Performance Support

The Performance Support strand offered by the CVA works in partnership with the Performance Support Team at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to provide a wide range of student opportunities.

Introduction

This strand is aimed at students who may wish to develop a career in the Performance Support / Sport Science industry. This industry is a rapidly expanding global industry, and for this reason, Performance Support Practitioners are in increasing demand, particularly given the drive of professional athletes to maximise their potential through marginal gains.

As a world-leading university that has a strong historical association with high performance sport, we are in a unique position whereby we can offer our students the opportunity to volunteer as part of a high performance multi-disciplinary team in a number of Performance Support pathways.

These supporting roles form part of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport’s wider multidisciplinary Performance Support team which focuses on athlete and team performance. Each of these pathways include opportunities to access training, guidance and support from both internal practitioners and external industry experts.

Our Virtual Performance Support Briefing

If you want to know more about Performance Support, you can watch our 2020 briefing by clicking the image below.

What We Offer?

There are five distinct pathways in which students can become involved in at various stages at their time studying at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

Support & Development

Training and Mentoring

Access to in house specific technical training and mentoring delivered by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport Performance Support staff.

Employability Skills

Develop employability skills such as communications and problem solving through hands on experience

Networking Opportunities

Opportunity to network with industry professionals

Why get involved?

  • Access to internationally recognised industry qualifications such as ISAK and UKSCA accredited workshops.
  • Access to in house specific technical training and mentoring delivered by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport Performance Support staff.
  • Access to masterclasses and CPD opportunity that are led and delivered by industry experts.
  • Opportunity to network with industry professionals and leading industry organisations.
  • An opportunity to develop employability skills through volunteering experiences and an employability programme.
  • Access to our reward & recognition scheme and subsidised Coach & Volunteer Academy kit.

How to get involved

To get involved in the Coach & Volunteer Academy you need to create an account on our volunteer management programme, the CVA Portal. This applies to both student volunteers and community volunteers as this is the online tool we use to advertise our opportunities, and volunteers will use to apply for any opportunities they’re interested in.

If you have any queries, please contact us at cva@lboro.ac.uk.

CVA Portal