Sport Performance Speaker Series

Why watch the Speaker Series On Demand?

  • Gain the tools, knowledge and skills you need to reach the next level of your sport performance.
  • Access information and know-how from world leading sport performance professionals and athletes who have reached the highest levels of sport.
  • Earn Sport Education Certificates sanctioned by CSI Pacific across a variety of high performance sport disciplines.
  • Bonus: They are free and available to everyone, including the general public!
Speaker Series On Demand Certificates
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Certificate Programs

Think you have learned enough in one of our subjects to show your expertise? Earn a Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Sport Education Certificate by completing all requirements listed!

  1. Watch the designated presentations for your course
  2. Take the follow-up tests and a earn a grade of 100% on each (you will receive an electronic completion certificate whence you have passed)
  3. Submit the required completion certificates to Athlete Services (athlete@csipacific.ca)

Click on the certificate names below to find out more:

SPSS On-Demand Certificate: HP Athlete Experience
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Mental Performance Foundations
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: S&C 101
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Applied Performance Recovery
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Athlete Sponsorship
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Sport Medicine
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Sport Nutrition
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Anti-Doping Fundamentals

Presentations

Coaching

Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200430 - Jenn Joyce

May 7th, 2020
Coaching Effectiveness Part 2: Skill Acquisition & Theoretical Coaching Models
– Jennifer Joyce
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200430 - Jenn Joyce

April 30th, 2020
Coaching Effectiveness Part 1: Skill Acquisition & Theoretical Coaching Models
– Jennifer Joyce
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January 11th, 2018
Welcome to HeadStart: Improve Performance / Prevent Injuries
– Mike Shaw
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Life Services

SPSS - 20201029 - Presentation Skills

October 29th, 2020
Presentation Skills: The Art of the Great Presentation
– Warren Weeks
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200514 - Dowling Nicoll

May 14th, 2020
The Human Athlete: Your Values. Your Wellbeing. Your Success.
– Laura Dowling, Mercedes Nicoll
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SPSS - Sport Performance Speaker Series - 190910 - Vickie Saunders

September 10th, 2019
Crafting Your Sponsorship Recipe: A Tried and True Method for Athletes at Any Stage
– Vickie Saunders
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS

May 14th, 2018
Taking Ownership of Your Personal Brand
– Sean Hayes
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Sport Performance Speaker Series

February 19th, 2018
Navigating the NCAA: Recruitment, Commitment and Experience
– Breanne Watson
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

October 3rd, 2017
Sport/Life Balance
– Natalie O’Leary
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

August 23rd, 2017
Public Speaking 101
– Corey Robinson
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

May 23rd, 2017
Navigating your Academic Path to Personal and Athletic Success
– Natalie O’Leary
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

November 9th, 2016
The Rio Recap Panel (Victoria)
– Hilary Caldwell, Bianca Farrella, Kristen Kit
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

October 17th, 2016
The Rio Recap Panel (Vancouver)
– Evan Dunfee, Jasmin Glaesser, Tessa Popoff
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

July 7th, 2016
Building Your Brand and Securing Sponsorship with Social Media
– Trevor Turnbull
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

July 5th, 2016
Athlete Sponsorship
– Vickie Saunders
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May 20th, 2016
Media Interview Tips for Athletes
– Charles Parkinson
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February 23rd, 2016
You’re a High Performance Athlete, Now What?
– Andrea Burk, Natalie O’Leary, Chris Wong
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

May 12th, 2015
How to Effectively Approach and Engage Sponsors
– Chris Center, Erin Keam, Stan Rey
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March 5th, 2015
Pursuing Excellence During and Beyond Your Sporting Career
– Rob Fagan, Natalie O’Leary
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

October 1st, 2014
Media Training and Professionalism for Today’s Athlete
– David Calder, Charles Parkinson
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Medical Sciences

SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

December 8th, 2016
Staying Healthy in the Winter for Athletes
– Andre Lui
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

March 15th, 2016
Medical Screening 101
– Julien Bahain, Paddy McCluskey
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March 4th, 2014
Injury Prevention
– Adam Kleeberger, Derek Vinge
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Mental Performance

Team BC - Guide to the Games

June 15th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Guide to the Games
Presentation Level: Beginner
– – Carl Nienhuis, Geoff Hackett, and Shelbi Snodgrass
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200331 - Sarkar

March 31st, 2020
Developing Resilience: The Role of a Challenging Mindset
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Mustafa Sarkar
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200324 - Hoar Gialoretto

March 25th, 2020
Disruption by COVID-19: A Conversation on Mental Wellbeing in the World of High Performance Sport
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Sharleen Hoar, Christie Gialloreto
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January 22, 2020
Focus Plans: Tools Athletes Can Use to Enhance Focus
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Geoff Hackett
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -190821 - Kabush & Gialloreto - Mental Performance

August 21, 2019
Can We Talk? Guidelines for Effective Communication in Sport
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Danelle Kabush and Christie Gialloreto
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Sport Performance Speaker Series 1902 - Bruce Pinel

February 13th, 2019
Competition Phase: Performance On Demand – Any Time, Any Place, Any Conditions
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Bruce Pinel
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - Bruce Pinel - 181212

December 12th, 2018
Specific Preparation Phase: Competition Planning and Objectives for Success by Design
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Bruce Pinel
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - 181107

November 7th, 2018
General Preparation Phase: Establishing the Mental Performance Building Blocks
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Bruce Pinel
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 180831

August 31st, 2018
Transition Phase: Debriefing and Decision-Making for Health, Wellness, and Performance
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Bruce Pinel
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December 12th, 2017
Goal Setting for Success in High Performance Sport and Life
Presentation Level: Intermediate
– Danelle Kabush
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September 21st, 2016
Successful Habits of the Highest Performing Athletes
Presentation Level: Introductory
– John Moonlight, Bruce Pinel
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March 23rd, 2016
Preparing for Major Games: The Fundamentals
Presentation Level: Expert/Nuanced
– Laura Farres, Byron Green
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

February 17th, 2016
Managing Anxiety and Stress
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Sean Duke, Bruce Pinel
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

October 1st, 2015
Growth Mindset: Unlocking the Pathway to Performance Success
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Sharleen Hoar
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April 21st, 2015
The Evolution of Motivation for a Long, Satisfying Athletic Career
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Danelle Kabush, Melanie McQuaid
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September 9th, 2014
Dealing with Disappointing Results and Failures
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Emma Friesen, Bruce Pinel
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

June 24th, 2014
The High Performance Athlete’s Passport to Effective Mental Performance Strategies While Travelling and Competing Abroad
Presentation Level: Expert/Nuanced
– David Duncan, Sharleen Hoar
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

December 17th, 2013
Optimizing Performance Consistency
Presentation Level: Introductory
– Mandy Marchak, Bruce Pinel
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Nutrition

Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200424 - Armstrong

April 27th, 2020
From Intermittent Fasting to Game Changer: Diet Trends to Entice the Masses
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200408 - Genevieve Masson

April 8th, 2020
Fueling on a Plant-Based Diet: Is It the Key to High-Performance?
– Genevieve Masson
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS 20180806 - Zoras

August 6th, 2019
Travel Nutrition: Optimizing Nutrition During Travel and At Your Destination
– Vanessa Zoras
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS 190313 - Gen Masson

March 13th, 2019
Competition Phase
– Genevieve Masson
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - Armstrong - 190109 - SPSS

January 9th, 2019
Preparatory Phase B: Supporting the Breakdown
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 181024

October 24th, 2018
Preparatory Phase A: Supporting the Volume and/or Increased Intensity
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 180919

September 19, 2018
Transition Phase: Off Season Nutrition
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series

September 5, 2017
Individual Fueling Needs and Meal Planning
– Ashley Armstrong
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May 11th, 2017
Nutrition and Recovery
– Rebecca Hall
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October 27th, 2015
Fueling in a Flash
– Joanna Irvine
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July 21st, 2015
Caffeine for Sports Performance: Friend or Foe?
– Emma McCrudden
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July 17th, 2014
Optimizing Nutrition When Travelling
– Emma McCrudden, Kelsey Serwa
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Performance Analysis

November 5, 2019
Green Means Go? Using Athlete Data to Inform Training Decisions
– Amarah Epp-Stobbe
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

August 23, 2017
Changing the Game: Performance Analysis 101
– Samantha Ebata
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May 11th, 2016
Enhancing Sport Training Through Video Analysis
– Samantha Ebata
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Physiology

Team BC - Performing in the Heat

April 20th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Performing in the Heat
– Susan Boegman, CSI Pacific Nutrition Lead and Holly Murray, CSI Pacific Exercise Physiologist
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Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200327 - Stellingwerff Phillips

March 27th, 2020
Detraining and Performance Residuals: Minimal Effective Dose?
– Stuart Phillips, Trent Stellingwerff
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March 18th, 2020
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): How It Can Impact All Athletes and All Sports
– Trent Stellingwerff
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January 8th, 2020
Avoid the Traps of Inadvertent Doping and Know Your Rights if it Fails
– Marie-Claude Asselin
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January 16th, 2019
Anti-Doping: Do’s & Don’ts
– Trent Stellingwerff
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 180110

January 10th, 2018
Anti-Doping: Mistakes Can Happen and How We Can Avoid Them
– Kelly Guest, Paddy McCluskey
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

June 14th, 2017
Recovery: Why, When, How?
– Melissa Lacroix
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February 16th, 2017
Tips and Tricks for Testing Success
– John Abreu
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May 18th, 2016
Sleep Strategies for Success in Sport
– Amy Bender
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January 13th, 2016
Owning Your Victory: Anti-Doping Education for All
– Susan Boegman, Hilary Stellingwerff, Trent Stellingwerff
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SPSS Sport Performance Speaker Series

September 21st, 2015
Competition Recovery Strategies
– Hillary Caldwell, Liz Johnson
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February 5th, 2015
What Every Athlete and Coach Needs to Know About the New (2015) Canadian Anti-Doping Program
– Peter Lawless
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Strength & Conditioning

Sport Performance Speaker Series SPSS -200414 - Geneau

April 14th, 2020
Strength & Conditioning Under Quarantine
– Mary Claire Geneau
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Force-Veclocity Profiling to Inform Programming - Dana Agar-Newman

July 4th, 2019
Force-Profiling to Inform Programming
– Dana Agar-Newman
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SPSS - Sport Performance Speaker Series - 190521 - Carlos Balsalobre

May 21st, 2019
Force-Velocity Profiling Using New Technologies
– Carlos Balsalobre
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS

November 7th, 2017
Strength & Conditioning for High Performance Athletes
– Jennifer Joyce
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January 27th, 2016
Periodization: What It Is, and How It Wins Medals
– John Abreu, Kit Wong
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November 24th, 2015
Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Gym
– Adam Kleeberger
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Mini-Series

Mini-Series Mental Performance

In our four-part Mental Performance mini-series, Dr. Bruce Pinel covers mental performance strategies to help athletes during any time of the training year. Beginning with the Transition Phase, he then moves into the General Preparation Phase, the Specific Preparation Phase, before finishing off at the Competition Phase.

A must-watch for athletes wanting to adapt effective sport psych strategies in order to lift them to the next level!

Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 180831

August 31st, 2018
Transition Phase: Debriefing and Decision-Making for Health, Wellness, and Performance
– Bruce Pinel
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - 181107

November 7th, 2018
General Preparation Phase: Establishing the Mental Performance Building Blocks
– Bruce Pinel
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - Bruce Pinel - 181212

December 12th, 2018
Specific Preparation Phase: Competition Planning and Objectives for Success by Design
– Bruce Pinel
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Sport Performance Speaker Series 1902 - Bruce Pinel

February 13th, 2019
Competition Phase: Performance On Demand – Any Time, Any Place, Any Conditions
– Bruce Pinel
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Mini-Series Nutrition

Our four-part Nutrition mini-series features presentations designed to teach athletes best practices in terms of their diet across four annual training phases.

Ashley Armstrong details the first three phases: Transition Phase, Preparatory Phase A, and Preparatory Phase B, while Genevieve Masson jumps in to cover the necessities of the Competition Phase.

Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 180919
September 19, 2018
Transition Phase: Off Season Nutrition
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 181024

October 24th, 2018
Preparatory Phase A: Supporting the Volume and/or Increased Intensity
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS - 190109

January 9th, 2019
Preparatory Phase B: Supporting the Breakdown
– Ashley Armstrong
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Sport Performance Speaker Series - SPSS 190313 - Gen Masson

March 13th, 2019
Competition Phase
– Genevieve Masson
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Mini-Series Strength & Conditioning

Our two-part Strength & Conditioning mini-series focusses on the value of profiling athletes using force-velocity technology, and how coaches can incorporate this type of monitoring into their annual plans. Carlos Balsalobre showcases cutting-edge app technology, while CSI Pacific S&C Lead Dana Agar-Newman discusses its use in Canadian high performance training environments.

SPSS - Sport Performance Speaker Series - 190521 - Carlos Balsalobre
May 21st, 2019
Force-Velocity Profiling Using New Technologies
– Carlos Balsalobre
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Force-Veclocity Profiling to Inform Programming - Dana Agar-Newman
July 4th, 2019
Force-Profiling to Inform Programming
– Dana Agar-Newman
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Mini-Series Team BC: Road to the Canada Games

Our three-part Team BC mini-series Road to the Canada Games focuses on strategy preparation, previous Games experience and how to combat the heat.

Team BC - Performing in the Heat
April 20th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Performing in the Heat
– Susan Boegman, CSI Pacific Nutrition Lead and Holly Murray, CSI Pacific Exercise Physiologist
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Team BC - Athlete Speaker Panel
May 18th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Athlete Speaker Panel
– Alycia Butterworth, Emma Entzminger, Shallon Olsen and Avalon Wasteneys
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Team BC - Guide to the Games
June 15th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Guide to the Games
– Carl Nienhuis, Geoff Hackett, and Shelbi Snodgrass
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November 16th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Athlete Speaker Panel
– Micah Zandee-Hart, Rupinder Johal, Bo Hedges, Justin Kripps
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Team BC Speaker Series - Road to Canada Games - Guide to the Games
December 14th, 2022
Road to the Canada Games: Guide to the Games
– Team BC’s Mental Performance Team: Carl Nienhuis, Shelbi Snodgrass, Geoff Hackett
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Road to Canada Games - Arriving Ready to Compete
January 31st, 2023
Road to the Canada Games: Arriving Ready to Compete
– CSI Pacific Sport Physiologist, Liz Johnson, MSc
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