Upcoming Webinars: The Importance of Sports Psychology and Strength and Conditioning for Student Athletes

Helping aspiring student-athletes prepare for life at college in the States, we are pleased to announce two exciting new webinars featuring two special guests in their respective fields.

First up on Wednesday 9 April, we are delighted to welcome guest speaker Brad Fullarton from Ambition Sports Psychology, who will be discussing 'The Importance of Sports Psychology in Coping with the Pressures of Being an Elite Athlete'. Brad has worked with a number of top level elite athletes and teams across a variety of different sports, and now runs his own consultancy. We’ll take a look some of the following themes, gaining valuable insights and best practice examples:

·        Techniques to help athletes transition into a new environment

·        Coping with setbacks

·        Emotional control

·        Dealing with performance anxiety and using nerves to your advantage

·        Goalsetting

The webinar takes places at 7pm BST on Wednesday 9 April and you can register here to book your place.

Next up, we’ll be joined by David Lasini, someone who brings vast experience of strength and conditioning and sports science from the world of elite level sport. David was Team GB HQ Performance Scientist and S&C Coach at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Team GB Acting Lead for Performance Science across the Team GB’s three performance sites for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

He is currently Head of Strength and Conditioning at Sport Northern Ireland Sports Institute, with an impressive background of more than 30 years of expertise in elite athletic performance. Managing a team of coaches, he currently supports athletes across a vast range of Olympic, Paralympic, and Commonwealth sports, with a career spanning other roles at prestigious institutions within different sports, including Premiership rugby side Saracens and the Australian National Hockey teams.

The webinar, which takes place on Monday 2^nd June at 7pm BST, will cover:

·        Why S&C Matters – Performance gains, injury prevention, and long-term health benefits

·        Maximizing the Teenage Window of Opportunity – How growth and maturation impact training

·        Integrating Strength Training – Key principles, recovery strategies, and best practices

·        Preparing for US Collegiate Sport – Building resilience for high-intensity training weeks, improving movement competency, and gym awareness

·        Practical advice for young athletes and their parents the transition to college-level competition

Register here to book your place on our Strength and Conditioning webinar.

Both webinars will be followed by a live Q&A with the guest speakers and our FirstPoint USA hosts, giving viewers the opportunity to ask questions.