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What are Sports OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Sports. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Sports OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Sports OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Sports Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to achieve academic success and maintain sports eligibility
ObjectiveAchieve academic success and maintain sports eligibility
KRAllocate specific time everyday for studying and assignment completion without interruption
Schedule a dedicated study hour daily in your planner- Turn off all unnecessary electronic devices during study hours
- Arrange a quiet, interruption-free study environment
- KRMaintain a minimum average grade of B in all subjects
- Consult with teachers on difficult topics
- Allocate daily study time for each subject
- Attend all scheduled lectures and tutorials
- KRComplete all assignments and projects before respective due dates
- Create a daily schedule for working on each task
- Regularly review progress on all duties
- Prioritize assignments and projects based on due dates
OKRs to understand elite processes in sports
- ObjectiveUnderstand elite processes in sports
- KRInterview 10 professional athletes from diverse sports within one quarter
- Identify and list 10 athletes from diverse sports for interviews
- Prepare relevant questions and conduct interviews
- Reach out to athletes or their managers to schedule interviews
- KRRead and summarise 5 published studies or books on elite sporting processes
- Create a comprehensive summary of each selected study or book
- Select and obtain five reputable studies or books on elite sporting processes
- Carefully read each study or book, making notes of key points
- KRDevelop a 10-point elitism framework derived from athlete interviews and literature analysis
OKRs to consistently rank in the top half of running events
- ObjectiveConsistently rank in the top half of running events
- KRParticipate in 3 local running events to gain race experience
- Start a regular training schedule
- Register for the chosen 3 running events
- Research local running events in your area
- KRIncrease weekly mileage by 10% to improve overall endurance
- Calculate current weekly mileage for accurate increment
- Consistently monitor progress and endurance level
- Gradually increase mileage by 10% each week
- KRFinish five 10k runs in under 50 minutes for enhanced speed
- Schedule weekly training to progressively increase running speed
- Incorporate high-intensity interval training in workouts
- Monitor time on each run and adjust pace
Sports OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, you can move to Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Sports OKR templates
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