Research shows that athletes with an integrated approach of combining sport and education, life skills and employment opportunities are more likely to achieve their sporting goals, cope better with the workload and manage injury and retirement better. Elite athletes have commented that they have more confidence in what the future holds after sport when they pursue an integrated approach to their sport.
Education allows athletes to learn and acquire knowledge. Education can be via a formal or informal structure. Formal education will result in a recognised qualification, whereas informal education may not result in a qualification but may help to add to your experience and skills.
This fact sheets will help you to explore education options and provide tips and fact sheets to help you balance sport and study.
Need help with studying?
Active ways to study effectivelyOrganising your study for sports competitionsStudying while on tourNote-taking skillsA guide to simple study definitionsTime management
Stop procrastinatingMaking more time in your dayOrganise your study time effectivelyKeeping it together when the pressure increasesThings to do - snapshot of athlete commitmentsGoal-setting
Targeting - visualising the big pictureScheduling - putting things in orderPrioritisation - getting the little things doneAcademic counselling
Senior schooling - Issues to considerSecondary study - Working with your schoolA guide to selecting an athlete-receptive universityRelocation
Looking at studying in another country?Athlete relocation checklistPlanners
Budget Planner CalculatorDaily PlannerWeekly Planner2010 Year PlannerSource: International Olympic Committee
