Gifted and talented athlete support

Like our school and college visits, the Talented Athlete Programme (TAP) is a successful and long-running service provided by the SES Consultancy at University of Brighton. Previous clients have included: Beacon Sports College, Claverham Community College, Hailsham Community College, and Crawley. The aim of the TAP system is to provide an evolving sports science education pathway during athletic development.

TAP provides sessions on fundamental and advanced sport science disciplines including: Nutrition, hydration, fitness assessment, strength and conditioning, lifestyle management, training methods, injury rehabilitation, injury prevention, psychology and much more. The TAP system is designed to be run on multiple days throughout the year to encourage long term development and a clear progression between days. For example a previous TAP schedule was designed like this:

Day one – Tuesday 16th November:

• Session one – Team building and introduction (two hours). 
• Session two – Fitness assessment. 
• Session three – Psychology 1. 
• Session four – Movement assessment. 

Day two – Wednesday 12th January: 

• Session one – Psychology 2. 
• Session two – Conditioning – principles of training 1.   
• Session three – Tips from the top/ Meet an elite athlete
• Session four – Conditioning – Running technique/agility. 
• Session five – Lifestyle management 1.   

Day three – Thursday 31st March: 

• Session one – Conditioning – strength education 1.  
• Session two – Psychology 3. 
• Session three – Nutrition. 
• Session four – Movement assessment 2. 
• Session five – Specific sports session. 

Day four – Monday 21st July: 

• Session one – Fitness assessment 2.   
• Session two – Conditioning – flexibility.   
• Session three – Psychology 4. 
• Session four – Nutrition 2.   
• Session five – Injury prevention 1.   

The design of TAP days is variable and can include sessions specific to your requirements.

The cost of TAP is £750 per day with a 10% day-rate reduction for multiple days. e.g. two days = £1425. Three days = £2100 etc.

Download a flyer (pdf) for the Talented Athlete Programme

For more information contact us by calling 01273 643742
or email SesConsultancy@brighton.ac.uk.