Meta Sport

Over the past 15 years, we have worked with the world's top performers in a number of highly challenging environments. As a result, we have developed a unique way of working which implicitly incorporates our knowledge of performance psychology, to the hands on approach required in elite sport. We currently work across a range of elite sports which include: The England Cricket team; The English Institute of Sport; GB Speed Skating; GB Handball; Professional Golf; plus a host of one to one clients who are the top performers in their field. We have 5 Olympic Games experience to draw on when working with our clients.

 

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We believe that the following principles are absolutely paramount to developing the winning edge:

 

  • Logic driving emotion: To develop elite performance, logic must drive emotion. If emotion drives logic then performance is left to chance.
  • Strengths Focus: World class performance is achieved through a fundamental understanding of where you can be the best in the world at an individual, team, organisation and cultural level.
  • Performance focused environment: Decision making should be made with a professional not personal emphasis. The key is having a clear process by which performance focused decisions can be made. The fundamental question underpinning decision making in performance focused environments is 'will it make us better'. If the answer is no, then alternative solutions must be sought. If the answer is yes, then no matter how radical the idea, ways should be found to implement the solution.

 

 Sport Model

 

The coach is absolutely integral to our model of work. Performance psychology cannot operate effectively using the traditional one to one model whereby the athlete sits down with the psychologist to talk through their performance gaps. Performance is much more hollistic than this. Many factors affect individual performance, therefore everything we do is embedded through the coaches we work with. To achieve this, we work at a number of levels within the system:

 

The Organisation/System

We ensure that aim-plan-do-review is operating at all levels through the system so that the learning cycle is in full operation.

 

The Culture/Environment

We ensure that the norms, values and principles of the group/individual are embedded and adhered to at athlete and organisational level

 

Dynamics

We ensure that the relationships (athlete to athlete, athlete to coach, coach to coach) are working effectively towards performance goals

 

Training

We work alongside our coaches to create environments that test our skills under pressure

 

1-1

We work with our athletes and coaches one to one to ensure that pro-active mental toughness plans are in place

 

Competition

We provide support at competitions where necessary to ensure that the emotional climate is where it needs to be

 

For more information on how we can help you in sport, please contact the team at enquiries@metaphorics.co.uk or alternatively call 07919091345.