Performance Wellbeing

Performance Wellbeing Coach, Zofia

Hi – my name's Zofia and I’m the Performance Wellbeing Coach at British Canoeing. 

It’s my job to help make British Canoeing a positive environment for athletes, coaches and volunteers, and to support with any questions or concerns relating to the wellbeing of our athletes. 

I’m based at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham, but also visit Lee Valley regularly, so if you see me around please do say hello!  

If you'd like to get in touch, feel free to contact me on [email protected]

Lee Valley dates:

• 30-31st August

Performance Lifestyle Advisor, Emma

Emma works as the (EIS) Performance Lifestyle Advisor for British Canoeing working as part of the multi-disciplinary support team for athletes on the Olympic and Paralympic World Class Programmes.

The Performance Lifestyle service exists to ensure that there is an appropriate balance between the pursuit of performance and the care for the person behind the performance. 

The main areas of expertise within Performance Lifestyle are: 

• Managing Transitions
• Supporting Wellbeing
• Career Development and Planning
• Personal and Professional Development and Finance. 

For more information please click on the link here or see the PL Delivery Principles here.

The Athlete Rep Group

The Athlete Rep Group (ARG) represent the voice of athletes across the World Class and Talent Programmes within our Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. The British Athletes Commission (BAC) - an independent membership association representing the interests of athletes in elite performance sports - support the Athlete Reps in their voluntary roles.

The Athlete Reps deliver the opinions and feedback of our World Class Programme (WCP) and Talent Programme athletes to senior staff including the Performance Leadership Team and the British Canoeing Board. Athlete Reps are also equipped to act as mentors and advisors to support the queries or concerns of fellow athletes. This peer-to-peer scheme provides an alternative route for athletes to be heard when they may be unsure to whom or how their comments should be delivered.  

Our inaugural British Canoeing Athlete Reps will hold term for an initial period of one year. The 2018 Reps are:

• Emilia McAllister Jepps, Chair (WCP alumni, Sprint)
• Rachel Cawthorn, Vice Chair - Sprint (WCP athlete, Sprint)
• Jonny Young, Vice Chair - Paracanoe (WCP athlete, Paracanoe)
• Kimberley Woods, Vice Chair - Slalom (WCP athlete, Slalom)
• Deborah Kerr, Communications Officer (WCP athlete, Sprint)
• Charlotte Henshaw, Communications Officer (WCP athlete, Paracanoe)
• Jess Walker, Communications Officer (WCP athlete, Sprint)
• Mallory Franklin, Projects Officer (WCP athlete, Slalom)

At British Canoeing we want to encourage a free and open culture across the whole of our sport. If you’re worried about something or if you have a concern or question, we want to address it. 

Communication is essential for us to resolve problems, but also for us to be aware of and deal with potential issues before problems arise. Click the image below to view our flowchart for raising queries or concerns within or relating to the Performance Department.

Safeguarding

Use this form to report a Safeguarding concern.

Accident or Near-Miss

Use this form to report an accident or near-miss.

Athlete Rep Group

If you are an athlete on our World Class or Talent Programmes and you would like to contact the Athlete Rep Group, you can:

1. Speak to any of the Reps face to face within your daily training environment. 
2. Email them on [email protected]. 
3. Email them individually on:

• Emilia McAllister-Jepps: [email protected] 
• Rachel Cawthorn: [email protected]
• Kimberley Woods: [email protected]uk
• Jonny Young: [email protected]
• Deborah Kerr: [email protected]
• Charlotte Henshaw: [email protected]
• Jess Walker: [email protected]
• Mallory Franklin: [email protected]

4. Leave a note in one of our comment boxes at our High Performance Centres.
5. Use our anonymous online comment box below.

Anonymous Comment Box

If you’d prefer, you can use the below comment box to submit a comment, query or concern to the ARG. You are welcome to leave anonymous comments by withholding your name and email address but please note that this will mean that the ARG will not be able to respond to you directly. We encourage you to leave an email address or alternative contact details in case the ARG would like to follow up on your comments or investigate any concerns in more detail.

On this page you can find downloads for a range of useful information about performance wellbeing.