1. Frank Dick, OBE, International Sports coach, Dr Frank Dick OBE, International Sports coach, President of the European Athletics Coaches Association, Creator of the IAAF Academy and “UK Sporting Hero”
Mental toughness. “This is what separates mountain people from valley people. The 2 main elements are: 'Persistent Resilience', this means being committed and being able to go the distance; and having a 'no limits attitude'- once through that line today, there is no sense of having arrived, because there will always be another line.”
2. Mike Forde, Performance Director, Chelsea FC; former Performance Director, Bolton Wanderers FC.
Think bigger, be better, aim higher - nothing is impossible. “Always look towards tomorrow. Learning from yesterday is important, but you have to plan for the next challenge more than anything else in this job. “
Look after your assets. “The number of games has increased in the past few years. This creates a conflict for us because studies reveal there is a 4% chance of injury in every 1,000 minutes spent training. We therefore have to control the efforts a player makes throughout the season with data and signs of exhaustion. In order to determine the risk a player is facing we look at how many minutes he’s played, how much he’s trained and how much he’s run. “
4. Dave Brailsford, MBE, Performance Director, GB Cycling
Be brave, take risks, look forwards. “Be bold, make changes, but not in haste; update training methods, continually chase the best support team. You have to ring the changes.”
5. Bruno de Michelis, Assistant Manager Chelsea FC, former Head of Milan Lab, the high tech performance research centre set up by AC Milan.
Always treat members of a team as individuals. “Milan Lab was an application of a very simple idea, which is putting the person at the centre and trying to have a holistic approach to working on injury prevention. It is trying to be really proactive, more scientific, so we make decisions based on data and information rather than opinion – that is in the tactical, the technical, the nutritional, the biochemical, the psychological, etc.”
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