2) Resilience

Resilience is a crucial skill that allows athletes to overcome stressors and consistently perform at their best.

Resources:

Below are some applied resources to give you more information on what resilience is and how research shows you can improve it, both for individual athletes and for teams. It is recommended that you should start by reading the infographic, which contains core recommendations. You should then read the summary sheet and watch the video presentation, which contains more context and detail.

Summary sheet

Click here to view the summary sheet on Sway

Video presentation

Resilience - Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club

Click here to view the video presentation on Youtube

Below is a PDF about developing individual resilience by leading researcher Dr Mustafa Sakar, which acts as a useful resource to support the recommendations mentioned in the PowerPoint.

I’d like to extend my thanks to Alice Points and Amelia Hooper for their valuable resources.