Conference program

The Evolution of the Athlete Conference is a two day conference held on the 25th and 26th of October with the option to attend a Speed Development Master Class on the 24th of October and/or the Leadership Master Class on the 27th of October, 2010.

DAY 1 - Monday 25 October, 2010

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8:00-9:00am	Registration & Exhibition Stall Open
9:00-9:05am	Welcome & Housekeeping
9:05-9:30am	Opening Address
9:30-10:30am	Keynote address #1: Longevity in Coaching Ewen McKenzie, Head Coach, Queensland Reds Learn more about Ewen McKenzie
10:30-11:00am	Morning Tea break: Poster Presentations
11:00-12:30pm	Pick from one of the following five sessions: Concurrent session 1 - Coach Education Managing Coach Career Development: From Policy to Practice Andrew Dawson, Deakin University Performing under pressure: The Beijing Olympics Donna O'Connor, University of Sydney Concurrent session 2 - High Performance Sport Australia's coaching future- are we training for the right event? Kim Cardile, Global Coaching Solutions Low budget high performance: winning without a wallet. Wayne Goldsmith, MOREGOLD Performance Consulting Concurrent session 3 - Talent ID Talent Identification & Development: A National Approach Ben Whitaker, Australian Rugby Talent transfer– What is it and what do we do with it? Bec Dickinson, University of Queensland / Australian Institute of Sport Concurrent session 4 - Injury Prevention and Management Injury Prevention = Performance Enhancement Mark Brown, Sports Medicine Australia The challenge of rehabilitating a torn hamstring in elite sport: A case study. Brynley Abad, Queensland Reds Concurrent session 5 - Coaching in Schools Investigating the role of school based sport development programs: A model of what it is, how it works and suggestions for the future. Ross Paige, Bayside Sports Academy Downward Facing Dog To Power Cleans: A Practical Example Of An Athletic Development Program In A High School Setting. Sally Bailey, Brisbane Grammar School
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch break
1:30-2:30pm	Keynote address #2: The Coach-Athlete Relationship John Quinn, Founder, Quinn Elite Sports Services Learn more about John Quinn
2:30-4:00pm	Pick from one of the following five sessions: Concurrent session 1 - Coaching Football Preparing Australian players for the challenges of the new football world Alen Stajcic, NSW Institute of Sport & Sydney FC Women's Football Further presentation information to be added soon! Concurrent session 2 - Longevity in Coaching You don’t have a job, you have a passion. Scott Volkers, Queensland Academy of Sport - Swimming Queensland Longevity in Coaching: A cricket perspective John Wright, Cricket NZ Concurrent session 3 - Coaching Skills Skill acquisition - coaching the theory Scott Wisemantle, NSW Waratahs The Art of Teaching David Wheadon, Geelong Cats Concurrent session 4 - Coaching Youth Athlete engagement of school students Ashley Druve, Brisbane Boys College Coaching Youth: Challenges faced by coaches Matt Cameron, Paramatta Eels Concurrent session 5 - Coach Development Giving choice to your athletes: Changing the motivational climate within your team. Part B - Challenges to implementation across a variety of sporting environments. Matt Lyons - University of QLD Giving choice to your athletes: Changing the motivational climate within your team. Part A - Why it may be beneficial to adopt such an approach to your coaching? Joe Occhino - University of QLD A practical view of the athlete-coach relationship: Perspectives of Polynesian rugby league athletes Sam Panapa - University of QLD Modelling Mental Toughness Michael Noetel - University of QLD
4:00-4:30pm	Afternoon Tea break: Poster Presentations
4:30-5:30pm	Keynote address #3: What Really Matters in Coaching and Your Athlete’s Perspective Bo Hanson, Coaching Consultant, Athlete Assessments & Four time Olympian Learn more about Bo Hansen
5:30-6:30pm 6:30-10:00pm	Pre-dinner canapes and drinks Conference dinner

DAY 2 - Tuesday 26 October, 2010

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8:30-9:00am	Exhibition stalls open
9:00-10:00am	Keynote address #4: The Transition From Elite Athlete to Elite Athlete Management Steve Moneghetti, Chef-de-Mission, Australian Team: 2010 Commonwealth Games & former Marathon Champion Learn more about Steve Moneghetti
10:00-10:30am	Morning Tea break: Poster Presentations
10:30-11:00am	Panel of athletes
11:15-12:00pm	Panel of Ex-Athletes who coach Matthew Wells, Queensland Academy of Sport Mens Hockey Coach Byron Davis - Head Coach, Squash Program, Australian Institute of Sport More coaches to be confirmed
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch break
1:00-2:00pm	Keynote address #5: How Understanding Skill Learning and Expert Performance Can Help Guide Coaching Practice Professor Bruce Abernethy, Director, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong Learn more about Professor Bruce Abernethy
2:00-3:30pm	Pick from one of the following five sessions: Concurrent session 1 - Strength & Conditioning Getting the best out of your strength and conditioning program and personnel Jeremy Sheppard, Queensland Academy of Sport Presentation topic to be added soon! Brice Johnson, Newcastle Knights Developing boys to handle a man’s game Marcus Kain, ACT Brumbies Concurrent session 2 - Skill Acquisition Developing decision-making processes within team sports James Holbeck, University of Queensland Skill Acquisition Principles for Maximising Learning and Transfer Adam Gorman, Australian Institute of Sport Concurrent session 3 - Sport Psychology Don't use sport psychology! Fool proof techniques to get it done when it counts. Jonah Oliver, Gold Coast Foottball Club & Brisbane Roar The Coach’s Mind: Psychological strategies for the coach to assist athletes to gain peak performance Ruth Anderson, Australian Institute of Sport Concurrent session 4 - Sport Science Coach & Scientist Co-detectives on the Evidence Trail Marty FitzSimons, Western Australian Institute of Sport Recovery Update- Enhancing Performance through Recovery Shona Halson, Australian Institute of Sport Concurrent session 5 - Coach Development Supporting coach learning: your own and for others Steven Rynne - University of Queensland Reconceptualising philosophy in sports coaching: implications for coach education and practice Kylie Wehner - Deakin University Measuring and evaluating coaching performance using a 360 degree feedback process Rebecca York - Deakin University
3:30-4:00pm	Afternoon tea break
4:00-5:00pm	Keynote address #6: Applying Business Principles to Sport Scott Griffin, Director of Etax Accountants and CEO of Accounts Etcetera Learn more about Scott Griffin