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"Coaches Conference for Academy"

Last weekend the Edison Mission Energy Gippsland Sports Academy conducted their inaugural Coaches Conference Day.

By Gippsland Sports Academy - 12th August 2004 - Back to News

The day was a great success and allowed the programs within the Academy to integrate and share knowledge with one another. We were fortunate enough to have the services of Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Programs Manager Peter Spence along with the VIS Golf Program Head Coach Denis McDade.

Seven of the eight programs in the Academy were represented on the day with only personnel from athletics not being in attendance due to a competition they participated in. The focus of the day was to share knowledge with one another by initially providing an overview as to what each of the sports programs do. Representatives were asked to highlight any coaching techniques they utilise they could be applicable to the other sports programs.

The attendees then proceeded to discuss like issues that the programs were confronted by which included more regular communication between athletes and the coaching panels as well as identifying strategies to make parents inclusive.

Peter Spence, who has been with the VIS since 1990, then did a presentation on the evolution of Sporting Institutes. Discussion focussed on why Sporting Institutes were initially developed, which was due to Australia’s poor medal performances from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics through to the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Since 1976 Australia’s performances have improved dramatically which is a great result for the country and provides evidence that the elite sporting pathways and structures in Australia are working efficiently and effectively.

Denis McDade then presented on the VIS Golf Program and spoke about empowering athletes whilst providing guidance and assistance. He then discussed the network of one whereby the athlete is the major focus and the network includes coaches, psychologists, nutritionists, family and additional support staff.

Denis also mentioned the value of identifying and understanding your own individual strengths and weaknesses of both your skills and temperament, and working within the parameters of them to maximise performance.

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