DREAMS workshop CURRICULUM
Our values-led framework and workshop programme designed to help young athletes develop positive habits, behaviours, and life skills through sport.
About the DREAMS Workshop Curriculum
Each letter of DREAMS represents one of our values: Drive, Resilience, Empower, Adapt, Mentor and Success.
Players enrolled on our Total Sport programmes take part in interactive afternoon workshops centred around the DREAMS curriculum, while their peers on Sport + English attend English lessons. These sessions help players develop valuable life skills, positive behaviours, and the confidence to succeed both in sport and beyond.
Drive Workshops
These sessions are designed to encourage players to give their best effort, step outside their comfort zones, and work hard to achieve their goals.
Topics might include:
Group discussion on the meaning of “Drive” and how they can apply it in their own training.
Goal setting session: learning how to set SMART goals and defining goals for their time on camp.
Creating a personal Drive Plan, with techniques for pushing through challenging situations.
Taking part in these activities helps players understand that progress comes from effort and consistency. They will develop the tools to challenge themselves in a constructive way and set meaningful goals.
Resilience Workshops
A key skill for any young athlete is the ability to respond effectively to setbacks. These sessions will consolidate players’ work in training, helping them develop techniques to overcome challenges and learn from mistakes.
Topics might include:
Identifying factors that are within players’ control (thoughts, behaviour, words, attitude), and outside their control (weather conditions, referee decisions, the behaviour of others etc.), and learning to focus on what they can control.
Discussing potential changes that can occur in sport and how to respond to them.
Escape room task, working with their peers to overcome a common challenge.
Through these workshops, players gain techniques to stay calm under pressure and bounce back from difficulties.
Empower Workshops
Every player on camp is an integral member of the team. These sessions help players understand the power of positive encouragement and how best to support each other.
Topics might include:
Identifying what positive encouragement looks like and its impact on performance and motivation.
Group discussion on empowerment – reflecting on a time someone empowered them.
Team-building activities.
These workshops help ensure that camp is a positive and inclusive environment for everyone, while building leadership and communication skills in players.
Adapt Workshops
The ability to be agile and open to change is a key skill in professional athletes. These sessions compliment players’ training by encouraging them to be open minded, try new things and develop positive behaviours.
Topics might include:
Effective reflection – how to reflect on your performances and identify what went well and areas to develop.
Basics of nutrition, hydration and building healthy habits outside of training.
These sessions help players remain open to new perspectives to maximise their performance and wellbeing.
Mentor Workshops
On camp, we encourage players’ to act as positive role models to their peers by showing kindness and respect to others. In workshops, players will deepen their understanding by exploring how to set a positive example to those around them.
Topics might include:
Discussing the characteristics and behaviour of a good role model.
Identifying their personal role models and why they look up to them.
Understanding the impact words and actions can have on teammates.
These workshops develop leadership skills in young athletes by giving them positive examples to aspire towards, as well as contributing towards a respectful camp environment.
Success Workshops
Players on camp will focus on succeeding as a team. Workshops enhance their work in training by helping them understand what a successful team looks like and how they can bring out the best in each other.
Topics might include:
Group discussion about what makes certain teams successful and why
Creating their perfect team.
Listing out the essential attributes of a successful team.
These sessions help players focus on more than their own performance when considering success, developing valuable teamwork and communication skills.
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