To purpose of performance psychology is to enable athletes to thrive in the performance arena.

Process:

• Access to the British Athletics Performance Psychology Team.
• Performance focused, proactive psychology that is coach driven and athlete centred.
• Working in a collaboration with coaches and other support staff to design individualised interventions that are applicable in an athlete’s training and competition environment.
• An informal and integrated approach to deliver individualised psychology support. To develop psychological skills and coping resources.
• Where appropriate, referral on to clinical psychology or other medical services.
• Adhering to the highest ethical standards.

Outcomes:

• Optimise training and the training environment.
• Optimise competition and performance.
• Optimise mental robustness.
• Autonomous athletes with the ability to excel within training demands and competitions.

Jennifer Savage (Performance Psychologist)