Aspire Program

Aspire is where athletes start specialising. Physical capacity is the root of the program, and athletes are introduced to the qualities each event demands — so they can find out what they enjoy and where their potential lies.

From there the work becomes technical. Athletes learn the fundamental skills each event requires and repeat them until they hold up under pressure, adding coordination and complexity gradually: simple to complicated, easy to difficult, known to unknown. Age, training background and current performance all shape the pace of that progression.

Training also asks something of the athlete beyond the physical. Attitude to work, determination, persistence and self-confidence are formed over a season of training and competition, and those are as much the intended outcome as any performance.

Sessions run all year, so an athlete whose main sport is out of season can keep training in between. The annual option follows one continuous progression from September through August.