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Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Fri, May 9, 2014 @ 08:05 AM

 

Registration for the 2014 BSMPG Summer Seminar ends at 7pm on Monday May 12th.

 

 

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Topics: BSMPG Summer Seminar, Boo Schexnayder, Dave Tenney, Derek Hansen

The 2014 Catapult Performance Directors Meeting

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Mon, Apr 28, 2014 @ 07:04 AM

 

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THE 2014 CATAPULT PERFORMANCE DIRECTORS MEETING

 

Mission of the BSMPG Performance Director Forum: To provide the leaders in performance training and medical oversight an opportunity to engage with leaders of similar attitude, vision, and entrepreneurial spirit, while pursuing innovative strategies in performance methodology. 

 

WHEN: Sunday May 18th

WHERE: Somewhere awesome in Boston (you'll find out when you get your registration confirmation)

WHY: Because you want to be #BESTINTHEHISTORYOFEVER

SPEAKERS: See below

SPOTS AVAILABLE: A few spots remain - send notice of interest to bostonsmpg@gmail.com for official invite

DRESS: Business casual

COMPLETE DETAILS: Click HERE for complete details including a full speaker and attendee list.

 

Tenney

DAVID TENNEY was named the Sounders FC fitness coach on January 9, 2009. He is one of Major League Soccer’s most respected and highly-regarded fitness coaches following two years in Kansas City. On January 1, 2014, Tenney was named Sports Science & Performance Manager for the Sounders. Tenney’s Sports Science & Performance department is the first of its kind in MLS — and is tasked with collecting and analyzing the physiological, physical, and tactical data related to performance, fatigue, and injury prediction. Prior to the Seattle Sounders, Tenney held similar positions with the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC), the George Mason’s Men’s & Women’s teams, and the Washington Freedom (women’s professional soccer).

 

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DR. PHILIP SKIBA is the Program Director for Sports Medicine at Lutheran General Hospital, in Chicagoland. He also serves as acting Program Director for Sport and Exercise Medicine at The University of Exeter, UK. His research studies focus on the determinants of athletic performance in both power / speed and endurance sports. His work has been used by athletes in amateur and elite sport on a regular basis, including the 2012 London Olympic Games. He is the CEO of PhysFarm Training Systems LLC, and has coached a number of world-class athletes, most notably U.S. Olympian, Half-Ironman World Champion and World Record Holder Joanna Zeiger, and 4-Time World Champion Catriona Morrison of Scotland.

 

DEREK HANSON

 

DEREK HANSEN is a sports performance consultant based out of Vancouver, B.C., Canada.  He currently works as the Director of Athletic Performance at Simon Fraser University.  He has worked extensively with coaches and athletes from all levels of high performance including the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, CFL and the NCAA.  His involvement with Olympic athletes, coaches and teams includes sports such as Track and Field, Speed Skating, Softball, Bobsleigh and Field Hockey, with many of these athletes having won Olympic medals and achieved world record performances.

Derek’s specific areas of expertise include speed development, electrical muscle stimulation for performance, tapering and recovery, and hamstring rehabilitation.  Two significant influences in the development of his approach have been Charlie Francis and Al Vermeil.  Derek worked closely with Coach Francis from 2001 to 2010, providing coaching to elite athletes and developing Charlie’s educational materials for on-line presentation and seminar delivery.  Coach Vermeil has also been a steady source of mentorship to Derek from 2002 to the present day, providing insight into all areas of athlete performance.

 

When not coaching, Derek is a course conductor with the Canadian National Coaching Certification Program in the areas of Physical Preparation, Recovery & Regeneration and Sport Biomechanics.  He has developed a broad series of electrical muscle stimulation protocols for Globus Sport and Health Technologies, known as the SpeedCoach, that integrates EMS programming with conventional training to enhance speed performance.  Derek also runs a highly successful Strength and Conditioning apprenticeship program that places young coaches in jobs all over the world.

 

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Topics: Philip Skiba, BSMPG Summer Seminar, Dave Tenney, Derek Hansen

The Face of Player Monitoring Joins Performance Directors Meeting

Posted by Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group on Wed, Feb 19, 2014 @ 06:02 AM

 

Dave Tenney Joins the CATAPULT Performance Directors Meeting  - May 18, 2014

 

Tenney

 

David Tenney was named the Sounders FC fitness coach on January 9, 2009. He is one of Major League Soccer’s most respected and highly-regarded fitness coaches following two years in Kansas City. On January 1, 2014, Tenney was named Sports Science & Performance Manager for the Sounders. Tenney’s Sports Science & Performance department is the first of its kind in MLS — and is tasked with collecting and analyzing the physiological, physical, and tactical data related to performance, fatigue, and injury prediction. Prior to the Seattle Sounders, Tenney held similar positions with the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC), the George Mason’s Men’s & Women’s teams, and the Washington Freedom (women’s professional soccer).

Tenney holds a Bachelor’s degree in Coaching Science from George Mason University (VA), and a Master’s degree in Exercise Science - Performance Enhancement/Injury Prevention from California University of PA. He also holds a European Soccer ‘A’ license from the Czech Republic FA, and an NSCAA ‘Premier’ diploma.  

 

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Mission of the BSMPG Performance Director Forum: To provide the leaders in performance training and medical oversight an opportunity to engage with leaders of similar attitude, vision, and entrepreneurial spirit, while pursuing innovative strategies in performance methodology. 

Date: Sunday May 18, 2014

Location:  Boston, MA

Invitations & Enquiries: This is an invite only event. If you are interested in joining the leaders in performance training and medicine for a day of interaction, debate, and real insight, then please send an email expressing your interest in this limited capacity event to bostonsmpg@gmail.com.  

*Please note: The BSMPG Performance Director Leadership Forum is an invitation-only event and is limited to the top senior professionals in order to maintain the quality and relevance of attendees.  An invitation to the "BSMPG Performance Director Leadership Forum" is at the sole discretion of the organizers and the team of advisors.


Agenda: 

8:30-9:00 am  Registration and Breakfast

9:00-10:00 am Evaluation of the Elite Athlete - Fergus Connolly

10:00-11:00 am Monitorning the Elite Athlete - Dave Tenney

11:00-11:30 am Roundtable Discussion / Break

12:30-1:30 pm Networking Luncheon

1:30-2:30 pm Creating a Performance Team - Fergus Connolly

2:30-3:30 pm Developing a Vision with Management - Mike Zarren, Assistant GM, Boston Celtics

4:30-5:30 pm Sports Performance: What's Next? - Fergus Connolly

6:00-9:00 pm  Performance Directors Dinner   

 

To learn more about the 2014 Performance Director Forum click HERE. 

 

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Topics: BSMPG Summer Seminar, Dave Tenney