2023 Coach Conference
Gymnastics Victoria is proud to announce the return of its annual Coach Conference in 2023.
Run over two big days in January, this series of interactive professional development workshops will provide participants with a range of opportunities to explore current topics of interest within the Gymnastics community lead by industry experts. With more than 10 workshops to select from, there is bound to be one, or more, sessions you will want to attend.
Presenters will include:
Dion Pocklington, 2022 Worlds MAG Travelling Coach, 2022 GV MAG Service Award recipient, and Victorian Head MAG High Performance Coach
Session 1A - Tumbling Masterclass; and introduction to twisting
Daniel Dymond, Sports Psychologist
Session 4B - Mental Blocks and how to navigate change
Zak Stolz, Ninja and FreeG Gymnastics Coach and Two-time Australian Ninja Warrior Winner (2021,2022)
Session 1C - Ninja Warrior experience and Future opportunities
With more to be announced in early January.
Read an outline of the program below.
Session 1A - Tumbling Master Class, an introduction to twisting with Dion Pocklington
Session 1B - Trampoline for MAG and WAG Athletes with Ryan Hatfield
Session 1C - Ninja Warrior and Future Opportunities with Zac Stolz
Session 2A Bars Master Class, bar elements and teaching cues from athlete perspective with Dion Pocklington
Session 2B - Beam Master Class with Tracey Penaluna
Session 2C - How to strip Back a Skill to basics with Tim Robertson
Session 3A - MAG Skills for Gymstar Volume 2 with Jeff Young
Session 3B - Developing a Special Olympics program in your club with Don Pennel
Session 3C - Acrobatic Gymnastics in the Recreational Space with Jodi Harris
Session 4A - MAG Judging For coaches with Mel Jenkins
Session 4B - Mental Blocks and how to coach athletes through them with Daniel Dymond
Session 4C - Group Behavioural Management, and how to handle high energy classes and keep them on task with Nerida King
Session 5A - Injury Management and athletes with Mel Jenkins
Session 5B - WAG COP 2022 Artistry Updates for Coaches with Heidi Rose
Ticket Information
Day 1 & 2 - Individual coach education workshops - $45 per session
Day 1 - Full day coach education workshops - $130
Day 2 - Full day coach education workshops - $80
Day 1 & 2 - Full days - $210