COACHING EDUCATION NEWSLETTER // P. 1

SEPTEMBER 2014

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Human Kinetics 1

Dartfish 2

NCYS 2

Paralympic News 3

Concussion Testing 3

Brilliant Coaches 3

USA Football 4

High School Transfers 4

The USOC’s coaching education division is committed to supporting

NGBs by providing cutting-edge information and training opportunities to contribute the expertise necessary

to direct Team USA athletes to national and international success.

Sam Mikulak, Team USA gymnast, who claimed his 2nd senior men’s

title at the P&G Championships

Human Kinetics Webinar

At a Congressional Briefing in April, the National Physical Activity Plan(NPAP), in collaboration with ACSM, released the groundbreaking 2014 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The National Physical Activity Plan focuses on tactics and strategies for addressing physical activity. The report card is the first in a historic series of report cards that will provide an unprecedented bench-mark using a common methodology on this critical public health issue.

This webinar will discuss the implications of the PA Report Card, including a ques-tion and answer session with Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM, chair of the U.S. Report Card Research Advisory Committee and associate executive director at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, and Russell R. Pate, PhD, FACSM, chairman of the NPAP Alliance and professor at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.

Learn more about this webinar.

About the Speakers

Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM, FAHA, is currently a Professor and the Associ-ate Executive Director for Population and Public Health Sciences at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has over two decades of experience in conducting large clinical and population-based studies in both chil-dren and adults. He has published his research findings in more than 325 scholarly journals and books, and regularly participates in the scientific meetings of several national and international organizations. Dr. Katzmarzyk plays a leading role in sev-eral national initiatives related to children’s health advocacy, including the Presi-dent’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Science Board and chairing the Re-search Advisory Committee for the U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Chil-dren and Youth, a subcommittee of the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance.

Russell R. Pate, PhD, FACSM, is a Professor in the Department of Exercise Sci-ence in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. He has published more than 300 scholarly papers and has authored or edited eight books. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart Association, and several private foundations and corporations. He coordinated the effort that led to the development of the recommendation on Physical Activity and Public Health of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine (1995). He currently serves as Chair of the National Physical Activi-ty Plan Alliance. He is a past-president of the National Coalition on Promoting Physi-cal Activity.

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Are you utilizing your Dartfish software to the full potential? The Dartfish Certified Technol-ogist course is designed to take your basic skills to the next level. No matter what your experience level, you will benefit from this blended learning! ACT NOW! Start with the online live webinars (September 11th) to prepare for this two-day hands-on workshop. The webinars are de-signed to take you one step at a time through all applications of video analysis. Each week has a hands-on assignment to complete. This is a blended learning class: 4 webinars with 5 projects posted online. Once you have gained that experience, you attend the 2-day workshop for thorough immersion into all aspects of the software operation. The objective of the workshop is hands-on application in various workflows of video analysis.

Online Pre-requisite. For this Fall workshop, the learning is blended between online synchronous webinars and the face to face workshop. There is a project due each week. The webinars are scheduled for four Thursdays during the Septem-ber and October:

September 11th 5-7 pm EDT September 25th pm EDT October 2nd 5-7 pm EDT October 9th 5-7 EDT

Click Here to Register for this Event

Do You Know An Organization Who

Would Like to Win $5,000?

The NCYS S.T.R.I.V.E. Award Sports Teach Respect, Initiative, Values and Excellence

Who does the S.T.R.I.V.E. Award Recognize?

The National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) and AIG are proud to present the 2014 STRIVE Organization of the Year Award. This award recognizes organizations that embrace a “kids first” approach, evidenced by their implementation of recognized best practices and policies that protect kids by promoting responsible health and safety within their organi-zation.

Who Can Submit a Nomination?

Organizations that serve high school age youth and below are eligible to be nominated. We welcome anyone and eve-ryone to submit a nomination(s). Parents, team members, board members, community leaders, administrators, direc-tors, staff members, players, coaches, officials, etc. Anyone is eligible to nominate an organization. What are the Eligibility Requirements?

Organizations that serve high school age youth and below are eligible to be nominated. Local clubs, teams, leagues, recreational centers, camps, organizations, and groups eligi-ble for the STRIVE award must meet these requirements:

Make sports and activities a positive experience. Be-

yond athletics, sports should teach children life skills such as responsibility, character, trustworthiness, disci-pline, fairness, perseverance, self-esteem, teamwork, respect for others and citizenship.

Initiate responsible programs to protect their participants

and members. Health wellness and safety programs can include hydration stations; brain injury and concus-sion education, baseline testing; mandatory background checks for volunteers, contactors and employees; prop-er nutrition on and off the playing field; maintenance of proper facilities and lighting; use correct and up-to-date equipment, anti-bullying policies, providing appropriate medical prevention and response to injuries, etc.

Winners will be selected based on their exemplary abil-

ity to demonstrate a commitment to health, wellness and safety.

Consideration will also be given to organizations that

are able to create community goodwill and make a posi-tive impact on young people with a passion for service while keeping fun in the game.

For more information or to place a nomination please click here.

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Jamie Whitmore: Finalist for the SportsWoman of the Year Award

U.S. Paralympics cyclist Jamie Whitmore is a finalist for the 2014 Individual SportsWoman of the Year Award, an annual honor presented by the Women’s Sports Founda-tion along with the Team SportsWoman of the Year Award. Whitmore, a world champion para-cyclist, is the only U.S. Paralympic-eligible athlete nominated in either category.

To vote and read more on Jamie, click here

Concussion Testing Sensors

Bob Hohler, The Boston Globe

Chris Nowinski has made a

career out of calling national

attention to the damage

wrought by traumatic brain

injuries in sports. He has

written a book (“Head

Games: Football’s Concus-

sion Crisis’’), co-produced a film documentary of his story,

pioneered medical research by procuring the brains of de-

ceased athletes for postmortem exams, and created the non-

profit Sports Legacy Institute to raise awareness about the life

-altering threat of repeated head blows in athletics.

To read the entire article, click here

35 Secrets of Brilliant Coaches

Anne Josephson, The Huffington Post

"He's 'just' a coach."

"She's 'just' a teacher."

These are two sentences that make my blood

pressure spike to the point that I get a little dizzy.

Managing approximately 70 gymnastics

professionals, all of whom are teacher-coaches, I

am acutely aware of the amount of training and

education that these dedicated pros undergo to

instruct their young athletes. The technical

knowledge of the skills in combination with

understanding the progressions necessary to

achieve the elements safely and the rules and

regulations that govern the various competitive

levels fills volumes of books, hundreds of DVDs and

dozens of trainings and conferences.

But that is only part

of the picture.

While superior

knowledge of the

sport is a cornerstone

of a brilliant coach, it

takes so much more

than content and

procedural

knowledge to be a

brilliant coach or

teacher. Simply

because a person has great knowledge of the sport

and a fabulous win-loss record, does not mean they

are a brilliant coach.

For more on Brilliant Coaches, click here

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NUTRITION TIP

CONTACT US Please send NGB coaching news and updates to CoachingEducation@usoc.org with the subject line “Coaching Newsletter” for inclusion in future editions. USOC Coaching Education CoachingEducation@USOC.org 719-866-2245 Chris Snyder, Director Christine Bolger, Manager Ben Leopold, Coordinator

Manager, Coaching Education Programs

Summary: USA Football is seeking an experienced and highly motivated manager to oversee the growth and development of its coach education program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Lead the development of USA Football’s long-term Coach Education Program strategy -Consult with top coach education experts, member coaches and USA Football’s expert committees to en-sure our courses and clinics are assembled with the right content -Ensure courses are built in conjunction with standards set by the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) -Oversee the build out of course curriculums including how they intersect with key programs and player safety initiative including Heads Up Football

Click here for the complete job description

High School Transfers Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times

It has been called the "new normal."

Transfers are

changing the

culture of high

school sports.

Lax rules

combined with

little fear of consequences are allowing star athletes to

move around as if they were free agents.

It was so simple 20 years ago when coaches were full-time

teachers who rarely were fired because of their win-loss

record; parents sent their sons and daughters to the

neighborhood public school or a private school where the

family had roots; and players dreamed about competing

alongside their best friends, showing loyalty and

commitment to their community.

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USOC Coaching Education—CNS Program Deadline September 15th

The Complies with National Standards Program is coming into it’s second cycle for evaluations and a deadline of September 15th has been the target to have NGBs identi-fy and connect with USOC coaching department to have a review conducted by the end of 2014. Some NGBs have already connected with the USOC coach-ing department to work together on the evaluations, and it’s not to late to connect. If you feel your NGB would like to work with the USOC in review, or just wants more infor-mation, contact Christine Bolger at the USOC Coaching Education Department. The staff would be very happy to assist and get your program in the mix!