Glenbard athletes and their parents are required to attend the Back to School Athletic night at their school.
Back to School Parent and Athlete Nights have been organized by the Glenbard Assistant Principals for Athletics, D’Wayne Bates Glenbard East, Matt Bowser Glenbard North, Tim Carlson Glenbard South and Joe Kain Glenbard West. The Assistant Principals for Athletes will discuss important policy as part of this mandatory event for student athletes and their parents.
In partnership with the Glenbard Parent Series, Dr Ross Flowers will present Positive Psychology For Peak Performance
Monday, August 19 at Glenbard North 6 p.m.
Monday, August 19 at Glenbard East 6 p.m. (6:45p.m. Dr Flowers presentation begins)
Tuesday, August 20 at Glenbard South 6 p.m.
Tuesday, August 20 at Glenbard West 6:30 p.m.
Psychological characteristics such as mental preparation: goal setting, imagery, self-talk, attitude and relaxation have been shown to play essential roles in the ability of individuals to fulfill their athletic potential. How can student athletes stay focused and in control of their training and student life?
Internationally recognized sport psychologist, Dr. Ross Flowers will offer proven performance psychology techniques to help coaches, parents and student-athletes enjoy their sport and achieve peak performance. Dr. Flowers utilizes his experiences as a UCLA collegiate All-American, Hall of Fame Division 1 college coach, and 20 years of working with youth, college, Olympic and professional athletes (LA Rams and LA Clippers) to offer game changing presentations. Dr Flowers, who is the author of Introducing Your Child to Sports, An Expert’s Answers to Parents’ Questions About Raising a Healthy, Balance, Happy Athlete, has expertise in assessing attributes such as self-confidence, decision-making, leadership, communication, anger management, adaptability, and achievement planning — in order to develop successful strategies to improve behavior, performance and organizational culture in sports and life.
This free event is open to the public
Dr. Ross Flowers is an experienced psychologist, international sport and performance psychologist, executive coach, author and speaker. He is a partner in Giles Consulting Group and served as the director of sports performance psychology for the Los Angeles Clippers, mental health clinician for the Los Angeles Rams, senior sport psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee, and sport psychology consultant for UCLA track & field. The author of, Introducing Your Child to Sports: An Expert’s Answers to Parents’ Questions about Raising a Healthy, Balanced, Happy Athlete, Dr. Ross Flowers offers his unique 360 degree perspective – as a noted sport psychologist, former elite athlete and coach, and father of young athletes himself – to answer the 70 most-asked questions of concerned parents contemplating their child’s participation in sports.
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