Supporting Aspiring Athletes Programme
A programme of online sessions suitable for all ambitious teenage athletes
This is the first four part series of this year’s Sports Scholarship Programme 2024/25. The final series last year was viewed by more than 2,000 sport scholarship students. The Sports Scholarship Programme is now in its fourth year and has already provided schools with 44 unique webinars on a variety of different but very relevant topics. All designed to educate and assist young aspiring athletes to maximise their potential.
There is a range of speakers on different topics, who will provide a combination of information and inspiration for students. This will often involve sharing their own athletic journey, and presenting lessons that they have learned for the benefit of the audience. All have been asked to include the things they wished they knew when they were aspiring teenagers.
There is never going to be one time that is suitable for all schools. All sessions are pre-recorded and sent on the dates highlighted, in the hope that this will be a convenient time for many schools to assemble their pupils to watch the sessions together, and stimulate discussion and planning. The recording will be available for 14 days after this, enabling schools to view it at any time during that period. It is hoped that this provides maximum flexibility to meet the needs of all environments. All sessions last roughly 45 minutes.
Sessions can be accessed individually, or as a series.
Programme
Monday 4 November
Embracing Failure to Achieve Success
with David Osgathorp
David Osgathorp is a Performance Consultant supporting elite sports performers in Olympic sport, The Premier League and International Football. Currently David works with Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula One Team, contributing to the teams on and off track success.
Monday 11 November
Maintaining Personal Wellbeing in the Pursuit for High Performance
with Asha Riley
Asha is a Loughborough graduate and international Lacrosse player who has taught PE in the UK and in Asia. She is an advocate of active lifestyles and the ways in which schools can encourage girls, in particular, to overcome barriers to participation and enjoy a lifetime of appropriate activity.
Monday 18 November
Aspiring for Excellence
with Andy Blight
Andy is an UEFA A Licence Coach since 2003 and Former England Schools FA u18’s Manager as well as a FA Talent ID scout for England Schools. Andy has worked with Newcastle United FC, Middlesbrough FC and Carlisle United FC as well as with the Northumberland Schools’ FA.
Monday 25 November
The Spirit of Leadership
with Tom Mitchell
Tom Mitchell is an England and Great Britain Seven’s legend. He made his England Sevens debut in 2012 and was the leading points scorer the following season and nominated for World Sevens Player of the Year in 2014. In 2016 he captained Great Britain to a Olympic silver medal in Rio and a Bronze medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Prices
One session £125
All sessions £325
Booked last year? All sessions £245
All webinars will be pre-recorded and released on the dates indicated above. They will be accessible to view as many times as you wish for 2 weeks upon issue date. All prices exclude VAT.