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By Justin Goulet

Tips & Tricks

Pronghorn Athletics teams with Sport Development Centre for coaching series

Jun 16, 2020 | 6:50 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and Alberta Sports Development Southwest (ASDC SW) have teamed up for a 10-session coaching development series.

Pronghorn varsity team coaches and other industry professionals will share tips geared towards minor sport coaches in southern Alberta.

The series will be conducted via video conference.

It will cover topics that can be used in multiple sports and enhance tools that coaches have at their disposal to improve their performance and the success of athletes.

Registration is required for the sessions, and a link to the Zoom conference call will be sent directly to the participants’ email the day before each sessions they’ve registered for.

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Registration can be completed here.

The first session is this Wednesday (June 17) with women’s basketball coach Dave Waknuk.

Below is a list of each session, its date and time, host coaches and the topic for the session:

· Wednesday, June 17 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Dave Waknuk – Women’s Basketball Coach – “Building a Positive Team Culture”

· Wednesday, June 24 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Neil Langevin – Women’s Rugby Coach – “How to Foster Athlete Leadership in a Team”

· Wednesday, July 8 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Jermaine Small – Men’s Basketball Coach – “Developing a Season Plan”

· Wednesday, July 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Ilsa Wong – Women’s Soccer Coach – “Effective Communication with Athletes”

· Wednesday, July 22 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Peter Schori – Swim Team Coach – “Coaching Individual Performance in the Team Environment”

· Wednesday, July 29 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Josh Hoetmer – Mental Performance Consultant with ASDC SW – “Mental Performance: What it is and How to Integrate it”

· Wednesday, August 5 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Larry Stienke – Track and Field Coach – TBA (to be announced)

· Wednesday, August 12 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Dr. Scott Rathwell – Professor at the University of Lethbridge – “How to Create Winning Habits”

· Wednesday, August 19 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Randy Bardock – Men’s Soccer Coach – TBA (to be announced)

· Wednesday, August 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

o Heidi Shaw – Lead Trainer at Pronghorn High Performance – “How to Train the Year Long Athlete”