Selection Criteria

The group of athletes involved in the pathway initially will be small and will represent a cross section of sports which boys are involved in within the school. The low numbers are important to ensure the mentoring we can offer is comprehensive and truly beneficial to the boys involved.

We appreciate that some boys will be extremely disappointed if not be selected initially – however we hope they will show the resilience and determination to continue with their development and possibly re-apply to the pathway at a future date after evidence of significant performance improvement.

Dealing with setbacks is a critical skill if they are to go on to become high performing athletes in the future.

We will endeavour to feedback to all those boys not selected and provide them with targets to focus on over the coming months.

Key selection criteria which will be reviewed through the application process:

• Level of current performance
• Understanding of performance behaviours / attitudes
• Application of performance behaviours / attitudes
• Physical potential
• References

Key performance attributes

• Passion for your sport
• Hunger, commitment & resilience to succeed
• Self-Organisation
• Self-Awareness
• Strong work ethic
• Attention to detail
• Physical Potential and Skills
• Consistency

If you can, choose a couple of tests which you think are most appropriate to display the required attributes for your sport. *Do not worry if these are just done through simple bodyweight tests!