Friday May 2, 2008
Introduction to Sports Psychology
This session will help identify specific issues that will help you learn the right combination of skills to allow you to realize your full potential as a human and as a coach. The session will focus on learning how to motivate your athletes - what do and does not work, communicating more effectively with your athletes, using mental performance assessments to teach your athletes, and more.
Session Leader: Barbara Walker, PhD is a high level competitive triathlete, marathon runner, and business owner. Dr. Walker has faced the same challenges as many of you, and knows first-hand what it takes to reach your goals. Her experience as an athlete and her extensive background as a Sport Psychologist provide her with the perfect combination of knowledge and ability to help excellence-seeking individuals realize their potential. Dr. Walker has been a guest expert on radio and television. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology, and she is a Licensed Psychologist. For more information visit www.centerforhumanperformance.com.
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Saturday May 3, 2008
A Look at the Science of Lactate
Lactate has been on of the most studied variables in exercise physiology in the last 30 years. The primary reason for the interest is that lactate levels are an excellent indicator of the level of conditioning of athletes. However, there is a poor understanding of lactate metabolism by athletes and some coaches. We will take a look at the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems, the production and consumption of lactate and maximizing the energy systems for endurance running.
Session Leaders: Patti Finke M.S., is an exercise physiologist, an RRCA certified running coach and the Director of the RRCA Coaching Program. Warren Finke is an RRCA certified running coach and the webmaster of a number or running related websites including www.rrca.org. Both Patti and Warren have been coaching runners and walkers for over 20 years. They are the authors of "Marathoning Start To Finish" and numerous articles on training for local, regional, national and international magazines. They have both completed over 170 events marathon distance or longer plus numerous short distance races.
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| Patti & Warren Finke |
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