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Online Conference – 30-31st May 2020
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We are extremely excited to let you know that our popular ‘Child To Champion’ conference will be hosting its fourth UK event in a new online format, on the 30-31st May.
The Child To Champion event has grown into the a must attend event for:
And anyone responsible for developing youth athletes into high level performers.
Through the event we have brought together leading S&C practitioners and researchers providing you the opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and enhance your pathways and programs for your athletes.
If you work in a professional sports team, local sports club, school or Centre of Excellence you will not want to miss this opportunity:
“Child To Champion was the best conference I have been at as a speaker and attendee in years. You have pulled together a lovely mix of practical and theory and real world experience. Take a bow!”
Paudie Roche (Arsenal FC, EPL)
Learn exactly what needs to be developed at different stages of the pathway to produce elite level athletes.
Providing you with all the knowledge and tools you need to build well-rounded athletes, that are well prepared for the road ahead.
Participate in a range of theory and hands-on practical sessions taking you right from foundation level training for youth athletes to advanced methods of developing strength, power, speed and agility for elite performers.
Learn how to assess, monitor and utilize growth and maturation data with developing athletes. Helping them, their parents and coaches better understand their training needs and current levels of performance.
With the coronavirus situation curtailing the live event at Hartpury University in May we have moved the conference to an online format so we can still deliver the fantastic CPD opportunity we had planned!
To participate in the sessions you will need to download and install the Zoom application to your laptop or mobile device.
Get it at www.zoom.us
With online events, we aim to give you the same experience and access to experts as in an in-person event, without needing to leave your desk. So you can learn at your own pace, in your own time, and follow interactive exercises, and theory talks along the way.
Our online Child to Champion events are all around S&C and long-term athlete development. All of our sessions are packed with practical examples. You can also ask questions during dedicated Q&A time, and you’ll get all the session recordings too.
We’ve worked hard to ensure you can still get the most out of the online Child to Champion events from your own home.
Here’s what to expect:
• 2 days of talks from leading S&C practitioners and researchers
• Learn & share with other S&C professionals
• Practical and theory talks
• Live Q&A sessions
• Access to all the videos after the event for you to watch again
“Want to thank everyone for a tremendous weekend of learning. This weekend has given me the opportunity to reevaluate what I do and the motivation to strive to improve and make my practice better!!”
Derek Salvador (@ASI_Strength)
“A great weekend at the #ChildToChampion conference! Informative, well-delivered presentations & practicals with great innovative ideas that have made me excited to get back to work! Thank you to the presenters and organisers!”
Ruth Taylor (Marlborough College, Malaysia)
Leading practitioners and researchers in S&C and Long Term Youth Athlete Development
Dr. Dan Baker is currently the president of the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association. Previously, Dan has an extensive coaching career working with the Brisbane Broncos for 20 years, Queensland Reds Rugby Union team, as well as coaching elite athletes in mixed marital arts (cage fighting), diving, soccer, netball, track & field and of course, powerlifting.
Instagram: @danbakerstrength_
Luke is the Head of Sports Science and Academy Medicine at Derby County Football Club. He is responsible for the athletic development of all players from first team to under 9’s. He is currently completing a doctorate investigating the role of isometric strength training in team sports and was named the UKSCA’s Youth Coach of the Year in 2019.
Twitter: @LukeGatus
Simon is a consultant S&C Coach and Advisory Board Member to the PGA European Tour Performance Institute (ETPI), official providers of Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy and Performance services to professional golfers on tour. He is also the South region S&C coach for England Golf (U18 Squads) and Head of S&C at Cranleigh School in Surrey, UK.
Twitter: @resolveperf
Mike has served as the Performance Director for the North Carolina Courage – the most successful women’s soccer club in North American soccer history, as well as the personal fitness coach for dozens of international women’s players including 7 World Cup champions. In his talk, Mike will focus on training for the demands of the women’s game, performance nuances of the women’s game, special injury considerations and developing speed, strength and endurance in a team sport setting.
Twitter: @MikeYoung
Ed has been a strength and conditioning coach for over 20 years, including a long-term role in premiership rugby and consultancy in performance environments as diverse as Formula 1, ballet and polo. Ed set up the Athlete Academy in 2006, acting on his enthusiasm for youth athlete development and coach education. He has worked in partnership with the Crypt School in Gloucestershire for 7 years, exploring and developing strategies for effective athletic development in the UK secondary school context. He is also a tutor, assessor and former director of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.
Twitter: @athlete_academy
Kevin is a Professor in Athletic Development within the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University. Kevin has published over 130 international scientific peer-review publications over the last decade related to youth athletes, talent identification and development, sport science and coaching. Kevin is also a UKSCA accredited strength and conditioning coach and has worked across multiple sports, mainly rugby, for the last 15 years. Kevin currently works as a S&C coach at Leeds Rhinos RLFC within their academy programmes.
Twitter: @ktconditioning
Nicole Rodriguez is the Physical Development Lead at BVB Akademia im. Łukasza Piszczeka in Poland. She is building developmental programs and infrastructure for professional football clubs and grass-roots programs. Formally, Nicole was with the Dutch National Volleyball team, EXOS (API), Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning and USA Ice Hockey.
Twitter: @_NicoleRod
Gill is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Lawn Tennis Association, where she oversees the S&C delivery for the Fed Cup team and Johanna Konta. Through her career she has worked across the development spectrum, training youth players in a number of sports, including women’s football, squash, table tennis and hockey. Having led the design and delivery of the LTA’s National Age Group Program, Gill holds a special interest in youth athlete identification and development and has recently completed a PhD on the topic of growth and maturation at the University of Bath. Gill also currently serves as an executive member of the National Strength and Conditioning Associations LTAD Special Interest Group.
Twitter: @Mybs8
David is currently performing a dual role of a PhD student at the University of Bath and Academy S&C coach at AFC Bournemouth.
Twitter: @David_johnson11
Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach. Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS – NSCA). Co-owner and
S&C Coach at THE PEAK (www.thepeak.pt). Author of the blog and website Bridging The Gap:
Rehab & Performance (www.btgap.org). Experience working with professional teams and
athletes from multiple sports. Former S&C Coach at EXOS, Chinese Football Federation,
Shijiazhuang Everbright Football Club (China Super League), FC Porto (Portugal), Sporting
Clube de Portugal (Male Volleyball National Champions 2017/2018).
IG: @luismmesquita
Andy is the athletic development and physical well-being coach at Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood. He has a background in Sport and Exercise Psychology and also works privately with eating disorders and obesity. He sits on the UKSCA SIG for S&C in Schools and is the co-founder of Statera, a web-application for youth athlete stakeholders to measure training load, maturation, readiness and injury in youth athletes.
Twitter: @acbcoaching
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