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Harnessing Talent

• Leeds Metropolitan University
• 24th and 25th March 2009

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• Dame Kelly Holmes
• Chair
• DKH Legacy Trust

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JAYANT MISTRY WHEELCHAIR TENNIS Wheelchair
Wimbledon Doubles Champion 2005 Retired from but
still coaching tennis, and actively playing
basketball. He is working with DKHLT to give
back to the sporting community and make his
dreams of mentoring rising stars a reality
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Commitment to action

• DKH Legacy Trust committed to helping us
• Dame Kelly will outline shortly the next steps
  for Harnessing Talent work
• What can we commit to DKH Legacy Trust?

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The performer steering group

• Chair Alan Rapley, Olympic swimmer
• Advisory group function
• Quarterly meetings
• Application process based on skills and
  aspirations
• Support ongoing development of members
• Performer area on website for comments

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Your views please?

• The representative mix?
• Sport individual/team
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Disability

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• Emma Atkins
• Sport Director
• DKH Legacy Trust

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Where do we go from here?

• What next for your support and development?
• The Harnessing Talent process

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Inspiring Sport
Education and support programme
Opportunities to deliver and practice
Mentors and networks
www.dkhlegacytrust.org
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Where do we go from here?

• What next for your support and development?
• The Harnessing Talent process
• The Harnessing Talent education and support
  programme launch in May 2009
• Our website Performers area to support you
• What would be the key things that would help you?

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Thank you to.........
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Harnessing Talent

• Leeds Metropolitan University
• 24th and 25th March 2009