ABSTRACT
Mentoring can be challenging, and when the mentor and both mentees are new to the process it can be even more daunting, due to the uncertainty about content, procedure and expected outcomes. Here, we examine the start of a mentoring relationship within high performance women’s rugby. Interestingly, all three participants (the mentor, Louise, and the mentees, Sarah and Jill) are collaborators in the mentoring process but competitors on the field. All coaches are committed to developing their coaching skills and believe that mentoring can be a useful support tool in this endeavour; however, the practicalities of designing and implementing a mentoring programme are initially ambiguous.
