HOT OFF THE PRESS
Ready for Beijing? NBC/MSNBC has done a wonderful service for coaches and sports fans alike with their Beijing 2008 site. This is a collection of videos of performances and current news items. Make sure you tag this as a favorite site.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
The United States Olympic Committee site has information on the history of the Games as well as the progress of Team USA as athletes earn the opportunity to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics. Great place to get your Beijing Games wear as well. Embedded in the site is the Amazing Awaits video and connection center—send an athlete a good luck message- and learn more about the Games.
http://usolympicteam.com/
The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games website has a multitude of articles and videos about the Games with multimedia, interviews, and history. Tourist itineraries are also included on the site.
http://en.beijing2008.cn/
The International Olympic Committee website has an electronic journaling option for children. Every Wednesday and Saturday, the IOC introduces another Olympic sport. Each issue promotes another aspect of Chinese culture as well.
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/
COACHING CONFERENCE
Athletic Enhancement via Aquatic Exercise
Special Symposium for Non-Aquatic Coaches and Trainers
This unique symposium is for coaches and trainers who do not work in the aquatics field and are looking for new ways to enhance their athletes’ performance. You are invited to attend a special coach’s forum to learn how your athletes can become better at their sport by incorporating an aquatic component to their training regiment. Join National Olympic Team Coaches and an international group of speakers and attendees on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, for a full day at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to learn how aquatic exercise enhances athletic performance. Hosted by the Aquatic Exercise Association and USA Swimming, and sponsored by the National Swimming Pool Foundation®, this is a pre-conference event in conjunction with the 5th Annual World Aquatic Health™ Conference. Registration includes complimentary shuttle from/to the Crowne Plaza Hotel and lunch. To learn more and to register for this special symposium, visit http://www.nspf.org/WAHC_2008.html or call 719-540-9119.
WOMEN in COACHING
The tentative dates for the USOC/NCAA Women in Coaching Symposium are October 9-11 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. This annual program focuses on Leadership and Coaching skills. This program is free, but you must register to attend. Space is limited. To register, email Cathy.Sellers@usoc.org.
OLYMPIC COACH E-MAGAZINE
The U.S. Olympic Committee Coaching and Sport Sciences Division reminds you that our quarterly magazine, OLYMPIC COACH, is now available electronically as the OLYMPIC COACH E-MAGAZINE.
This quarterly publication designed for coaches at all levels can now come to you via e-mail. The quarterly e-mail provides a summary of each article in the magazine with a link that takes you directly to the full-length article. The E-magazine contains the same content as the print version of the magazine. The best news is that OLYMPIC COACH E-MAGAZINE is available to all coaches and other interested individuals free of charge.
To receive your complimentary subscription, go to the web site at http://coaching.usolympicteam.com/coaching/ksub.nsf, and sign up. The subscription information that you provide will not be shared or sold to any other organization or corporation. Please share this opportunity with other individuals in the coaching community.
Olympic Coach E-Magazine can be searched by keyword. To use this feature go to: http://coaching.usolympicteam.com/coaching/kpub.nsf/webdateview
To view previous issues of the OLYMPIC COACH E-MAGAZINE, visit this URL: http://coaching.usolympicteam.com/archives |