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MANAGE, TRAIN, EXCHANGE – THE KEYS TO SUCCESSBEHIND EVERY GREAT ATHLETE IS A GREAT TEAM, AND OFTEN THAT TEAMWORK STARTS WITH THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. IN ORDER TO HELP NOCs ASSIST THEIR ATHLETES, OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY INVESTS MUCH OF ITS TIME AND MONEY IN TRAINING AND EDUCATING THOSE IN CHARGE IN EACH COUNTRY AND TERRITORY Ever since it was created over 50 years ago to support a number of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in countries which had recently become independent, the ultimate priority for the Olympic Solidarity Commission has been the development and progress of athletes. But towards that end, there are a number of means, including the training and education of national sports administrators. Olympic Solidarity resources are split into sectors: World Programmes provide the NOCs with financial and technical assistance; Continental Programmes supplement those offered at world level according to the specific needs of each region; Olympic Games Subsidies enable NOCs to send their delegations to the Olympic Games.Of these sectors, the largest is World Programmes, which has accounted for 37 per cent of the overall Olympic Solidarity budget during the 2013-2016 quadrennial cycle with 17 programmes divided into four areas: Athletes, Coaches, NOC Management, and Promotion of Olympic Values.The NOC Management programmes include introductory level courses on the Olympic Movement and sports administration, while the Advanced Sports Management Course (ASMC) offers in-depth training to executives from NOCs, national federations and other national sports organisations. The first step towards organising advanced courses is to have a trained programme director. Olympic Solidarity selects NOC-nominated programme director candidates to attend a training session conducted by international experts (mentors) over three days. OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY64 OLYMPIC REVIEW