By Nolan Kowal, Sport Performance Specialist

Sport Manitoba’s East Training Day on Jan. 12, 2019 in Lundar, Man. is in conjunction with Female Hockey Day at Lundar Memorial Arena. Female Hockey Day includes on and off-ice instruction and a keynote from 4-time Olympian Jennifer Botterill at 12 p.m. To register for Female Hockey Day, visit www.lakeshorerec.ca or call 204-280-0551.

Choose from an athlete testing combine (and keynote) or coach/parent information sessions (and keynote).

Where: Lundar Memorial Arena, 75 Main St, Lundar, MB R0C 1Y0

Testing Combine

Cost: $25/athlete (includes Jennifer Botterill keynote)

Time: 9 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

This athlete-testing combine focuses on speed, power, and endurance.

It is open to any athlete 12+ wanting to test their skills and abilities.

Testing includes:

  • 0-5-0 Agility Test: A Hockey Canada test used to measure your quickness and change of direction
  • 10-Metre Sprint: Measures your ability to accelerate quickly from a dead stop
  • Broad Jump: Measures your horizontal power generation
  • Vertical Jump: Measures your vertical power production
  • Yo-Yo Fitness Test: Measures your aerobic endurance 

Coach/Parent Information Sessions

Cost: Free (includes both sessions & Jennifer Botterill keynote)

Sport Psychology Talk
Speaker: Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
This talk will focus on how parents can support their children through appropriate pre- and post-competition discussions.

We Are Headstrong: A concussion education session
Speaker: Melissa Skrabek-Senecal
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.