3 October 2024
Discover your Paralympic Potential
Do you have a visual, physical or intellectual impairment? Have you ever dreamt of competing in a Paralympic sport? Let us help you Discover Your Paralympic Potential!
Once signed up you can:
1. Join the Paralympic Potential Newsletter Mailing List
Stay informed of key partners opportunities and Paralympic Sport news.
2. Attend a Discover Your Paralympic Potential Day
- Experience Paralympic sports
- Meet Paralympic medallists
- Find out about Paralympic classification
- Take part in basic performance profiling
- Speak to experienced coaches and talent leads
3. Engage in a Disability Sport Activation Zone
Hear from National Disability Sport Organisations, charities and ParalympicsGB partners.
Could you #BeTheFuture?
- Targeted talent identification and recruitment initiatives delivered by National Governing Bodies in partnership with ParalympicsGB
- Participants will be invited based on sport, age, performance and classification criteria
All you need to do is complete this form to tell us a few details about yourself and then we’ll be in touch
Sign up now
Paralympic Potential Calendar of Events
Experience Paralympic sports, meet Paralympic medallists, find out about Paralympic classification, take part in performance profiling, speak to coaches and talent leads, hear from National Disability Sport Organisations, charities and ParalympicsGB partners.
- Discover Your Paralympic Potential Day - Crawley – Saturday 19 October 2024 (from 10am, last entry 3pm)
- Discover Your Paralympic Potential Winter Sports – Manchester – 26 October Curling (am) and Snow Sports (pm)*
- Discover Your Paralympic Potential Day – Sheffield – Saturday 9 November 2024 (from 10am, last entry 3pm)
- Discover Your Paralympic Potential Day – Liverpool – Sunday 2 February 2025 (from 10am, last entry 3pm)
*Please note additional information is required to attend this day and will be sent to you ahead of the day.
Further information will be sent out upon completion of the sign up form and ahead of the event.
About Us
Ben Quilter
Athlete Recruitment Network Manager
I am proud to have represented ParalympicsGB at two Paralympic Games, having been a VI Judoka for 15 years or so, winning two World titles, one European title and a bronze medal at London 2012. Not only this but I have always enjoyed being an advocate and a supporter of many ParalympicsGB schemes and programmes. I was a member of the Athlete Commission and Social Impact Committee, and an athlete ambassador for the Paralympic Inspiration Programme (PIP) in Rio.
I worked in Performance Lifestyle for Cycling, Para Cycling, Para Swimming, Triathlon, Para Tri and Para Canoe. I have sat on the Board of Directors for British Judo since 2021 and stepped into the role of Athlete Recruitment Network Manager at ParalympicsGB in May 2023.
Bryony Robins
Athlete Recruitment Network Officer
Whilst Ben was winning a medal at London 2012, I was there as a teenage spectator, being incredibly inspired and excited by the experience. I was determined to have a career in this sector. I started by coaching disabled and non-disabled people trampolining and multi-sports before going off to university to first study a BSc in Sport Management, and then a MSc in Sport Management, Politics and International Development, and then a MA in Sport Ethics and Integrity. Whilst studying, I was the Operations Manager for Nike Sport Summer Camps and interned with the World Athletics Integrity Unit. I graduated in September 2023 and started working with ParalympicsGB as Athlete Recruitment Network Officer in October 2023!
Strategy and Guiding Principles
We deliver events for any disabled person to attend an event and discover what sport can offer. Collaboratively designed and delivered with partner organisations to offer a glimpse into disability sport from grassroots through to performance pathways.
How we achieve this
- Person Centred - The Athlete Recruitment Network endeavours to put the individuals we engage with at the centre of the process.
- Collaborative Excellence - Our collective strength enables holistic support, appropriate opportunity, and a commitment to excellence at each stage of the Paralympic Potential pathway.
- Pride, Empowerment, and Belonging - These winning behaviours are a core part of ParalympicsGB Team culture that we are embodying when interacting with any person or organisation.
- Embracing the Paralympic Movement - To ensure that, through sport we are inspiring a better world for disabled people.
- Be The Future - To support disabled people to discover and explore sporting opportunities. Enabling the development and classification of future GB Paralympians where appropriate.
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