The process

Systematic.
Not accidental.

Most talented athletes at club level never get seen. Not because they aren't good enough — because no one is looking in the right place, at the right time, with the right evidence. Lanebreak changes that. Here is how.

01
Identify

We work directly with UK athletics clubs to identify athletes competing at regional and national level who sit below the UKA funding threshold — typically U17 to senior athletes with results that indicate genuine potential but no current pathway to visibility.

Identification isn't just about times. We look at trajectory, consistency, competition history, and the gap between training performance and competition performance. A 17-year-old running 11.8 on a difficult track in poor conditions tells a different story than the same time suggests on paper.

Athletes are never charged for this process. Our relationship is with clubs and brands, not athletes.

Two perspectives
For athletes
You don't apply. We find you through your club and your results. If we approach you, it means we've already looked at your record and believe there's a case to make on your behalf.
For clubs
We work as an extension of your talent pathway. You know which athletes have potential that isn't being recognised. We give you a structured way to act on that.
02
Build

For each athlete, we produce a credibility pack — a structured evidence document that translates athletic performance into a language that brands, universities, and funding bodies can act on.

This isn't a CV. It's a contextualised performance record that shows trajectory, sets times in the context of age-group rankings, explains what the athlete's current standard means relative to funded pathways, and builds a narrative around the person as well as the numbers.

The pack is the asset that opens doors. It travels further and faster than an email introduction alone.

Two perspectives
For athletes
You get a professional document that represents you accurately and persuasively. Most athletes at your level have never had anything like it. It's yours to keep regardless of what comes from it.
For brands
You receive a concise, evidenced brief on each athlete we bring to you. No guesswork, no cold pitches. You can assess fit quickly and make a decision based on real data.
03
Connect

We operate across three funding channels simultaneously. Regional brand sponsorship — local businesses for whom athlete association is a community and content play, not a broadcast media buy. University athletic scholarship programmes — connecting athletes with institutions that have development funding but limited visibility into the club-level talent pool. And public funding pathways — SportsAid nominations, local authority sport development budgets, and NGB development programmes.

We don't chase every channel for every athlete. We assess which combination is most likely to succeed and focus effort there.

Two perspectives
For athletes
We navigate the funding landscape on your behalf. SportsAid applications, university scholarship conversations, brand introductions — we manage the process and make the introductions. You focus on training.
For brands
You're not buying broadcast reach. You're buying local association, content, and the genuine story of backing talent before anyone else did. We handle the relationship infrastructure so your involvement stays simple.
The credibility pack
01
Performance record
Full competition history with times set in age-group and national ranking context. Not just what the athlete ran — what it means.
02
Trajectory analysis
Year-on-year progression mapped against development curves. Identifies whether an athlete is on a funded-athlete trajectory or not yet on anyone's radar.
03
Athlete narrative
The person behind the times. Education, training commitment, community involvement. The material that makes a brand or institution want to be associated.
04
Media kit
Photography brief, social presence summary, and co-branding guidance for sponsors. Everything a regional brand needs to activate the relationship.
05
Funding map
A clear assessment of which funding channels the athlete is eligible for and what the realistic outcomes are. No false expectations; no missed opportunities.
06
University fit assessment
Matching academic profile and athletic standard against institutions with active scholarship programmes. Warm introductions where there is genuine fit.
Athletes pay nothing
Revenue comes from brands and clubs, never from athletes. This is not negotiable and not a future variable. The model only works if athletes trust it, and they can only trust it if there is no financial relationship between us.
We don't oversell
We will not represent an athlete we cannot make a credible case for, and we will not promise outcomes we cannot control. A credibility pack is a fair and accurate representation — not a marketing exercise.
Data is handled carefully
Athlete data is processed under explicit consent, held only for as long as it is needed, and never shared beyond the specific channel introductions the athlete has agreed to. We operate under UK GDPR.
Relationships before transactions
The best outcomes — for athletes, clubs, and brands — come from introductions made with care rather than volume. We work with a small number of athletes at any one time and manage each relationship actively.
Ready to talk? Whether you represent a club, a brand, or you're an athlete with questions — we're straightforward to reach.
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