Coaching & Performance Conference

Friday 28
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- Sunday 30
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November
The Brooks Macdonald Coaching & Performance Conference organised by the Guernsey Sports
Commission is conrmed to be taking place Friday 28
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- Sunday 30
th
November here in Guernsey.
This is the third conference of its kind and will provide local coaches, athletes and their parents with an
even wider range of workshops than offered previously with an increased level of expertise. The
conference is open to anybody with an interest in young people, sport, performance, learning and
improvement in any sphere of life.
On Friday evening at St. Sampsons High School a series of keynote speeches will kickstart the
weekend and will be headlined by Professor Vincent Walsh of University College London. Over Saturday
and Sunday a team of specialists from the world of professional and international sport will join local
speakers to provide a wide range of impactful workshops.
Vincent Walsh is Professor of Human Brain Research at the Institute of
Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL. He has specialised in human brain
stimulation, perception and learning and has published seminal
papers on real world problems such as dyslexia, mathematical
learning, brain damage, sleep and plasticity in the adult brain. He has
published over 300 papers and has been awarded a Royal Society
Industry Research Fellowship to apply his knowledge in the medical
and industrial sectors.
He works as a psychological and neuroscience advisor with UK
Sport, Team GB Sailing, Team GB Canoeing, Team GB Fencing, Team
GB Gymnastics, the RFU, England Netball, GSK Human Performance
Lab and has worked with many others including BP, Google,
Selfridges, SAB Miller, the BBC, and the Royal Academy of Music.
He says, "I like the move out of the lab and into daily life. It's a different challenge: either things work or
they don't work, there's no hiding behind theories or unpublished experiments and I like the imperative to
deliver something that can be used. His most recent educational role is as the Health and Environment
Pathway Leader for the UCL BASc degree. Within three years this has become the largest humanities
degree in UCL and it is leading the way in rethinking the purpose of university education in the UK. Of all
his work, this is the most important and he believes will be the work with the longest lasting impact.
Speakers on Friday evening include:
Integrating Sport Science Tim Newenham
The Neuroscience of Sport Vince Walsh
7 Marathons in 7 Days Warren Mauger & Philip Smith
Observations of an Outsider Nic Pothas
Guiding notes for the conference Jeremy Frith
Booking form for the Keynote
speeches and workshops over the
weekend can be found inside this
booklet. Fill it in and submit it to
the Sports Commission to reserve
your space at the conference.




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1| Developing Grit Jon Rhodes: What makes a mentally tough and successful individual in any domain? Jon
Rhodes will seek to explain how grit is developed building on the work of Angela Lee Duckworth and sharing his
ndings of research across the experiences of Englands 2003 Rugby World Cup winning squad, highly relevant to
athletes, coaches, parents and teachers.
2 | Developing Teams (children, adolescents and adults) Amanda Wilding: Suitable for team and individual
sports Amanda will provide insight in to the development of young people in groups that will help participants to be
more effective in building cohesive teams of young people at all ages.
3 | An Introduction to Mindset Jeremy Frith: Based on the work of Carol Dweck and the latest application of her
work, this workshop will develop participants self-awareness and support them identifying the root causes of
behavioural barriers to success providing some simple and effective interventions.
4 | Strength Through Maximum Range Tim Newenham: A practical session that will give coaches an
understanding of how to tailor some very basic exercises specically for their sport to develop strength that underpins
technique and performance.
5 | Focus on What Matters Tim Newenham: To ensure we invest our time and resources in the right areas we
need to understand where the biggest gains can be made. Tim will outline a process used at the highest levels of
international sport designed to align resources, focus and gain agreement between all stakeholders in either team or
individual performance.
6 | Leadership and Mentoring of Young People in Sport Steve Melbourne: This workshop will give participants
an increased understanding as to how they can lead and develop young people in sport to achieve more as
individuals and as collective groups.
7 | Working with Clubs and Committees Through Change Steve Melbourne: A practical guide looking at
overcoming the challenges faced by committees and clubs within sport. Participants will benet from Steves
experience in change management within sport and the armed services.
8 | Core Training for Sport Andy Perkins: Take away the confusion of core training and move far beyond sit ups
and crunches to gain a better understanding of how the core works and how you can best condition your core for
sport for increased sports performance whilst also reducing your risk of injury.
9| Inclusive Coaching Alexis Major: This workshop will identify simple strategies and methods for including
people with disability into mainstream activity and be highly relevant for coaches and teachers.
10 | Physical Development Gareth Corbett: This workshop will help coaches, athletes and parents understand
the physiological development of young people and how this impacts on their training and competition loads.
11 | Maximising Learning and Improvement Liz Bott, Rachel Sykes and Jim Walton: This workshop will give
coaches an understanding of some very simple practices that will increase player / athlete learning within sessions.
Adapted from Education it will give coaches an understanding of which coaching skills impact greatest on learning.
12 | Nutrition for Competition Alex Kosmas: A combination of theory and easy to apply tips,
this workshop helps participants understand how to adjust their diet to meet the demands of competition.
13 | Games to Engage & Develop PE in Schools Team: For individuals looking to expand their repertoire of
games that will engage and develop young people in sport. Participants will get a greater understanding of practical
modications that they can make to their coaching practice to further increase childrens enjoyment of sport.
14 | Performance Analysis for Individual and Team Sports Dr. Casey Lee: Split in to two separate workshops
the sessions will support coaches with ideas and practical tools to develop their capability to analyse the performance
and improvement of those they work with.
15 | Teaching Games for Understanding Tom Eisenhuth: A concept developed by Rod Thorpe at
Loughborough University the workshop will support coaches looking to increase players learning of sport technically,
tactically, physically and psychologically through a game based approach.
16 | Guiding Athletes Through Injury Dr. Steve Evans and Dan Guillemette: Designed to give athletes, parents
and coaches a better understanding of how the diagnosis of recovery from injury can be supported effectively in
Guernsey. Participants will get some simple tips to impact on the physical and mental rehabilitation from injury.
17 | Creating ActionWhats Next? Various presenters: An opportunity to nd out more about a yearlong
programme feeding in to the 2015 conference. This series of workshops is designed to encompass all areas delivered
during the 2014 conference. The workshops will explore how coaches can apply and measure the impact of the
learning at the conference and improve the performance of their sport and their athletes. For those interested
practical support will be provided from experts in their eld throughout the year to help deliver a positive change.
Friday Keynote Speeches - St. Sampsons High School
6:00-8:00
Keynote speeches
Saturday Workshops - Footes Lane (Locations TBC in conrmation)
10:30-12:00
Strength Through Maximum Range (4) Tim Newenham
Leadership and Mentoring of Young People in Sport (6) Steve Melbourne
An Introduction to Mindset (3) Jeremy Frith
Maximising Learning and Improvement (11) Liz Bott, Rachel Sykes, Jim Walton
12:30-14:00
Core Training for Sport (8) Andy Perkins
Performance Analysis (Individual sports) (14) Dr. Casey Lee
Nutrition for Competition (12) Alex Kosmas
14:30-16:00
Physical Development (10) Gareth Corbett
Developing Teams (Children) (2) Amanda Wilding
Games to Engage and Develop (13) PE in Schools Team
Sunday Workshops - St. Sampsons High School (Locations TBC)
10:30 12:00
Performance Analysis (Team Sports) (14) Dr. Casey Lee
Teaching Games for Understanding (15) Tom Eisenhuth
Developing Grit (1) Jon Rhodes
Working with Clubs and Committees Through Change (7) Steve Melbourne
12:30-14:00
Developing Teams (Adolescents & Adults) (2) Amanda Wilding
Focussing on What Matters (5) Tim Newenham
Guiding Athletes Through Injury (16) Dr. Steve Evans and Dan Guillemette
Inclusive Coaching (9) Alexis Major
14:30-16:00
Creating Action Whats Next? (17)
Teaching Games for Understanding Tom Eisenhuth
Mindset and Grit Jeremy Frith, Rachel Sykes & Jon Rhodes
Coaching Style Tim Newenham
Performance Analysis Dr. Casey Lee, Conor Osbrough
Physical Development Gareth Corbett
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