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Ben Oakley leads the development of sport and fitness courses at The Open University. He was a full-time national and Olympic coach in windsurfing for the Games held in Korea (1988) and Spain (1992).

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Creating the perfect Olympian

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

10 November 2011

We delve into the thinking behind our Olympisize Me game and what it takes to create a perfect Olympian   Read more : Creating the perfect Olympian

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Olympic Shorts: Family influences  Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

19 October 2011

In this Olympic Shorts video featuring interviews with athletes such as Usain Bolt, Ben Oakley talks about the influence of family on the development of...  Read more : Olympic Shorts: Family influences

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The social Olympian: pathways to success Copyrighted Image Jupiter Images

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

16 September 2011

Ben Oakley, a former Olympic coach himself, reviews what is known about the typical pathways to sporting success and the different factors involved...  Read more : The social Olympian: pathways to success

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The social Olympian: Family and geographyCreative Commons Image pyrat_wesly under CC-BY-NC

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

16 September 2011

Ben Oakley explores some of the social factors significant in developing top sports people.  Read more : The social Olympian: Family and geography

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Mental fitness Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Alex Partridge (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Paul 'Tezza' Shaw (Guest), Noel Thomas (Guest)

11 July 2008

Our athletes explain how they use their minds as much as their bodies to prepare for competition.  Read more : Mental fitness

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From PE to podiumRmarmion | Dreamstime.com

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

11 July 2008

What is the typical journey a talented youngster takes to reach the medal podium at senior level? Ben Oakley, a former Olympic coach himself, reviews...  Read more : From PE to podium

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Fitness and training Featuring: video,audio, photos.com

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Alex Partridge (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Noel Thomas (Guest)

11 July 2008

Being good at a sport is only the start. To be the best, you have to put in the hours of training to achieve the...  Read more : Fitness and training

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Getting to the podium: A family affairProduction team

By Ben Oakley (The Open University), Dr Tess Kay (Guest)

11 July 2008

Behind every child's sporting success, there's a complex network of support back home.Ben Oakley considers family support to athletes in their school age years...  Read more : Getting to the podium: A family affair

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Support networks for sportspeople Featuring: video,audio, Production team

By Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Venus Romaeo (Guest)

11 July 2008

You might be on your own as you run for gold, or face an opponent across a net – but success in sport owes a...  Read more : Support networks for sportspeople

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Olympic selection: who goes, who decides? photos.com

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

11 July 2008

Choosing the right athletes to send to the Olympics is a difficult and controversial process. Who goes, who decides?  Read more : Olympic selection: who goes, who decides?

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Research [1]

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Heaney, Caroline; Oakley, Ben and Rea, Simon eds. (2009). Exploring Sport and Fitness: Work-based Practice. Abingdon: Routledge/The Open University.

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Ben Oakley leads the development of sport and fitness courses at The Open University. He was a full-time national and Olympic coach in windsurfing for the Games held in Korea (1988) and Spain (1992).
He's lectured in elite sports policy at universities in the UK and Europe, and was member of a regional panel which makes decisions about the distribution of National Lottery funds to sporting projects.

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