INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SUPPORT (IDP)

Also know as Individual Athlete Performance Plans (IAPP)

For the Emerging Athlete - Knowledge is Power

Individual Development Plans (IDPs) use a four pillar approach designed to facilitate the development of the person and the emerging athlete without compromising on performance.  Having a clear plan, being prepared, practiced and the knowledge to back it up will contribute to an athletes confidence and performance.

In completing the IDP together, we will:

• Define your profile (their chase, their way and their trademarks) and get an understanding of what is driving your forward and what may be holding you back.

• Using self-assessment and coach assessments if available, evaluate key components of your the four performance pillars (technical/tactical requirements related to your sport), energy systems, athlete spirit and life balance.

• Define your action plan for a defined campaign period. This may be a transition step up or over, a selection event and/or a season, for example. Note that agreed actions may be to super-power a strength, minimise a weakness, or educate yourself in the sport business you are in.

• Accountability, monitoring and ongoing measurement and updates to your IDP.

ATHLETE CARE, DEVELOPMENT, FACILIATION AND SUPPORT

Small Things Matter!

Formal and informal check-in’s and support with Dr Pip Thomas, ensuring accountability and ongoing growth and development aligned to the individuals focus areas and agreed actions. This will involve specific coaching in athletic spirit and life balance areas and/or the emerging athlete career transition, such as:

• Managing attention and arousal states - techniques such as readiness approaches, resets reframes and relaxation options that best suit your needs.

• Dealing with transition events, such as: selections processes, sitting on the bench, early exits, injuries, transfers, step-up/promotions, contracting, moving away from home.

• Relationship management (e.g. with coaches, team-mates, player agents, family) including expectation and conflict management).

• Coping with Pressure - Building physical, social and psychological fitness and performance through self-efficacy (confidence + faith + resiliency), by developing and practicing your own coping strategies. Also available online: A course available on the effects of pressure and load on performance.

For Coaches and Teams

I offer interactive sessions for athletes, coaches, and parents—blending knowledge, applied skills, with real-life experiences with honest reflection—for clarity, not just content. Real-world practical strategies for mental and emotional care and performance, relational strength, and life balance—always tailored to the unique needs of individuals and groups.

•  Athlete Interactive Session: Fear and Fitness—Being an Athlete - ideal for emerging athletes 16-22 years.

• Athlete/Parent Presentation: The Realities and the Rollercoaster Ride of Collegiate and Pro-Sport Transitions. 

• Coach Interactive Session: Shaping Adolescent Athletes Beyond Physical Talent - focused on expanding perspective with some applicable practical skills.

Also available for meaningful follow-up, ongoing support, and real connections to leverage your coaching strengths with systems and tools for mental and emotional care and performance, relational strength, and life balance, for sustainable growth with individuals, teams, or groups.

PRICING

• First session: FREE

• IADP Plan: Two initial in-depth meetings, assessment and report - NZ$295.00, update - NZ$195.00

• IADP & Care Package for Emerging Athletes: Plan PLUS twelve-month formal and informal ongoing support and advocacy - NZ$1495.00

• Individual Care and Support: formal monthly catch-ups and ongoing updates, guidance, and help as required over the quarter - Emerging Athletes: NZ$395.00 per quarter, Senior Athletes/Coaches: NZ$595.00 per quarter..

• Interactive Group Sessions and Presentations: NZ$285.00 per 90-minute session.

• Team Support and Organisational Consulting: price on application

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you are a committed athlete over 16 years of age, or the parent of one, and/or price is an issue – we will endeavour to help find a solution.