Leaders in Sport

Nov 26, 2024 | leadersinsport.com | John Portch |Carole Mundell |Stuart Lancaster |John Longmire

An article brought to you by our Event Partners By John PortchHow do you turn your setbacks into springboards? A rich seam of answers ran through both days of this month’s Leaders Sport Performance Summit at the Kia Oval in London. We listened to speakers from various sports organisations discuss their responses to setbacks. Teams including Chelsea, Racing 92, Harlequins and the Sydney Swans laid it all on the table. Several explained how they managed to turn things around.

Nov 17, 2024 | leadersinsport.com | John Portch

By John Portch“Are you doing what you want to be doing?” David Clancy asked his audience. Clancy, a learning and development consultant with the Houston Texans and Director at The Nxt Level Group, was speaking at the October launch of his new book Essential Skills for Physiotherapists: a Personal and Professional Development Framework at London’s Tate Modern Gallery. “Maybe this day will make you think a little bit more into that question,” he continued.

Nov 12, 2024 | leadersinsport.com | Rachel Woodland |Lottie Wright |Sarah Evans

By Rachel Woodland, Lottie Wright & Sarah EvansThe research gap – or gender gap in research – is one of the most enduring challenges in women’s sport. Not only is there less research on female athletes, often that which does exist is of poor quality and is limited in its application to athletes. To compound matters, much of the tech available does not have female athletes in mind, which calls for greater levels of safeguarding for those athletes.

Nov 6, 2024 | leadersinsport.com | John Portch

By John PortchWhen Great Britain’s wheelchair rugby team came off the court in Paris, their disappointment was mixed with immense pride. The team narrowly lost their bronze medal match at the Paris Paralympics 50-48 against Australia, but captain Gavin Walker was positive. “If you’d have asked me two years ago, I’d have probably snatched your hand off for the experience of playing for a bronze medal,” he said, mindful of the transition the team has been in since winning gold in Tokyo.

Oct 24, 2024 | leadersinsport.com | John Portch

By John PortchWhen the Leaders Performance Institute asks Vignesh Jayanth what tool would enable him to do his job better, his answer is both light-hearted and instructive. “I’d like a robot that could do my job and I just tell it what to do,” says the Head of Sporting Insights at AS Monaco with a laugh. Time, resource and support are precious commodities for data analysts. They can only be earned through trust and belief in the value of the insights they provide.