Mentoring is proven to be among the most effective tools we have for enabling transformational growth and development in people. It is a mutual learning experience, where both mentor and mentee stand to gain an enormous amount. Indeed we often hear from our mentors that they feel they are getting more out of the programme than their mentee - which isn't the case, but does point to the incredible power of mentoring.
The journey of a young athlete is inevitably a tumultuous one, full of high peaks but also great challenge, and significant low points. But there is no reason why they must navigate this journey alone, falling into all the same pitfalls as those that came before them. A mentor is someone has has stood in the same shoes, lived similar experiences and now wants to support others to get the absolute most out of their lives.
The mentoring dynamic is perfectly designed for sport. Since we brought together our first ever mentoring pair, back in 2016, our programme has grown into the most established, most pioneering athlete mentoring programme, worldwide. Through witnessing now hundreds of mentoring relationships, we have seen the incredible, transformational impact that mentoring has in sport. In the words of one of our Olympic mentors -
"TAP is a fantastic human adventure"
The journey of a young athlete is inevitably a tumultuous one, full of high peaks but also great challenge, and significant low points. But there is no reason why they must navigate this journey alone, falling into all the same pitfalls as those that came before them. A mentor is someone has has stood in the same shoes, lived similar experiences and now wants to support others to get the absolute most out of their lives.
The mentoring dynamic is perfectly designed for sport. Since we brought together our first ever mentoring pair, back in 2016, our programme has grown into the most established, most pioneering athlete mentoring programme, worldwide. Through witnessing now hundreds of mentoring relationships, we have seen the incredible, transformational impact that mentoring has in sport. In the words of one of our Olympic mentors -
"TAP is a fantastic human adventure"
Our Mentoring ProgrammesWe offer two distinct mentoring programmes, our Global Mentoring Programme (which individuals can join) and our Tailored Mentoring Programme (which organisations and teams can join).
On both programmes, mentors receive a suite of TAP training to provide the best possible support to their mentee, learning a range of skills for their career in and after sport. Mentees not only receive the personalised nurturing support of an incredible role model, but also a personalised mental skills training programme developed by our team. We take a personal approach to matching mentors and mentees, knowing that every journey will be different. This is not a prescriptive programme, rather we allow athletes to move through our curriculum in their own way. |
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The TAP curriculum themes are:
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About Our Global ProgrammeWe match athletes across sports and location. Mentors are international-level, senior current or former athletes. Mentees are aged 15 - 24 and committed to their sport. Both mentors and mentees should be able to commit to the full year of the mentoring process.
Our 2022 cohort matched 72 athletes, across 38 sports and 12 countries! |
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About Tailored Mentoring
We will work with you to build a TAP mentoring programme for your team / club / organisation. We will operate the programme in its entirety, taking care of matching, safeguarding, training mentors, monitoring relationships, and measuring impact.
Contact us to find out more.
Contact us to find out more.
We brought together a community sports centre, a governing body (Basketball Scotland), and the University of Edinburgh to match university student-athletes with young people from areas of high social deprivation.
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