001: Rosie Mayes, Jamie Pringle join Steve Ingham to discuss rise in performance sport in UK

Episode 001 Panel Discussion (Part 1 of 3)

Steve Ingham, Jamie Pringle, Rosie Mayes, discuss the rise of Uk High Performance System that has gone from 36th on the medal table in 1996 Olympics to 2nd at the Rio Olympics in 2016, becoming a global sporting superpower. This episode charts the early origins of the UK beginning to find pockets of excellence, how the system emerged from losing and grew to develop its own identity, method and network.

Show notes 

UK High performance achievements 

Where did it all start? 

Capturing nuggets from early achievers (Boardman/Keen)

Searching for early specialists

Creating and innovating from nothing

Protecting competitive advantage

Losing acting as an accelerator for funding and system change

Professional (funding allow athletes, coaches and staff to train/work full-time) but lacking focus

Support services in their infancy - the baby begins to develop

The baby learns to speak and say no for the first time

Into the next episode - the acceleration provided by being awarded the homes games

 

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