2009 AASP Expo Home Page

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2009 Sport Psychology Expo

September 18 & 19, 2009
Sheraton City Centre
Salt Lake City, UT

Thurl Bailey heads a spectacular cast of presenters

Athletes, have you ever had the experience of losing confidence when you needed it most? Or gotten distracted with the game on the line? Would you like to consistently perform your best, or peak for the big game?

Coaches, would you like your athletes to be more self-motivated? Do you want to see more leadership come from within your team? Would you like to resolve conflicts with players and parents in a way that improves performance rather than hurts it?

Parents, would you like to see more sportsmanship at your child’s games? Do you want to be a positive influence on your child’s athletic development? Would you like to be an avid exerciser yourself in spite of increasing time and energy demands of work and family?

Challenges such as these are ever present in sport and exercise. Unfortunately, teaching the skills needed to overcome this adversity are not always a part of the youth sport experience. As a result, sport at all levels can have a dark side where aggression and “winning at all costs” are valued over sportsmanship. Sport participation can be stressful and performance suffers.

The AASP Expo is here to help.

Our primary goal is to help you achieve the best possible involvement, performance, and enjoyment of sport and exercise. Through active workshops, athletes will learn the mental skills that improve sport performance and be able to use them right away. We seek to enrich the youth sport experience by promoting the powerful topics of positive sports parenting, ethics, leadership and sportsmanship to immediately improve your sporting culture. We will assist coaches in their quest to get the most out of their athletes and teams by actively developing team-building, communication and conflict-resolution skills that they can incorporate into their next practice. Attendees will have access to the best sport psychology consultants from around the globe to discuss their unique performance interests.

The Association for Applied Sport Psychology is the largest sport and exercise psychology organization in North America with members from 28 countries around the world. Members of AASP work with the most successful athletes in the world today, including professional and Olympic champions. Some of our finest consultants will be presenting to you.

Join us at the AASP Expo and experience the very best of sport and exercise psychology for yourself.

C0-Sponsored by the C. Charles Jackson Foundation

Thank you from the Expo Steering Committee

The 2009 AASP Sport Psych Expo Steering Committee (L-R): Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Dr. Charlie Brown (Chair),
Dr. Kristen Dieffenbach, Dr. Larry Lauer, and Dr. Mark Strickland

	Click HERE for Expo FAQ's What's been happening... (September 22, 2009) - Slides and handouts now available - CLICK HERE. (September 19, 2009) - Expo is a success! With over 500 registrants, the Expo drew to a close. Thank you to all who helped make this experience possible! (September 15, 2009) - On-site registration available! Forgot to pre-register? No problem! On-site registration is available from 4:30 - 6:00 PM on Friday, and from 7:30 - 9:00 AM on Saturday morning. (September 14, 2009) - Submit you questions for the Town Hall Meeting online. Do you have a topic you would like addressed by the leaders of the youth sports community? One of the most unique features of the Expo is the Town Hall Meeting on Saturday between 11:10 - 1:05. CLICK HERE to learn more about the Town Hall Meeting. CLICK HERE to submit a question for the group to address. (September 14, 2009) - Expo featured on KJZZ-TV Morning Show. Tune into the KJZZ Morning Show this Tuesday morning between 9:00 - 10:00 for interviews with local sport psychology consultant, Dr. Melinda Houston, along with Expo organizers Dr. Charlie Brown and Dr. Eddie O'Connor. (September 11, 2009) - Expo Program now online! Want to get a peek at the program that you'll receive at the Expo next week? Be forewarned that it is a large file (19MB) because of all the graphics and photos, but the finished product looks GREAT! You can even have Thurl Bailey autograph a copy after his Keynote address on Friday. See you there! CLICK HERE to view the Expo printed program. (September 6, 2009) - LAST WEEK TO REGISTER! If you've been putting off registering, DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER - registration closes next Friday, September 11th. (September 1, 2009) - Door prizes valued at over $3,000 to be given away! Be certain to attend the final Wrap Up/Send Off session where MediaOne and the AASP Sport Psych Expo will be giving away services and resources valued at over $3,000. You must be present to win. (August 26, 2009) - Expo schedule updated. In order to make it easier for people to get from one session to the next, there will be 15 minutes between each program. It means more time at the Expo for the same price! Check out the revised schedule HERE... (August 22, 2009) - Grand door prize valued at $1,500 to be given to group at Expo. Thanks to a generous donation by Dr. Liz Joy and colleagues from the University of Utah Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, one of the groups registering for the Expo will walk away with a door prize worth $1,500. Dr. Joy and colleagues will invite the lucky winner to the Madison Health Center on the University of Utah campus where they will hold a three-hour free pre-participation physical examination clinic for up to 30 athletes. All you have to do to be eligible for the prize is to complete the group registration process with a group of at least six people (sorry, but the prize is limited to group registrants). For more information on group registration, CLICK HERE... (August 8, 2009) - Registration limit and deadline set. Don't be left out. Register NOW! We wish we could accommodate more, but admission to the AASP Sport Psych Expo is limited to the first 1,000 people registering. You MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE on-line prior to September 11, 2009 when registration closes. Don't be left out! CLICK HERE to register now... (July 27, 2009) - Group registration available! Groups of six or more can take advantage of our group registration process where one person registers and makes payment for the entire group. It is easy and convenient! CLICK HERE for details... (May 12,2009) - FAQ sheet available. Interested in a handy summary of the AASP Expo? Click here. (March 28, 2009) Workshop to help Utah psychologists develop sport psychology skills. For ten years, Dr. Jack Lesyk has been educating psychologists who want to develop expertise in sport psychology. As part of the Expo's efforts to increase the availability of quality sport psychology services in Utah, Dr. Lesyk will conduct a day-long workshop "Developing Your Knowledge, Skills, and Credentials in Sport Psychology” for Utah professionals. This program will be held prior to the Expo on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Workshop registration will open early this summer. (January 25, 2009) The C. Charles Jackson Foundation (CCJF) awards grant supporting the AASP Expo. Dr. Bruce Jackson, Executive Director of the CCJF, announced today that the organization is awarding a $5,000 grant to support the 2009 AASP Expo. The CCJF is dedicated to supporting and enhancing individuals, institutions of higher learning and non-profit organizations in their quest to develop human potential. Learn more about the Association for Applied Sport Psychology...

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