Partnership

What You See Is Not All There Is...

What You See Is Not All There Is...

To explain the title, one of the most common cognitive biases in how we see the world is encapsulated as ‘what you see is all there is’. In other words, we have a tendency to overlook what is not immediately visible or obvious. We tend to assume that the elements we see in front of us are the only aspects at play. We are slow to consider that there might be additional unseen factors at work that might lead us to an alternative explanation for what we are seeing.

Weekly Reflections: Go Armed with Questions..

Weekly Reflections: Go Armed with Questions..

The theme for this week’s offering is the need to go armed with the right questions when working with a coach or practitioner of any kind (the credit for this idea goes to a former colleague of mine who had the dubious pleasure of being my line manager). There are numerous steps and a host of pertinent questions when we embark on the search to assemble the best team of professionals to provide guidance, assistance, and support for our chosen mission.

Weekly Reflections: Coaching the Mind

Weekly Reflections: Coaching the Mind

Once again welcome to our regular update on the Prepared ATH project with reflections on the journey. This past week saw activity on both the Prepared ATH front and the sister initiative Informed Practitioner in Sport. The latter involves a highly enjoyable collaboration with Volleyball Canada, working with the team to consult on the rebuilding and return to performance process for a member of the women’s national team. The major update with respect to the Prepared ATH project that I can now report, is an exciting joint venture with The Workshop Performance Clinic based at their location on East Georgia Street in Vancouver, which is due to commence imminently. More details to come on that as everything becomes finalised…

Weekly Reflections: Partnerships

Weekly Reflections: Partnerships

Welcome back to regular readers, and a warm welcome to those who are new to the Prepared Athlete Training & Health project. The theme of our regular update this week is partnerships. As noted in the prologue we shared, the genesis of this project was built upon the ultimate partnership, in the sense that my wife Sian is the most important partner, enthusiastic supporter, de facto benefactor, and business coach behind this endeavour. Beyond that, this thread of partnerships runs through all aspects of how Prepared ATH operates and our work with athletes. And as luck would have it, each of these various facets have been evident over the past two weeks!