Martin Brockman

Director, Performance Pathways

Martin is an ex-international decathlete and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist who now specialises in long-term athlete development. Alongside roles as Head of Athlete Development at Aspire Academy in Qatar and Athlete Performance Manager at Al Qadsiah Sports Club in Saudi Arabia, Martin developed Performance Pathways which provides lesson plans, online education, and teaching resources for schools.

Upcoming Presentations

Athletes Workshop: Jumps Fundamentals

This workshop introduces the fundamental movement skills that support the jumping events, using fun, accessible activities to build coordination, control, and confidence.

Athletics Workshop: Sprints Fundamentals

This workshop introduces the foundational skills of sprinting through a series of fun, progressive activities designed to build technique, confidence, and enjoyment of sprinting.

From Performance to Pathways: Developing the Traits That Matter

Drawing on lessons from high-performance sport, Martin Brockman explores the traits that help people perform, adapt and thrive, and how PE can deliberately develop them through sport and physical activity.

Past Presentations

Schools Athletics Masterclass (Pre-conference)

During the interactive two day workshop, you’ll take part in 6 individual modules, each taking you through a step-by-step approach to the event and leaving you with in-depth knowledge of how to teach athletics to students of all abilities.

Athletics Fundamentals: Jumps

The workshop begins with a warm-up that explores skipping, coordination, and rhythm challenges that develop the balance, control, and timing needed for successful jumping.

Athletics Fundamentals: Sprints

The workshop begins with a competition-style warm-up suitable for all events, before you are introduced to sprinting technique through simple drills that explore posture, arm action, and leg drive.

Schools Athletics Masterclass (Pre-Conference)

During the interactive two day workshop, you’ll take part in 6 individual modules, each taking you through a step-by-step approach to the event and leaving you with in-depth knowledge of how to teach athletics to students of all abilities.

Athletics Fundamentals Workshop: Jumps

In this workshop, we’ll work through a series of running drills which will introduce our students to the fundamental movement skills of sprinting, we’ll learn to perform a basic sprint start and acceleration, and we’ll develop the key techniques for the hurdles.

Athletics Fundamentals Workshop: Sprints

In this workshop, we’ll work through a series of running drills which will introduce our students to the fundamental movement skills of sprinting, we’ll learn to perform a basic sprint start and acceleration, and we’ll develop the key techniques for the hurdles.

Athletics Fundamentals Workshop: Throws

With this course, each attendee will receive a resource pack including interactive lesson plans and teaching resources.

Athletics Fundamentals Workshop: Jumps

In this workshop, we’ll work through a series of running drills which will introduce our students to the fundamental movement skills of sprinting, we’ll learn to perform a basic sprint start and acceleration, and we’ll develop the key techniques for the hurdles.

Athletics Fundamentals Workshop: Sprints

In this workshop, we’ll work through a series of running drills which will introduce our students to the fundamental movement skills of sprinting, we’ll learn to perform a basic sprint start and acceleration, and we’ll develop the key techniques for the hurdles.