COMMONWEALTH GAMES ASSOCIATION OF JERSEY - UNITED BY THE MOMENT

The Jersey Commonwealth Games Association in conjunction with
The Education, Sports and Culture Department
proudly present a
SPORTS CONFERENCE

SATURDAY 18th April 2009
Haute Vallee School
10.00-16.00

The CGAJ is delighted to have 3 expert speakers heading up the day.

Sports Psychologist Jeremy Cross is no stranger to local sportsmen and women. Jeremy will lead the sessions focusing on athletes’ MENTAL PREPARATION for competition.
Jeremy has a doctorate in Sport Psychology from Loughborough and is a qualified tennis performance coach. He specialises in the development of high performance environments to facilitate team and individual success.

JENNY DENYER will lead the sessions on LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT. Jenny has a heritage in elite sport and applied research, combining a Ph.D in Performance Psychology in 2002 with an international squash career (1996-2005). Jenny was awarded the Sunday times Sportswoman of the year in 1999.
She will help athletes think about how they can optimise their time to successfully incorporate their family commitments, work and a well organised training programme for high performance results.

ALISON MOWBRAY will be focussing on PLANNING FOR SUCCESS. The session will include long term goal setting through to a short term (micro) planning.
Alison was a member of the British Rowing Team for 7 years and competed in 5 World Championships and 2 Olympic Games. (Silver medal in the Quad sculls in Athens 2004). She gained her Ph.D in Genetic Engineering from Cambridge University in 1997.

ORGANISATION

During the day there will be 3 talks running simultaneously. The groups have been set so the audience have something in common and to help the speakers.
Each group will be limited to 30 athletes and coaches. These will be accepted on a sport by sport basis with “EARLY REGISTRATION” available to CGA members through their association representatives. Closing date for association places (max 8 per association) February 17th.

Following this preliminary registration places will be made available to anyone who so wishes on a first come first served basis and will be advertised island wide no longer restricted to CGA members.

The groups are.
Group 1- Team sports.
All sports where sportsmen rely on others and have to work successfully as a unit. Teams could include some racquet sports.

Group 2- Repetition “target” sports
Sports where skill and concentration/repetition play a major role. e.g. shooting, archery, bowls.

Group 3 – Fitness based “individual” sports.
This should suit swimming, athletics, gymnastics, tennis would be here amongst others. ( This may be a “younger” group.)

PROGRAMME.

9.45. Refreshments available in the canteen.
10.00 Welcome and introduction in the main hall.
10.30 Groups go to their first session.
11.45 Refreshment break
12.00 Groups go to their second session
1.15 Cold, light buffet lunch. Chance to mingle/chat.
2.00 Groups go to their third session
3.15 All groups meet in the main hall- evaluation.
3.45 Disperse

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This Association is committed to supporting the hopes and aspirations of Jersey's elite athletes in fulfilling their potential on the world stage of international sport. We aim to provide 21st Century back-up and technical advice to our sportspeople. In this aim, we are dependent on a healthy partnership with Local Government, the business sector and the public of Jersey at large. We recognize the vital importance of encouraging our young sportspeople in their development. To this end, we are determined to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified team at each Commonwealth Youth Games as well as the fullest participation at each 4 yearly Commonwealth Games.

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Martin Hebden

President, Commonwealth Games Association of Jersey