Quadrennial Debriefs

Testimonial for Nick Bass:

Nick possesses a genuine desire to support athletes, coaches, technical staff, and their programs in achieving success, serving as the cornerstone of his work with National Sport Organizations (NSOs). With his extensive background as an athlete, coach, technical sport expert, and in business, Nick brings a deep respect for the knowledge, roles, and perspectives of all involved parties.

He diligently familiarizes himself with the nuances of each sport under review, enabling him to adopt an informed and purposeful approach that empowers all participants to contribute effectively. Simultaneously, Nick upholds his independence and integrity, fostering a trusting environment where participants can engage productively and collaboratively.

Nick isn't afraid to address challenging topics, guiding participants toward the common objective of reinforcing the essential pillars of success. Consequently, everyone can trust in Nick's analysis to be honest, fair, contextual, and constructive, laying a solid foundation for progress.

Whether providing review and analysis or developing forward-looking action plans and accountability processes, Nick ensures that all participants gain a practical understanding of the current state, issues, challenges, and opportunities, enabling them to inform future plans and strategies effectively.

Sarah Storey
President - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton

Testimonial for Nick Bass

Nick Bass's leadership in our 2022 Olympic Debrief Meetings was exemplary. From thorough preparation to effective facilitation, his guidance led to highly positive outcomes. Nick’s leadership skills promoted an environment that led to a fulsome engagement from our performance team, and contributed to the success of the process, resulting in a highly beneficial outcome that continues to pay dividends. I strongly recommend this for any NSO seeking to improve their review process.

Jeremy M Sheppard, PhD
Canada Snowboard

Nick Bass facilitated our 2022 Olympic Debrief meetings. The unique and effective meetings were extremely helpful for our group. Everyone had a chance to share their opinions and thoughts and many 'difficult' conversations were had. His calm demeanor ensured we stayed on point. In the end, the debrief was great, our high performance staff was on the same page, and we had clear goals for the next quad. I'd highly recommend his services.

Lyndon Rush
2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist
Technical Driving Coach - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton

Shortly after the 2022 paralympic games, our High performance director scheduled the dreaded “performance review meetings”. What is usually a boring and awkward gathering of frontlines staff, was turned into a highly engaging and energized session of minds, all structured and facilitated by Nick. We came out of the official review with our strategic framework of goals, actions needed to fulfil them, and the enthusiasm to tackle it all. If your sport organization, or business, is looking for an impactful guide to stoke your team’s creative fire within review and planning sessions, I suggest you bring in Nick Bass.

Mark Fawcett
OLY ChPC Technical Coach Canadian National Snowboard Team

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