2008 UNITED STATES AQUATIC SPORTS

USA DIVING

COACH DEVELOPMENT FORUM AND ROUNDTABLE

FOCUS ON COACHING AGE GROUP ATHLETES  

THURSDAY, SEPT 25, 2008
Forum #1 8-9:45 am Sean McCarthy
Head Coach, Starz, Indianapolis, IN
Level I Dryland and Pool skills sets that prepare young athletes for Level II aerial skills

 Forum #2 11:45 am- 1 pm Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, LD, FACSM
Co-Director, Lab for Elite Athlete Performance, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Nutrition for divers with an emphasis on junior divers

Forum #3 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Head Diving Coaches, John Wolsh, Montgomery Dive Club and Jay Lerew, Team Orlando Diving
USA Diving Club Business Operations Plan

Forum #4 5:30-6:30 pm Barbara Parker
USOC P.L.A.Y.S. Conference - A multi-faceted approach to recruiting, training and retention

FRIDAY, SEPT 26, 2008
Forum #5 10:15-11:30 am Robert M. Malina, PhD, FACSM
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education,
University of Texas at Austin
Research Professor, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
Youth divers: a perspective from growth, maturation and development

Coach Roundtable #1 11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lessons Learned in this Quadrennium

Forum #6 4:15 – 6:00 pm John Wingfield
Director and Associate Head Coach, USA Diving National Training Center
Developmental Overview of the NTC training Program used to produce outstanding 9-12 year old divers (exercise, dive progression, and time table for athletes like Boudia, Finchum, Dunnichay and Johnson)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
Forum #7 8:15 – 9:15 am
TBD

Forum #8 9:30 -11:30 pm This forum is recommended for all USA Diving Members and Guests
Personal Accountability and the QBQ!(The Question Behind the Question!)
Kristin Lindeen . QBQ Corp.

Coach Roundtable #2 11:45 – 1:00 p.m.
A Question & Answer Session with the New High Performance Director

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
8 am – 1:00 pm Ed Goodman
Safety Certification Course