{"id":1919,"date":"2018-10-03T13:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2018-10-03T13:44:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:44:20","slug":"abstract-call-for-4th-annual-ou-sport-fitness-conference-my-child-the-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/?p=1919","title":{"rendered":"Abstract Call for 4th Annual OU Sport &amp; Fitness Conference &#8211; My Child: The Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Conference-Image-6-Swimming-details-Twitter-low-res.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Conference-Image-6-Swimming-details-Twitter-low-res-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Conference-Image-6-Swimming-details-Twitter-low-res-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Conference-Image-6-Swimming-details-Twitter-low-res-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Conference-Image-6-Swimming-details-Twitter-low-res-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Conference-Image-6-Swimming-details-Twitter-low-res-624x446.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>My Child: The Athlete<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mychild-theathlete.eventbrite.co.uk\"style=\"color: #0000ff\"  target=\"_blank\" >Tickets are on sale now &#8211; Click here to register!<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 4th annual OU Sport and Fitness Conference focuses on youth development in sport with particular attention paid to contemporary issues such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Youth physical development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>E.g. Strength and conditioning, injury prevention, physical literacy, skill acquisition<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Psychological development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>E.g. Building resilience, coping with and learning from failure<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Parental support for talented athletes<\/h3>\n<p>E.g. Research to support parents of talented athletes, effects on siblings and family members, family dynamics and youth development<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Coaching considerations when working with children<\/h3>\n<p>E.g. planning training and practice, coaching behaviours, managing expectations, managing the needs of each athlete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With <strong>three world-leading keynotes<\/strong> <strong>confirmed,<\/strong> this promises to be an illuminating and thought provoking two days:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Toni-Minichiello.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Toni-Minichiello-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Toni-Minichiello-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Toni-Minichiello-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Toni-Minichiello-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Toni-Minichiello-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toni Minichiello<\/strong> &#8211; Coach to GB&#8217;s 2012 gold medal-winning Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill. (Day 1 evening keynote presenter)<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1922 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot-624x936.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jean-2018-head-shot.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Dr Jean <\/strong><span class=\"st\"><strong>C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Professor at Queen&#8217;s University, Canada and world-renowned researcher within the fields of youth sports and coach development. <span style=\"color: #993366\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jeancote46\"style=\"color: #993366\"  target=\"_blank\" >@JeanCote46<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1923 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11-624x915.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Knight-Camilla-11.jpg 2045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"xt2\"><strong>Dr Camilla Knight<\/strong> \u2013 Associate Professor at Swansea University and leading expert on the psychosocial experiences of children in sport, with a particular focus upon the influence of parents. <span style=\"color: #993366\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/cjknight\"style=\"color: #993366\"  target=\"_blank\" >@cjknight<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xt2\">Whether you&#8217;re an academic, a student, a coach, teacher or parent, we invite you to join us for two action packed days full of dissemination, discussion, and learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"xt2\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"xt2\">Call for Abstracts (Now Open for Submissions):<\/h2>\n<p>The OU Sport and Fitness Conference team invites the submission of abstracts for consideration as either an <strong>oral or poster presentation<\/strong>. Submissions may have either an <strong>academic or applied focus<\/strong> resonating with the themes of the conference (see above bullet points). We would also welcome submissions which report on research in progress or the initial stages of development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please download the abstract submission guidelines here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Abstract-Submission-Guidelines.pdf\"style=\"color: #0000ff\"  target=\"_blank\" >Abstract Submission Guidelines<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"xt2\"><strong>Delegates:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mychild-theathlete.eventbrite.co.uk\"style=\"color: #0000ff\"  target=\"_blank\" >Click here to register!<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Full conference packages:<\/strong><br \/>\nAccess to the whole two days &#8211; keynotes and breakout sessions<br \/>\nThree course conference dinner on day 1*<br \/>\nLunch and refreshments on both days<\/p>\n<p>*Please note &#8211; we have a limited number of tickets for the evening session &#8211; book early to avoid disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evening only package*:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"st\">Access to the evening session on day 1<br \/>\nKeynote presentation from <strong>Toni Minichiello<\/strong><br \/>\nQ&amp;A Panel with <strong>Toni, Dr Jean C\u00f4t\u00e9 and Dr Camilla Knight<br \/>\n<\/strong>Three course conference dinner<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">*Please note &#8211; the evening session will take place at Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre, MK7 6BZ. There are a limited number of tickets available for this session so please book early to avoid disappointment.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1925 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail-624x313.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Twitter-thumbnail.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Twitter<\/h1>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to follow us for all the latest conference updates: <span style=\"color: #993366\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/OU_SportConf\"style=\"color: #993366\"  >@OU_SportConf<\/a> <\/span>and use the hashtag #OUSportConf to share that you&#8217;ve registered!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you to My Child: The Athlete in March 2019!<\/p>\n<p>For any conference queries please contact <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:WELS-Research-Events@open.ac.uk\">WELS-Research-Events@open.ac.uk<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Child: The Athlete Tickets are on sale now &#8211; Click here to register! 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