Kentucky State Clinic

• Performance professionals can expand their female coaching "tool belt" by optimizing performance (training throughout the menstrual cycle), increasing lethality (endurance bias, MSK variances), extending operational lifespan (pregnancy and post partum) and maintaining quality of life (nutrition and sleep)
• Coaches can improve their tactical excellence and interpersonal tact while navigating sensitive topics by learning from a female lived experience

• Explore sleep's impact on student athlete well being and performance: Discover the consequences of poor sleep on learning and performance and the benefits of getting quality rest
• Understand the basics of sleep: Differentiate between quantity and quality of sleep, learn about sleep stages, and explore factors influencing our sleep
• Improve sleep quality: Learn practical strategies like stimulus control, sleep hygiene, and nutritional strategies to enhance sleep
• Dive into wearable sleep technology and how to determine which solution is right for you

• Define and explain three foundational scientific principles of strength & conditioning
• Identify how these principles apply to real-life scenarios outside of training
• Develop a personal strategy to implement overload, specificity, and recovery in day-to-day decisions
• Recognize the importance of periodized thinking in managing stress, relationships, and productivity
• Engage in actionable reflection to start applying these concepts immediately

• Gain a deeper understanding and first-hand experience of how different tools can offer unique types of tactile feedback to achieve specific results
• See, in real time, how integrating tools and technology can improve training outcomes
• Illustrate that by combining innovative tools, objective data, sound coaching, and real-time feedback, athletes and coaches can accelerate motor learning and improve both short- and long-term training outcomes

During this session you will learn how cycle synching and adjusting training around the cycle might be holding female athletes back, and how to actually empower them with proper training and nutrition principles for high performance and vibrant health.

• Understand some basic concepts of growth and maturation
• Identify key components of creating your own grassroots program
• Learn how to design and implement fun, engaging sessions

This presentation will provide practical strategies and insights on how to individualize athlete development within group strength and conditioning sessions. Whether working with individual or team sport athletes, personalized programs are essential for optimizing performance, minimizing injury risk, and ensuring long-term development.

This session will serve to help define what is “muscle building” and allow for a deeper understanding of what it takes to accrue muscle. There are many facets which influence the ability to “muscle build”, or “build muscle”, the operation definition matters just as much as what occurs on the cellular and macro levels in humans.