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What an honour it was to co-host Shawnee Harle, the Canadian National Women's basketball assistant coach last night. Host for this informative and inspiring evening were The Red Deer Minor Basketball Association, in conjunction with Alberta Sport Connection, Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central and Red Deer College.
Shawnee's presentation was entitled “Empower Our Kids and Athletes to Embrace Risk and Overcome Fear” which focssed on teaching/coaching athletes to take risks, getting them to face their fears and accept their mistakes as a necessary part of sport and life. Shawnee questions whether coaches are training our kids for the jungle (the real world) or training them for the zoo (a controlled and safe environment).
Coaching Tips
Strain Inoculation
January 21, 2016
Doug. Swanson – F.I.R.S.T. Place for Human Performance
Flourish
“What you choose must serve no other master.”
Senia Maymin
Martin Seligman, known as the Father of Positive Psychology, offers a comprehensive definition of wellness. His early thoughts were presented in his book Authentic Happiness. He suggests, now, that “happiology” is inadequate as a definition of wellness. Well-being is a comprehensive construct comprised of five elements, one of which is positive emotion, which he explores with his readers in his book Flourish.
To flourish (Merriam Webster) is to grow luxuriantly, to achieve, prosper, be in a state of activity or production or reach new heights of development or influence. Seligman, through his research, offers the following five elements of well being as an operational basis for the goal of positive psychology: positive emotion, engagement, relationships (positive), meaning and accomplishment (PERMA).
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8 Qualities of a Mentally Tough Athlete
Dr Goldberg would like to share what the RESULT of what all the Mental Toughness training could look like in a confident and successful athlete, regardless of how many wins they've had
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Professional Coaching Department
View the latest issue of Coaches plan
The Coaching Association of Canada invites you to enjoy Coaches plan magazine – a FREE publication designed for coaches of all sports, at every level of competition!
Published quarterly and packed full of ideas to spark your coaching creativity, resources to help you plan, prepare, and deliver exceptional coaching, profiles on coaches who are making an impact in Canada, and much more, we are confident you will find something to enjoy in YOUR Canadian coaching magazine.
Upcoming Events
Do you know someone that should be nominated to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame?
Closing date of submission: January 31st at 4:30 pm.
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2016 Alberta Winter Games in Medicine Hat
February 13-16, 2016
More than 2,700 participants, their families and spectators will be in Medicine Hat at the Alberta Winter Games in mid-February. Opening Ceremonies are February 13 at the Canalta Center. Alberta's best young athletes, from 11- 17 years of age will compete in skiing, hockey, biathlon, curling, speed skating, fencing, artistic gymnastics, volleyball, boxing and more. For a full list of Winter Games sports and more information see:
http://albertasport.ca/games/alberta-games/about-alberta-games.aspx
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2015 Athlete & Team of the year nominations close February 29, 2016!
More information and nomination forms at:
http://www.albertasport.ca/news-events/awards-programs.aspx
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NCCP Courses for Winter, Spring and Summer 2016 are now available:
http://www.albertasport.ca/sport/coaching-development.aspx
May 6-8, 2016
Cross Country Canada's
High Performance Coaching Seminar
Canmore, AB
