Mentoring consists of a long-term relationship focused on supporting the growth and development of yourself either as player, coach or trainer. The mentor, being the most suitable member of our team for your role, becomes a source of wisdom, teaching, and support as they work 1:1 with you to accelerate your career progress. This is a completely individualised process, whereby a real connection is built.

Everyone likes to work in their own way and your mentor will adapt their approach to reflect that. Some prefer to bring questions and work through Q&A, others will bring up topics and request workshops to gain insight. More options include talking casually about the day-to-day and having back and forth dialogue about important situations. Ultimately, however you prefer to work, this can be accommodated.

Through any method, the principles of mentorship remain true. A mentor challenges you to think through issues and approaches by asking difficult-to-answer questions, serving as a source of wisdom to guide you towards the answers you need.

When you first establish a relationship with your mentor, discuss and compare expectations together. Ultimately, the more time you make available to work with your mentor, the more you will gain from them. Clarify responsibilities together, and the process the two of you will use going forward to communicate (WhatsApp, calls, video calls). Understand your career goals (where do you want to go in the future? what do you want to do?), follow-through as agreed then problem-solve the challenges which come up together. Make it your aim to maximise this experience so that you reap the full benefit.

Mentorship is the perfect supplementary service to all others as it allows for the extra depth beyond programming and training