Conference materials for the 2013 United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Leadership Conference presented by Deloitte, April 26-28, in Colorado Springs, Colo., will be posted in May 2013 following the conclusion of the conference.
2012 United States Olympic Committee
Paralympic Leadership Conference Materials
PDF handouts, PowerPoint presentations and other documents are available for some sessions from the 2012 conference. If materials are available, the name of the session is a clickable link.
Saturday, April 28
Opening General Session
Gym 8, Sports Center II
Philanthropic Trends Today
Featured Speakers: Kevin D. White, Managing Director, Spring Hill Capital Partners, LLC, Trustee, USOC; George Puskar, Director i-Star Financial, Paralympic Advisory Committee
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Let’s Play – Sitting Volleyball
Gym 7, Sports Center II
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Community Based Warrior Transition Unit and the Paralympic Sport Club Connection
West Wing Conference Center
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
How to Brand Your Program with Social Media
Ray B. Essick Conference Room
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Maximizing Your Board's Fullest Potential
Dirks Conference Room
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Effective Assessment Techniques for Successful Athlete, Team and Program Development
Room 006 Aquatics
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Beyond the Event: Developing a Sport Identity
Visitor Center Theater
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Let’s Play – Sitting Volleyball
Gym 7, Sports Center II
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Building your Case for Grant Support
West Wing Conference Center
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
The Physiological Benefits of Sport and Recreation for Injured Service Members
Ray B. Essick Conference Room
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Get on Campus
Dirks Conference Room
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
The Paralympic Sport Science Research Consortium, Mission, Membership and Plans
Room 006 Aquatics
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Active for Life: Utilizing Proper Strategies to Ensure Life-Long Physical Activity and Systematic Athlete Development
Visitor Center Theatre
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Split Sessions (Please choose one)
Engaging Your Athletes as Ambassadors
West Wing Conference Center
Total Force Fitness: The Importance of Physical, Psychological, and Social Health to Recovering Warriors
Visitor Center Theatre
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Let’s Play – Wheelchair Basketball
Gym 7, Sports Center II OTC
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Strategy 101
West Wing Conference Center
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Combat and Operational Stress Control Program
Ray B. Essick Conference Room
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sports Camps to Community Programs: Recruiting and Retaining Military Sport Athletes
Dirks Conference Room
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Before We Run
Room 006 Aquatics
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sharing ‘Secrets” to Better Coaching & Collaboration
Visitor Center Theatre
Sunday, April 29
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Paracanoe: A New Paralympic Sport
Gym 7, Sports Center II
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
A Training Road Map to the Multi-Sport Finish Line”
West Wing Conference Center
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Classification 101: Paralympic Classification Impact at the Grassroots Level
Ray B. Essick Conference Room
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
WTB & Community Collaboration: Programming On & Off Post
Dirks Conference Room
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Integrating Athletes with Intellectual Disability in Paralympic Sport
Room 006 Aquatics
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Community Programs: Do You Believe in the Power?
Visitor Center Theatre
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
General Session
Colorado College, Armstrong Theatre
Undefeated
Featured Speaker: Bill Courtney
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Let’s Play – Goalball
Gym 7, Sports Center II
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Exploring the Importance of the NGB and PSC Partnership
West Wing Conference Center
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Effective Therapeutic Recreation Programs for Veterans with TBI/PTSD/Polytrauma
Ray B. Essick Conference Room
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Successfully Promoting Opportunities to Engage and Grow Paralympic Sports
Dirks Conference Room
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Collaborative Community-Based Adaptive Cycling Program
Room 006 Aquatics
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Patient to Participant: Through the Eyes of a Paralympic Athlete
Visitor Center Theatre
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Let’s Play - Goalball
Gym 7, Sports Center II
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Warrior Transition Command Adaptive Reconditioning within the Comprehensive Transition Plan
West Wing Conference Center
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Emotional Intelligence in the Paralympic Community
Ray B. Essick Conference Room
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Using a Holistic Approach of Mental Skills Training to Improve the Well-Being of Athletes
Dirks Conference Room
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cross-Pattern Training Techniques for Wheelchair Athletes and Veterans
Room 006 Aquatics
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
50 Fundraising Tips
Visitor Center Theatre
Monday, April 30
7:45 am – 9:00 a.m.
Closing General Session
Road to London
Grand Ballroom, DoubleTree Hotel
Featured Speakers: Dave Denniston, Paralympic Swimming Coach; Jessica Long, Paralympian Swimming; Craig Griffin, Paralympic Cycling Coach; Allison Jones, Paralympian Cycling and Alpine Skiing; Cathy Sellers, Paralympic Track and Field Coach Anjali Forber-Pratt, Paralympian Track and Field
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Descriptive Analysis of Movement for National Level Sitting Volleyball Players
Seven Falls Room, DoubleTree Hotel
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Physiological Characteristics of Team Battleback: Preparing for the RAAM 2012
Royal Gorge Room, DoubleTree Hotel
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Improving Volunteerism by Creating a Community-University Partnership
Pikes Peak Room, DoubleTree Hotel
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Mental Preparation for the Paralympic Games
Seven Falls Room, DoubleTree Hotel
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Effects of a Paralympic Sports Camp for Injured Service Members
Royal Gorge Room, DoubleTree Hotel