Performance
Movement mechanics support for athletes and active people. Improve efficiency, support recovery, and build resilience for long-term performance.
Enhancing Athlete Performance and Recovery
Performance support is focused coaching designed to improve how your body moves under the demands of sport. We look at how movement patterns are organised, where load is being absorbed, and what might be limiting efficiency or increasing injury risk.
This is ideal for people who want to keep training, competing, and progressing, while improving movement quality and robustness.
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Personalised Injury Rehabilitation
Working 1-to-1 with injured athletes, providing targeted and individualised rehabilitation support. By thoroughly analysing athletes' movement mechanics, identifying any imbalances or dysfunctions, and designing specific corrective exercises. Assisting them in their recovery journeys and help them regain optimal functionality
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Group Training Sessions
As well as offering individualised support, we also conduct small group training sessions with sports teams. These sessions will focus on improving movement quality, enhancing functional strength, and addressing common issues related to repetitive movement patterns. By working in a group setting, athletes can benefit from peer motivation and the opportunity to learn from each other.
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Accelerated Recovery
Using our unique approach to skeletal mechanics, We are able to assist in the recovery process for injured athletes. Looking at optimising movement mechanics and implementing targeted rehabilitation strategies, helping in reducing downtime and help to facilitate a faster return to performance.
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Injury Risk Reduction
Repetitive movement patterns can potentially contribute to increased injury risk among athletes. By closely examining these patterns, pinpointing areas of vulnerability, and implementing corrective strategies, The Stirland Approach can minimise the risk of injuries associated with repetitive movements. This proactive approach aims to enhance athlete longevity, reduce the occurrence of injuries, and maintain overall health and well-being.
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Performance Optimisation for Young Athletes
Our expertise extends beyond professional adult athletes. We are aware of a necessity to implement strategies to help younger athletes reduce their risk of injury and optimise their performance. Providing appropriate additional training, to enhance movement efficiency, reduce the risk of injuries, and unlock the potential of athletes at all ages.
Ready to improve your performance?
Who Performance is for
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Athletes returning from injury
Support for rebuilding confidence and capacity with a clear progression back to full training.
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Active people with recurring niggles
If repetitive patterns keep flaring the same issue, this work helps you address the cause, not just manage symptoms.
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Teams and groups
Small group sessions that improve movement quality, functional strength, and robustness across a squad.
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Young Athletes
Age-appropriate foundations that support better movement efficiency, confidence, and long-term resilience.
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Strength trainers who feel disconnected
Performance support helps organise how you move under load, so strength becomes more usable and resilient.
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Hybrid athletes
Run, cycle or swim and your body keeps tightening up? Performance helps improve efficiency and control, so you can handle training volume with less breakdown and better recovery.
What makes it different
Many performance plans focus on strength, fitness, or skill alone.
The Stirland Approach starts by improving the mechanics underneath movement, so strength and training load are built on a more organised foundation.
If you’ve been searching for mobility work, stretching, yoga, or pilates to feel better in your body, this offers a different route.
“The goal is not flexibility for its own sake, it’s more usable movement and better control under pressure.”
Angie Stirland | Founder
What to expect in a session
Each class follows a deliberate progression:
Movement review
We look at how you move in the patterns that matter for your sport and goals.
Targeted retraining and progression
Corrective work to address inefficient patterns, imbalances, and control.
Integration into performance
Strength and pattern work that supports your training plan and return to sport.
Clear next steps
A plan you can actually apply, with guidance on what to focus on between sessions.
What you’ll notice over time
More efficient movement, less energy leak
Better joint confidence under training load
Fewer recurring niggles linked to repetitive patterns
Stronger foundations for strength and conditioning work
A clearer pathway for recovery and return to sport
How to get started
If you’re new to The Stirland Approach, start with an introduction first, either a Beginners Workshop or 2 x 1:1 sessions. This gives you the foundations and helps determine the best route forward.
If you’ve already completed an Introduction, you can enquire directly for Performance support.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. It’s designed for anyone training for sport or physical goals, from recreational athletes to high performers.
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Yes, our sessions focus on improving movement quality and control, with progressions that support recovery and return to training.
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If you’re new, yes. The introduction ensures you understand the method and start with the right foundations. It gives us a better idea of your pain points and allows us to recommend the best progression plan to get you performing at your best.
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People often find us through those searches. Although there are similarities, this is different. The focus is mechanics and movement organisation, so changes carry into sport and daily life. The Stirland Approach gives you a deeper understanding of your body, how to move and improve your overall mobility.
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Yes. Small group sessions can be arranged for teams and training groups.
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Yes, depending on your goals and setup, performance support can be delivered online as well as in person.
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Ready to move better?
Send an enquiry and share your sport, goals and what you want to improve. We will be able to recommend the best next step.