Department of Kinesiology

Girls in Sport Symposium - 2010


Program - Friday, April 23, 2010

Morning session:
7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Registration and breakfast
8:15 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Welcome
8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Keynote: Dr. Heidi Grappendorf Where we've been; where we are; where we are going: Girls & women in sport and physical activity
9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Break and transition to morning sessions.
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. DeAnne Brooks: Considerations and implications when coaching girls and female athletes from different cultural backgrounds.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Jenny Etnier (author of Please Bring your A Game ): Psychological issues related to coaching girls in sport and physical activity.
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon session:
1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Keynote: Pam Noakes, Executive Director of the National Association for Girls and Women Sports: Update on Title IX and the current status of girls and sport.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Ashley Thomas, Leandra Bedini and Kim Miller: I want to play!, adaptive sports……..a viable option.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Coach’s Panel
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wrap-up and looking ahead.