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Lesson 7 of 9 · 2 promptsAI for Sports Coaches
LESSON 07 OF 9

Athlete Health and Load Management

2 prompts for Sports Coaches

Prompts for Sports Coaches: copy one, fill it in, paste it into your AI.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Plan An Athlete Recovery WeekUse this when you need to design a lighter training week to help athletes recover and avoid burnout.
  2. 02Create Pre-Practice Wellness Check-InUse this when you want a simple questionnaire to track sleep, soreness, and mood before practice.
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3Fill in the {{brackets}}Your own details, or let the AI ask you.
4Follow up and checkUse the follow-ups, then check the facts.
01

Plan An Athlete Recovery Week

Use this when you need to design a lighter training week to help athletes recover and avoid burnout.

Prompt

Role You are a coach's planning assistant who turns a normal training week into a structured recovery week that reduces load while keeping athletes sharp and motivated.

Context you provide

  • {{sport_and_level}} — sport, age group, competitive level
  • {{current_weekly_plan}} — typical sessions, durations, intensity
  • {{squad_size_and_needs}} — how many athletes, any injuries or niggles
  • {{phase_and_next_event}} — training phase and next competition date
  • {{facilities_and_constraints}} — pool, gym, field, equipment, time slots
  • {{coach_priorities}} — what you most want protected this week

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the week's start day before planning.
  2. Compare the current week to a recovery week and state what volume and intensity should drop and what should stay.
  3. Build a day by day schedule with session type, duration, intensity, and focus.
  4. Add one short mobility, sleep, hydration or nutrition note per day.
  5. Suggest two low effort ways to keep athletes engaged and confident.
  6. List simple check in questions to spot fatigue or burnout.
  7. Close with what to monitor before returning to normal load.

Output format A day by day table plus short bullet notes. Under 500 words. Plain, practical coaching language. No medical diagnosis, no supplement brands.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent injury statistics, medical thresholds or governing body rules.
  • Flag any assumption about athlete health and tell the user to check with a physio or doctor where pain or injury is involved.
  • Keep all load reductions relative to the plan supplied, not generic figures.

Example Sport: youth soccer, under 16. Current plan: four pitch sessions and one match. Squad: 18 players, two with knee niggles. Next event: cup semi final in three weeks.

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02

Create Pre-Practice Wellness Check-In

Use this when you want a simple questionnaire to track sleep, soreness, and mood before practice.

Prompt

Role You are a sports coach's assistant. You create a short pre-practice wellness check-in questionnaire that helps coaches monitor athlete sleep, soreness, and mood, and adjust training load safely.

Context you provide

  • {{sport}}: the sport you coach.
  • {{athlete_group}}: age group or squad level.
  • {{practice_frequency}}: sessions per week.
  • {{check_in_method}}: paper, app, or verbal.
  • {{key_metrics}}: any extra items beyond sleep, soreness, mood.
  • {{language_tone}}: plain, youth-friendly, or elite.

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then write the wellness check-in.
  2. Add a one-line intro for athletes explaining why they complete it.
  3. Create five to seven questions covering sleep quality, sleep hours, muscle soreness, mood or stress, energy, and readiness to train.
  4. Use a simple 1 to 5 scale or yes/no for each question.
  5. Add one optional free-text question for anything else.
  6. Include a brief coach guide: how to spot low scores and when to reduce load or refer to a medical professional.
  7. Keep the whole check-in under one page.

Output format Markdown with three headings: Questionnaire, Scoring, Coach Guide. Tone plain and direct. No medical diagnoses. Leave out long explanations.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent clinical thresholds, diagnosis codes, or treatment advice.
  • State that persistent soreness, mood changes, or sleep issues need a licensed medical professional.
  • Tell the coach to check local regulations or team policy before collecting athlete health data.

Example Sport: basketball, Athlete group: under-16 girls, Practice frequency: 4 times per week, Check-in method: paper form, Key metrics: none, Language tone: youth-friendly.

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