Supporting athletes overseas The bright lights of spectator filled stadiums, televised events, world-class facilities, committed coaching teams, and substantial scholarships have turned the heads of many young talented athletes in the UK and around the world. This is offered by the NCAA and the American Collegiate system.
Dual career Putting A Spotlight on Para Dual Career Athletes: Supporting Development in Sport and Education Many of us enjoyed tuning into the coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games this summer. The highlights included Dame Sarah Storey’s 17th gold medal in eight Paralympic games,
Motivation Prepare for the worst, hope for the best! By Rachelle Rogers The famous words of my Aircraft Performance teacher in flight school. He was always telling us to prepare for the worst conditions (be that snow, rain, ice, anything that makes
TASS Research How to Build a Successful Dual Career Environment: Ten Things Practitioners Need to Consider Over recent years, in the UK, certain environments have developed a reputation for supporting the athletic and educational development of athletes. For example, schools, colleges, or universities that are becoming
Student-athlete Being an elite sports competitor as a young teen: Managing an elite sport career and education in an early specialisation sport I grew up in the sport of gymnastics and spent my childhood in the gym. By the time I started secondary school, I was training 15 hours a week. As
Transitions Post-university athlete pathways: what do athletes do and why? Although we often hear about how challenging a dual career at university can be for athletes, what happens when they approach the end of their final year and get ready
Wellbeing Lockdown Blues by Becky Wilde Becky is a former TASS athlete and now Chair of the TAAG (Talented Athletes' Advisory Group). Here she gives a very honest account of her lockdown feelings and discusses the importance of talking.
TASS Research Join us at the TASS Research Forum 2020 Interested in Dual Careers, Transitions, and Athlete Wellbeing? - Join us at the Virtual TASS Research Forum! For the third year running, TASS will be hosting a research forum to
TASS Research Latest research: suggests three types of dual career athlete Research, supported by TASS and Loughborough university, has recently been published that suggests dual career athletes can, in fact, be split into three different groups...
TASS Research TASS Research Newsletter 2 Welcome to the second research newsletter from TASS. The newsletter will be sent approximately three times each year and will provide updates on the latest findings from our master’s ...
Dual career TASS make dual career research easy to access Over the past few years, TASS research staff and PhD students have taken academic articles within the areas of dual career and athlete lifestyle and condensed them into lay summaries ...
TASS Research TASS Research Newsletter 1 December 2019Welcome to the first research newsletter from TASS. The newsletter will be sent three times per year and will provide updates on the latest findings from our master’s
