Purpose & Theme 

The purpose of the Combat Coaches Conference (CCC) is to provide a forum for coaches from combat sports to connect, share and explore contemporary thinking and research in performance related topics. The theme for 2023 is ‘Competition Readiness – readiness to compete, willingness to combat’. Sport in this sense is combat, where you engage in combat with your opponent with your mind, your body and your will. It will explore a range of elements, tactics and strategies that support athletes to successfully express their potential in competition.

Date & Venue

The CCC will be held in Brisbane on Thursday 6^th July prior to the Taekwondo International G2 event which runs from July 7^th – 9^th. The venue for the CCC is the Caboolture Hub (Learning & Business Centre) 4 Hasking Street, Caboolture 4510 and will run from 12:30pm to 4:15pm. Please note this venue is a short 10 minute drive from the event venue for the Oceania Event Series, taking place at Morayfield Sport & Events Centre.

Target Audience

The target audience for this conference are all Combat Sport High Performance Coaches. 

Cost

• $50

Registration

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Program

• MC - Janine Watson (Paralympic Medalist - Taekwondo)

Welcome – 12:30-12:45pm

• Heather Garriock (CEO - Australian Taekwondo) 

 Keynote 1 – 12:45-1:30pm

• Speaker: Rachel Vickery
• Topic: Executing Under Pressure – what to expect mentally and physiologically when in high pressure situations

Keynote 2 – 1:30-2:15pm

• Speaker: Dr Ben Serpell
• Topic: Readiness – what can be done physically and psychologically to meet athlete demands, individuality and gender.

Break & Refreshments – 2:15-2:30pm

Keynote 3 – 2:30-3:15pm

• Speakers: HP Combat Coach Panel (Ryan Carneli & Nick Atkins)
• Topic: Contextualising the themes discussed in keynotes 1 & 2 for coaching practice & combat sports.

Keynote 4 – 3:15-4:00pm 

• Speaker: Tahnee Norris
• Topic: The relational coach - how positive coach-athlete relationships support competitive performance.

Close – 4:00-4:15pm

Contact

admin@austkd.com.au