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Sports Science: A ScotsIdeas Demonstration and Discussion
Thursday 14 May 2015
John Solomon Sports Club and Coote Theatre, The Scots College
This evening explored the relationship between performance in sport and holistic adolescent development. What relationship does sporting achievement have with academic success? How do we help boys (and girls!) develop holistically, head, heart and hands? It also presented an opportunity for members of the community to see the College's sports science facilities and the research students at the College and from universities are conducting on injury prevention, the relationship of body and brain, and the nature of adolescent maturation.
Guest panelists included:
Dr John Orchard
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, a highly-regarded sports and exercise medicine physician for a number of teams including the Australian Cricket Team, the NSW State of Origin team and the Sydney Swans.
Mr Brian Smith
Director of Rugby at Scots, a Wallaby in the 1986 Bledisloe Cup and 1987 World Cup, captain of the Balmain Tigers, graduate of the University of Oxford, and, most recently, attack coach for England and Head Coach of London Irish RUFC.
Dr Carmel Harrington
Managing Director of Sleep for Health, Honorary Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital Westmead, a founding member of the Sleep Health Foundation, and author of two books, The Sleep Diet, and The complete guide to a good night's sleep.
Dr Stephen Cobley
Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Sydney, a researcher and author on Talent Identification, biomechanics and psychology, with a particular focus on developmental factors that constrain performance in sport and education.
Video of the evening can be viewed below:
John Solomon Sports Club and Coote Theatre, The Scots College
This evening explored the relationship between performance in sport and holistic adolescent development. What relationship does sporting achievement have with academic success? How do we help boys (and girls!) develop holistically, head, heart and hands? It also presented an opportunity for members of the community to see the College's sports science facilities and the research students at the College and from universities are conducting on injury prevention, the relationship of body and brain, and the nature of adolescent maturation.
Guest panelists included:
Dr John Orchard
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, a highly-regarded sports and exercise medicine physician for a number of teams including the Australian Cricket Team, the NSW State of Origin team and the Sydney Swans.
Mr Brian Smith
Director of Rugby at Scots, a Wallaby in the 1986 Bledisloe Cup and 1987 World Cup, captain of the Balmain Tigers, graduate of the University of Oxford, and, most recently, attack coach for England and Head Coach of London Irish RUFC.
Dr Carmel Harrington
Managing Director of Sleep for Health, Honorary Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital Westmead, a founding member of the Sleep Health Foundation, and author of two books, The Sleep Diet, and The complete guide to a good night's sleep.
Dr Stephen Cobley
Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Sydney, a researcher and author on Talent Identification, biomechanics and psychology, with a particular focus on developmental factors that constrain performance in sport and education.
Video of the evening can be viewed below:
