Third Annual Medical Symposium

Registration Closed. Thanks to everyone who made this event possible.

The ETSU Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education is proud to present the Third Annual Strength & Conditioning for Medical Professionals Symposium July 31 - August 1, 2009.

Day 1 - July 31, 2009
Day one of the clinic will be held in the Mini-Dome at ETSU, in room E113. It will be a hands-on clinic which is preceded by a 15-20 minute presentation on technique, safety factors and potential transfer to sport. Please dress accordingly. The purpose of this day is to teach or enhance the knowledge of both coach and athlete regarding the use of weight training for enhancing an athletes performance. We invite the attending coach to bring one athlete along with them to experience the practical sessions with the coach. We look forward to the day.

8:00 -8:20 - Registration
8:20 -8:30 - Welcome – Meg Stone, Director CESSCE
8:30 -10:00 – The Squat (back, front, overhead, partial, one legged, etc.) – Dan Wathen leading  with assistants Meg, Mike, Mike R., Guy, Jarrod, Mark, Andrew, Ashley
10:00 -10:15 – Break
10:15 -12:00 - Presses and Jerks (sitting, standing, dumbbell presses, push press, push jerks, split jerks, etc.) - Mike Stone leading with assistants.
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on your own
1:30 -3:00 - Pulling Movements Weightlifting Movements: (snatch, clean, partial, variations ) – Leader
Mike Stone with assistants
Deadlifts: (traditional, partial, stiff-legged, etc.) - Leader: Dan Wathen with
Assistants
3:00 – 3:15- Break
3:15 – 4:00 – Complex/Combination Movements (squat press, clean &
press, clean and push jerk, clean & split jerk, etc.): Mike Stone with assistants
4:00 – 4:15 - Break
4:15 – 5:30 –Lateral Speed and Agility Work– Leader - Meg Stone with Assistants

Day 2 - August 1, 2009
Day two of the clinic will be held at the Millennium Centre directly across the street from the Mini-Dome. This day is for coaches and medical professionals working with athletes and teams. The Center of Excellence staff wish to encourage, enhance and support a good science-based knowledge of sports performance. The relationship between the doctor, athletic trainer, coach and athlete is the key to a successful winning program based on good sport science.

8:00 – 8:20 - Registration – Breakfast provided
8:20 - 8:30 -Welcome –Meg Stone, Director CESSCE
8:30 – 9:00 – Periodization: A Short Readers Digest Version –Mike Stone
9:00 – 10:00 – Periodization of Sport Medicine/Athletic Training Techniques – Brian Johnston
10:00 – 10:15 - Break
10:15 – 11:30 – Evidence-Based Sport Medicine Practice?: What are we really doing to athletes– Dan Wathen
11:30 – 1:00 – Lunch – on your own
1:00 – 2:00: –Sport Medicine and the Athlete – How to Control Aches and Pains (Without Medications) – Duane Williams
2:00 - 3:00 – Strength and Conditioning for Elementary, Junior High and High School Students: The Rogersville Experience – Dr. Clanendine
3:00 - 3:15 – Break
3:00 – 4:00 - Vibration: Health & Performance - A Panacea or a Great Big Load – Mike Ramsey
4:00 – 5:00 – Mid-Section Exercise: Stability or Not Stability that is the Question? - Mike Stone
5:00 - 5:30 - Round Table
5:30 – 6:45 - Advanced Seminar: The effects of training on Glucose transport, Insulin sensitivity, muscle fiber type and intracellular signals – working
with the potential type II diabetic – young overweight/obese athletes? - Dr. Stuart

2009 Keynote Speakers
Meg Stone – Two-time Olympian and distinguished strength and conditioning coach, Director of the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education.
Dr. Mike Stone– Director of the Exercise and Sport Sciences Laboratory at ETSU. Previous Head of Physiology for the USOC.
Brian Johnston– Director of Athletic Medicine at ETSU.
Dan Wathen– Head Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Youngstown State University.
Dr. Duane Williams- Founding chair of the Physical Therapy Program at ETSU. Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and is primarily responsible for training students in orthopedic and sports physical therapy.
Dr. Chris Calendine– Director of Pediatrics, Rural Health Consortium INC., Founder of ProStrength and Speed Youth Health Initiative, and Team Physician for Cherokee Comprehensive High School.
Dr. Mike Ramsey– Assistant Professor at ETSU, Emphasis in Cardiovascular Physiology.

Johnson City, TN Information
By Air: Tri-Cities Airport is located about 20 minutes from ETSU. Carriers are Delta, Northwest, and USAir. Larger Airports: McGhee-Tyson Airport (Knoxville, TN, 2-hour drive) and Asheville Regional Airport (Asheville, NC, 1– hour drive).

By Car: Coming from North, South and West, use I-81 to I-26. From the East, take I-26 from Asheville. Take Exit 24 onto University Parkway and follow the signs to campus.

Nearby Hotels:
Carnegie Hotel: www.carnegiehotel.com/Home.htm
Phone: (423)979-6400 (Mention ETSU Medical Symposium)

Sleep Inn: Phone: (423)915-0081

Hampton Inn: Phone: (423)929-8000

For other area information and list of hotels, please email Liz Schoen at Schoen@etsu.edu.

Registration Closed