Massachusetts State Clinic

This session will outline the how’s and why’s of performance monitoring for team sport athletes, regardless of budget.

Objectives: 1. What causes the body to run with the e-brake on. 2. The brain's prediction & time under tension model gone wrong.  3. Creating an absence of misperceived threat.

After teaching and coaching for the past 40 years, it is clear that many of the things that are new have really stayed the same. This program is designed to create better athletes who realize the important role resistance preparation can make to winning the game.

Objectives: 1. Understand the concept of physical literacy and why it was developed. 2. Discover ways the concept is currently being applied. 3. Explore and determine opportunities for future application to engage more people in physical activity programs for life.

Military field research is conducted to guide physical training of  soldiers to develop fitness for duty and injury prevention. The talk will provide an overview of physical performance field research within the U.S. Army.

Objectives: 1. Learn about the trade offs associated with performance and body composition goals. 2. Discuss matching the appropriate training program with the desired goal. 3. Determining appropriate caloric intake and macronutrient intake for maintenance or change in body mass on training and off days. 4. How to optimally divide calories and macronutrients across the day.