Great Lakes Regional Conference

• Understand how to use three key principles for effective communication
• Identify how your body language and voice changes how you are perceived by others
• Learn daily and practical ways to implement these communication tools immediately

• Understand basic knowledge of the central neervous system and regulated brain state
• Analyze basic brain parameters and quantitative encephalography (qEEG)
• Analyze and implementation of qEEG brain state to monitor performance of healthy active populations

• Define disability, leading to an understanding of its prevalence and the need for inclusivity in strength and conditioning
• Examine their comfort and confidence working with persons living with disability and its effect on fitness accessibility
• Identify the significance of hands-on instruction in adapted exercises for future fitness specialists

This session will include real world effective drills, programming, and condsiderations to keep athletes engaged, sessions flowing smoothly, and most importantly, improving their athleticism. 

• Understand the techniques used for monitoring and determining load of invasion sport athletes
• Understand the external loads experienced by soccer, lacrosse and field hockey athletes during practice and competition
• Understand positioninal demands in sport and how these demands change depending on the playing condition
• How to interpret, monitor, and apply techniques to assist in training programing and development

• Discuss why many research findings may be false
• Understand how to evaluate the quality of s&c research
• Discuss best practices for applying new research to your athletes

• To test or not to test: pros and cons
• Field test vs lab test
• Interpreting test results and program influence
• Inter-test relationships
• Force plate testing methods and discussion

• Educate attendees on the pathomechanics of lower back pain in strength training populations
• Cover rules to help coaches minimize the risk of lower back pain/injury, while still effectively training their athletes