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Swim Alberta, in partnership with the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta, has designed a multi-year Mental Performance / Mental Health & Wellness curriculum for the current quadrennial. The program will target three streams overall: age group swimmers (12 – 18 years), club coaches, and parents of swimmers.

The sessions for the remainder of this season are focused upon April and May as follows, including the associated online meeting registration link. All individuals must register for each session using the respective links below to receive the Zoom link to join the meeting.

Wednesday, April 16: Online #1
• Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-sMOdv1OTKyct3p_HexEA
• Athlete Session #1 (6:00pm-7:00pm) – Goal Setting / Self-awareness & Mindfulness
• Coach Session #1 (7:00pm-8:00pm) – Culture of Excellence
• Parent Session #1 (8:00pm-9:00pm) – Intro to Mental Performance

Wednesday, May 7: Online #2
• Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/X45pXmZlSpSQkTCzG3ahtg
• Athlete Session #2 (6:00pm-7:00pm) – Race Readiness / Attentional Control & Distraction Management
• Coach Session #2 (7:00pm-8:00pm) – Communication Strategies / Open Forum Questions

Wednesday, May 28: Online #3
• Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JKCiUMcHTWipxtngkO8IMw
• Athlete Session #3 (6:00pm-7:00pm) – Motivation / Confidence / Deliberate Practice
• Parent Session #2 (7:00pm-8:00pm) – Being a Supportive Sport Parent

Each session will be succinct and focused upon each target group: swimmers, coaches, & parents. Additional material will likely be provided at/around each session. Reminders will be emailed out 1week prior and 24 hours prior to each session.

If you have any specific questions concerning the program, please contact Stephen Norris (snorris@swimalberta.ca). Look forward to seeing you all online!