NCI Sample Day

7:00 - 8:00 am

Optional concurrent sessions

  • Strength training - Al Wood
  • Yoga - Pam Herath
8:00 - 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 am

Institute Research Forum 3:  Energy and The Power of Full Engagement

  • Avoiding team and individual athlete burnout
  • The power of emotional energy
10:00 - 11:00 am NCI Team Roundtable: Coach Pressure Points
11am - 12:30 pm

Concurrent Seminars

Seminar A: Creating Dynamic Practices- Pam Herath

  • Instruction vs. drill repetition vs. scrimmage
  • Creating thinking players

Seminar B: Team Culture Creation in Your School's Context

  • Coach philosophy vs. school culture
  • Athlete-driven team goals
12:30 - 1:15pm

Lunch- Optional discussion tables: Pros and Cons of Specialization

1:15 - 2:15 pm NCI Team Initiative: Team Leadership Development 
2:15 - 3:45 pm

Concurrent Seminars 

Seminar C: Goal Setting and the "Just Right Challenge"- Pam Herath and Jeremy Edwards

  • Setting measurable team and individual goals
  • Pushing athletes beyond comfort levels

Seminar D: Parents as Partners- Jim Ehrenhaft

  • "Training" your athletes' parents
  • Handling parent conflicts
3:45 - 5:30pm Afternoon Break- Pool, lake and athletic facility open for us
4:45 - 6:00pm Optional College Recruiting Panel
5:30 - 6:15pm  Dinner
6:15 - 7:30pm Panel Discussion: Sports Psychology
7:30 - 8:30pm

Story Time- Panelists, Program Leaders and NCI coaches share illuminating coaching anecdotes

8:00 pm Social time/Sport Specific Discussions

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