PROGRAM SCHEDULE
(All sessions are Australian Eastern Standard Time – AEST)
Event Welcome
Lily Gray – Brand & Partnerships Coordinator, RDK Sports International
Session One: 7.00am - 7.50am AEST
Overview of an Athlete Monitoring System
Nick Potter –Director of High Performance & Sports Science; Duke University (Basketball)
Session Two: 8.00am - 8.50am AEST
2A – How the role of a psychologist in professional sport has changed and what it looks like in the future
Derick Anderson – Director of Sport Performance & Psychologist for the Washington Wizards (NBA) & Florida Panthers (NHL)
2B – Running Applications for Sports Science
HP Cosmos & AIMedical
Session Three: 9.00am - 9.50am AEST
3A – Developing a Performance Nutrition Department
Michelle Meinking –Sports Performance Dietitian; Real Salt Lake (MLS)
3B – Building a High Performance team and program
Devan McConnell –High Performance Director; Arizona Coyotes (NHL)
Session Four: 10.00am - 10.50am AEST
Confidence, mindset, self-awareness & self-evaluation
Hannah Huesman – Mental Performance Coordinator; Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)
Session Five: 11.00am - 11.50am AEST
5A – Lessons learned from building an interdisciplinary team in professional baseball
Angus Mugford – Vice President: High Performance; Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)
5B – Applied Recovery – Building a recovery plan in an unpredictable environmen
Carmen Colomer – Director of Sports Science at the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
Session Six: 12.00pm - 12.50pm AEST
6A – Movement & Human Asymmetries
Misha Cavaye – Strength Coach, Soft Tissue Specialist & Equipment Manager; South Bay Lakers (NBA G-League)
6B – Maximising Player Availability in Elite Level Team Sports
Phil Hayward – High Performance Consultant, Former Director of Performance & Sports Science in MLS & EPL
Session Seven: 1.00pm - 1.50pm (AEST)
Adaptability in the real-world; handling the demands of an NBA season
Nathan Spencer – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach; Orlando Magic (NBA)