Third Annual Kossev Symposium:
Innovative Leadership in Rowing and Sport - A Comprehensive Coaching Conference

November 19-20, 2011
Seattle, Washington

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There were three tracks at this year's Symposium (please click on each track title above to download more information):

Session times and dates are subject to change.

  • Saturday, November 19

  • Sunday, November 20

Saturday, November 19

7:45-8:30

Check in

8:30-9:00

Breakfast and Keynote.

9:15-10:30

Coaching to Impact Youth Development, CLA Staff.

Understanding and Managing Team Dynamics, Mora Kanim.

The Science of Level 5 Leadership, Keith Jefferson

10:30-10:45

Break 

10:45-12:00

Building Positive Experiences in Practice and Competition, CLA Staff.

Strategies for Maximizing Improvement, Kevin Alschuler.

Learning from Racing, Valery Kleshnev

12:00-12:45

Vendor Presentation Hour and Lunch

12:45-2:00

Understanding and Managing Team Dynamics, Mora Kanim.

Leadership Skills for Today's Coaching Professional, Sara Lopez and James Antony.

Performance Technology, Periodization and Improving Speed, Sam Blades

2:00-2:15

Break

2:15-3:30

Leading your Team through the Season, CLA Staff.

Rowing Physiology and Your Team, Dan Tripps.

Innovating the Teaching of Rowing Using the Dynamic Ergometer, Carlos Dinares.

3:45-5:00

Speakers' Symposium:  The Future of Rowing

Sunday, November 20

8:30-9:00

Breakfast

9:15-10:30

Practical Applications of Rowing Biomechanics, Valery Kleshnev.

Building and Sustaining a Rowing Program, Bob Ernst.

Training Masters Rowers, Sara Lopez, Anna Cummins and Bob Cummins.

Fundraising Roundtable, Julie McCleery.

10:30-10:45

Break 

10:45-12:00

Strategies for Maximizing Improvement, Kevin Alschuler.

A Toolkit for Change: Utilizing Different Leadership Styles to Leverage Results, Matt Zatorski.

Rigging for Improving Performance, Conal Groom.

Innovation and Leadership in Rowing Access and Outreach, Karla Landis.

12:00-12:45

Lunch

12:45-2:00

Rowing Physiology and the Young Athlete, Dan Tripps.

Introduction and Basic Principles of Rowing Biomechanics, Valery Kleshnev.

Recruiting Roundtable, Josh Adam, Jason Coffman and Christine Meyer.

2:00-2:15

Break

2:15-3:30

How to Coach Technique to Young Athletes, Jason Coffman.

How to Coach Technique to More Experienced Athletes, Jane LaRiviere and Josh Adam.

The Science of Recovery, Matthew Weatherley-White.

Boathouse Administration Roundtable, Matthew Lacey.

3:30-4:30

Workshop: Applications of Learning to Practice

Conference participants were welcome to attend any session at the conference. Those who attended all of the sessions that make up either the Youth Track or College/Club Track received a well-rounded set of tools, skills, and knowledge and engaged in conversation with colleagues coaching at the same level.

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