The conversation delves into the Delegation of Authority (DOA) document, which outlines the agreement between the BBF Board and BSUK, granting BSUK the authority to manage national teams and UK sport funding through the Performance Management Group (PMG).

References

UK Sport —Code for Sports Governance (2021 Update)https://www.uksport.gov.uk/resources/governance-code

Onward Grants

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grants-standards

BritishCycling – Performance Pathwayhttps://www.britishcycling.org.uk/riderroute

British Fencing - Athlete Development Pathway

https://www.britishfencing.com/gbr-pathway-programme-zone/

Guardian/ObserverInvestigation (2017): “British Bobsleigh team told: keep quiet about bullyingor miss Olympics”

Describes threats, fear culture, legalwarnings, and suppression of complaints.
Gary Anderson is explicitly named as the performance director issuing thewarnings.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/17/british-bobsleigh-team-told-be-quiet-about-bullying-or-miss-olympics

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/09/british-bobsleigh-toxic-culture-uk-sport-winter-olympics-2018

AchievementGoal Theory (AGT) & Ego-Attachment in Performance Environments

Nicholls(1984) — The original AGT framework

Dweck &Leggett (1988) — Goal orientation and self-conceptRoberts,Treasure & Conroy (2007) — Applied AGT in sport