Perspective Video Workshop

Perspective Video Workshop Learning Intentions: Young people will watch and observe elite athletes share personal experiences in both a sporting and non- sporting context. The facilitator will seek to highlight discussion points for participants so that they can reflect and recognise how these principles are applicable in everyday life. The goal is for the participants to understand, reflect and implement the relevant behaviours from the discussion in their school, sports team, work and wider community. Video topic focus Perspective Video Facilitation Workshop Goals To understand and foster healthy discussions based on the video content. To encourage change if needed in the participants and provide strategies to do this. Format • Play video • Discussion • Key messages summary • Strategies • Action plan challenge • Closing quote Play video Play the entire Perspective video (3.26 mins duration) Jerome Kaino Optional: Replay the Jerome Kaino section of the video (00:11–00:40 mins) (00:11–00:40 mins) Point 1: I learned the hard way. Coming through the grades for me it was all about rugby. Nothing else mattered but as I went through the years I realised that it is really important to have interests outside of rugby and focus outside of the game. Point 1 discussion question: Why do you think the player realised, as he got older, that it was really important to have interests outside of rugby? Facilitator notes Point 1: Having other interests gives you balance, so if anything happens in your rugby, like a serious injury, you don’t lose your whole world as you have other things to concentrate on. Kieran Read Optional: Replay the Kieran Read section of the video (00:41–01:29 mins) (00:41–01:29 mins) Point 1: For me to be successful in my sport, I need to have a great balance. I probably have a strong motivation of why I am playing. To look after my family, love my team mates and to get better every day are my drivers. Point 1(a) discussion question: Why do you need great balance to be successful? Point 1(b) discussion question: Why is having an understanding of your drivers (your why) valuable? Point 2: I know that I have a strong base to fall back on if it does get tough. Point 2 discussion question: Why is it important to have a strong base to fall back on when things get tough? Cont. next page 1/4 Kieran Read (continued) Facilitator notes (00:41–01:29 mins) Point 1(a): Balance gives you perspective and helps keep you fresh and enthusiastic and keeps your mind growing. Point 1(b): It gives you motivation and helps you understand why you are doing what you are doing. Point 2: A good support network and having other interests gives you perspective and helps you cope when things are challenging. Portia Woodman Optional: Replay the Portia Woodman section of the video (01:30–01:53 mins) (01:30–01:53 mins) Point 1: You have to stay fresh, you can’t live, eat and breathe rugby all day long you will tire out and you will get sick of it. Point 1 discussion question: Why does having other interests outside of your chosen sport keep you fresh? Point 2: Outside of rugby you need to find a balance. Find something outside of rugby that keeps the spark going. Point 2 discussion question: What other interests do you have that help you have a balance? If none, what would you like to do? Facilitator notes Point 1: You need to switch off in order to be on when the time comes and having other interests helps you do this. If you have too much of one thing you get sick of it. If you only ate apples all day you would get sick of them. Point 2: Other sports, hobbies, family, friends, church, working. Steve Hansen Optional: Replay the Steve Hansen section of the video (01:53–02.22 mins) (01:53–02.22 mins) Point 1: It can’t all be serious, and it can’t all be fun. Sometimes you have to work hard, but when you are not working hard have fun. Point 1 discussion question: Why is having fun important? Point 2: We need to get people to understand that it is a game, it means a lot but it is only a game. It’s not life or death. Point 2 discussion question: What does this statement mean? Facilitator notes Point 1: Having fun helps you to enjoy what you do, and when you are enjoying what you do you can perform better. Point 2: You need perspective. If you lose a game no one is going to die. 2/4 Wyatt Crockett Optional: Replay the Wyatt Crocket section of the video (02:14–02:49 mins) (02:14–02:49 mins) Point 1: If all you are thinking about is rugby the whole time, it becomes your whole life. If something bad happens in rugby, all of a sudden your whole life becomes a struggle and everything is tough. Having a balance in life allows you to keep a bit of perspective when something goes wrong in rugby. Point 1 discussion question: Why does your sport become tougher when things go wrong if you don’t have balance and perspective in your life? Facilitator notes Point 1: You have nothing else to fall back on. e.g if you are standing on one box, and that box is rugby, and it collapses you will fall down. If you are standing on a few boxes and one falls down, the others will hold you up still. The others being other interests and balance. Tim Nanai-Williams Optional: Replay the Tim Nanai-Williams section of the video (02:50–03:04 mins) (02:50–03:04 mins) Point 1: You do get those days where you question yourself if this pain is worth it? There is always a brighter day and there are rewards, but you have to get through those tough times to reap those rewards. Point 1(a) discussion question: What is meant by ‘there is always a brighter day’? Point 1(b) discussion question: How do you get through tough times? Facilitator notes Point 1(a): It is normal to question things when they get tough. The pain won’t last forever, and there is another day which brings more opportunities. Point 1(b): Talk to people, ask for help, keep working. Keven Mealamu Optional: Replay the Keven Mealamu section of the video (03:05–03:26 mins) (03:05–03:26 mins) Point 1: When you have a good strong sense of self and where it all started, then you understand what perspective looks like. Rugby is a game we do, but it doesn’t define who we are as people. Point 1(a) discussion question: Why is having a sense of self valuable? Point 1(b) discussion question: Why should rugby not define you as a person? Facilitator notes Point 1(a): It helps with understanding your why and who you are representing, like your family and friends. It keeps you grounded. Point 1(b): Rugby is only one part of your life. It is what you do not who you are. You are Sione Murphy who plays rugby, you are not Sione Murphy, the rugby player. There are so many parts to you as a person and rugby is only a piece of that. 3/4 Key Messages Summary • It is important to have interests outside of sport • Balance can help you be more successful • It is only a game • If you only have rugby, you will not have balance • It is normal to question yourself during tough times • Rugby does not define who you are Strategies • Take up other hobbies • Plan to spend time with friends and family • Incorporate healthy fun into your sport and life • Work on having a balance Action plan challenge What changes will you make in your life because of what you have learned today? Closing quote “Rugby is a game we do, but it doesn’t define who we are as people.” Keven Mealamu This workshop has been made possible by the support of the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association Members 4/4.

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