Areas of work
• Proactively engaging athletes in future life planning and career development, with the emphasis on early interventionand continued personal and professional development
• Encouraging and facilitating dual career aspirations with effective management of the balance between sporting and non-sporting commitments, to protect performance potential
• Promoting the importance and impact of athletes creating and developing broader identities and interests beyond their sport in maintaining personal wellbeing
• Providing support and education around finding and managing the optimal personal balance for conflicting demands– from education, employment, family, financial and so on to protect performance potential
• Supporting athletes with their personal development and developing lifelong transferable skills
• Supporting athletes from a lifestyle perspective as they transition onto, through and from their high-performance programme including relocation, education, progression through the pathway and exit support for athletes leaving their programmes
• Providing a safe, impartial and where appropriate confidential space to support athletes – signposting and referring onward as appropriate to safeguard the welfare and wellbeing of the athlete
• Working in partnership with athlete and high-performance stakeholders to support and encourage a culture that delivers performance and responsibly cares for its people
