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About us

The Athlete Development Project

Performance education built for the real world.

We bring research and applied practice together to help coaches and performance staff make better decisions for the athletes they support.

Through online courses, free insights and bespoke CPD, The ADP makes specialist knowledge easier to understand and use in day-to-day practice.

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What we do

Learn, apply, keep developing.

Choose the route that fits your work, whether you are building your own knowledge or developing a whole team.

01 / LEARN

Courses and CPD

On-demand education in athlete development and performance, created with experienced practitioners and researchers.

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02 / EXPLORE

Free insights

Articles, research reports and practitioner perspectives that connect emerging evidence with practical questions.

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03 / COLLABORATE

Bespoke support

CPD presentations, workshops, webinars and consultancy tailored to your club or organisation.

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Our approach

Evidence is most useful when it changes practice.

The ADP connects academic knowledge with the realities of coaching and performance support, so learning can travel beyond the screen.

  1. Understand the evidenceStart with the principles and the questions behind them.
  2. Hear from practitionersSee how experienced people apply those ideas in sport.
  3. Use it in your settingTake practical considerations back to your athletes and team.
Founder of The ADP

Built by a practitioner, with practitioners.

The ADP was founded by Ben Bradley MSc, ASCC, a Performance & Medicine Manager, sport scientist and accredited strength and conditioning coach with experience in professional football.

The platform brings together academics and applied specialists to share knowledge that can support athlete development across disciplines and levels of sport.

“Enhancing sports performance through staff education and continued professional development.”

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Developing a team or planning bespoke CPD?

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The Athlete Development Project

Providing the best in Performance staff education and continued professional development.