High Performance Leaders Network

May 2018 Forum

Key theme: Lessons Learned from Gold Coast 2018

Presented by Brian Miller, Sport Psychologist and High Performance Consultant.

Key points covered by the presentation included:

• What can we learn from Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 2018?
• How should GC 2018 inform our plans for Tokyo 2020 and Birmingham 2022?
• What can we apply at State level?
• Included a panel session with Nina Kennedy (pole vault bronze medalist), Courtney Bruce (netball silver medalist), Zac Incerti (50m Backstroke bronze medalist ) and Mick Palfery (swimming coach), Flynn Ogilvie (men’s hockey gold medalist) and Madeleine Ratcliffe (women’s hockey silver medalist).
  

November 2017 Forum

Key theme: HP Reviews – State Sporting Association Case Studies

Presented by:

• Daniel Tackenberg, CEO, Rowing WA.
• Liz Booth, General Manager – Community Netball, Netball WA; and Tamara Sheppard, Executive Officer, West Coast Fever

Key points covered by the SSA presentations included:

• What prompted the review and subsequent changes?
• What was the process undertaken?
• What have been the outcomes?
• What are the next steps?

Key theme: Regional Athlete Support Program Update

Presented by Philip Gregson, Talent Development Coordinator, Sport and Recreation (WA)

Key points covered included:

• Overview of the Regional Talent Development Network
• Overview of the Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme.

May 2017 Forum

Key theme: Developing Resilience – Capability and Capacity Part 2

Presented by Sandy Gordon, Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology and a Registered Sport Psychologist.

Key points covered at the workshop included:

• Identification of personal resilience attributes, adversities, and mental toughness behaviours.
• Self-rating of Mental Toughness and Coping Styles.
• Dark Side of Resilience and Post Traumatic Growth.
• Mindset, ACT and Mindfulness.
• Capability: Resilience skills and strategies. The Third Space
• Capacity: SDT – Enhancing the energy/fuel to be resilient.
• As well as coverage of specific requests from attendees.

February 2017 Forum

Key theme: Developing Resilience – Capability and Capacity

Presented by Sandy Gordon, Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology and a Registered Sport Psychologist.

Key points covered at the workshop included:

• DRIP Learning Spiral: Do, Reflect, Ideas, and Plan.
• Identification of personal resilience attributes, adversities, and mental toughness behaviours.
• Self-rating of Mental Toughness and Coping Styles.
• Dark Side of Resilience and Post Traumatic Growth.
• Mindset, ACT and Mindfulness.
• Capability: Resilience skills and strategies. The Third Space
• Capacity: SDT – Enhancing the energy/fuel to be resilient.
• Applied Positive Psychology: Strengths approach to self-leadership.