  • NEWS
  • Events & Results
    • @ Home Training Camp >
      • Athlete Registration
      • Coach Registration
    • Previous Events
  • Our Programs
    • Athlete Development
    • Ontario Mentoring Program
    • NxStage Program >
      • Stage 1 >
        • Wellness articles
      • Stage 2 >
        • Growth and Development Articles
      • Stage 3
    • Volunteers & Officials
  • Ontario Team
  • Coaching
    • Webinar Series
    • Coach Education
    • Professional Development
    • Athlete Training
  • Resources
    • Return to Paddling
    • Safe Sport
    • Webinar Series >
      • Webinar Registration
    • Athlete Resources
    • Coach Resources
    • Club Resources
    • Officials Resources
    • Governance
    • Competition Hosting
    • Rowan's Law
    • LTAD
    • Safety and Insurance

wellness articles

Evaluating Sport

2/14/2020

1 Comment

 
Deciding when to retire from sport is difficult for every athlete. It is OK to decide to retire from sport even if you have not completed all of your goals on paper. Maybe your goal was to go to the Olympics, but you have ‘only’ raced at worlds and sport just isn’t making you happy anymore.
​
The key consideration when evaluating your sport career is to understand the purpose that sport has served you.
​Are you happy? Will you be happy if you stay in sport? What purpose has sport given you? Has that purpose been fulfilled?
Asking yourself questions like these is a much more effective (and healthier) way of understanding the role sport has played in your life (compared to evaluating result-based achievements).
Reasons to NOT leave sport:
  1. Poor Results
  2. Coach Issues
  3. Teammate Issues
  4. Environment Issues

All of the above issues can be changed. Reaching out for help from a coach, advisor, or professional can aid you in solving these issues. The decision to leave sport should not be based on an external factor. 

Reasons to leave sport:
  1. You are not passionate anymore
  2. You feel fulfilled
  3. You are ready to move on to your next career
  4. Permanent/Severe Injury

Athletes should strive to retire from sport when they feel accomplished and fulfilled. A graduated athlete should want to leave their sport with gratitude and a desire to give back. Overall, an athlete should avoid leaving their sport for negative reasons. Moving on from sport with a positive outlook will allow athletes to look back fondly on their time in high performance sport, leaving them open to coming back to continue participation. (See Stage 3) 

What to do once you’ve decided to leave sport:
  1. Create an exit strategy
  2. Talk to your coach, mentor, a professional
  3. Create a support group (family, friends, teammates)
  4. Goal Setting and Career Planning (See Stage 2)

Sources:
https://www.competitivedge.com/how-know-when-it%E2%80%99s-time-leave-your-sport-quitting
​
https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Your-Coach-That-You-Are-Quitting
1 Comment
Alexis Beldle link
10/2/2020 06:34:35 am

what is the post price http://www.ckosprint.ca/


Thanks

Reply



Leave a Reply.

CONTACT

​​Ryan Blair 
​Technical Director
, Canoe Kayak Ontario (CKO) Sprint

T 647 505-9476
​ Email:  ryan@ckosprint.ca
​

HOME
ABOUT
 CONTACT US
 GET INVOLVED
  about the sport
  join a club
  become a coach
  volunteer

 JOBS
 FOR SALE
NEWS
EVENTS & RESULTS
OPR CHALLENGE
  results: OPR challenge
​ PREVIOUS EVENTS
OUR PROGRAMS
 CKO SPRINT @ HOME
​  athlete recipes
 ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
 ONTARIO MENTORING PROGRAM
 NxSTAGE PROGRAM
  stage 1
  stage 2
  stage 3
​ VOLUNTEERS & OFFICIALS
ONTARIO TEAM
COACHING
​  WEBINAR SERIES
 COACH EDUCATION
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
​ ATHLETE TRAINING
RESOURCES
​ RETURN TO PADDLING
 SAFE SPORT
 WEBINAR SERIES
 ATHLETE RESOURCES
 COACH RESOURCES
 CLUB RESOURCES
 OFFICIALS RESOURCES
 GOVERNANCE
 COMPETITION HOSTING
 ROWAN'S LAW
 LTAD
 SAFETY & INSURANCE

​
​© Canoe Kayak Ontario (CKO) Sprint 2018
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved >
      • About The Sport
      • Join A Club
      • Become a Coach
      • Volunteer
    • Jobs
    • For Sale
  • NEWS
  • Events & Results
    • @ Home Training Camp >
      • Athlete Registration
      • Coach Registration
    • Previous Events
  • Our Programs
    • Athlete Development
    • Ontario Mentoring Program
    • NxStage Program >
      • Stage 1 >
        • Wellness articles
      • Stage 2 >
        • Growth and Development Articles
      • Stage 3
    • Volunteers & Officials
  • Ontario Team
  • Coaching
    • Webinar Series
    • Coach Education
    • Professional Development
    • Athlete Training
  • Resources
    • Return to Paddling
    • Safe Sport
    • Webinar Series >
      • Webinar Registration
    • Athlete Resources
    • Coach Resources
    • Club Resources
    • Officials Resources
    • Governance
    • Competition Hosting
    • Rowan's Law
    • LTAD
    • Safety and Insurance