CAC Coaching Research Symposium
(Simultaneous Translation)

The Symposium offers delegates an opportunity to hear about current research on coaching and coach education, to network with Canadian researchers interested in coaching, and to strengthen the linkages among researchers and practitioners.

Opening Plenary
Presented by Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA)
(Simultaneous Translation)
Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif 2008 will focus on the theme of “A Leading Sport Nation: Executing Excellence”. On the heels of the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, the Opening Plenary will feature a panel of Olympic and Paralympic medallists. Joining us will be Olympic wrestling champion Carol Huynh, Paralympic multiple champion Chantal Petitclerc, and Olympic rowing bronze medallist Iain Brambell. They will set the stage for the conference by sharing their memories of the Games and the turning points that enabled them to execute excellence on the world’s biggest stage.

Carol Huynh,
Olympic wrestling champion
Chantal Petitclerc,
Paralympic multiple champion
Iain Brambell,
Olympic rowing bronze medallist

A1
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CDA

Sport Schools
How is the Alberta sport system using sport schools to fill a missing void in Long-Term Athlete Development? Are you interested in initiating or encouraging sport school development in your province/territory? This session will address the following questions:

• What is the value of a sport school?
• What are the pros and cons of sport schools?
• What are the challenges of creating and running a sport school?
• What are the "Best Practices" from Alberta sport schools?
• How are athletes identified to attend sport schools?
• How can coaches and administrators best work with sport schools?
• Where do sport schools fit within the Long-Term Athlete Development Model?

Darren Olson,
Tanbridge Academy, Head Master
Les McTavish,
Head Coach & Director of Baseball Operations Vauxhall Academy of Baseball
Brent R.M. Devost,

Founder, President and CEO, Edge School
Cam Hodgson,
Principal, National Sport School
Roger Wolfe,
President of the National Sport Academy

Facilitator:
Alice Humeny
COO, Renert Tutoring Centre

A2
SOLD OUT

CDA

Periodization for Junior (Training to Train) Athletes
Simply put, periodization is time management. As a planning technique, it provides the framework for arranging the complex array of training processes into a logical and scientifically-based schedule to bring about optimal improvements in performance.

Time management is a massive challenge for the junior athlete, their parents, and their coach due to balancing the demands of more than one sport.

Traditionally periodization has been led by coaches with a single sport perspective, leaving the athlete and their parents to sequence the daily and weekly demands. This session will look at periodization for the Training to Train athlete from the multiple sport reality in which most train, compete, and live.

A3
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RTE

Each country will discuss their performance strengths and weaknesses and provide insight into future Games plans.

Peter (Pekka) Reinebo,
Swedish Olympic Committee
Edward Hector,
Executive Member, Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association Ltd.
Greg Harney,
President, Global Sports Partners; US Olympic Committee (1987-2002)

Facilitator:
Peter Eriksson,
High Performance Advisor, Road to Excellence

A4
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SPIN

Also discussed will be the inclusion of Integrated Support Team (IST) interventions within the context of a periodized plan with the following focus:

• methods of tracking training and monitoring information
• the timing of training interventions
• the communication skills and tools required to make an IST work efficiently

A5
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SL

Small and Mighty: The Better Practices of Small Sport Organizations
Many sport organizations in Canada are completely volunteer run or perhaps have one or two staff, but rely heavily on efforts of those working from the proverbial kitchen table. These organizations operate primarily at the local level, but there are also numerous ones that are provincial/territorial or national in scope. This session is designed to provide a forum to discuss the successes and challenges of smaller sport organizations and explore strategies and better practices for these organizations to work more effectively.

Patrick Jarvis, Governing Board member of the International Paralympic Committee and past-President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee will facilitate this session that will include representatives from a small regional, provincial/territorial, and national sport organization.  Along with best practices, latest research on the effectiveness of small sport organizations will be presented.

Jeff Bell,
Executive Director, Badminton Alberta
Tony Kiesenhofer,
Director General, Table Tennis Canada Tennis de Table

A6
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SL

Corporate Best Practises: Lessons from Canadian Business Leaders
(Simultaneous Translation)

Chaired by Dr. Roger Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Podium Canada, this session will provide the opportunity for sport leaders to learn from two of the country’s top business leaders who deal successfully with the rapidly growing and changing needs of their organizations. Neil Camarta, Senior Vice-President, Oil Sands for Petro-Canada leads the company’s “10 Billion Barrel” Oil Sands business. As part of his responsibilities, he must recruit 3 new employees per day by 2010 to run his mega-project – no small feat. Find out how Neil is approaching this challenge by thinking out of the box in order to reach his objective. John Stanton founded the Running Room in one room of an old house in Edmonton. Today, with nearly 100 locations in Canada and the United States, the Running Room has grown into one of North America’s largest specialty running stores. Both have embraced change while ensuring that corporate objectives are being met every step of the way.

Neil Camarta,
Petro-Canada, Senior Vice-President, Oil Sands
John Stanton,
Founder of The Running Room, Author of four books on running

Chair:
Roger Jackson,
Chief Executive Officer, Podium Canada

A8
SOLD OUT

NCCP/
LF&E

The Art of Effective Debriefing
(Simultaneous Translation)

A professional development workshop for NCCP Learning Facilitators (LFs) and Evaluators designed to develop and refine debriefing and questioning skills to draw the most out of coaches during workshops and evaluations.  Whether in a group setting or working with a coach one-on-one, these skills will assist the NCCP LF or Evaluator in challenging the coach to reach their potential.

Sport Leadership Awards Ceremony and Dinner
The Sport Leadership Awards Ceremony and Dinner are a highlight of the conference. Awards to be presented include Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards, Jack Donohue "Coach of the Year" Award, Sheila Robertson Award, Investors Group National Volunteer Sport Administrator Award, and Geoff Gowan Award.

Business attire or Western Best Dress (dress jeans/western shirt or dress)

Reception – 18:00-19:00
Calgary Telus Convention Centre - Light hors d'œuvre and refreshments will be served

Awards Ceremony – 19:00-20:00
Calgary Telus Convention Centre - Formal, "theatre" presentation.

Dinner – 20:00-22:00
Hyatt Regency Calgary

Plenary: Beijing Debrief – Lessons from Canadian Performances at the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics
Presented by the City of Sheffield, Sheffield Lighting the Flame and Yorkshire Forward
(Simultaneous Translation)
Road to Excellence Executive Director Alex Baumann will facilitate this session, analyzing the lessons from the Canadian performances in Beijing to look ahead to implications for Vancouver and London.

A continental breakfast will be served.

Facilitator:
Alex Baumann,
Executive Director, Road to Excellence

B1
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CDA

It is our purpose to lead the process of athlete development from the world of potential and building blocks to the realization of that potential in competitive performance excellence. It’s the game of change that must be won for this to be achieved. In addressing that challenge successfully we will review the five critical competencies demanded of coaches to be effective in that game and how to apply them to advantage.

B2
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RTE

Further rationale for the development of Canadian Sport Centres will also be provided highlighting links to Canadian high performance goals and provincial development systems.

Dr. Arne Güllich (FG Sportwissenschaften, Department of Sports Sciences) will give a presentation on the German Sports Institute, and Ken Bagnell (President, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic) will speak to support for the coach in the Integrated Institute Model.

Alex Baumann (Executive Director of Road to Excellence) will be facilitating this session that will answer many questions including:

• What are the resources for coaches?
• What is the support for coaches?
• Will there be video and data analysis?
• Is there a chance for professional development?
• Is Sport Science and Medicine (IST) available?

Facilitator:
Alex Baumann,
Executive Director, Road to Excellence

B4
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SL

Canada's New Federal Policy For Hosting International Sport Events
(Simultaneous Translation)
There is a growing interest to host international sporting events in Canada ranging from small invitationals to major multi-sport games.  With this greater interest comes the need to be more strategic about how we bid for and host these events in order to optimize their impact.  This workshop will provide an overview of the Government of Canada's new Federal Policy for Hosting International Sport Events and how its implementation will impact the sport community.  It will also provide a forum to discuss progress to date and the next steps in the implementation of the new policy.

B5

SL

Bringing Your Activation to Life
This session builds on last year's soldout Revenue Generation "What Sponsors Want" presented by one of the country's leading sponsorship experts. Bringing Your Activation to Life highlights the importance of viewing activation from a consumer standpoint, and brings light to the vital tools that every sponsor seeks when implementing their brand. A thorough understanding of how the consumer interacts with the given property is noted, as well as the role that one’s brand plays in the process. In learning the secrets to successful sponsorship, Mark Harrison provides insight to the Activation Cycle, which acts as a key agent to success in capturing the essence of consumer engagement in its entirety.

B6
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SL

B7
SOLD OUT

NCCP/
LF&E

The NCCP and LTAD
This professional development workshop will assist NCCP Learning Facilitators and Evaluators in supporting coaches to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to operationalize LTAD principles through the sport programs they lead and the athletes they coach.

B8
SOLD OUT

NCCP/ LF&E

eLearning and Coach Education - Finding the Right Fit
Dr. Emma Stodel, eLearning Consultant and Principal, Learning 4 Excellence, will discuss the adoption of eLearning in coach education. By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Discuss the levels at which eLearning tools can be integrated into coach education
• Determine when eLearning is an appropriate solution to address coach education needs
• Compare the advantages and limitations of different eLearning tools
• Summarize the factors that need to be considered when using eLearning in coach education

Women in Coaching Luncheon and Plenary
Presented by Calgary Sport Council
(Simultaneous Translation)
This luncheon provides an opportunity for the Canadian sport community to be inspired by “women who make a difference.” Petro-Canada’s Senior Vice-President, North American Natural Gas, Kathy Sendall, is the first woman to be named Chair of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and in 2007 was inducted into Canada’s Most Powerful Women, Top 100 Hall of Fame. While sharing the lessons learned in making a difference as a woman in corporate Canada, Kathy will reveal keys to success that are applicable to Canadian sport.

These parallels will be supported through the sharing of experiences from a prominent female Canadian sport leader, Cathy Priestner Allinger, Executive Vice President, Sport and Games Operations for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The 500m long track speed skating silver medallist at the 1976 Olympic Winter Games has built a distinguished career as a leader in sport and has consistently broken new ground as a coach, administrator, volunteer, and television broadcaster. She was the first woman to manage Calgary’s Olympic Oval. Other “firsts” include Managing Director of Sport for the 2002 Salt Lakes Games and Managing Director of Games Operations for the 2006 Torino Games. With her current position, she is the first woman to head the sports function at an Olympic Games. Cathy will talk about challenges met and lessons learned.

Lunch will be served.

Cathy Priestner Allinger,
Executive Vice President, Sport and Games Operations, VANOC

C1

CDA

The Role of Monitoring Growth in Long-Term Athlete Development
Identifying early and late maturers can be done by measurements which track the athlete’s growth. Whether one is an early or late maturer is not of issue; the issue is the potential short-term and long-term treatment of such athletes. Appropriate training and competition schedules can be set up for the individual needs of the early, average, and late maturing athlete.

Growth measurements are needed to monitor and identify the maturity level of the athletes, so training, competition, and recovery programs will be designed on developmental age, not on chronological age. This session will discuss the reasons why and how the developmental age of athletes should be identified and monitored by coaches.

C2

RTE

Coaching Best Practices - Developing a High Performance Culture
Being an effective national team coach can be a challenging ocupation in today's performance environment. If you are an aspiring national team coach, or a coach looking for some useful insights about what is required to coach at the top level, this session is for you. Hear some of Canada's top coaches describe their approach to producing winning performance.

Mike Spracklen,
Men's Coach, Rowing Canada Aviron
Peter Eriksson,
Personal Coach of Chantal Petitclerc
Leigh Vierling,
Women’s Coach, Wrestling Canada Lutte

Facilitator:
Debbie Muir

C3
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SPIN

Providing Performance Services to Young Athletes – Lessons from Germany
The German talent promotion system is designed to facilitate the developing athletes' future success probability in senior elite sport. These programs have traditionally received athlete services through the German Olympic Support Centres. An examination of the impact of these services challenges some of our assumptions on supporting developing athletes and provides lessons to coaches that will benefit elite young athletes in the future.

Dr. Arne Güllich,
FG Sportwissenschaften, Department of Sports Sciences
Kurt Innes,
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific

C4

SPIN

C5

SL

From Representation to Engagement: Towards a New Sport Canada Policy on Women in Sport
(Simultaneous Translation)
This workshop will provide an overview of the review and revision of Sport Canada's Policy on Women in Sport.  This will be followed by an interactive session with workshop participants regarding (a) how changes in policy direction will influence new ways of approaching women in sport issues, and (b) defining ways in which organizations, clubs and individuals can contribute to the overall achievement of the new policy goals.

C6

SL

Alon Marcovici,
Vice President, Digital Media and Research
Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium
Scott Smith,
Chief Operating Officer, Hockey Canada

Facilitator
Lisette Johnson Stapley,
Athlete Relations Manager
Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

C7
SOLD OUT

SL

Executing Excellence in Governance Culture
This session will provide an opportunity to delve further into governance with one of the country's leading experts in the field, David Brown. Having the best governance practices and structure suited to your organization is of tremendous importance to any organization.  Sport organizations often go to great expense in terms of time and money to create an excellent governance structure and systems.  And, they work hard to ensure they have all of the paper work to back it up.  But, if the people sitting around the boardroom table cannot get along or don’t know how to behave, they can be contributing to value subtraction instead of adding value to the organization!

C8
SOLD OUT

NCCP/
LF&E

How to Facilitate Learning Through Short Courses and Workshops
(Simultaneous Translation)
Short courses and workshops are an important means of education for those in work situations. Too often, though the course/workshop is enjoyed by participants, the new learning is not integrated into the work pattern and the participation leads to no change in work practice. It is important to integrate into the course/workshop, the goal of review and (probably) change of work practice as a result of the new learning. This session is based on Jennifer Moon’s books on running short courses, reflective learning, critical thinking and general topics on learning - and the workshops that she runs on these topics. It will be interactive.

No Sweat! Supporting Performance in Extreme Environments
Presented by Gatorade
Whether running across Baffin Island or competing in Beijing, athletes continue to push the limits of human performance. A critical factor in supporting world-class performance is to optimize fuel and fluid consumption before, during, and after training and/or competition. To a large extent this depends upon the nature of the challenge and the competitive or training environment. This workshop will present strategies to evaluate fluid and fuel needs for winter and summer sports and implement practical solutions that can enhance performance for athletes from the development to elite end of the spectrum. The talk will focus on identifying individual differences, customizing preparation plans for different environments, working in a team environment, and wading through sport nutrition propaganda. Additionally, the interaction of nutritional strategies with other innovative approaches to enhancing performance will be explored through case studies.

Dr. Gord Sleivert,
Vice-President of Sport Performance, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific

What Sport Can Do – A True Sport Report: The Case for Community Sport in Canada
Paul Melia, President / Chairperson of True Sport, will launch the True Sport Report demonstrating the full value of community sport. This presentation will highlight the evidence that sport plays a vital role in all four pillars of healthy communities; social, economic, health and environmental. This report will provide you with the arguments needed to garner support from your community, municipality, or province as well as strong arguments for our federal government to provide more support for communities and community sport.

Social
Presented by Calgary Sport Tourism Authority
Flames Central - Light finger-foods and refreshments will be served.

This evening event is designed to provide a chance for the delegates to relax and connect with old and new friends in an informal setting.

Roundtable Discussions
Presented by Tourism London and Special Olympics Canada
Delegates will be able to participate in small group round table discussions on a number of topics that will be led by Canadian sport and business leaders. All topics will be available in October 2008.

Closing Plenary
Presented by Tourism Vancouver
(Simultaneous Translation)
As we conclude Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif 2008 and look forward to the 2009 edition in Vancouver, we will review the final countdown to 2010 with reflections on collective roles that form a Leading Sport Nation: Executing Excellence.

Renée Smith-Valade, Vice President, Communications for VANOC will provide us with the latest updates on preparations for the Games and on their plans to encouage all Canadians to embrace the Games “with glowing hearts”. A first-hand account of what it takes to execute excellence at home will be provided by Hu Jiayan, Vice Minister for the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) and Vice President, Chinese Olympic Committee (COC). Two-time Olympian and Olympic gold medallist, Colleen Sostorics of the Canadian National Women’s Hockey Team will also share her strategies to ensure success in Vancouver.

We are pleased that former Chief Coach, British Athletics, Frank Dick will conclude this year’s conference by sharing his inspirational message of executing excellence as we begin our final countdown to Vancouver 2010.

Join us for the closing session for your chance to win the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif 2009 prize package. Only those in attendance are eligible to win the following:

• Complimentary conference registration for two delegates (courtesy of the Coaching Association of Canada)
• Hotel accommodation (courtesy of the Sheraton Wall Centre)
  

Renée Smith-Valade,
Vice President, Communications, VANOC
Hu Jiayan,
Vice Minister for the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) and Vice President, Chinese Olympic Committee (COC)
Colleen Sostorics,
Olympic gold medallist, Canadian National Women’s Hockey Team
Frank Dick,
Former Chief Coach, British Athletics