Upcoming Winning Edge Seminar

The next winning edge seminar is on Saturday, March 19th 2010, 10:00am-2:00pm at Foote Field. It is a strength and conditioning workshop for coaches. It is designed for the high school and club level coach who is seeking guidance and practical advice on the best strength and conditioning practises for developmental athletes. Topics will include:

• Teaching progressions for Olympic Weightlifting

• Curriculum based strength and conditioning

• Individualizing programs in team sports

To register for this event, please call 780-492-2231 (Activity Registration Zone) and quote code "17938". Cost - $25 (plus GST). ARZ hours - Monday - Friday 9:00am-5:00pm.

March 4th Speaker Series

Everyone is welcome to attend a Speaker Series Presentation on Friday, March 4^th, 2011 at 3:00pm, Room E-121, Van Vliet Centre.

The Guest Speaker is Dr M. Ann Hall, Professor Emeritus. Dr Hall will be presenting on: “Researching a Legend: The Edmonton Grads”

The amazing Edmonton Grads dominated women’s basketball in Canada between 1915 and 1940.  They are indeed a legend. Although their story has been told and retold, just who they were, and why they were so successful has never been fully explained. The Grads Are Playing Tonight!: The Story of the Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club will be published this fall by the University of Alberta Press. This talk explores some of the issues, problems, and unexpected turns encountered while researching and writing about a legend.

Monthly Sport Drop-in sessions

PERGSS are introducing a monthly lunchtime sports drop-in session for faculty, staff and students, starting next week in the main gym. Instead of afternoon coffee - come play sports! Drop by even if for a portion of the time. We'll also be taking suggestions for future games and activities so feel free to give us feedback.

The first session will be on Wednesday, February 16th, 2-3pm in the Main Gym. We will be playing Speedball (a hybrid of a variety of sports).

All you need is yourself and a pair of runners, so hope to see you there!

Friday 18th February: Sport Science Research Presentations

Everyone is welcome to attend an exciting day of

“Sport Science Research Presentations”

Friday, Feb 18^th, 2011

 12:00 Noon Room W-01, Van Vliet Centre

Brought to you by the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre:

“Case Study: Training and Nutrition Periodization in Elite Marathoners”

Presented by: Dr Trent Stellingwerff,

Nestle Research Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland

3:00 PM Room E-121, Van Vliet Centre

Olympic/Paralympic Update

““Canadian Snowboard Team – the Role of the IST”

Presented by: Dr Connie Lebrun, Director

Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic 

“Paralympic Cross Country Skiing: The view from the wax room”

Presented by: Dr Michael Kennedy, Assistant Professor

Light refreshments to follow in Room P4-15 @ 4:15 pm

Faculty Lounge, Van Vliet Centre

Call for Papers

On Saturday April 30th, 2011 the 11th Annual Alberta Round-Table for the Socio-Cultural Study of Physical Activity and Sport is taking place at the University of Lethbridge. Abstracts are due on March 1st, 2011. Anyone studying in this area is encouraged to submit an abstract.

Next BMG

The Behavioural Medicine Group will be meeting on Friday Feb 18th at 2.00pm in E-431. The session will be run by Dr Berry who has arranged for representatives from the Alberta Centre for Active Living to deliver a talk. We hope to see you there.

PERGSS update

The PERGSS executive held their monthly meeting last week. Below are the main things that were discussed. If anyone has any questions or queries, please contact Marianne (mclark1@ualberta.ca). Thanks!

1) Student-Supervisor relationship study:  Marianne met with Stu to discuss the development of the survey. The goal of survey is to identify best practices & behaviours of successful supervisor/student relationship. Suggested the creation of a survey via a working grou 5 members from PERGSS representing various programs & years of experience working with their supervisor at the U of A volunteered to sit on working group to create a survey.

2) Speaker Series:   Currently developing the professional development aspect of Speaker Series. Looking into potential topics for next year (2011-2012).  Planning  “Grad School- A Road Map” for the spring. A speaker series geared to both  Masters & PhD students. This session will set up future speaker series events that will hone in on a specific topic discussed

3) Clothes Drive:    Some large donations received before the holiday break.  The donations were well received by the children at the school, the principal has expressed his thanks.  Strategies to improve future philanthropic initiatives discussed

4) Sports day: Discussion of a possible wheelchair basketball game. Strategies to organize this event (arrange equipment) discussed

5)  Blog: Use of this forum effective for posting important dates & dates of up-comming events. Request for the submission of committee updates & summary of committee discussions to the Blog.

6) Philanthropic donation at Christmas: PERGSS made a donation of $100.00 to the campus food bank.  Future philanthropic initiatives (tree planting) & donations discussed

7) Socials: Winter Social at O’byrnes. Event Scheduled for January 27^th, 2011. Event details posted on Blog & in facebook group.

Outdoor Skating: Tentatively scheduled for Feb. 13^th.  Location TBA. Once location is finalized details of this event will be added to Blog & facebook event will be created

 Ski/Snowboard trip:  Discussion of risk management issues surrounding this event.  Will make use of existing buses in operation. Will provide information about buses available & dates.

8) Fundraising: Pancake Breakfast. A successful event in past years. Will try to co-ordinate the date of this event with the date of International Pancake Day. Event tentatively scheduled for sometime in early March

Committe Updates: 

Graduate Committee

a) Discussion of changes to policy & enforcing penalties for missed deadlines from Dean of Graduate Studies

·         Changes have been made to the academic appeal process

·         Developing an approach to document the process of graduate student appeals

·         Examining change within the faculty

·         Need to change PERGSS bylaws to indicate the process of selecting a student representative to sit on any appeals committee

·         Suggested that the process of selecting representative begin with the student that sits as PERGSS representative on the graduate committee, then be passed on to the student that sits on the undergraduate committee or the president

·         In the case where there would be a conflict of interest then the role of representative would be passed along to the next individual

b) Discussion of survey examining student/supervisor relationships

c) Committee reviewed a proposal for an alternative format for PhD candidacy exam

 GSA

 a) VP Labor

·         Motion passed that the VP labor resign

·         Both GSA & VP Labor provided the details of the case

·         Will be voting on the motion at the next GSA meeting on Feb. 14^th

Undergraduate Committee

   a) GPA Requirement

·         Increase to GPA requirement for students applying to the program from Red Deer College & Grant Mac

   b) PAC

·         Continued discussion of the design & purpose of PAC courses in the faculty

c) Review of BARST degree

Winter Walk

On February 9th, the Dean will be leading a winter walk to coincide with the Province-wide Winter Walk Day. This initiative aims to help Albertans get the recommended amount of daily physical activity, something that we all know is important (in fact chances are you or one of your friends is doing research on this exact thing). So, not only is this a great chance to spend time outdoors with friends and faculty, but also to practice what we teach!

Kerry Mummery and Campus Rec’s Joy Chikinda will lead the walk that starts (and ends) at Varsityot chocolate afterwards and giveaways for some lucky walkers!

Field at the pond hockey rinks, behind the Clare Drake Arena (opposite Stadium Car Park.). The walk starts at 12 noon, with h

We hope to see you all there...and if you do come along, please record your participation at the campus rec website because this is a province-wide challenge to all Albertans.

Coaching Research Group

Coaching Research Group

Friday February 4, 12:00-1:00pm, E126

Coaching the Elite: Expectations and Realities

A Presentation by Irving Schexnayder

Irving “Boo” Schexnayder is a leading authority in the design of high-performance training programs. Formerly a track and field coach at Louisiana State University, where he specialized in coaching the jumps and sprints, Schexnayder is now a consultant to numerous teams and NSO’s. His areas of expertise include the development of speed and power training programs for football, basketball, soccer and volleyball. He works with numerous NFL players and has personally coached 10 Olympians in track and field, including a 2004 silver medalist. Schexnayder has also co-authored several publications in peer reviewed sport science and coach education journals concerning speed development.