SINI athlete services represent a hub of a point of reference for delivery of performance enhancing support to Northern Ireland’s best athletes, coaches and governing bodies.
In addition SINI service staff provides guidance on quality assurance management and professional development of practitioners delivering services to funded athletes within the Northern Ireland Performance Sport System.
The provision of athlete services at SINI is organised into five service units:
- Performance Planning
- Sports Medicine
- Strength and Conditioning (physical preparation)
- Performance Science (incorporating Physiology, Performance Nutrition and Performance Analysis)
- Performance Skills (incorporating Lifestyle Management and Sports Psychology)
Service Units focus on:
- Delivering quality service to SINI programmes
- Promoting best practice relevant to Performance Sport
- Providing mentoring support to next generation service providers
- Integrating effectively within the UK and Irish Performance systems.