How it Works
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How It Works

 

 

 

Most CPD gives you information.
OBP helps you run a system.

OBP is built for mid-career practitioners and department leads who are sick of two things:

  • too much content that doesn’t transfer to the field
  • too much data that doesn’t improve decisions, trust, or outcomes

This is applied professional development - built from 30 years in elite sport - designed to help you make better calls under pressure and lead stronger performance environments.

What Old Bull Performance Offers

SMALL-GROUP
MENTORING

TARGETED,
PRACTICAL COURSES

TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS
YOU CAN ACTUALLY APPLY

LONG-FORM THINKING,
WRITINGS & PODCASTS

All designed for early-career practitioners breaking in, and mid-career operators refining how they work.

No fluff. No overpromising. Just perspective that helps you think more clearly.

How Old Bull Performance Works

4 offers. No clutter.

  

OBP Membership

 Annual Membership 


Who it’s for
Mid-career practitioners and department leads who want CPD that actually shows up in daily decision-making.

What’s inside

  • Operator Library across Strength, Speed, Rehab, and Management
  • Problem-led Plays connecting decisions across areas
  • Practical templates and tools
  • Monthly Decision Clinics and Quarterly Audit Sprints
  • Leadership-level peer community

Outcome
You make and defend clear decisions within a trusted, repeatable system.

Flagship Program A 

Data to Decisions

 Signature 


Who it’s for
Practitioners responsible for high-stakes calls: load changes, rehab steps, RTP decisions, and program direction.

What’s inside

  • Cohort-based delivery with applied labs
  • Decision frameworks and evidence templates
  • Real case breakdowns and debriefs
  • Pressure-tested decision workflows
  • Ongoing support through OBP Membership

Outcome
You build a defensible evidence stack and a decision rhythm that holds when pressure and scrutiny increase.

Flagship Program B 

How to build, inherit, or reset a performance department


Who it’s for
Current leads, aspiring HPMs, and senior practitioners stepping into formal leadership roles.

What’s inside

  • Department structure and role clarity
  • Meeting discipline and decision standards
  • Monitoring systems (time, human, and data cost)
  • Communication up and down the chain
  • Onboarding systems and day-one expectations

 Outcome
You shift from strong practitioner to department operator who leads people, systems, and decisions effectively.

  

Team & Leadership Solutions

 High Ticket only 


Who it’s for
Teams and leaders needing faster alignment, clearer standards, and external structure to move forward.

 What's inside

  • Team seats with leadership roundtables
  • Department audits, facilitation, and reporting
  • Group mentoring cohorts
  • 1:1 mentoring for senior leaders

Outcome
Less noise, faster alignment, clearer standards, and better decisions across the entire performance program.

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Start with the conversations

You can also explore ideas through the Two Coaches and a Coffee, where Darren Burgess and I talk openly about the realities of high-performance sport, leadership, and decision-making.

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