In the latest podcast Max Hinds talks about his cycling career, making his way from the Junior World Championships to racing with the GB team and being part of the Olympic Development Squad. His mindset is so strong and he has a clear vision of...

Lucinda is a "legend" - her uni friends say that to her, and they are right - a SportsAid athlete who came to CASS & Friends, and we have loved supporting her, watching her steely determination and desire to succeed in whatever she sets her...

Ellie is one of our fabulous alumni athletes who achieved the qualifying time for the U20 European Championships. Lockdown prevented her from competing and she never quite found her form after that due to injury.  This episode is an honest...

Ella is a 100m and 200m sprinter - she's ranked in the top 10 in Great Britain and has been a fantastic CASS & Friends athlete. Ella shares her experience of competing and managing her confidence over the years and explains the process of a...

Claire is a huge inspiration to me. She tackles one huge challenge after another and leaps into the unknown without hesitation. A double-deca Ironman athlete, she is now training for the immense challenge of the Arch to Arc triathlon. As the bu...

In this episode Adam talks about combining two sports as a child, going to the Olympics aged 18, dealing with injury and setbacks and using the Chimp Paradox to help him work with his mind.  He continues to train at the highest level as we...

In this episode, Fi explores the world of art and sport and how the two have merged beautifully for Gavin an international javelin thrower and artist who combines his passion for sport and art to keep his life in balance and his identity true t...

I loved interviewing Josie! She has a wealth of experience in sports psychology and has written several books which are all well worth reading.  We have such a good discussion about the most common reasons she works with young athletes and...

In this episode Neive chats with Fi about the joy of mentoring CASS & Friends athletes.  Neive has so much advice to share with her years of competitive rowing at the elite level and now as an age group multi sport athlete.  Neive...

What an authentic episode. Fi chats with Vickie Pullin who qualified for the Olympics in Snowboard Cross when she was 18 and now races sled dogs at the elite level.  We talk a lot about funding in sport and how athletes are performing at i...

In this brilliant episode, Claire shares her wealth of knowledge surrounding fuelling young athletes.  One of the key messages is the importance of meeting energy needs and getting nutrition requirements from food before supplements. There...

In this episode, we talk about Jess's dream of becoming an Olympic athlete and her journey from heptathlon to 100m hurdles, representing Team GB and her plans for the future including going to Birmingham University and continuing to work closel...

In this episode, Dan talks about his junior days as an elite-level swimmer, attending two Olympic trials and going to an American University on a scholarship programme.  We touch on his mindset and motivation as an individual swimmer versu...

In this episode, Nikki brings her zest for life and talks about how she absolutely loves her career as a professional athlete.  She gives so many golden nuggets of advice to our young athletes from getting the balance right with sport and ...

In this episode, Tom and Fi chat with middle-distance runner Kaitlyn Sheppard who joined CASS & Friends in 2019.  She is now studying and training in the USA at Bradley University. She talks about her experience of transferring to an A...

In this episode, Laura shares her passion for helping young athletes, especially females, how she believes finding an identity outside being an athlete is important, her many tips for developing a strong sporting mindset and how good communicat...

In this episode Tom, an alumni athelte and Fi the founder, chat about CASS & Friends; how and when it was started, what need it set out to address and what makes this charity different from other sports clubs/charities.