Colleagues,

Excelsior Sports is conducting a series of "Sports Training Mastery" workshops this Summer and Fall. The first two are scheduled for June 16 @ Muskego High School in Muskego WI, and June 30 & July 1 @ Velocity Sports Performance in Centennial CO. Additional events are being planned in other locations throughout the USA and Canada as well. The current line-up and downloadable registration flyers are posted at the web site linked below.

These will be intensive, interdisciplinary workshops intended for Sports Performance and Strength & Conditioning professionals. They offer a full 8-12 hours of in-depth, no-nonsense theory and practice presented by an elite faculty. Each workshop covers essential information on relevant topics including:
• Integrating Knowledge to Maximize Results
• Is Simulation Training Costing You Results?
• Core Stability for Athletes - Is it Working?
• Periodization Strategies and Planning Training
• Applied Movement - Speed/Agility and Strength/Power

The faculty:
John R. Gray, MSc, CSCS has over a decade of experience as an exercise therapy and athletic conditioning professional. He is the High Performance Director for FITS, a sports medicine and athletic conditioning center in Toronto, working with elite Junior and Senior Canadian athletes. He is a PhD Candidate at the University of Waterloo, specializing in the biomechanics of strength and conditioning movements.

Steven S. Plisk, MS, CSCS*D has over two decades of experience as a Sports Performance and Strength & Conditioning professional. He is the proprietor of Excelsior Sports, a coaching and consulting service specializing in a multidisciplinary "best practices" approach to athlete preparation and professional education.

June 16 - Michael J. Nitka, MS, CSCS*D has over three decades of experience as a Physical Educator and Strength & Conditioning professional. He is the Director of Human Performance at Muskego High School in Muskego WI, specializing in adolescent student-athlete development; and Chair of the NSCA High School Coaches Special Interest Group.

June 30/July 1 - Loren M. Landow, CSCS has over a decade of experience as a Sports Performance professional. He is the Sports Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in Centennial CO. He is a certified Muscle Activation Technique Specialist, a certified Club Coach through USA Weightlifting, and has trained hundreds of athletes in numerous sports to maximize their potential and minimize injury.

These workshops are sponsored by Perform Better. Request for approval of 0.8 - 1.2 Continuing Education Units has been submitted to the NSCA Certification Commission.

Please contact me offline for more information:

Steven Plisk
Excelsior Sports
70 Heather Ridge
Shelton, CT 06484-4641
excelsior_sports@yahoo.com • www.excelsiorsports.com

Prepare to be a champion!