"What My Parents Did Right"
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USA Gymnastics Session for Parents! |
The 1996 Congress presents a unique opportunity because it is conducted in conjunction with the 1996 USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials. Besides the normal attendees, there will be numerous "fans of gymnastics" including the parents of many young athletes involved in the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Programs.
USA Gymnastics announces a special Session for Parents: "What My Parents Did Right"
- Date:
- Friday, June 28
- Time:
- 2:00-4:30 p.m.
- Location:
- The Auditorium, Hynes Convention Center, Boston
- Cost:
- $10/person (advanced sales), $15/person (on-site)
- Panel Presenters:
- Panel of Olympians--Former USA Gymnastics Olympians including Peter Vidmar (Men's Olympic Team, 1984), Nancy Thies Marshall (Women's Olympic Team, 1972), and other gymnastics Olympians.
Panel of Parents--Parents of current or former National Team Members or J.O. gymnasts.
Panel of Sport Scientists--Members of the USA Gymnastics Sport Science Advisory Panel including Dr. Dan Benardot (nutritionist) and Dr. Joan Duda (sport psychologist), and guest, Dr. Aurelia Nattiv (physician). NOTE: The Sport Science Panel members will not conduct presentations, but they will serve as responders.
- Format:
- The Session will be moderated by Nancy Thies Marshall, USA Gymnastics Vice-President for Women and Chair of the USA Gymnastics Task Force on the Female Athlete Triad.
The first hour will be devoted to the Presenters sharing their personal experiences about the role that their parents played during their gymnastics career or the role they played (as parents) in supporting their children. Several of the former Olympians are now parents themselves of children participating in gymnastics or other sports.
The second half of the session will follow a question and answer format.
- Who can attend?
- This session is offered for the parents of gymnasts involved in women's artistic, men's artistic, or rhythmic gymnastics programs. (Interested USA Gymnastics National Congress registrants may attend this session without additional charge).
- Can athletes attend?
- No. For this first USA Gymnastics effort at providing information to parents, we request that all attendees be parents of athletes. Please plan for the supervision of your young gymnasts and other children so that this can be a session devoted to parents.
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