Explore.
Watch, listen, debate & discover with our experts

RSS Icon

Getting into the zone

Featuring: Video
Getting into the zone Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 30 Jul 2012
By Tom Daley, Jessica Ennis, Caroline Heaney, Pete Reed, Shaunna Thompson
Athletes such as Tom Daley and Jessia Ennis explain their mental preparation and pre-performance routines in this video, filmed for BBC / OU co-production, Olympic...
Watch now: Getting into the zone

Olympisize Me

Featuring: Activity
Olympisize Me
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 24 Jul 2012
Have you ever wondered which sport you're most physically suited to? Play this interactive game to find out if you’ve got what it takes physically,...
Launch now: Olympisize Me

What does it take to be a champion cyclist?

What does it take to be a champion cyclist? Creative commons imageCredit: photogram under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 23 Jul 2012
As Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British man to ever win the Tour De France, take a closer look at what makes a person a...
Read more : What does it take to be a champion cyclist?

Try.
Free extracts from OU course materials

RSS Icon

Sport media and culture: Who's calling the shots?

Free CourseFeaturing: Audio
Sport media and culture: Who's calling the shots? Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 20 Jun 2013
By The Open University
The media play a huge part in sport; we find out what's happening, how our team is doing and it creates great sporting...
Try Sport media and culture: Who's calling the shots? now

Funding elite sport

Free CourseFeaturing: Video
Funding elite sport Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 2 hours Updated 20 Jun 2013
By The Open University
Training and preparing to compete as an elite athlete can take significant financial support. Where does the money to support such athletes in the UK...
Try Funding elite sport now