Coach clinic. The Coaching Clinic™: Unlocking Leadership Potential Through Effective Coaching Techniques

How does coaching impact leadership development. What are the key benefits of implementing a coaching culture in organizations. Why is coaching crucial for maximizing team performance. How can managers effectively integrate coaching into their leadership style. What role does coaching play in addressing complex workplace challenges.

Understanding the Power of Coaching in Leadership Development

Coaching has emerged as a powerful tool for nurturing leadership potential and driving organizational success. The Coaching Clinic™, offered by FlashPoint Leadership Consulting, provides a comprehensive framework for executives, managers, and HR professionals to enhance their coaching skills. This interactive session is designed to equip participants with the necessary tools and techniques to effectively coach others and create a culture of continuous improvement.

The Impact of Coaching on Leadership Effectiveness

Effective coaching can transform ordinary individuals into influential leaders. By developing critical skills such as active listening, asking powerful questions, and providing constructive feedback, coaches can unlock the hidden potential within their team members. This process not only enhances individual performance but also contributes to overall organizational growth.

• Improved decision-making abilities
• Enhanced emotional intelligence
• Increased self-awareness and self-reflection
• Better conflict resolution skills
• Heightened ability to navigate complex challenges

Key Components of Successful Coaching Strategies

To maximize the effectiveness of coaching initiatives, organizations should focus on implementing a structured approach. The Coaching Clinic™ emphasizes several key components that contribute to successful coaching outcomes:

1. Establishing clear goals and expectations
2. Developing a trusting and supportive relationship
3. Utilizing active listening techniques
4. Asking thought-provoking questions
5. Providing timely and specific feedback
6. Encouraging self-reflection and personal growth
7. Celebrating progress and achievements

By incorporating these elements into their coaching practices, leaders can create an environment that fosters continuous learning and development.

The Role of Coaching in Addressing Workplace Challenges

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations face numerous challenges that require adaptive leadership. Coaching plays a crucial role in equipping leaders with the skills and mindset necessary to navigate these complex situations effectively.

Overcoming Resistance to Change

Change is often met with resistance, which can hinder organizational progress. Through coaching, leaders can develop strategies to communicate the need for change, address concerns, and inspire their teams to embrace new initiatives. This process helps create a more agile and responsive workforce capable of adapting to evolving market conditions.

Enhancing Employee Engagement and Retention

Engaged employees are more productive, innovative, and committed to their organizations. Coaching can significantly impact employee engagement by fostering a sense of purpose, providing opportunities for growth, and creating a supportive work environment. As a result, organizations can experience reduced turnover rates and improved overall performance.

Integrating Coaching into Leadership Development Programs

To maximize the impact of coaching on leadership development, organizations should consider integrating coaching practices into their existing programs. This approach, known as vertical development, focuses on expanding leaders’ cognitive abilities and equipping them to address complex challenges more effectively.

Benefits of Coaching Integration

• Enhanced strategic thinking capabilities
• Improved ability to navigate ambiguity and uncertainty
• Increased capacity for systems thinking and holistic problem-solving
• Greater adaptability in the face of rapid change
• Stronger emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

By incorporating coaching into leadership development initiatives, organizations can create a more comprehensive and impactful approach to nurturing their future leaders.

Measuring the Impact of Coaching Initiatives

To demonstrate the value of coaching programs and justify continued investment, organizations must implement effective measurement strategies. The impact of coaching can be evaluated using a five-level framework:

1. Reaction: Assessing participants’ initial response to the coaching experience
2. Learning: Measuring the knowledge and skills acquired through coaching
3. Implementation: Evaluating the application of new behaviors and techniques in the workplace
4. Business Impact: Analyzing the effect of coaching on key performance indicators
5. Return on Investment (ROI): Calculating the financial benefits of coaching initiatives relative to their costs

By systematically measuring these aspects, organizations can gain valuable insights into the effectiveness of their coaching programs and make data-driven decisions to optimize their approach.

Developing a Coaching Culture within Organizations

Creating a coaching culture goes beyond individual coaching sessions and requires a comprehensive approach to embedding coaching principles throughout the organization. This cultural shift can lead to numerous benefits, including:

• Improved communication and collaboration across teams
• Increased innovation and creativity
• Enhanced problem-solving capabilities at all levels
• Greater accountability and ownership of results
• Accelerated leadership development and succession planning

To foster a coaching culture, organizations should focus on training leaders at all levels to incorporate coaching techniques into their daily interactions with team members. This approach helps create a continuous learning environment where feedback and growth are valued and encouraged.

Leveraging Group Coaching for Organizational Success

While individual coaching remains a powerful tool for leadership development, group coaching offers unique benefits that can complement one-on-one sessions. Group coaching provides a collaborative learning environment where participants can share experiences, gain diverse perspectives, and develop collective problem-solving skills.

Advantages of Group Coaching

• Cost-effective approach to coaching multiple individuals simultaneously
• Fosters peer-to-peer learning and support
• Encourages the development of shared organizational values and goals
• Enhances team cohesion and collaboration
• Provides opportunities for cross-functional networking and knowledge sharing

By incorporating group coaching into their leadership development initiatives, organizations can create a more holistic and inclusive approach to nurturing talent across all levels.

Addressing Emotional Reactions to Feedback in Coaching

Feedback is an essential component of the coaching process, but it can often elicit emotional reactions from recipients. Skilled coaches must be prepared to navigate these emotional responses and create a safe space for constructive dialogue. Understanding the underlying factors that contribute to feedback anxiety can help coaches develop more effective strategies for delivering feedback and supporting growth.

Strategies for Managing Emotional Reactions to Feedback

• Establish trust and psychological safety within the coaching relationship
• Frame feedback as an opportunity for growth rather than criticism
• Use specific, behavior-focused language when delivering feedback
• Encourage self-reflection and personal insights
• Provide ongoing support and follow-up to reinforce positive change

By addressing emotional reactions to feedback effectively, coaches can create a more productive and transformative coaching experience for their clients.

Cultivating Grit and Resilience through Coaching

Grit, defined as the perseverance and passion for long-term goals, is a critical attribute for successful leaders. Coaching can play a significant role in developing grit and resilience, enabling leaders to navigate challenges and setbacks more effectively. A three-step approach to building grit through coaching includes:

1. Identifying and clarifying long-term goals and aspirations
2. Developing strategies to overcome obstacles and maintain motivation
3. Cultivating a growth mindset and embracing continuous learning

By focusing on these areas, coaches can help leaders develop the mental toughness and determination necessary to achieve their full potential and drive organizational success.

Implementing Deliberate Practice in Leadership Coaching

Deliberate practice, the intentional and sustained rehearsal of skills to improve performance, is a powerful tool for leadership development. Coaches can guide leaders in implementing deliberate practice techniques to accelerate their growth and enhance their leadership capabilities.

Key Elements of Deliberate Practice in Leadership Coaching

• Setting specific, measurable goals for skill improvement
• Breaking down complex skills into manageable components
• Providing immediate and actionable feedback
• Encouraging repetition and refinement of skills
• Gradually increasing the difficulty and complexity of challenges

By incorporating deliberate practice into their coaching approach, leaders can develop a systematic method for continuous improvement and skill mastery.

Leveraging Technology in Coaching Initiatives

As the workplace continues to evolve, technology plays an increasingly important role in supporting coaching initiatives. Digital tools and platforms can enhance the coaching experience by providing additional resources, facilitating remote coaching sessions, and enabling more frequent touchpoints between coaches and clients.

Innovative Technologies in Coaching

• Virtual reality simulations for leadership scenarios
• AI-powered coaching assistants for ongoing support
• Mobile apps for goal tracking and progress monitoring
• Data analytics tools for measuring coaching effectiveness
• Online learning platforms for supplementary skill development

By embracing these technological advancements, organizations can create more scalable and personalized coaching experiences that cater to the diverse needs of their leaders.

Addressing the Challenges of High-Potential, Relationship-Challenged Executives

As leaders ascend the organizational hierarchy, relationship skills become increasingly critical to their success. However, some high-potential executives may struggle with interpersonal dynamics, limiting their effectiveness and potential for advancement. Coaching can play a crucial role in addressing these challenges and helping relationship-challenged executives develop the necessary skills to thrive in senior leadership positions.

Strategies for Coaching Relationship-Challenged Executives

• Conducting comprehensive emotional intelligence assessments
• Developing empathy and active listening skills
• Practicing effective communication techniques
• Enhancing conflict resolution and negotiation abilities
• Building strong networks and fostering collaborative relationships

By focusing on these areas, coaches can help high-potential executives overcome relationship challenges and maximize their leadership impact.

The Future of Coaching in Leadership Development

As organizations continue to recognize the value of coaching in leadership development, the field is likely to evolve and adapt to meet changing needs. Several trends are shaping the future of coaching in the workplace:

• Increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in coaching practices
• Integration of neuroscience and behavioral psychology insights
• Expansion of cross-cultural coaching to support global leadership
• Greater emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility in leadership coaching
• Development of hybrid coaching models combining in-person and virtual experiences

By staying attuned to these trends and continuously refining their approach, organizations can ensure that their coaching initiatives remain relevant and impactful in the ever-changing landscape of leadership development.

The Coaching Clinic™ | FlashPoint Leadership Consulting

If you are interested in further resources for you or your leaders, we have a selection of blogs, case studies, and other materials available.

Download an Overview of The Coaching Clinic™: Download a 2-page overview of The Coaching Clinic^™–an interactive session geared toward anyone who provides coaching to others including executives, managers, and HR professionals.

Coach to the Max White paper: Why does coaching work sometimes, but other times, not so much? This white paper dives into coaching—the why, the what, and the how—to help demystify and decipher the best coaching options to develop your leaders.

Coaching to Outperform the Norm Case Study: Read about how FlashPoint worked with a client to design and implement a culture of coaching. In this download, you’ll be able to read about the client’s challenge, participants, results, and the solution we implemented.

Blogs:

Coaching Tips for Leaders: Maximizing leadership potential on your team starts with coaching. These five tips can help managers and HR and L&D professionals to develop leadership capabilities on their teams through coaching.

Coaching Powers People to Become Leaders: Effective coaching develops ordinary people into people of power—people who become leaders.

Coach Your Employees Like a Geocacher: A five-step guide to finding the hidden treasures of potential in your direct reports and employees by incorporating coaching into your relationships.

Change Your Most Undesirable Habit…Now!: A change process led by a skilled coach can dramatically affect one’s life and work. This five-point guide demonstrates how a coach and an executive work together to bring awareness and change to a limiting behavior.

Solving the Problem of High-Potential, Relationship-Challenged Executives: The higher a manager rises, the more important relationship skills become. Executives who are unable to influence and engage others may benefit from these three tips.

A 3-Step Guide to Grit: Grit is the vision to see beyond what is—or what could incrementally be—to a much bigger outcome. Leadership requires grit; learn how to build grit with three steps.

A Guide to Making Deliberate Practice a Daily Habit—from Kouzes, Posner, and Dad: Deliberate practice is described as the intentional, sustained practice or rehearsal of skills in order to develop a higher level of competence and performance. You can practice self-coaching to become a better leader with deliberate practice.

Trends and Benefits of Coaching in the Workplace [Infographic]: Providing coaching support to leaders helps them execute strategy, manage through dynamic change, and engage their employees. These 4 statistics can help you gain buy-in for coaching.

A Case for Coaching Integration: Coaching is best when integrated into leadership development programs to create vertical development: bigger minds, a more cognitive approach to addressing challenges, and an ability to address complexity in the workplace in a way horizontal development can hardly touch.

How Coaching Develops Leaders: 3 Benefits: New pathways, new habits, and new behaviors take time and continued effort. Finding a trusted coach to work with over time increases the likelihood that leadership development will really work and be sustained, with lasting impact on business success.

I’ve Implemented Coaching, But Now What?: The impact of coaching can be measured using 5 levels: reaction, learning, implementation, business impact, and return on investment (ROI).

Coaching as a Tool to Develop Leaders: Learning is an iterative process that takes intention, focus, and (optimally) a good coach who asks powerful questions positioned at the right moment.

Group Coaching: 8 Benefits for Your Organization: Group coaching can serve many different needs and have a variety of benefits for organizations, whether your team needs to be better connected or more accountable.

How to Deal with Emotional Reactions to Feedback: Coaches can support a leader and defuse a difficult feedback session by understanding why people fear and react to feedback. You are not only dealing with what is current in the leader’sworld, but his or her history, how he or she is “wired,” and his or her beliefs about what feedback means.

Ask Questions Like a Coach to Increase Employee Engagement: Organizations know the impact of coaching can be intensified by developing leaders to adopt coaching skills in their role and creating a culture of coaching to experience the same benefits.

4 Ways Coaching Grows Leaders: The best approach to developing leaders is the one that maximizes their potential as well as their possible impact on the organization. Organizations benefit from the sharpened focus and expanded thought process that individual leaders develop by working closely with a coach, while individual leaders benefit from the exponential growth and targeted development opportunities.

Conversational Intelligence for Coaches and Leaders: Conversational intelligence is “the hardwired ability in all humans to connect, engage, and navigate with others.” In other words, it is “we-centric” leadership–exactly the kind coaches and manager-coaches strive for.

7 Tips for Managers to Become a Better Coach: Every manager has opportunities to incorporate coaching skills into their relationships with employees, even in fields where processes and structures make it challenging.

8 Essential Ingredients for Adopting a Coaching Mindset Today: With clear direction and guidance from a coach, the coachee will be able to solve his or her own problems and broaden his or her thought processes. Adopting a coaching mindset will facilitate the coachee’s learning and reflection.

3 Coaching Scenarios in the Workplace Right Now: Manager-coaches should take advantage of these three opportunities for coaching conversations: a career goals conversation, a performance opportunity, and a performance evaluation.

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NCA Clinics

2021 NCA Multi-Sports Clinic & NHSACA National Conference

The Nebraska Coaches Association in conjunction with the National High School Athletic Coaches Association, will host the NHSACA/NCA 2021 convention and clinic in Lincoln, NE July 26-29, 2021. Nebraska registration is now open. Non-Nebraska Coaches register at the NHSACA web site.

Preliminary 2021 Clinic Schedule by Sport or Coaching Duty:

Submitted 2021 Session Outlines & Presentations

• Assistant Coach & Coaching Females – Lori Thomas – Thursday, July 29
• Athletic Director – Lee Green (Part 1 & 2) – Tuesday, July 27
• Athletic Director – Mark Armstrong – Wednesday, July 28
• Athletic Director – Bill Eckstrom & Brad McMillan – Wednesday, July 28
• Athletic Director – Bobby Reinhart – Thursday, July 29
• Athletic Director – Jeff Bissen – Thursday, July 29
• Baseball – Craig Anderson – Tuesday, July 27
• Baseball – Paul Twenge – Tuesday, July 27
• Baseball – Chris Andrews – Wednesday, July 28
• Baseball – Danny Marcuzzo – Wednesday, July 28
• Baseball – Ed Servais – Thursday, July 29
• Baseball – Ed Servais – Thursday, July 29
• Basketball – Tim Cannon – Wednesday, July 28
• Basketball – Tim Cannon – Wednesday, July 28
• Basketball – Kelly Flynn – Wednesday, July 28
• Basketball – Kelly Flynn – Wednesday, July 28
• Basketball Fundamentals – Jeff Ritz – Wednesday, July 28
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III – Tuesday, July 27
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III – Tuesday, July 27
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III – Wednesday, July 28
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III – Wednesday, July 28
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III (Part 1 & 2) – Wednesday, July 28
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III (Part 1 & 2) – Thursday, July 29
• Bowling – Tony Bilello III – Additional Resources
• Cross Country – Dr. Claire Haag – Wednesday, July 28
• Cross Country – Brad Lies – Wednesday, July 28
• Cross Country – Bridget Easley – Wednesday, July 28
• 6-Man Football – Toby Kechter – Tuesday, July 27
• 6-Man Football – Toby Kechter – Tuesday, July 27
• 6-Man Football – Vance Jones (Two Sessions) – Wednesday, July 28
• 6-Man Football – Charlie Coiner – Wednesday, July 28
• 6-Man Football – Chris Walden – Thursday, July 29
• 6-Man Football – Chris Walden – Thursday, July 29
• 8-Man Football – Tom Culver – Tuesday, July 27
• 8-Man Football – Charlie Coiner – Wednesday, July 28
• 8-Man Football – Brian Wilken (Two Sessions) – Thursday, July 29
• 11-Man Football – Charlie Coiner – Tuesday, July 27
• 11-Man Football – Philip Koons – Wednesday, July 28
• 11-Man Football – Ron Wingenbach – Wednesday, July 28
• Football Fundamentals – Arnie Johnson (Two Sessions) – Wednesday, July 28
• Golf – Shawn Farmer-Sese – Tuesday, July 27
• Golf – Shawn Farmer-Sese – Tuesday, July 27
• Soccer – Rob Herringer – Tuesday, July 27
• Soccer – Tom Maxon – Wednesday, July 28
• Soccer – Tom Maxon – Wednesday, July 28
• Soccer – James Beckmann – Thursday, July 29
• Soccer – James Beckmann – Thursday, July 29
• Softball – Gretta Melsted – Tuesday, July 27
• Softball – Don & Angie Brummer – Tuesday, July 27
• Softball – Todd Petersen – Tuesday, July 27
• Softball – Karissa Hovinga & Kyle Wees – Wednesday, July 28
• Softball – Karissa Hovinga & Kyle Wees – Wednesday, July 28
• Softball – Karissa Hovinga & Kylie Wees – Wednesday, July 28
• Softball – Mandie Nocita – Thursday, July 29
• Softball – Mandie Nocita – Thursday, July 29
• Strength & Conditioning – Brandon Mimick – Tuesday, July 27
• Strength & Conditioning – Brandon Mimick -Tuesday, July 27
• Strength & Conditioning – Trent Clausen – Tuesday, July 27
• Strength & Conditioning – Trevor Birdzell – Wednesday, July 28
• Strength & Conditioning – Amber Burson – Wednesday, July 28
• Strength & Conditioning – Amber Burson – Wednesday, July 28
• Strength & Conditioning – Evan Freezell – Wednesday, July 28
• Strength & Conditioning – Craig Secora – Thursday, July 29
• Strength & Conditioning – Brett Wells & Cole Fisher – Thursday, July 29
• Swimming – Ryan Bubb – Tuesday, July 27
• Swimming – Ryan Bubb – Tuesday, July 27
• Swimming – Ken Disher & Jake Solper – Wednesday, July 28
• Tennis – Lindsay Hall, Kara Heim & Laura Puryear – Tuesday, July 27
• Tennis – Lindsay Hall, Kara Heim & Laura Puryear – Tuesday, July 27
• Tennis – Lindsay Hall, Kara Heim & Laura Puryear – Tuesday, July 27
• Tennis – Lindsay Hall, Kara Heim & Laura Puryear – Wednesday, July 28
• Track & Field – Spencer Huls – Tuesday, July 27
• Track & Field – Spencer Huls – Tuesday, July 27
• Track & Field – Mark (Doc) Breault – Wednesday, July 28
• Track & Field – Spencer Huls – Wednesday, July 28
• Track & Field – Spencer Huls – Wednesday, July 28
• Track & Field – Tim Jacobsen – Wednesday, July 28
• Track & Field – Barbara Hedden – Thursday, July 29
• Track & Field – Barbara Hedden – Thursday, July 29
• Track & Field – Barbara Hedden – Thursday, July 29
• Volleyball – Alicia Williams – Tuesday, July 27
• Volleyball – Alicia Williams – Tuesday, July 27
• Volleyball – Iona Stookey – Wednesday, July 28
• Volleyball – Iona Stookey – Wednesday, July 28
• Volleyball – Iona Stookey – Wednesday, July 28
• Volleyball – Iona Stookey – Wednesday, July 28
• Volleyball – Renee Saunders – Wednesday, July 28
• Volleyball – Kristen Booth & Kim Maroon – Wednesday, July 28
• Wrestling – Nate Olson & Jay Meneely (Two Sessions) – Wednesday, July 28
• Wrestling – Josh Watts (Three Sessions) – Wednesday, July 28 & Thursday, July 29

Past Clinics:

Virtual Coaches Clinics

Thank you to those who joined us this spring and summer. If you were unable to attend live, you still have an opportunity to grow by purchasing one or more of the clinics for just $25 (below). 

Each of the clinics features three industry leaders sharing rapid-fire presentations that will furthur your your coaching knowledge once you are back on the field. Following the live presentations, attendees participated in a 30-minute unscripted “Happy Hour” question and answer session.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?
90 minutes of speaker presentations
Videos, drills, philosophies and more
30-minute Q&A “Happy Hour” session with the speakers
Speaker PowerPoint presentations

Want to get a head start on next year? Check out the dates for our 2020-21 in-person NFCA Coaches Clinics. 

2020-21 NFCA COACHES CLINICS 

NFCA Virtual Clinics (For Purchase)

Kate Drohan, Northwestern (Defense), Jennifer Rocha, Oklahoma (Pitching), Craig Snider, Texas A&M (Hitting)

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Jennifer Brundage, Michigan (Pitching), Megan Smith, Marshall (Catching), Tim Walton, Florida (Hitting)

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Brandon Elliott, Virginia Wesleyan (Outfield), Shonda Stanton, Indiana (Base running), Beth Torina, LSU (Pitching)

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Larissa Anderson, Missouri (Throwing), Samantha Marder, Texas Tech (Offense), Mike White, Texas (Pitching)

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J. T. D’Amico, Washington (Defense), Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (Pitching), Samantha Ricketts (Hitting)

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All Pitching: Trisha Ford (Arizona State), Tori Nyberg (Stanford), Marissa Young (Duke)

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All Offense: Kenny Gajewski (Oklahoma State), Loren LaPorte (James Madison), Katie Rietkovich Browder (Ole Miss)

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Scrum Alliance Coaches Clinic Events for Agile Professionals

A key part of our mission is to guide the application of Agile practices, principles, and values through our career-long certification path. Our community of coaches and trainers are focused on providing the knowledge, skills, and experience that support Agile transformations for both individuals and organizations.

Coaches Clinics are a unique and free service designed to help you with specific challenges you’ve encountered on your way to a more Agile way of working. Organized by the training and coaching community, these 15-minute coaching sessions are available during our Global Scrum Gatherings, Regional Scrum Gatherings, and many Agile events around the world that our coaches and trainers attend to support the community. Based on their individual needs, participants are matched with volunteer coaches, many of them CECs and CSTs, to discuss technical practices, organizational change, Scrum, Kanban, Agile Coaching as a career, and topics such as breaking down development silos to coordinating multiple teams and educating upper management for enhanced agility.

Hear why our coaches are so passionate about Coaches Clinic.

“I love to meet people who come to the Scrum Gatherings — curious, concerned, and cheerful people working to improve their organizations and their individual work lives. It is very rewarding to see them walk out of the clinic with new understanding, new ideas to consider, and smiles on their faces.”

— Roger Brown, Coaches Clinic facilitator

At times we’ve had more than 20 coaches and nearly 400 coached members during an event. Key to the success of these clinics is the approach: coaching versus consulting, with coaches helping participants discover their own solutions rather than prescribing one.

Be sure to stop by the Coaches Clinic at an upcoming Gathering or Agile event. If you are organizing an Agile event and would like to find out how to coordinate Coaches Clinic, let us know!

TISCA Coaches Clinic 2021

The 2020 TISCA Clinic will be held on September 17-20, 2020 at the Double Tree Austin North Hotel.

Registration includes admittance to all talks at the clinic, The Speedo Awards Luncheon on Saturday, two socials (where there’s a good chance you’ll walk away with raffle prizes!) and continental breakfasts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All participants will have access to the vendor area which will include all the major swim brands. There, coaches can see the latest technology to improve their swimmer’s technique and see what swimwear will be available for the season. (Please note that The Theron Pickle Endowment Golf Tournament is separate from the clinic and is not included in the registration fee. Also, TISCA membership dues are not included in your registration fee (see below)

Registration for the 2020 TISCA Coaches Clinic is $158. Save money by getting your registration in before September 8th, 2018 to receive the special early bird registration price of $122.00.

In-Person Registration

If you are paying for the clinic when you get there or are waiting for your district to pay – please fill out the clinic registration form so we can have your badge ready and have a better head count for food for the luncheon, socials, etc. Please note on the registration form if a check or PO is being sent or if you will pay in person at the clinic. If you are still waiting for a check/PO when you arrive at the clinic, some form of temporary payment will be required before you can receive your badge to attend events.

A block of rooms are reserved at the Doubletree Austin Hotel with a special room rate of $143.00 for a single/double room per night. These rooms will be held until August 18th or until the group block is sold out. Reservations can be made online here or call 800-347-0330 and use reference code “TIS” The address for the hotel is 6505 N. Interstate 35 Austin, Texas 78752

TISCA membership dues are separate from the clinic registration fee. Do not send TISCA dues with clinic fees. TISCA membership dues can be paid online at: www.tiscaonline.org. Although we encourage you to become a member of TISCA, you do not have to be a member of TISCA to attend the clinic. TISCA members can attend the board meeting on Thursday and have the ability to vote for board members.

Saturday’s Awards Luncheon is included in the registration but If you have additional guests joining you for the luncheon, meal tickets will be available at the clinic registration table.

Please note that there are no refunds for any reason unless the clinic is canceled.

Vendors will be on hand to show swimsuits, equipment, and other items that can help your program. Vendors help support the clinic so please stop by their booths to see what is available. Prices and more information on becoming a vendor coming soon. Please note that clinic attendees may not sell or market products at the convention without a reserved booth in the exhibit hall.

Theron Pickle Endowment Golf Tournament generally takes place the Friday morning of the TISCA clinic. This is separate from the clinic. For more information about registering for the tournament go to www.tiscaonline.org Money raised goes to the Theron Pickle Endowment which awards scholarships to four high school swimmers/divers/water polo players each year.

If you need anything related to the clinic you can contact the clinic director, Michael Perez at 281-376-4460 or email [email protected]

Central and Eastern States Swim ClinicCentral States Swim Clinic

After consultation with the Marriott, ASCA and Lyons HS pool, we have made the decision to not hold the Central States Swim Clinic scheduled for May 16-17 at the Oak Brook Marriott in Oak Brook, IL.

Given the current situation with restrictions in place by federal and local governments through April 30, and no guarantee that they will not be extended,  we do not feel it is prudent to try and reschedule.  The Central States Swim Clinic ‘20 regrettably will not be held with respect to everyone’s health and safety. We are going to try and keep the speakers and athletes scheduled for CSSC ‘20 the same for CSSC ‘21.

For those of you that have registered (swimmers and coaches), we want to offer you one of three options:

1. Credit for registration at Central States Swim Clinic, Oak Brook, IL May 14-15, 2021
2. Credit for registration at Eastern States Swim Clinic, Cherry Hill, NJ Oct. 3-4, 2020
3. Due to COVID-19 circumstances, we will issue a full refund.

CONTACT [email protected] or [email protected] to indicate your choice.   If you registered online, we can credit payment back to the credit card used.

We need to hear from you all!  

We hope that you are all healthy and safe. We look forward to being together again in the future. 

Sue Davis

Mark Schubert

Jill Greenleaf

The 39th Annual Central States Swim Clinic   
   
JOIN the Excitement at this Exceptional Educational Opportunity for Coaches & Swimmers

Saturday and Sunday, May 16 & 17, 2020

Oak Brook Marriot Hotel
1401 West 22nd Street
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(630) 573-8555

Sponsored by Susan Davis, Mark Schubert & Jill Greenleaf

Established in 1981, the Central States Clinic is the most comprehensive and personalized coaches’ clinic in the United States. This is an excellent clinic exclusively for the education and advancement of coaches and swimmers and one of the best lineups of speakers ever!

Our Eastern and Central States Clinics are the largest and most respected privately run clinics in the United States. Our clinic offers you a special opportunity to be with top age group and university coaches as well as ASCA courses and USA Swimming club certification courses.

The 2020 Clinic proudly offers the following prestigious line-up of speakers and the special opportunity to meet and work with Olympic swimmers  Josh Davis & Elizabeth Beisel.

• Dave Durden: Olympic Head Men’s Coach ‘20, Asst. Men’s Olympic Coach ‘16, Head Men’s Coach UC Berkeley
• Mike Parratto: ASCA & USA Coach of the Year ‘19, Coach of World Record Holder Regan Smith
• Sarah Dawson: Age Group Coach Mission Viejo Nadadores, SoCal Age Group Coach of the Year ‘18
• Jackie Berning PhD: Nutrition Consultant, Author & Educator
• Josh Davis: Olympian ‘96 & ‘00, 3 Gold, 2 Silver medals, American & World Record Holder
• Elizabeth Beisel: 3x Olympian ‘08, ‘12 & ‘16, Silver & Bronze medalist, ‘13 World’s Bronze medalist

Recent attendee’s say:

“This is my 1st year attending. I feel privileged to have heard what these amazing coaches offer.”

“Every talk had relevance for me as a high school and age group coach. One of the best workshops I have ever attended.”

“My swimmers had fun meeting other participating swimmers & were motivated by the Olympians & speakers both in & out of the pool.”

Come to this clinic and

make your program better than ever.

You can register online here, or download a mail-in registration form here.

This clinic is sanctioned by ASCA.  Attendance earns you 20 points toward ASCA Coaches Certification Program.

SAFETY Clinic Course – Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council

The Rutgers SAFETY Clinic (Sports Awareness for Educating Today’s Youth ™) is a three-hour program that meets the “Minimum Standards for Volunteer Coaches Safety Orientation and Training Skills Programs” (N. J.A.C. 5:52) and provides partial civil immunity protection to volunteer coaches under the “Little League Law” (2A:62A-6 et. seq.)

Introduction

On May 12, 1986, New Jersey became the first state in the nation to pass legislation which protects volunteer athletic coaches, managers, and officials from lawsuits. Commonly referred to as the “Little League Law” (2A:62A-6 et. seq.), this legislation extends partial civil immunity to volunteers who have attended a “safety orientation and training skills program.”

Since 1986, the Youth Sports Research Council, in cooperation with the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association (NJRPA) has trained more than 250,000 volunteer coaches in New Jersey.

Objectives

In accordance with the stipulations in the Little League Law, the Rutgers SAFETY Clinic:

• helps coaches minimize the risk of injury to young athletes
• provides information about fundamental coaching concepts which enhances volunteer coaches’ effectiveness
• protects volunteer coaches from civil lawsuits

Topics

The curriculum for the Rutgers SAFETY Clinic is based upon the “Minimum Standards for Volunteer Coaches’ Safety Orientation and Training Skills Programs” (N. J.A.C. 5:52).

The topics include:

• Legal Aspects of Coaching
• Psychological Aspects of Coaching
• General Coaching Concepts
• Training and Conditioning Athletes
• Medical/First Aid Aspects of Coaching

Highlights

Individuals attending the Rutgers SAFETY Clinic receive:

• The Coaches’ Reference Manual (5th edition)
• The Rutgers SAFETY Clinic Certification Card
• Permanent registration with YSRC on online database (.3 CEU)

Implementation

Youth sports agencies can choose to have the YSRC provide a Clinician to conduct the Clinic ($200 administrative fee), or they can train their own instructors. Any volunteer can learn to teach the Rutgers SAFETY Clinic by attending a 5-hour Clinician’s workshop (.5 CEU). Clinicians are provided with all the instruction and tools necessary for conducting the Clinic “on site” at their convenience.

Following completion of the SAFETY Clinic, the host agency is sent a roster of the volunteer coaches attending the clinic. Thereafter, the YSRC will certify any coach’s attendance upon request.

Clinic Schedule

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90,000 MAU SSHOR-5 – Coaches of SDYUSSHOR-5 at the veterans tournament

20 January 2018, 17:24

In Zelenogradsk, the football championship in the age category “50 and above” is gaining momentum. Ten teams on Saturdays compete for a set of medals, at the moment the team “Curonian Spit” is in the lead, which also includes three teachers of SDYUSSHOR-5: Sergei Mironov, Viktor Biryukov and Gor Khomutinnikov. Last Saturday “Curonian Spit” won 3: 0, the author of one of the goals was Sergey Mironov.

Results of the rest of the games of the 4th round:

01/20/18. Veterans tournament “50+”.
4th round. “Chaika-1” – “Breeze” 7: 4 (6: 2).
Goals scored by: V. Abaza -2, V. Dudarov -2, V. Vasiliev -2, O. Latyshkin – Y. Korniyetsky, V. Polezhaev -2, V. Redka

01/20/18. Veterans tournament “50+”.
4th round. Chaika-2 – Gloria 2: 4 (0: 1)
Goals scored by: T. Mamedov, S. Sushkov – A. Alexandrov -2, Y. Kopylov, V. Agashin

01/20/18. Veterans tournament “50+”.
4th round. Dvina – Prodgorod 1: 3 (0: 1)
Goals scored: O.Tolochko – D. Makarov -2, E. Tivanenkov

01/20/18. Veterans tournament “50+”.
4th round. “Curonian Spit” – “MK Baltika” 3: 0 (2: 0)
Goals scored by: S. Mironov, A. Klyashtorny, S. Varavva

01/20/18. Veterans tournament “50+”.
4th round. L-Clinic – Baltiets 5: 1 (1: 1)
Goals scored: B. Shchaevas -2, V. Nuzhny, T. Lebedev, S. Apinite – V. Strelchenko

In the next round the game of the leaders – “Curonian Spit” and “Grocery City” will take place.

In the 5th round, January 27, they meet:

21.10.00 MK Baltika – Gloria
22.10.50 Prodgorod – K.Kosa
23.11.40 Chaika1 – Dvina
24.12.30 Chaika2 – L-Clinic
25. 13.20 Breeze – Baltiets

Table after the 4th round:

Tags: S. MironovV., Biryukov V.V., Khomutinnikov? E.

Trainers – Fitness club in Akademgorodok

Education:

• NSU, Philologist. Specialist Diploma;
• NSPU, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports. Adaptive physical education. Master’s degree.

Special:

• Fitness Science Academy (FSA), Kazan. Nutrition and sports dietetics. Specialist diploma.
• FGBNU Research Institute of Labor Medicine, Academy of Health Industry Specialists.Personal health management consultant. Certificate.

Further training:

Training centers: ITS, Practice, Fitness Movement, Kinesio Pro, CNMT.

Teachers: Dmitry Gorkovsky, Georgy Temichev, Mikhail Sorokin, Alikhan Dzhioev, Andrey Bogatyrev, Andrey Zolotarev, Olga Glamazdina, Denis Kapustin, Olga Valieva, Alexandra Kibziy, Elena Volkova.

Directions of study: Sports dietetics and nutritionology, functional diagnostics, adaptive fitness, restorative fitness, anatomy, biomechanics, diagnostics and correction of ODA problems (spine, joints), exercises and training for back, neck, shoulder, knee pain.

Training experience: 20 years

Work experience as a trainer: more than 5 years

Sporting achievements:

• Race participant;
• Silver medalist in fitness bikini competition.

Methodological arsenal:

• Gym.

Strength training for men and women from 18 to 65 years old using exercise machines, free weights, small equipment.

OFP for beginners, amateurs, athletes. The trainings are aimed at the formation of a harmonious figure, adaptation to everyday and special sports physical loads, and the development of strength endurance.

• Functional training.

Combination of power, aerobic, coordination load. Work in the functional training area using TRX loops, medballs, resistance bands and other equipment.

Trainings are aimed at developing basic muscle groups, as well as stabilizing muscles, increasing the level of strength endurance, agility, flexibility, coordination.

• Women’s health.

For women from 18 to 65 years old. Recovery after childbirth, training during breastfeeding, with problems with the muscles of the pelvic floor, prevention of women’s health problems during menopause, after a long break in fitness.

Trainings are aimed at strengthening the core muscles, restoring the abdominal muscles, pelvic diaphragm, basic muscle groups.

Trainings are carried out on a mat, with your own body weight and small equipment.

Correction of posture, mechanical, orthopedic problems, improvement of intermuscular coordination, recovery from injuries and operations, development of correct patterns of movement and breathing (after obtaining permission from the attending physician and a basic course of rehabilitation), soft manual techniques (mobilization, PIR), massage.

• Diagnostics and consulting.

1. Physical education: physical assessment, posture diagnostics, muscle testing, palpation, selection of the optimal training strategy.
2. Nutrition, health: analysis of blood tests, bioimpedansometry results, questionnaires and surveys, drawing up a health map, recommendations for building an optimal diet.

Sports slogan:

“Do well – it will be good!”

90,000 “I didn’t even think that the coaches would offer to make a program for Scheherazade.

The European Championship medalist Artur Danielyan missed the last season due to injury.In October, the athlete underwent surgery on his leg, after which a rather long recovery was required. And yet, at the end of the season, Arthur appeared in public, taking part in the show “Champions on Ice” by Eteri Tutberidze, where for the first time after almost a year’s break he played an entire show.

Arthur DANIELIAN spoke about his experiences, preparation for the season, mood and new programs in an interview with Olga ERMOLINA and Tatiana FLADE.

– Arthur, it’s great that you are already training.But what happened to the leg?

– After Graz, we began to prepare for the World Cup, but it was canceled, and quarantine began. For almost two months everyone was at home, the skating rinks were closed, and no matter how you did physical training, it was hard to do without ice training. At the end of May, we were informed that we could come to the training camp in Novogorsk. We planned to stage a new free program, but decided to leave the short one. Alexander Sergeevich Uspensky arrived and began to work.

Surprisingly, my form was very good.We thought we would quickly do our free program, we would prepare for the test skates. But already in Novogorsk I began to feel that something was wrong with my leg. Well, I think, we sat for so much without training, of course, something will hurt. But the pain in the right leg went away and then came back and even when we returned to CSKA, it was repeated and we had to train intermittently.

They consulted with doctors, everyone had different opinions. And it’s good that thanks to the coaches and the federation, it was possible to send an MRI to Germany.The specialists answered that they understand what the problem is and it is better for me to come there to undergo an examination.

– And you went to Munich.

– Yes. It was in October. I went with my sister, because I am a minor and an accompanying person was needed. Many thanks to the federation for helping us quickly get visas, because the pandemic, few people flew abroad.

In Munich, my sister and I were the first to get off the plane to go through passport control faster, but we had to wait until they phoned the clinic, everything would be clarified, confirmed.The first to go out and the last to go through passport control … Everything is as usual for me – it starts with “fun”.

The clinic said it might need surgery. They sent me to another hospital, where they made an X-ray, another examination, they confirmed that an operation was needed. I phoned Elena Germanovna, I myself was ready, waiting for a general decision. They answered me: once we are ready, we do it.

I will not go into details, I will just say: they removed the unnecessary. When I woke up after the operation – a plaster cast on half legs.I spent two more days there, and began to check out, it turned out that I couldn’t fit into my jeans because of the plaster. I had to trade with my sister. Okay, her jeans fit me, she pulled on mine …

I stirred on crutches. When we arrived at the hotel, I even managed to go down to the shop to shop. I did not take into account that my hands were busy with crutches, I returned to the room with a bag in my teeth …

– Did it take a long time to get to Moscow, there were no direct flights then?

– Yes, we flew through Turkey.And when we landed in Istanbul, I hoped that they would give me a stroller, but … And only when I crashed, caught on the rug, everyone was alarmed, brought the stroller. Something like this always happens to me … We arrived in Moscow early in the morning, at about 6 am. I was still thinking whether to call Elena Germanovna or so early is not worth it. Well, then I began to adapt to my new life.

– What was the hardest part?

– Get used to the idea that you will not be able to quickly return to the competition.My ideas were very bright at first. But upon returning to Moscow, it was necessary to walk in a cast for another week, then remove the stitches. When they were removed, they put on a splint on their leg, which had to be worn for another four weeks. We were constantly in touch with doctors from Germany. They said what to do. For example, they advised to take a towel and pull the operated leg towards you, not away from yourself, but towards yourself in order to work out. Well, some other tips …

In the middle of November I started going to the OFP at CSKA. Elena Germanovna or Marina Leonidovna (Selitskaya – approx. ) came to pick me up or he took a taxi and came to the rink. In mid-December I was already walking without crutches. I remember that on my birthday at CSKA I was without them, in normal shoes and with balloons …

– I mean, with balls?

– The fans gave a surprise for the birthday. The gifts are different and there are many, many balloons with the number 17. It was so nice! All this time, so many people have supported me. If I begin to list, it will drag on for half an hour. These are coaches, federations, doctors in Russia, in Germany, doctors who treat me here, help develop my leg, of course, parents, family, fans … Everyone wished health.They wrote and spoke pleasant words.

While I was recovering, friends came home. Mark Kondratyuk, others … By the way, when I watched the competition, because of Mark, I lost all my accumulated nerve cells. I was very worried about him. And at the Cup of the First Channel and in the final of the Cup of the country. I sat in “Megasport” all in goose bumps, rooting for the guys and thinking: “That’s it, next year we need to perform.”

– Double feelings: to support the guys and want to go on the ice myself …

– The first starts, which I missed even before the operation, I was heavily “crushed”.Reacted emotionally. And then I reconciled: there is a problem, it is necessary to solve, well, what can you do, it is better this season than in the Olympic one. After all, such a year. Everyone has problems. It’s just that someone is more serious, someone is less.

At first I thought I would start skating in mid-December, I would have time to prepare for the Russian championship and perform there. But I went out on the ice just before the New Year, in old skates, which were falling apart, because one leg was big, the other was normal and I could not fit into the new ones.

I could hardly get into ordinary shoes. I thought the operation would be done and everything would be ok, because the operation is not so serious. But in fact, it turned out to be difficult. And while I was sitting at home, I let myself go. I thought it looked like nothing, but it turned out not – I gained excess weight, a little overeat, well, I grew up, outwardly changed during this time. He also moved a little. I sat studying. This year it was necessary to close everything for the 10th and 11th grade, in a year I want to take the Unified State Exam, enter the Russian State University of Physical Culture, and then we’ll see.Now I have other priorities.

– What areas are you interested in?

– Psychology, for example. I like communication, I like helping people. If you want advice – on, if you want to talk – I will listen. But for now, these are just ideas. There are many interesting professions. For example, my older brother is an engineer, my sister is a photographer-designer, and I am … a skater. Bye.

– At the end of the season, you nevertheless performed, not at competitions, but at the Eteri Tutberidze show. What were the feelings?

– In Perm, I skated a new demonstration number, which was staged by Elena Radionova.Under the rock. Cheerful number, groovy. But I didn’t start for more than a year, didn’t train at full strength, and I almost lost my mind while rolling it. This was my first complete program, in which there were only two triple jumps, but I was still tired, there were problems with the breathing apparatus, because there was not enough physics. I hope we will collect everything at the training camp.

Before the show I was very worried. I was shaking. Still another light, excitement … Flip jumped well, and the salchow, in the second half, twisted and fell.The first pancake turned out to be a little lumpy, but I was happy that I skated with the audience at all, I really missed it. Thank you so much for inviting me.

After all, I wanted to compete in the final of the Russian Cup, I even began to roll up the mock-ups of a new free program, so that everything would go smoothly through the breathing apparatus. I thought I would remember the short one quickly. But while I was preparing, the loads increased, my leg began to ache, and the doctors advised not to force it. In a word, with the coaches decided: one start, go on painkillers, why? I resigned myself, continued to calmly engage in treatment, went to physiotherapy, skated slowly and now, since spring, I have been training in a good regime.Over time, I hope everything will recover.

– Can you tell us about the new free program?

– Elena Germanovna threw off the music when I was at the training camp in Novogorsk. I asked: how do you? I listened, I liked it. I didn’t even expect to be offered this. I thought it was some kind of Egypt, something eastern, but not Scheherazade. I do not know why. Such beautiful, strong music … The program turned out to be cool …

The old short is still available as a fallback.Next, let’s look at the season. Now we need to get in shape, stabilize the jumps . ..

– It will be interesting to see. And now the gathering, preparation for the season?

– Yes, collection in Novogorsk. Preparation. Of course, it is difficult to talk about myself, but it seems to me that during this time I have changed – I have become a little wiser. I began to focus more on my inner feelings, contact with the coaches became closer. Before I was afraid to say too much, I kept everything to myself, but now I realized: you can’t get into someone else’s head and you need to talk more.I became more open, more calm.

Now the main thing for me is to recover, to roll out the programs, to prepare for the skates. It is difficult, but I am ready to devote myself as much as possible to the cause so that everything is at the highest level. Because the next season is the season of the century, so you need to keep yourself in concentration, not only in training and competitions, but in principle in everything. Step to the left, step to the right and you can lose your balance, something will go wrong. Of course, it’s not worth driving yourself to a crazy state, you just have to approach everything responsibly and move forward step by step.

– Sound reasoning. Thank you, Arthur, health and success.

Olga ERMOLINA, Tatiana FLADE

Photo by Tatiana FLADE, Maria EVTEEVA, Yulia KOMAROVA and Mikhail SHAROV

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In August 2016, the GALAKTIKA Beauty Institute was opened in the historical center of St. Petersburg, at 5/2 Pirogovskaya Embankment.

The clinic is equipped according to modern standards and is currently one of the largest specialized medical centers in St. Petersburg in the field of aesthetic services.

The total area of ​​the clinic is more than 1500 square meters and includes a modernly equipped operating unit, consisting of 3 operating rooms, 12 luxury wards with panoramic views of the Neva and the legendary cruiser Aurora, as well as a medical cosmetology department.

Doctors of the highest category who sincerely love their work are waiting for you at the GALAKTIKA cosmetology center. We care about health and beauty, therefore our team includes specialists who attach great importance to the issues of professional ethics, develop and improve their knowledge and skills.

Among the specialists of the GALAKTIKA Beauty Institute there are certified trainers from world famous manufacturers: Allergan, Merz, Ipsen, Syneron-Candela, Venus Concept.

Medical cosmetology assumes that only doctors with appropriate qualifications (cosmetologists, dermatologists, trichologists) deal with the problems of patients. Only experienced dermato-oncologists are engaged in the removal of neoplasms at the Beauty Institute. Cosmetological procedures are carried out after taking an anamnesis and examination, which allows you to achieve maximum results and reduces the risk of possible complications.

If you need the services of a cosmetologist in St. Petersburg, doctors are ready to provide comprehensive information and answer your questions. To make an appointment, contact the clinic administration daily from 09:00 to 21:00 by phone 8 (812) 403-02-01.

The Department of Plastic Surgery of the Institute of Beauty is a professional team of practicing surgeons. The doctors of the clinic are participants and active speakers of congresses and specialized seminars both in Russia and abroad.

The surgeons of the GALAKTIKA clinic use modern methods of performing operations, ensuring minimal intervention in the body.

Doctors of the Beauty Institute are always ready to provide comprehensive information. To find out how much the plastic surgery services cost at the clinic, contact the clinic’s administration daily from 09:00 to 21:00 by phone 8 (812) 403-02-01 and make an appointment for a consultation.

https://www.galaxy.clinic/

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