#GoMental eJournal Contribution

I'm excited and honored to have the opportunity to contribute to EXACT Sport's #GoMental ejournal (Nov. 2012 edition). 

The goal of the #GoMental eJournal is to provide readers with an in depth look at the mental game and the discussions going on throughout the sports psychology and coaching network. 

My contribution on building a leadership culture will be published on November 15th at http://exactsports.com/blog/.

About Exact Sports (@EXACTSports) http://exactsports.com/about/ : 

EXACT Sports provides a new way of looking at athletes.   We seek to answer the question, “what are the most important ingredients for athletic success?”  Since our founding, our work has focused on understanding the major components of an athlete’s success: physical conditioning, behavioral characteristics, mental aptitude, and technical skills. EXACT works across all team sports, youth through professional,and with both genders. Our tools are used by the National Hockey League, Major League Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, United Soccer Leagues and USL Olympic Development Program, baseball showcases, football camps, and professional workouts, and colleges across the country.

Upcoming Conference Presentations

On, November 28th I will have the pleasure of presenting with Youth Village's Doc Wayne Coach Nikki Valila. Our workshop,  DBT: Sports in Behavioral Treatment of Youth is an afternoon session at the Providers’ Council 37th Annual Convention & Expo: Caring It Forward on November, 28th.

DBT: Sports in Behavioral Treatment of Youth

• Rebekah Conway Roulier, General Manager, Doc Wayne Athletic League

• Nikki Valila, Sexual Exploitation Coordinator, Youth Villages-Germaine Lawrence Campus

The workshop will cover the use of sports in the group therapy setting to increase self-esteem, self-concept, social awareness and to improve overall effective emotion management. Techniques from Doc Wayne’s sport-based do the good curriculum will be taught.

To register for the conference and Doc Wayne’s afternoon workshop click here: http://secure.providers.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=453

On February 23rd, I'll be presenting at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance's Eastern District Convention (AAHPERD EDA) in Valley Forge, PA on Use of a Therapeutic Curriculum in Physical Education from 2:45-4:00PM. 

Use of a Therapeutic Curriculum in Physical Education

• Rebekah Conway Roulier, General Manager, Doc Wayne Athletic League

• Presider: Sheldon Sucre, Adelphi University, NY  

Doc Wayne presents training on the use of its therapeutic sport curriculum, do the good, as a framework for teaching physical education in residential treatment settings, therapeutic day schools, underserved communities, and for differently abled youth.  Do the good works to increase self-esteem and promote overall effective emotion management.

To register for the conference and Doc Wayne's afternoon workshop click here: http://www.aahperd.org/about/districts/eastern/convention.cfm

Conference Information: http://www.scribd.com/doc/110236522/Providers-Council-37th-Annual-Convention-Expo-Caring-It-Forward

Know Thyself - Personal Coaching Philosophies

A coaching philosophy helps you make wise decisions in times of crisis and is also helpful in clarifying why you coach. It's important to know, on those not so great days, what will motivate you to continue.

It's essential you know yourself before you attempt to learn about each and everyone of your players.

Key Action Points: 

·      Define a vision or personal philosophy

·      Live it “actions determine what kind of characteristics are developed” (Aristotle)

·      Communicate it to others 

When Developing Your Vision or Philosophy: 

·     Reflect upon your life history

·      Support your philosophy with direct evidence from your life

·      Always write it down

Team Building Training for Coaches

Doc Wayne coaches participate in team building in preparation for the upcoming soccer season! 

"Build Your Team" 

Photo: Proud of her accomplishments!

Proud of her first game in goal! 

Love in Youth Sport

In a recent coaches' training, the topic of love was brought up by a participant.

Love in youth sport is a tricky topic given some of the recent abuse scandals.

To add, the coaches' teams were from special populations that are especially vulnerable including youth living in residential treatment, group homes, and underserved youth.

After much discussion, a few meaningful comments were made including:

• Appropriate physical and emotional boundaries are of utmost importance. 
• Creating an environment where a child feels safe, cared for, and has healthy attachments is desirable within the sport and coaching context. 
• Caring can be modeled through your interactions with your coaching staff and others that are in the sport context.  

Any thoughts to add? 

Preparing for the Rodman Ride 2012

A bike ride today kicked off my start to preparations for this year's Rodman Ride for Kids (http://www.rodmanrideforkids.org/). After my first experience with the ride in 2010, I was hooked.  It's an incredibly impactful way to donate your time and energy to a cause as well as feel a part of something amazing. Riding along side your teammates as well as numerous other charities, all sweating it out for the kids they care about is powerful. For the third year in a row, I'll be bicycling in support of Doc Wayne’s (www.docwayne.org) work serving adolescents through sport and the organization’s therapeutic life skills curriculum, do the good.  Please consider donating  http://Key.kintera.org/2012/rroulier. 

Team Doc Wayne – Rodman Ride 2010

Funds raised through the Rodman Ride support Doc Wayne’s programming for youth living across New England and Nigeria who are:

• Victims of abuse and/or neglect
• Underserved
• Sexually exploited
• Impoverished
• Truant
• Differently abled and/or
• Mentally ill

Please help support my ride! 

do the good.