How do you feel about trying?
Hear the athlete’s starting point. Find out what would help them take part with confidence.
Free courses. A lasting difference.
Build confidence.
Help ability show.
Your coaching can change how someone feels about themselves. Learn to turn the moments before, during and after a session into progress that lasts.
Find your course47 sports & activitiesLearn at your paceFree to start and finish
Different sports.The same belief in people.
Take your next step
What do you coach?
Choose your sport and the people you coach.
We’ll take you to the right course.
Your next season starts here.
Choose a sport, then a level. Every course follows the same clear method, with a curriculum for your coaching context.
The PERFORM approach
Ask. Notice. Understand.
Choose what comes next.
Confidence is personal. A good question helps you see what a result alone can’t tell you.
What did you learn about yourself?
Give them room to describe the experience. Listen for what changed and what still feels difficult.
What did you notice?
Add a specific observation. Make progress visible in the skill, the choices and the person.
What will you try together?
Choose one manageable action. Return to it, offer support and build from the person’s own starting point.
Prepare, Reflect and Coach are the three PERFORM perspectives. The coach’s next step turns that conversation into action.
Why confidence belongs in the conversation
The same skill.
A different starting point.
Someone may show a skill in practice and feel unable to try it under pressure. Someone else may feel ready and still need help with the technique. Ask, observe and choose the support together.
“I’ll have a go.”
Help a child feel welcome, try again and recognise a small success. Listening, taking turns and caring for their equipment matter alongside learning the sport.
“I know what I’m working on.”
Help the athlete connect their intentions with what happened. A specific question, an honest reflection and a shared next step give them a voice in their development.
“I can explain my next step.”
At higher performance levels, add precision, consistency and pressure. For adult recreation, protect enjoyment and sustainable participation. Confidence matters in both.
PERFORM gives the season a shared structure. You bring the coaching judgement, the relationship and the understanding of each person.
A season with purpose
Develop the skill.
See the whole person.
Explore technical, psychological, social, physical and personal development through 13 four-week blocks. Use the curriculum alongside your usual sessions and adapt the calendar to your season.
PERFORM brings sport-specific coaching guidance into a curriculum you can return to throughout the year. The five pillars stay consistent; the questions, focus areas and next steps change with your sport and pathway.
Practise with real framework questions, make coaching decisions and leave with a four-week plan you can use.
- Technical What they can do
- Psychological How they approach a challenge
- Social How they connect with others
- Physical How they move and prepare
- Personal How they take ownership