LEIGH ASHTON
Athlete. Team Leader. Author. Speaker. Coach.
ABOUT LEIGH
A former athlete, and current Relationship Manager, I have worked predominantly in the sports industry for close to twenty years with some deliberate breaks for being a mum, writing, upskilling, and moving overseas and back again. All of my roles have involved speaking and facilitating, coaching, and people development.
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I wrote The Talent Trap in 2019, which felt audacious but necessary. A few years later I focused on Mindset because ...
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HAVE YOU READ
The Talent Trap
“I cannot speak highly enough. The Talent Trap is outstanding – parents, coaches and sport leaders at every level need to read this book.”
MICK WATSON - NRL CLUB CEO AND INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE MANAGER
“A must read for all. Fresh ideas and thought-provoking suggestions that will ultimately help round the table discussions at all levels.”
DIANNE LASENBY - CEO AUCKLAND NETBALL AND GM NORTHERN STARS
“I have been a professional coach and coach developer for 36 years across community and high performance sport. This is the book I should have been handed when I started.”
DAVE CLARKE - NATIONAL COACH AND PERFORMANCE COACH UK & NZ
ENQUIRES ABOUT
Speaking and Coaching
Leigh is a confident, personable and articulate speaker for workshops, conferences, or facilitating discussions.
Sport topics that Leigh can speak and present to include youth sport development and pathways, The Talent Trap, school academies and pre-performance programmes, student-athlete support and well-being.
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Mindset topics that Leigh can speak and present to include leadership, resilience, self-confidence, achieving goals, team and workplace culture, navigating change and setbacks, and emotional intelligence.
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