The Georgia Olympic Weightlifting Festival

3292 Laventure Drive,Chamblee GA 30341

31 December, 2020

Description

This event will be an opportunity for networking, unity, and knowledge exchange in the Georgia weightlifting community. The Georgia Olympic Weightlifting Festival will be an event that provides a medium for knowledge exchange among members of the Georgia weightlifting community and anyone interested from our neighboring states. This event will start out by having a light technique session for weightlifters from 9:00am - 11:00am. This is a great opportunity to warm up, meet other coaches and athletes from around the area. At 11:00am we will start our first speakers block. During this time lunch will be provided by the event. We will break from our speakers at 2:30pm for a heavier training session. At 5:30pm we will regather for our final speakers and closing remarks. During which time drinks will be provided for of age participants from a local brewery, and light refreshments. The goal of this event is to build on the excitement and anticipation surrounding the Olympic Games in Tokyo starting in July! We plan to host two of these events this year! Come be a part of this wonderful learning opportunity. Location: Allsouth Barbell Club 3292 Laventure Dr Suite 102 Chamblee Ga 30341 Preliminary Schedule and Topics (Times and Topics Subject to change) 900-1100 : Light Training Session 1100-1130 : Andy Coggins ( State of the LWC ) 1130-1200 : Will Duncan DPT ( PT and Injury Prevention) 1200-1230 : Taylor Stephens ( Eating for Performance ) 1230-100 : Robert Hall ( Building a sustainable youth program ) 100-130 : CJ Stockel ( Weightlifting for Sports Performance ) 130-200 : Tripp Morris ( Advanced Youth Training ) 200-230 : Travis Cooper ( Training for Longevity in Sport ) 230-530 : Heavier Training Session with Athletes and Coaches from around the area in attendance. 5:30-600 : Robin Bryd Goad ( The Olympic Experience ) 600-630 : Cheryl Haworth ( The Olympic Experience ) 630-700 : Spencer Arnold ( Programming and Data Collection ) 700-715 : Andy Coggins ( Closing Remarks )