Teenager and sports

MRledzepo

So I'm in my teens and currently studying for the junior certificate

I play rugby in school and have been since the start of first year , I also row and play hurling and gaelic .

So obviously somewhere down the line things are going to clash bad , right now I've rowing on sat/sun from 1:30-4 and also have rugby/hurling/gaelic matches and training on them days .

The only day I don't train is tuesdays .

I'm seriously considering packing something in but honestly have no Idea where to start , I row and have been since 6th class and I've been in the GAA since I was 5-6 and literally all my school days revolve around talking about rugby . I'm tied in with them all and they are a big part of me but I have no time to socialize on the weekends and considering I'm in school until 4 during the week I have minimum time after homework and training to even go out during the week .

I feel I'm missing a big part of my teenage years and I'm really worried , I'm very sociable in school etc and go out when I can but I feel I need to have some time just to laze around I suppose , can anyone shed some light on what I can do ?

Teyla Emmagan

You have too much on IMO. Particularly with the junior cert. Excercise is important when you are studying of course but so is downtime. And actual study time. Can you give up the GAA for the rest of the year maybe? Surely your club would be supportive given how long you are there. They must see this the whole time.

kiffer

That seems like a lot of training to me... I wasn't sporty in school at all so I'm not sure what level of rigorous activity goes on but there is such a thing as over doing it...
What do you do on Tuesdays?

Floppybits

I was that teenager OP. OP what you need to do is cut down on attending training sessions, at your age you dont need to do so much training and are infact going to burn yourself out. What you should be doing is attending one training session of each during the week, so one night train rugby, the other night train GAA. As for the rowing it seems very long session and I would look to see if there is a way you cut that session down to an hour or so and maybe do it earlier in the day so that you have rest of the day free.

As for matches, if there is clash then you are going to have to make a decision on what game to play? On the brightside though Rugby season should be coming to an end very soon and the GAA season should only be starting about now and I also know that the GAA season goes on hold for those ages where they players are doing exams.

Basically sit down and write out all the sessions for each sport then when you have done that look at the sessions you can cut, like I said there is no need to attend every single training session for every single sport you play. I know from playing many sports myself that you can say to the manager you are going to be miss one session a week because you have something else on.

ladygirl

I agree with the above - you don't necessarily need to quit any of the sports - however cut down on the training sessions. If you speak to each of your trainers and explain your case they will understand. They may require full attendance coming up to big events i.e - GAA championship etc but surely all your events wont clash at the same time.

Also don't worry about that you feel your missing out. When the time comes that you may have to sacrifice a sport due to other commitments then you'll know which one to cut back on. I have no experience with rugby or rowing - however the friends you make from GAA are friends for life in my opinion and this bond only grows stronger the longer you keep playing.

And many people who decided to drop out for one reason or other either end up regretting it or returning to it later in life. Cut back on training - dont give up if you love them as much as you say.

Teyla Emmagan

Is there someone pushing all of this at home OP, or did you take it on yourself? I am surprised your parents wouldn't be encouraging other activities as well as all the sport, or just some time to do nothing. Especially in an exam year, when you will need the best study/life balance possible.

Holsten

I actually think it's fantastic all the stuff your involved in, fair play! I'm jealous actually, I wish I had have been that active and interested in sport at that age.

Do you what you want to do, if you really do enjoy these sports then keep them up but cut back where you can. Perhaps drop one or two for a year and see how you feel then.

I doubt you'd be able to keep this up through the later years, especially during the leaving cert. You're currently doing 4 sports, so I'd cut it down to the two you enjoy the most for the moment. Remember, you can always come back to the sports if you feel you're missing out.

MRledzepo

Floppybits wrote: »

I was that teenager OP. OP what you need to do is cut down on attending training sessions, at your age you dont need to do so much training and are infact going to burn yourself out. What you should be doing is attending one training session of each during the week, so one night train rugby, the other night train GAA. As for the rowing it seems very long session and I would look to see if there is a way you cut that session down to an hour or so and maybe do it earlier in the day so that you have rest of the day free.

As for matches, if there is clash then you are going to have to make a decision on what game to play? On the brightside though Rugby season should be coming to an end very soon and the GAA season should only be starting about now and I also know that the GAA season goes on hold for those ages where they players are doing exams.

Basically sit down and write out all the sessions for each sport then when you have done that look at the sessions you can cut, like I said there is no need to attend every single training session for every single sport you play. I know from playing many sports myself that you can say to the manager you are going to be miss one session a week because you have something else on.

Hey thanks for the reply , the rowing is fixed sessions and it may be changing soon to really really early mornings but I'm sort of in a limbo as my rowing coach only thinks I'm doing rowing so I can't say to him I have a match or so on but my GAA and rugby managers know I'm playing other stuff and dont mind as long as I'm keeping fit and play matches , I might gradually ease of playing rugby as I've only been playing it a year and a half and I'm not showing much potential in a carer than I am in rowing and gaa , thanks for the reply

MRledzepo

thanks for the replies guys really helpful