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Seminar Series

Sharing knowledge sessions - free to all Arafura Games participants and members of the general public

9am - 6pm, Monday 9 May to Friday 13 May at Arafura Central, Marrara Sports Complex

As part of the Arafura Games' ongoing commitment to sharing knowledge, there will be opportunities again this year for coaches, sports administrators, officials and other support staff to exchange and share information.

The sharing knowledge components of the 2011 Arafura Games will include a 'Seminar Series', sports specific workshops and an International Paralympic Classifier course.
 
The Seminar Series will be held from Monday 9 May to Friday 13 May at Arafura Central, Marrara Sports Complex. 

All sessions are free for participants and the general public.
 
For further information see the below program.
 

TIME

MON 9 MAY

TUES 10 MAY

WED 11 MAY

THURS 12 MAY

FRI 13 MAY

9:00am – 10:00am

Drug Testing

Presenter: Catherine Ordway

(International Drug Testing and Management)

Nutrition

Presenter:
Gerard Wong

(Sports Nutritionist)

Basic Taping Presenter:

(Sports Medicine Northern Territory)

Indigenous Sports Program

Presenter:

Anthony Castro (Northern Territory Sport and Recreation)

 

Tour of the Northern Territory Institute of Sport

  

10:00am – 11:00am

Women In Sport

Presenter:
Narelle Gosstray (Northern Territory Sport and Recreation)

Hydration

Presenter:
Tadek Rudz (Northern Territory Institute of Sport)

Basic Taping Presenter:

(Sports Medicine Northern Territory)

Trade Opportunities in the NT

Presenter: Northern TerritoryGovernment - Asian Relations

 

11:00am – 12:00 pm

Evolution of Cricket

Presenter:

Rob Elliott (Northern Territory Cricket)

Adapted Sports

Presenter:

Chris Nunn (Australian Paralympic Committee)

Specificity and Training

Presenter:

Ian Heazelwood (Charles Darwin University)

Blood Rules in Sport (HIV/AIDS)

Presenter:

(Sports Medicine Northern Territory)

Tour of the Northern Territory Institute of Sport

 

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Athlete Career Education

Presenter:
LizGrylls (Northern Territory Institute of Sport)

Self Management

Presenter:

Karen Schneider

(Sports Medicine Northern Territory)

Individual Athlete Planning

Presenter:

Gordon Clarke

(Northern Territory Institute of Sport) 

Injury Recovery

Presenters: Robbie McCullagh & Liam Johnson (Exercise and Sports Science Australia)

 

5:00pm – 6:00pm

 

Good Sports

Presentation: MurrayMacAllister
(Good Sports)