THE FIRST HURDLE: A guide to searching, applying and interviewing for jobs in sports performance Whatever you go on to achieve during your career, it will stem from the pivotal day you were appointed to do the job. If you're aiming for a successful innings in sports performance (and there are thousands entering via sports science, sports therapy and medicine routes every year), you'll know that it's viciously competitive. You've invested a substantial amount of money and effort in your education and you're probably confused about the next step... how to get ahead in the race.Most aspirants are completely unprepared for the job application and interviewing stages ..

If you are contemplating working with a champion, a potential champion, or anyone with untapped talent - be prepared, be very prepared. In 1998 Sir Steve Redgrave stared at Ingham and demanded to know, "Are you going to make me go faster?" Ingham had been trained and developed as a scientist, but in that single instance he questioned everything he thought he knew. Applied science in elite sport has boomed. Science has radically changed elite sport, but one thing remains as the guiding focus - the summit of performing to your best and winning. This applies to the athlete, the coaches and increasingly for the applied practitioner. In this book Ingham draws on the ..

If you are contemplating working with a champion, a potential champion, or anyone with untapped talent - be prepared, be very prepared. In 1998 Sir Steve Redgrave stared at Ingham and demanded to know, "Are you going to make me go faster?" Ingham had been trained and developed as a scientist, but in that single instance he questioned everything he thought he knew. Applied science in elite sport has boomed. Science has radically changed elite sport, but one thing remains as the guiding focus - the summit of performing to your best and winning. This applies to the athlete, the coaches and increasingly for the applied practitioner.In this book Ingham draws on the l ..