Seminars

Jack came through the Cornish Pirates Junior Squad before making the move to Premiership Club Exeter Chiefs. From there Jack has gone from strength to strength becoming a firm favourite in the England National team and even better he has been selected for the British and Irish Lions tours to New Zealand and South Africa.

Jack talked to the KHP athletes about a variety of topics from strategy to achieving peak performance to teamwork and leadership. Jack was really keen to reinforce that his career was down to a lot of resilience and how we all go through setbacks in life whether it be an injury or lack of selection. He emphasised that it was important to come back stronger each time.

Sasha made her England Roses debut in 2007 and was part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games team that finished fourth, losing out to Jamaica for a bronze medal. As well as Mavericks, Corbin has also played for Team Bath and Loughborough Lightning in the VNSL, as well as New Zealand netball team, Northern Mystics, in the ANZ Premiership.

Sasha talked to the KHP athletes about her own journey to representative level and her own pathway to sporting success. Sasha’s main point was that hard work always brings its rewards just be patient.

Jack Green is a double Olympian having represented Great Britain at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay events. Jack became a mental health ambassador for Mind and Young Minds after being diagnosed with depression, bipolar tendencies and anxiety shortly after the 2012 Olympic Games. Jack has also worked with the House of Commons on the topic of mental health reform in elite sport.

Jack talked to the KHP athletes about his own story and how anxiety and depression affected his mental wellbeing. He shared practical tips you can use to manage your own well-being and which allowed him to then reach for high performance.

Joe is a Chartered Organisational Psychologist and specialises in leadership development and assessment. Joe also has an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology, working as a Club Psychologist at Stoke City F.C and Bath Rugby. Joe also wrote the book “The Psychology of Soccer” which seeks to present the detailed understanding of the theories underpinning the psychological issues relating to soccer.

Joe spoke to our KHP athletes about exploring stress and resilience in elite athletes. He gave lots of examples of stressful sporting situations that athletes can go through and gave practical solutions for our athletes to use.

Major Paul Mattin’s CV is the stuff of an adventure biography: During his 24 years in the military he served as a Royal Marine reconnaissance operator, mountain leader, jungle warfare instructor and military parachutist. As a mountaineer, Paul has led expeditions to many of the world’s mountain ranges, accruing notable summits in the Himalayas, Americas, European Alps and Scandinavia. He has navigated glaciers, scaled isolated peaks in and even led a party to the summit of Switzerland’s notorious Eiger.

Paul talked to the KHP athletes about his greatest achievement which came in 2006/07 when he led a team of four who skied ‘unassisted’ the 700 miles to the South Pole, before retracing their route with the aid of power-kites. The 1,400 mile journey, achieved over some 71 days, saw the team join a roll of only seven other adventurers to ever have completed such a feat.

Sam Roberts is a much sought-after presenter, commentator and speaker. He has been performing across a number of events and productions, for some of the biggest names in sports media such as BT Sport.

Sam Roberts is also a coach, specialising in getting people to perform to their best. Sam spoke to the KHP athletes about speaking to others or speaking to themselves in order to perform at their best.

“Whatever your position in life, whatever your age or skills, being in control of the way you think will change the way you feel.”

Sam Underhill has developed into a world-class back rower at Bath Rugby. Born in USA, Underhill captained England at Under-18 level and moved to Bath Rugby in 2017, making his full international debut in Argentina following on from a non-cap appearance against the Barbarians. Sam was key in England’s run to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final and has been a consistent performer for Bath and England.

Sam talked to our KHP athletes about preparation for big matches or sports performances. He went through his weekly rituals from eating habits to recovery strategies. He talked at length about embracing failure and dealing with setbacks. He also talked about dealing with nerves and anxiety before matches and gave the athletes a few ideas on how to help them prepare before performances.

Kate is a AfN Registered Sports Nutritionist, MSc Sports Nutrition, BSc, ISAK Level 1, UKAD Advisor. Her current roles include Performance Nutritionist at Crystal Palace FC, Bromley FC, Bam Organic, The Bird Dance College and individual work with professional and recreational athletes across various sports, with an emphasis on combat and weight making sports.

Kate spoke to our KHP athletes about how small adults have their own unique set of physiological and metabolic needs and a heightened requirement for specific nutrients in order to meet the needs of growth and development. Kate also spoke about the nutrient demands young athletes need when balancing heavy training schedules, schoolwork, and social activities.