Your entourage includes anyone who has an influence on your career and who works to enhance your performance – be it during your sporting or non-sporting career.

It is important to ensure that these people always have your best interests at heart and that these relationships only have a positive effect on your career.

The IOC has produced a series of helpful tips to advise your Entourage on how they can continue to play an important and central role in your development throughout every stage of your career.

About

With the increasing stature of athlete support team (Entourage) it is vital that you have as much information as possible about your responsibilities, how to have your voice heard, and where you can turn for help and support. That’s why we have established a dedicated section of Athlete365 which is here to serve you.

The team behind the team
Entourage: Performance

As coaches, trainers and sports scientists you are the ones who provide the necessary support to athletes that allow them to flourish on the field of play. Here we provide advice and guidance to support you.
Entourage: Health

Taking care of an athletes well-being is vital and involves the assistance of doctors, physiotherapists, nutritionists, mental trainers, counsellors, health providers and others.
Entourage: Family & Friends

Parents, partners, siblings and friends all form a key part of an athlete’s Entourage ensuring that they have the right environment to thrive in off the field of play.
Entourage: Legal & Commercial

Sponsorship and off-field management is an increasingly important aspect of athletes’ lives, with entourage members working in ever-changing environments.
Entourage: Organisational

NOCs, IFs and National Federations play a major part in the development of athletes, and also offer them a place where they can voice their opinions and concerns.
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Resources

Here you can find a number of downloadable resources which are available for you, the entourage members, to help to provide the best support for athletes.

Resource
Guidelines for Conduct of Athletes’ Entourage
pdf
This document sets out the responsibilities of entourages acting within the Olympic Movement and their duties to athlete...
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Guidelines for Sanctioning the Members of an Athletes' Entourage
pdf
The following principles are intended to serve as minimum standard guidelines.
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