We are an independent organisation that has carried out research over the last 3 years within the Youth Development Phase (14-16 years of age) different elite pathway sports that are regulated within the United Kingdom. We have identified that there are significant gaps in the education specific for performance for young developing elite athletes, particularly noting that Education provided by clubs/coaches is brief and inconsistent, this can sometimes be down to limited resources or lack of effective implementation for the athletes. Using feedback from developing athletes in each age group, we have developed an enrichment curriculum to support the wider aspects of performance. We offer a provision that is flexible around commitments, online and supports young athletes at different points in their Macrocycle season. We have piloted different strategies and sessions with players individually from different clubs and sports across the last twelve months, which has informed our provision and offerings for athletes in their Youth Development Phase. 

We have surveyed and interviewed almost 500 young athletes who are currently competing on an Elite pathway - club/county/national level. We asked a series of questions around their last season with their clubs and coaches to which we received so much feedback that indicated help and support is needed for these young athletes, of which club/county/national provision is struggling to provide and effectively implement.  Click here to view some commentary from our survey...

We offer a wide range of educational sessions to any young athlete that is within the Youth Development Phase of their Sport, these sessions can be tailored for particular sports to support individual development. We offer block bookings that can be selected by the club or athlete and delivered within the pattern of the athletes season to support targets. 

We can offer our services in the following formats

• One to One bespoke education resources for performance (Block Bookings or Full season)

• Team bespoke education resources for performance (Block Bookings or Full Season)

• One to One Macrocycle mentoring with education (Monthly/6 weekly/Full Season)

The organisation is directed and lead by Lauren Glossop who is an experienced lecturer with experience and expertise in Sports Science, Coaching and Performance related subjects. Lauren has taught across different levels of Sport from Level 2 (GCSE) to Level 4/5 (Undergraduate) for over a decade, she has a passion for youth development and has been building a vision that supports athletes in the youth development phase of training, understanding a lot of young athletes struggle to understand the wider aspects of elite development, for example, understanding performance development, nutrition, resilience and coping with performance pressure. We believe that with confidence in knowledge comes effective and positive performance progression. There are other experts that are involved in the development of the curriculum subjects and design that are professionals within different sports settings, for example we have worked with Elite Professional Scouts, Analysts, Psychologists and Coaches (from Youth Development Phase to Professional Career Phase) to build a purposeful and effective plethora of performance education resources and sessions.