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UELSports Lifestyle and Performance Workshops

UELSports has organised a range of FREE workshops and seminars over the next academic year.  The workshops have a wide target audience including high performance scholars, club members, and aspiring sportspeople.  If you would like further information on any of the workshops, or would like to book your free place, please contact highperformancesport@uel.ac.uk

10th October - Great Sportsmanship Programme Workshop

SportsDock, 3:30pm and repeated at 6:00pm

Can men win medals for merely writing words? Can a man throwing a javelin stop a war?  Can enemies become friends, at least every 4 years?  The answer is simply ‘yes’.  They already have – many, many times.  For more than a thousand years.  It’s to do with Olympism; the real meaning of the Olympics. 

This workshop, delivered by author and founder of the Great Sportsmanship Programme, PR Smith, will offer inspirational examples of the true meaning of Olymism and sportsmanship, and demonstrate how sportsmanship can actually help performance.  To find out more about the programme check out: http://www.greatmomentsofsportsmanship.com

15th October – Anti-doping Workshop

Stratford, 5:30pm

Learn the basics about drug free sport, drug testing procedures, how to check medications and other precautions to take to prevent inadvertent doping offences.   The workshop will be delivered in a fun and interactive way, and will signpost you to any further information that you need on the topic.

26th October – Performance Nutrition Workshop

SportsDock, 6:00pm

What should I eat before a competition?  What are good foods for recovery?  What can I do during a competition to ensure that I don’t run out of fuel?  How can I get enough calories without spending all my budget on food?  What is carb loading?  This workshop aims to answer some of these questions and teach you the basics of eating for performance.   

6th November – Performance Nutrition Workshop

  • Stratford, 6:30pm
  • Repeat of 26th October workshop

4th December – My Life as a High Performance Athlete

SportsDock, 6:00pm

The workshop encourages athletes to consider their areas of weaknesses.  By the end of the session, each athlete will leave with some training goals and an action plan to better their performance.  Some basic time management and goal setting tools will also be introduced and the scope of lifestyle support outlined.

15th February – Injury Prevention

Stratford, 6:00pm

Injury is probably one of the most frustrating aspects of high performance sport.  The most frustrating thing is that most injuries are preventable.  This session will look at practical ways to prevent injury.  From self-massage techniques to relaxation skills, this multi-disciplinary session will help give athletes some of the basic skills to reduce injury risk.

26th February – Planning for Success

Stratford, 5:15pm

This workshop combines the old themes of time management and goal setting in a new and practical way, empowering athletes to effectively plan their route to the top.  Each athlete will leave with a range of useful planning tools, and some clearly defined goals for the season ahead.

11th March – Performance Psychology

  • SportsDock, 5:30pm
  • Details to follow

18th April – Topic TBC

  • SportsDock, 6:00pm
  • Details to follow

20th May – Inspirational speaker TBC

  • SportsDock, 6:00pm
  • Details to follow

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