Gold Coast
leadership + High-Performance Immersion
REAL ACCESS, Better you.
Master your mindset. Perform at your best. Elevate your leadership.
Designed for senior leaders, executives and high performers, this exclusive three-day immersion provides rare access inside a high-performance environment typically reserved for elite athletes and professional sporting organisations.
Set on the Gold Coast and aligned with the Western Bulldogs AFL program, this experience gives you the opportunity to step out of your day-to-day, reset, and rebuild your system for sustained performance.
Through a deliberate process of physical immersion, guided reflection and expertly facilitated workshops, you’ll unpack the principles that underpin high-performance - equipping you with the frameworks and strategies to perform at your best and lead with clarity and alignment, consistently.
COURSE INFORMATION
PROGRAM dateS
17TH - 19TH JULY, 2026
duration
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
INVESTMENT
$5,000 - $5,500
delivery
FACE-TO-FACE, INTENSIVE
COURSE BROCHURE
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LOCATION
GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - VARIOUS LOCATIONS
WHAT YOU'LL EXPLORE
Most leaders are expected to perform at a high level, without a system to support it.
In elite sport, performance is engineered.
Athletes are supported by systems that optimise energy, recovery, decision-making and behaviour under pressure, allowing them to perform consistently, when it matters most.
In business, leaders are expected to operate at the same level, often without those structures.
This immersion is designed to bridge that gap.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT, SLEEP & RECOVERY
LEADING SELF
TRAINING, ADAPTATION & PERFORMANCE
HABITS & BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
STRESS, RESILIENCE & MENTAL PERFORMANCE
NUTRITION & FUELLING FOR PERFORMANCE
LEADING OTHERS & DRIVING PERFORMANCE
LEADERSHIP IN ELITE SPORT
PROGRAM FACILITATOR
ANDREW Russell
High Performance Consultant & Program Facilitator
Andrew Russell has spent nearly three decades operating at the highest level of elite sport, leading high-performance programs and building systems that enable athletes and teams to perform under pressure - consistently.
His work extends beyond physical preparation, integrating leadership, behaviour and environment to create high-performance systems that sustain success over time.
Rather than focusing on isolated interventions, Andrew’s approach centres on designing environments where performance is expected, supported and repeatable.
This immersion offers rare, direct access to Andrew in an applied, small-group setting, providing a clear understanding of how high-performance systems are built, and how they translate beyond sport.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
ALL PROGRAM MATERIALS
All program sessions and workshops facilitated by Andrew Russell.
Access to guest speakers
Hear from Western Bulldogs leaders and gain exclusive insights
Daily movement sessions
Daily training sessions, or solo opportunities for physical activity
recovery & regeneration sessions
Apply what you learn about peak performance with opportunty for bespoke wellness and recovery practices.
inner-sanctum AFL game-day experience
Pre-game changeroom access and Guard of Honour experience
premium accomodation
Considered accomodation that allows you to be part of the action, with close access to ammenities and be present for the long weekend.
COURSE framework
This is not a standard leadership course but rather, an applied high-performance immersion for business leaders.
You won’t just learn the principles. You’ll experience them, understand them, and apply them.
experience
Step inside a high-performance environment
- Daily movement sessions
- Recovery and regeneration protocols
- Exposure to elite preparation and routines
- Game-day experience inside AFL environment
educate
Understand the system behind performance
- High-performance frameworks used in elite sport
- Energy management, recovery, and sustainability
- Understanding emotion, behaviour and decision-making
- Insights from Western Bulldogs leaders and practitioners
apply
Build your own performance and leadership system
- Translate principles into your own context
- Define your personal performance model
- Identify habits, behaviours and constraints
- Build a repeatable system you can execute immediately