• Sport organizations are working together in new ways to implement excellence. How are they?
• Communities are readying themselves for new sporting demands that will flow from the 2010 wave. Or are they?
• Policy-makers from across government (i.e. Industry, Skills, Research, Health, Social Development, Defence, Aboriginal Affairs) are re-thinking policy frameworks and investments to tap into sport and physical activity’s broader contribution to Canadian society. Are we ready?
• This afternoon session with Sport Matters will explore these questions and put the sport community on a growth path beyond 2010, on a path that ensures long-term support for sporting excellence, community development, and broader contribution.

Join your peers, colleagues, and friends – and a few experts – in more than a conversation about our future together.

CAC Coaching Research Symposium

Cont’d

We would like to hear your views:
Canada – a leading sport nation:
How have we progressed towards this vision?
What further actions should be taken?

Diversity and inclusiveness:
How well is the sport system serving Canada’s increasingly diverse population?
What actions should be taken to further increase involvement of all segments of Canadian society in sport?

Funding and Accountability;
Are the links between funding and accountability contributing to the achievement of Canadian Sport Policy objectives?
How can we strengthen the links between policy and programs?

Who should attend: Sport Leaders including NSOs, MSOs, CSCs, P/T government and P/T sport federation representatives
When: Friday, October 12th, 8:30 – 11:30 am
Where: Harbour Suites A & B, Westin Hotel, Halifax, N.S.

RSVP by September 28th to valerie_lindsay@pch.gc.ca with your name, organization and email address.

Additional information will be provided to participants prior to the Senior Leaders' Forum.

Delegates can network and visit more than 30 displays on organizational best practices while enjoying lunch.

Opening Plenary: Pathways to Excellence
Speaker: George Heller, Former CEO and President of Hudson’s Bay Company (Hbc) and former CEO of XV Commonwealth Games, Victoria 1994

Hear one of the country’s top executives recount his career path from a small Northern Ontario retail outlet to leading the country’s oldest and largest department store chain. Along the way, he not only emphasized corporate social responsibility within Hbc, but dedicated substantial corporate support and personal time to the support of Canadian amateur athletes.

LTAD: Competition is a Good Servant, but Poor Master
Speakers: Richard Way and Istvan Balyi, LTAD Expert Group Members; Luc Arseneau, Head Coach, National Cycling Centre - Atlantic Canada

Competition drives sports and although competition is a good servant, it is a poor master. This session will review the impact that competition plays in Long-term athlete development and cover such topics as structure and age. Information will be presented on the early work of different sports that are doing competition reviews to modernize the competition structure of their sport to enhance athlete participation and performance.

"Seeing the Invisible, Speaking about the Unspoken" Working with Lesbian and Gay Athletes and Coaches
Speakers: Guylaine Demers, Associate Professor, Physical Education Department, Université Laval, and Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) Homophobia in Sport Trainer; Jennifer Birch-Jones, CAAWS Homophobia in Sport Trainer

As part of the Homophobia in Sport initiative, this workshop will provide coaches and other sport leaders with insights and understandings about working with lesbian and gay athletes, coaches and other co-workers. The workshop is designed to educate leaders in the sport about what is homophobia, the damage it can have on your team or organization, and the critical role coaches and other sport leaders play in addressing it.

Great Openings and Closings: Two Frameworks and 100 Questions
Speaker: Dorothy Strachan, Management Consultant

Great openings and closings launch and hold your agenda in place while supporting ownership for outcomes. This workshop is for NCCP Learning Facilitators and Evaluators who want practical, immediately usable approaches and specific related questions for designing openings and closings for workshops, team building sessions, evaluation debrief sessions and other processes.

CEO Best Practices
Speakers: Penny Joyce, COO, Diving Plongeon Canada; Dan Thompson, President, Canadian Tire Foundation for Families, and President, Swimming Natation Canada; Pierre Lafontaine, CEO/National Coach, Swimming Natation Canada

Sport leaders will share their insight and best practices on key areas such as alternate revenue generation, organizational leadership, and marketing and communication.

Fit to Play™ & Perform: High Performance Training Tips
Speakers: Carl Petersen, Director, High Performance Training, City Sports and Physiotherapy Clinics; Mike Sutton, President/CEO, The Physioclinic

High performance training tips will include practical examples and demonstrations on a variety of topics that contribute to an athletes' ability to stay "Fit to Play™ & Perform". The session will introduce the ABC’s of smart training and discuss implications to athletes of the “malalignment syndrome”. Recovery strategies including re-alignment, re-connecting the core and releasing soft tissue are a few of what will be explored. Participants attending this session will leave with an increased awareness of the malalignment syndrome and practical recovery strategies and tips that can be implemented immediately to prevent it.

Coach Best Practices
Speakers: Sally Bell, Head Coach, Women's Team, Field Hockey Canada; Tim Frick, Head Coach, Women's National Team, Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association; Mark Granger, National Sprint Coach, CanoeKayak Canada

Learn from top coaches how to prepare high performance athletes for competition.

Nutrition Workshop: Coffee, Caffeine and Sport Performance
Speakers: Terry E. Graham, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph and Heather Petrie, MSc, PDt, Members, Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Canadian Advisory Board

The words ‘coffee’ and ‘caffeine’ are frequently used interchangeably but they are very different. The use of caffeine during training and competition has long been debated by coaches and trainers. Caffeine is a powerful ergogenic aid that should have a positive impact on an athlete’s performance and endurance. This presentation will outline recent studies about caffeine consumption and the effect on performance and potential side effects. There will also be information comparing the ‘source’ of caffeine as in a tablet, coffee, cola or sport drink.

From Athlete to Coach: an International Perspective
Facilitator: André Fournier, NCI Director, Centre national multisport Montréal
Speakers: Michel Goddard, Head, Training Department, INSEP; Ralph Hippolyte, Professor, INSEP

Preparation of the integration and retraining in the work world with high level athletes after an athletic career in high performance sports.

Preparation of Successful Student Athletes
Speakers: Steve Konchalski, Men’s Head Basketball Coach, St. Francis Xavier University; Wade Smith, Vice-Principal, Citadel High School and Former Member, Canadian Men's Jr. National Basketball Team

Sports can have a huge impact on the development of students and this session will address best practices that are applicable both on and off the court at the high school and university levels of play.  Hear from one of the country's most successful university basketball coaches and one of his former athletes about the path to academic and athletic excellence.  Specific topics will include the transitioning of student athletes from regular season play to play-off play, the physiological and psychological challenges associated with the stresses involved, and the potential of affecting team dynamic and outcome.

Canadian Sport Excellence
Facilitator: Lorraine Lafrenière, CEO/Secretary General, Canadian Cycling Association

Speakers: Roger Jackson, CEO, Own the Podium 2010; Mike Chambers, President, Canadian Olympic Committee; Lane MacAdam, Executive Director, Sport Excellence, Sport Canada; Carla Qualtrough, President, Canadian Paralympic Committee

Canadian sport leaders will address whether or not we are on track for 2010, what can be done about the growing disparity between winter and summer sports, what Canada’s approach should be to team sports, and what they are doing to minimize any post-2010 letdown?

Revenue Generation “What Sponsors Want”
Speaker: Mark Harrison, President, TrojanOne

Gain insights into the corporate marketing world and what’s important to decision makers from the perspective of one of the country’s top sponsorship marketing agencies. Learn how to build programs and assets that will make your property an attractive investment for sponsors.

Fit to Play™ & Perform: High Performance Training Tips
Repeat of A5
Speakers: Carl Petersen, Director, High Performance Training, City Sports and Physiotherapy Clinics; Mike Sutton, President/CEO, The Physioclinic

High performance training tips will include practical examples and demonstrations on a variety of topics that contribute to an athletes' ability to stay "Fit to Play™ & Perform". The session will introduce the ABC’s of smart training and discuss implications to athletes of the “malalignment syndrome”. Recovery strategies including re-alignment, re-connecting the core and releasing soft tissue are a few of what will be explored. Participants attending this session will leave with an increased awareness of the malalignment syndrome and practical recovery strategies and tips that can be implemented immediately to prevent it.

Transforming your Governance Practices
Speaker: David Brown, Executive Director, Brown Governance

This session is designed to develop a deeper understanding of the essentials of board governance while you explore today’s board practices. You will gain new governance tools and capabilities. This interactive session draws leading case study examples from coaching and sport organizations across Canada.

Fixing the Broken Middle... Together... A Role for Canada Games
Speakers: Andre Gallant, Director of Sport, Canada Games Council; Paul Jurbala, Consultant, Canada Games Council; Jean Pierre Cantin, Executive Director and Provincial Coach, Judo New Brunswick

The Canada Games is a stabilizing fixture in the broken middle of the Canadian sport system, pulling together key partners and stakeholders like no other event – including federal and provincial/territorial governments, NSOs, and PTSOs. This session will generate discussion and dialogue on how sport partners can FIX THE BROKEN MIDDLE… TOGETHER and the role that the Canada Games can play to continue the evolution of the Games for athlete and sport development while meeting other public interest objectives for the Games.

NCCP: Facilitation of NCCP Workshops with Coaches of Varying Experience
Speaker: Doug Krochak, NCCP Master Learning Facilitator, Manitoba

This workshop will focus on facilitation skills required to ensure that all coaches learn and develop the desired abilities when attending an NCCP workshop while also increasing the coach’s readiness to self-manage their own learning. Some of the key learnings for these groups will be how to determine readiness levels, how to introduce tasks to build individual and group confidence, and how to challenge this newly discovered confidence, self-efficacy and self-management skills.

Effective Leadership: the Art and Science of Coaching
Speaker: Frank Dick, Former Chief Coach, British Athletics

This renowned speaker and author will share with us his views on how coaches should develop their knowledge, skills and abilities to excel in five key areas. These key areas will include: technical knowledge, coaching methods, synthesis, leadership and art.

Women in Coaching Luncheon and Plenary: Developing Champions for Life
Speakers: Michelle Leigh, Mariposa School of Skating; Carol-Angela Orchard, Seneca College

Be inspired and challenged by two of Canada’s top Olympic coaches. Sharing their personal stories as women in sport, Michelle and Carol-Angela describe their extensive experience developing many of Canada’s most successful athletes.

Events and their Impact: Economic, Legacy and Sport Development
Facilitator: Ursula Gobel, President, Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance

Speakers: Grant MacDonald, General Manager, Events Halifax; Anne Merklinger, Director General, CanoeKayak Canada; Peter Montopoli, National Event Director, FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007

The exponential growth of sport tourism continues to reap economic, health and social benefits for Canada. Leaders from sport and community sectors will showcase best practices in recent international and national sport events, followed by an in-depth discussion on the value and impacts of sport event hosting.

Sport Participation
Speakers: David McCrindle, Manager, Policy and Coordination, Sport Canada; Louis Jani, Senior Policy Officer, Sport Canada

This workshop will present Sport Canada's priorities and objectives in sport participation and will provide examples of current initiatives and practices. Issues related to alignment and coordination of sport participation initiatives with other Sport Canada policies and with the Canadian Sport Policy will also be discussed. The presentation will be followed by questions and answers and an open discussion forum on sport participation.

Sport and Law: Athlete Contract Negotiations and Commercial Rights
Facilitator: Stephen Indig, Canadian Centre for Sport and Law
Speakers: Bill Cooper, Director, Commercial Rights Management, VANOC; Michael Spanier, Lawyer, Sports Law Group, Heenan Blaikie

Learn first hand how Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship programs can co-exist with athlete and NSO sponsorship programs. Current trends and practical examples will be presented by two of the country’s top experts who represent the property and athlete perspectives respectively.

Physical Literacy: Building the Base for Health and Excellence
Speaker: Colin Higgs, LTAD Expert Group Member

An introduction to the emerging topic of Physical Literacy will be provided. Key questions to be addressed include: What is it? Who needs it? How can it be developed? Existing programs will be discussed with a critical reflection on the role of both the education system and Canadian sport system in the development of Physical Literacy and a discussion of next steps to ensure a solid foundation for good health, active lifestyles and excellence for all Canadians.

The Value-Adding Board
Speaker: David Brown, Executive Director, Brown Governance

In this session you will learn about the behavioural and cultural dynamics at play in today’s boardrooms. Hear from this leading expert and practitioner in governance as together you explore the softer side of boardroom behaviour. You will come away from this session with a framework to better understand your own board, a collection of ideas from which you can draw and resources to support a nominating committee.

Effective Leadership: the Art and Science of Coaching
Repeat of B8
Speaker: Frank Dick, Former Chief Coach, British Athletics

This renowned speaker and author will share with us his views on how coaches should develop their knowledge, skills and abilities to excel in five key areas. These key areas will include: technical knowledge, coaching methods, synthesis, leadership and art.

Implementing High Performance: Vertical Integration
Speakers: Alex Baumann, Executive Director, Road to Excellence; Mitch Geller, Chief Technical Officer, Diving Plongeon Canada; Mike MacKay, Manager, Coach Education and Development, Canada Basketball

The high performance model needs to address vertical integration, ensuring development programs are feeding into the national system. Discussion of best practice examples and challenges will be included in this session.

Managing Risk: a Proactive Approach to Preventing and Mitigating Risks
Speakers: Dina Bell-Laroche, True Sport Consultant; Rachel Corbett, Canadian Centre for Sport and Law

Participants in this session will learn first hand about the True Sport framework and approach to Risk Management, which was developed after reviewing models of international and national best practices and in consultation with the Canadian Centre for Sport and Law. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of how implementing proactive risk management can assist their organization by identifying possible risks and determining the appropriate mitigation strategies to help them.

Closing Plenary: Striving for Success in a Small Market and Achieving International Excellence
Speakers: Dr. Patrick Parfrey, University Research Professor and Staff Nephrologist, Memorial University, former Head Coach and President, Rugby Canada; Adam van Koeverden, Olympic and World Kayak Champion

Learn from Dr. Patrick Parfrey's successes at the club, provincial, national and international levels and travel his path to excellence that includes the establishment of a national rugby training centre in his hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland. This national coach, nephrologist, university research professor, fundraiser, facility developer and former President of Rugby Canada will share his insights on how to develop self esteem and community pride in athletes, how to plan strategically in times of chaos, and how smaller provinces and regions can successfully develop high performance talent with facilities as an essential tool. Olympic and World Champion, Adam van Koeverden, will share his insights on how he has achieved international success and his plans for continuing on that path to excellence all the way to Beijing.