What does going into Phase 2 mean to our coaches and athletes? What are the considerations to take to SAFELY Return To Training? How can coaches help athletes to manage the physical and mental challenges of Returning To Training?

About the workshop:

From both an athlete’s as well as a coach’s perspective:

• Rejoice: We can all finally go back into the gym! Now what!?
• Re-evaluate: Acknowledging the fact that we are now in “A New Normal”, what may work before may now be different.
• Reacquaint: Getting used to a gym environment again. 
• Recalibrate: Athletes and coaches both need to understand and accept there needs to be periods of adjustments, load sequencing and progress expectations. 
• Revise (and maintain): Preparing a training contingency plan for unexpected circumstances

About Stacey Umeh & Melanie Jenkins:

Stacey Umeh is one of Australia’s leading elite Women’s Artistic gymnastics coaches and movement specialists, having provided gymnastics, artistic and choreographic services to hundreds of individuals worldwide including the Australian, Chinese and Singaporean Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Teams. No stranger to an audience, Stacey uses her coaching, management, dancing and theatrical skills, as an highly sought-after lecturer and professional speaker. She has been the key note lecturer at many club, State & National congresses and conventions, Master of Ceremonies at major functions, and has acted as a Level 1, 2 & 3 Expert Presenter in Artistic Preparation for the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique Coach Academy courses.

Melbourne-born and bred, Melanie Jenkins is a highly experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about developing effective, tailored, and safe rehabilitation and physical preparation programs for her athletes. In addition to her physiotherapy case load, Melanie also works as a Consultant Gymnastics Coach, as a Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Judge, and as a Pilates instructor. She has worked with dancers, gymnasts, and ice skaters among many other types of athletes and last year was invited to present to the medical team for the Western Bulldogs AFL team.