Speakers, Workshops,
Roundtable Topics
Janelle Meisenheimer
Elementary PE teacher and Varsity Girls Soccer Coach
International School of Brussels
The Information Sex Gap in Sports
Who are they?
In my youth, I played soccer in the summer (club) and fall (school), basketball in the winter (club and school), and ran track and field in the spring (school) for around 10 years. In university, I ran track and field and played intramural soccer and basketball. As an adult, I have played soccer, lifted, ran, climbed, hiked, and whatever else friends are doing. I have a degree in Physical Health Education and have coached soccer for many years and basketball for a couple. I am now getting a MA in Social Justice and Community Organizing with a focus on equality and equity in sport.
What is their conversation about?
More often than not, coaches, programs, agencies, instructors, whoever, have thought that women are just “smaller men.” Women are not just smaller men. Women have a different hormone cycle that plays into their nutrition, performance, muscles, flexibility, and endurance. “Letting” women into the sports world can not stop there. Making a program female-centered can get more girls involved, not drop out, prevent injury and enhance performance.
Andy
Longely
Co-founder & CEO
coachup.academy
How to create high-performance teams using the latest science
Who are they?
Growing up I played pretty much any sport going but I started off my competitive sporting life in football (soccer) and played competitively until I was 18, and then being from New Zealand I switched to Rugby which has been my main sporting focus through life.
I have played rugby at the elite level in New Zealand & internationally across 5 countries until recently retiring from playing. I have also been a rugby coach for a number of years. Additionally to this, I regularly participate in snowboarding, swimming & touch rugby.
What is their conversation about?
Sports teams are complex social systems, filled with people. So high performance is only possible in the right social conditions where teamwork, cohesion & motivation are habitual. The latest behavioral psychology & neuroscience tells us that there are 6 conditions common to the highest performing teams. In this session, Andy will share with you what these 6 conditions are and what a coach should do in order to elevate them to create high-performance in their teams.
Timothy Baghurst
Panel Discussion
Who are they?
Dr. Timothy Baghurst is the Director of FSU COACH: Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching at Florida State University. A native of England, Tim completed four degrees across four different countries including his Doctorate in Pedagogy at the University of Arkansas. Tim’s most research interests include stress and burnout in coaching and developing culture in sports. He has had over 125 peer-reviewed articles published, along with 6 books, and is a Research Fellow of SHAPE America. He is the current president of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education. Tim is an avid racquetball, squash 57, and pickleball player and has represented England internationally in racquetball. He is the current Head Coach of the USA Racquetball Junior National Team.
What is their conversation about?
His research primarily focuses on educational and policy-related aspects of (youth) sport in general and specific target groups in particular (e.g., socially deprived youth, ethnic minorities, elderly). He has a special interest in the analysis and evaluation of ‘sport development’ programmes in which sport is regarded as a social instrument and a means of community development (‘sport-plus’). A number of his research projects related to the analysis of specific aspects of a community sport stimulation programmes in various parts of Flanders. He is promoter of a number of doctoral studies with regard to the social value of sport.
Sebastien Bellin
Partner/ Chief Growth Officer
Createment
Coaching to Create a Quality Mindset
Who are they?
I graduated from ISB ( class of 96' ) where I was part of ISST and Dodds Championship Teams in basketball/tennis/soccer. After 4 years of collegiate basketball at Marist and Oakland University, I played 15 years of pro basketball in Italy and Belgium, including 5 campaigns as captain of the Belgian National Team. My greatest education in Life was to have been part of Championship Teams at the high school, collegiate, professional, and NT levels.
What is their conversation about?
Many coaches/leaders overestimate the significance of Quantity ( anything measurable - stats, speed, height, strength, money ). Quantity is not the determining factor in coaching. Its Quantity ( the unmeasurable - tolerance, work ethic, discipline, passion, dedication ). How do you coach to create a Quality Mindset when Quality can't be measured?
Laura
Von Wullerstorff
and
Brittini
Keitz
LVW Physiotherapy
Prevention Before Intervention: Inside Look into Coaching Gender Differences in Athletes
Who are they?
LAURA
Founder, Physiotherapist FAAOMPT, Orthopedic Certified Specialist, Certified Orthopedic Manipulative Therapist
BRITNI
Physical Therapist (PT), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist
Originally from the USA and have my doctorate in physical therapy. I traveled and lived in many states working with athletes from high school to professional level. I had the opportunity to work for the Tacoma Stars, a professional indoor football team in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) from Washington State. I practice following evidence-based research for athletes and I am also published as first author in the Medical Research Archives for my research in The Effects of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids on Performance and its Adverse Side Effects in Athletes. Currently, I am the sports physio at St. John’s International School.
What is their conversation about?
Taking a deeper look into the difference in coaching between genders in order to prevent injuries. Topics to include kinematic differences, effects of injury prevention of lower extremities performance, and dose-response relationship of neuromuscular training for injury prevention.
Jared
Maisel
Certified Athletic Trainer & BTEC Sport Teacher
International School of Brussels
"Rub some dirt on it": Balancing toughness & safety
Who are they?
Originally from New Jersey, USA. Specializes as a Certified Athletic Trainer to prevent, manage and treat sport-related injuries. Most notably has worked at the University of Georgia, Team USA Women's Volleyball tournaments and the Philadelphia Flyers as an intern. Instructor of the BTEC Sport career-related program at International School of Brussels. Previous international school experience in Shanghai China. Advocate of youth sports safety.
What is their conversation about?
Resilience and grit are critical characteristics to develop in student-athletes to prepare them for life after scholastics in the real world. Adversity and challenge prepare student-athletes with the opportunity to grow and learn physically as well as psychosocially. However, it may be difficult for some to discern between soreness, fatigue, tightness, hurting and true injury/illness. This session will discuss the idea of toughness in sport including how to promote and develop; while considering student-athlete health and safety.
Nick
DeForest
Founder (for GTADs) / Assistant Director of the Events Office (at AIS)
Globetrottin' ADs / AIS Vienna
A Global Playbook: "How Every International School Can Raise Its Game"
Who are they?
Nick excelled in both hockey and baseball growing up in Canada but choose to take his baseball skills south of the border after high school. From college Nick moved to Vienna, Austria to play and coach with a club and the national team and has never left.
What is their conversation about?
Nick will discuss sections of his brand new book about international education leadership that directly relate to coaches and what coaches can do to improve the athletic program at their school. His book "A Global Playbook" focuses around six key elements that all schools need to excel in; Core, Commitment, Care, Culture, Competition and Communication. It is written for anyone that wants to help improve their program no matter what it is or where it is in the world and this session is also applicable to the same audience.
Bryan
Fischer
Assistant Director of Athletics
International School of Brussels
Program Promotion and Brand Identity
Who are they?
A proud Canadian from the west coast, I grew up in White Rock, 45 minutes south of Vancouver. Soccer, baseball, and skiing were a big part of my school age years which led me to undergrads in Human Kinetics and Education with a Master's in Sport Management. I've been teaching physical education for 15 years and running athletics programs for the majority of that time. Advocate for the multi-sport athlete, program continuity, and developing opportunities for coach collaboration.
What is their conversation about?
A practical, hands-on workshop using creative technology to promote your program and share meaningful content. How to build a brand that aligns with your program values will be a primary focus. Includes an introduction to using Final Cut Pro.
Angela McCarthy
Athletics Coordinator
International School of Brussels
Athletic Coordinators Roundtable Discussion
Who are they?
I grew up in a small town in Montana where the wilderness took charge of my free time with activities like hiking and rafting and if you wanted to play one sport at school, you had to play them all, so I played volleyball, basketball, track and field, and softball. I still find joy in making sports (and the outdoors) a part of my life. Over the last few years, I have been lucky enough to coach Cross Country, U14 Volleyball, and U14 Softball as well as assist the Varsity Golf team.
What is their conversation about?
This is a unique opportunity for people in this role to share best practices and discuss issues they face. Will housing come back? How do you share personal information safely? Can uniform handouts be simplified? Join Angela to connect, collaborate and share your secrets, successes, and failures working as an Athletic Coordinator in an international environment.
Joe
Toler
Athletic Director
International School of Uganda
Building a Coaching Philosophy
Who are they?
Growing up in a military family, sports were an integral part of life in whatever part of the world we happen to live at the time. I ran track, was a swimmer, and did a very short stint in American football. Regardless of the day of the week, or season of the year, there was always a soccer ball at my feet, or basketball in hand, or making a tackle in those thriller backyard games of football.
What is their conversation about?
Why do you need a coaching philosophy? What direction do you guide your athletes in their values and character? Participants are led through the process of building a coaching philosophy--one that aligns with personal values, the school's mission and the athletic program's goals for athlete development.
Megan
Hodun
Athletic Trainer
International School of Frankfurt
Building Robust Athletes
Who are they?
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Megan played soccer (football), basketball, and tennis competitively. She became an Athletic Trainer in 2011 and went on to study Sports Science in the UK. She worked in professional football in England doing S&C, sports medicine, and sports science, working mostly with youth athletes and was the athletic trainer for the Wales Men's National Lacrosse teams. She is now at FIS, caring for injured athletes and working with athletes, coaches, and parents to reduce injury risk in youth athletes.
What is their conversation about?
Integrating S&C into coaching to provide students with age-related skills and strength to become lifelong athletes
Ido
Yaffet Pedro
Mental Strength Activist
The Mental Peak Performer
System Override - Bypass Your Mind's Corrupt Files for Peak Performance
Who are they?
An Athlete in Israel Volleyball Premiere League as well as a Coach in Israel, Vietnam and The Netherlands in competitive leagues
What is their conversation about?
Being able to transform one's (Coach/Athlete, etc.) current held belief in the eyes of the Coach
Curiosity allows an efficient learning process as well as high levels of meaning.
Curiosity kicks in as a result of an inspiring coach who facilitates the growth of their athletes by triggering that thinking spark within them.
After all, fun is why we are here, aren't we?
So, how can we trigger Curiosity in such a way within our athletes and ourselves as coaches that would create growth and a more meaningful impact on and off court?