USAT's Continuing Education Department will be holding coach and athlete workshops in Colorado Springs in conjunction with the USAT Level I Coaching Clinic. Please see below for complete workshop information that we encourage all USAT certified coaches, USAT members and general public to attend.  Register today!

All attendees at USAT's Level I Coaching Clinic in Colorado Springs can register as a 'COS Level I Attendee' and receive the certified coaches discounted price and earn 5 or 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending each of the below workshops! This is a great way to kick-start your certification, as Certified Coaches need to earn 15 CEUs over their 2 year certification so make sure to take advantage of these great workshop opportunities.

Please note that the previously mentioned Thursday night CEU has been moved to Friday night.

Date: Friday, January 22, 2010
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO
Topic: Overtraining: When Pushing Too Hard is Harmful and the Keys to Avoiding It
Presenter: Krista Austin, PhD, CSCS

Approximately 20 percent of athletes are reported to experience some form of the syndrome that today has been termed "overtraining" or "underperformance syndrome".

This CEU will cover the different forms of overtraining and the physiological systems of the body that are effected and how these can impact the psychological system of the body. The different forms of fatigue will be addressed, as well as techniques to help restore the body's systems. In addition, blood parameters and subjective scores of training stress will be presented so that coaches can develop techniques for monitoring training that include accounting for the training load, recovery and monotony.

All of this will be brought together in a model that consistently monitors training in a simplified fashion which should help to ensure that overtraining does not occur by promoting recovery and adaptation of the physiological and psychological systems of the body.

Krista Austin is an exercise physiologist and sport nutritionist who currently works with athletes from USA Triathlon, USA Track and Field, USA Taekwondo and USA Wrestling. She is most recently noted for her work with Meb Keflezighi the NYC Marathon Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist in the 2004 Men's Marathon.

Level I COS Attendees and USAT Certified Coaches earn 3 CEU's for attending!

Click here to register or visit http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1822906&assetId=c679e10e-b6cb-4872-949e-34ff9486666a.

Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO
Topic: QUEST TO BE YOUR BEST - Specific Customized Mental Skills Training Plan Design
Presenter: Bobby McGee

Finally a way to ensure that all the physical training pays off on race day!

Analyze actual sport psych evaluations (that you have brought along from triathletes you work with or have completed yourself) and design an annual plan to address these findings - includes exercises, drills, reevaluations and a series of pre-race plans that match the physical training and racing plan.

To get the most benefit, sign up early and receive questionnaires and interview questions so that you can bring real data to the workshop. It is suggested you bring along a laptop or planner with your yearly training plan and race dates so that the mental skills plan can be effectively periodized. Also bring along on paper or PC, maps and profiles, plus typical race day conditions of the events being prepared for.

This is a unique opportunity to spend time creating an effective realistic tool to provide yourself and your triathletes with the most crucial unifying process in the quest for peak performance

Bobby McGee is the USAT expert on Sport Psychology and Biomechanics, but he has also produced world record holders, an Olympic Champion and numerous Olympians as runners, over and above his work with triathletes.

Level I COS Attendees and USAT Certified Coaches earn 5 CEU's for attending!

Please click here to register or visit http://www.active.com/running/colorado-springs-co/specific-customized-mental-skills-training-plan-design-2010.