Vermont/New Hampshire State Clinic / IN-PERSON

Nutrition for performance can become overly complicated and potentially difficult due to the vast amount of information available at our fingertips. The objective for today will be to simplify best practices, based on the what the science says, while also incorporating the person into the equation. We’ll cover macronutritent recommendations, timing recommendations, popular supplements and their efficacy, and behavior strategies.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the unique physical and nutritional needs of elite military operators during training
• Discuss the role of physical fitness and nutrition in optimizing the performance of elite military operators
• Describe the challenges faced by elite military operators in maintaining physical and nutritional health
• Discuss emerging research and potential strategies for addressing these challenges

This presentation will challenge your preconceived ideas of what a weight room warm up should be! You will learn how to design a warm up that addresses the specific needs of your athletes, serves as a movement screen, reduces the risk of injury, improves neuromuscular efficiency and enhances athletic performance. We will also discuss the role of the warm up in athlete mental health and overall well-being.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand and describe conditions that increase risk for injury and death in specific populations
• Support pre-conditioning session screening to reduce risk of adverse events
• Adapt programing/conditioning plans according to athlete screening and environmental conditions
• Develop policy and compile materials for supporting at risk populations

Learning Objectives:
• Establishing a pre activity preparation program
• Designing the main session
• The overview of a team based strength session
• Solving a coach's biggest problem - TIME!

The weightroom offers one of the most powerful learning environments on campus… IF we decide to use it that way. Are we lifting weights or building grit, growth and gratitude? Are we sprinting or building self-awareness? Let’s do both! This session will share research conducted by Davis at Harvard University as well as strategies developed while training more than 30 state and national championship teams, to provide educators with a roadmap to go beyond strength and teach lessons that last a lifetime. Through a collaborative session with attendees, participants will be able to combine research-based SEL strategies with high-performance weightroom progressions.

Learning Objectives:
• Expand knowledge of the evidence-base for using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) monitoring in strength & conditioning
• How to use HRV biofeedback tools in managing psychological and physical stress
• Acquire the skills to integrate HRV assessment and biofeedback into coaching practice