When:

Wednesday January 21st - Friday January 23rd, 2009

Where:

Mentone Grammar School

McBeath theatre

63 Venice Street

Mentone

Entry is off Venice St. The red dot on the map opposite

shows the school reception. The McBeath Theatre

and the Thorold Hall foyer are on the right, before

you go up the stairs to get to reception (ie. ‘1 o’clock’

from the direction of the driveway). Enter through the

glass doors to the foyer area.

Accommodation:

The Mentone Hub Inn is highly recommended for

interstate delegates.

http://www.mentonehub.com.au/
If you’re planing on booking a room, be sure to mention

to the receptionist that you’re with the Sport Psychology

Conference, and they’ll give you a standard room for the

‘Corporate rate’ of $99/night instead of $110/night.
Great value!

The airport bus (www.fapas.com.au/) drops off and picks up right outside - very convenient for interstate delegates. Good rooms at a reasonable cost. Easy walking distance to Mentone Grammar (nearly opposite Childers St - see map top right - on cnr Warrigal Rd and Nepean Highway).

Parking around Mentone Grammar:

Parking is in the local streets. There is all day parking permitted along Como Parade West in front of the school at northern entrance, or along south side of Venice Street). Watch out for signs limiting time and areas designated for buses.

Travel by Rail:

Mentone Station would be the nearest and is in easy walking distance from Mentone Grammar (approx 10 minutes). Walk along Como Parade West (follow the railway line away from the shops) and turn right at Cremona St, then left at Venice St.

Conference dinner/s:

Partners welcome. We won’t pre-book anywhere as there are loads of really good local restaurants. We’ll see what people (particularly the interstate delegates) feel like doing - maybe 10 Pin bowling across the road from the Mentone Hub Inn in the late afternoon followed by fish and chips on Mentone beach on one of the afternoons/evenings - depending on the weather? Or something more ‘sit down’? We can decide on the day. We’re spoilt for choice with restaurants in easy walking distance in Mentone.

Activities on at the time of the conference:

The dates of the conference coincide with the end of first week of the Australian Open (Tennis), so interstate delegates may also wish to consider purchasing tickets to the evening sessions. Catching the train from Mentone to Richmond Stations is on the Frankston line and would take roughly 40 minutes, then a brief walk to the Tennis Centre. The weekend following the conference is the Australia Day long weekend. No doubt there will be festivities in the city and along the Yarra river, with fireworks on the evening of the 26th. If interstate delegates are bringing families with them, Mentone beach  is at the south end of Warrigal Road (1.5km from the Mentone Inn) and there is a large shopping complex with cinemas at Southland (a short bus ride from opposite Mentone Station). There is a Mentone Bowl is opposite The Mentone Hub Inn. If partners/families are visiting, they’re more than welcome to join us for lunch and/or dinner on any day.

Food during the conference:

Upon arrival (from 9 - 9.30am) there will be tea, coffee or orange juice and ‘something to eat’ (eg. fruit or a muffin). BYO water bottles to drink during the morning. Lunch will be at local eateries in Mentone, on a ‘pay as you go’ basis.

What to bring:

“Not another bloody satchel!!!!”

This conference will run on the smell of an oily rag, so we’re not providing stuff you may pay-through-the-nose-to-receive-for-’free’ like you do at other conferences. That means you’ll need to bring your own writing paper and pens, and print out your own copy of the Abstracts (if you want them).

Conference Registration forms:

Please click on the Registration page (see menu on this web page, above) and print it off and post, with your cheque, to Dr Michelle Pain (PO Box 353, Mentone VIC 3194). I’ve recently added payments via PayPal, so you can use your Mastercard or Visa if you prefer. Early bird registration closes on December 19th, and after this date will incur a $20 late fee.

Note for Presenters:

The conference organisers have a strong belief that resources should be made widely available for Professional Development purposes. Thus, it is planned that presenters will have their talks filmed and made into a DVD so that those unable to attend the conference might be able to borrow the DVD from the Australian Psychological Society’s resource library. Presenters will be offered a free copy and delegates may purchase their own copy for $20. If a presenter chooses not to have their talk filmed, please let Michelle Pain (michellepain@me.com) know.

Conference Timetable:

Abstract titles will be placed here, with time of presentation. Full Abstracts will be posted on the following web page when they have been accepted.

Wednesday 21st January

9.00am Welcome and morning tea

9.30 The psychology of coaching racquet sports to deaf children (Janet A Young)

10.15 Role of the coach in developing Australian female professional tennis talent (Janet A Young)

11.00 Boot camps - Are they kicking ass? (Jacqui Triffitt)

11.45 Pocket Sport Psychology (Michelle D. Pain)

12.15 Discussion topic: What’s changed in sport psychology since 2000? (What are the key areas of study; who are the important researchers? etc)

1.30pm Lunch

Thursday 22nd January

9.00am Welcome and morning tea

9.30 Understanding tennis flow: An integration of reversal theory and Csikszentmihalyi’s flow construct perspectives (Janet A Young)

10.15 Sport Psychology and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS): “You Can’t Handle the Truth”
(Steve Bannon) Note - this presentation will not be filmed

11.00 How does motivation relate to the experience of flow? (Jan Lewis)

11.45 Routine is important: Identifying components of pre-performance routines that minimise choking effects (Christopher Mesagno)

12.30 Active girls - Investigating physical activity in young women across transition periods (Emma Hall)

1.00 Discussion - new resources/tools for sport psychologists (and others in the sport industry)

1.30pm Lunch

Friday 23rd January

9.00am Welcome and morning tea

9.30 Women in elite-level sport leadership: Barriers, pathways, & strategies (Lenora Sundstrom)

10.15 Dose response of mental learning on the development of a motor skill (Dominic G. McNeil)

11.00 The effect of imagery on performance and confidence levels of ballroom dancers (Clare Rowe)

11.45 (TBC) Issues in dance (Paulette Mifsud)

12.15  Sport psychology and Australian football (Colin Davey)

1.00 Discussion - Conference wrap up

1.30 Lunch

For those claiming PD points, the conference is worth 12 specialist points for College of Sport Psychology members. Thanks to all our presenters for agreeing to share their knowledge and expertise with us,