Navigating Change and Building Resilience

Which of the following is a healthy way to cope with physical changes during adolescence?

• Ignoring the changes and hoping they go away

• Talking to a trusted adult or friend about your experiences

• Comparing yourself constantly to others

• Isolating yourself from social activities

What is an effective strategy for managing emotional responses to change?

• Bottling up your feelings

• Expressing your emotions through journalling or talking

• Pretending nothing has changed

• Taking out your frustration on others

When adapting to a new routine, what is a helpful first step?

• Trying to change everything at once

• Setting small, achievable goals

• Ignoring the new routine

• Expecting perfection immediately

Which of the following best describes resilience in sports?

• Giving up after a loss

• Learning from setbacks and continuing to try

• Blaming teammates for mistakes

• Avoiding practice to escape failure

What is a realistic approach to setting fitness goals?

• Setting goals that are impossible to achieve

• Setting specific, measurable, and achievable targets

• Copying someone else’s goals exactly

• Not setting any goals at all

How can peer influence affect your coping strategies?

• Peers always have a negative impact

• Peers can encourage both positive and negative coping behaviours

• Peer influence is not important

• Only adults influence coping strategies

Which of the following is a positive way to adapt to a new school or sports team?

• Refusing to participate in activities

• Making an effort to get to know new people

• Ignoring team rules and routines

• Expecting to fit in immediately without effort

What is a good way to build resilience when facing challenges in sport?

• Practising self-compassion and learning from mistakes

• Quitting as soon as it gets hard

• Blaming others for your performance

• Ignoring feedback from coaches

Why is it important to set realistic fitness goals?

• To avoid disappointment and stay motivated

• To impress your friends

• Because everyone else is doing it

• So you can achieve results overnight

Which of the following is a healthy way to manage stress caused by change?

• Using relaxation techniques like deep breathing or meditation

• Ignoring your stress until it goes away

• Eating lots of junk food

• Staying up all night