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PLC Leadership Conference
June 23 – 25, 2006

Estimated Start Time: Friday at 4:00 pm
Estimated End Time: Sunday at 1:00 pm

Conference Description

This summer, leaders of Catholic youth sports programs from across the U.S. will gather on the campus of the University of Notre Dame for a unique opportunity in Catholic ministry.  Representatives of dioceses, parishes and youth athletic organizations will join forces to be in the vanguard of a movement to:

  • transform the culture of youth sports;
  • recognize the spiritual nature of athletics; and
  • foster youth character and spiritual development through sports.

PLC Certified Trainers

The PLC Leadership Conference will provide training to those interested in becoming Certified PLC Trainers. The weekend conference will provide participants with the following:

  • Mastery of the PLC coaching philosophy and materials.
  • A comprehensive “game plan” for elevating the climate of youth sport.
  • The knowledge base and resources necessary to lead PLC Workshops for coaches and parents in schools, parishes and community settings.

PLC Certified Trainers are eligible to receive $300 in compensation for all future Coaches Training Workshops (after the initial co-directed workshop which serves as the final requirement of training)

Conference Registration

Advanced registration and a $200 deposit are required. The total $500 conference fee includes over 15 hours of training and instruction, workshop materials and most meals throughout the weekend.  Registration is due by June 15, 2006.  Travel and hotel accommodations are not included.

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  • USport,  a State Department-funded project of the Indiana Center for Cultural Exchange (ICCE). The Indiana Center for Cultural Exchange is a partnership between Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame. The ICCE, in collaboration with the Lebanon-based Center for Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (CCRP), held an international sports programming initiative, called Unity Through Sports (USport), designed to enhance and improve the infrastructure of high school basketball in Lebanon.  The goal of this initiative was to improve the technical proficiency of high school basketball coaching, as well as enhance coaching methodology to include character development, youth leadership and peacebuilding training.  
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The purpose of The Irish Roundtable is to stimulate dialogue between individuals and groups across campus. All persons in the Notre Dame community interested in discussing and exploring with colleagues the pressing issues of collegiate athletics and the impact of such issues on ND faculty/staff, administrators, coaches and athletes are invited to join.

Past Irish Roundtable discussions have included:

  • Cultural Impacts on Students
    Are college students different today, compared to 10 years ago? Are collegiate athletes different? How and why? This discussion centered around perceived and experienced trends and the professional and practical implications of those trends across constituents on campus.
  • Coaching Strategies for Creating an Optimal Achievement Climate 
    A special Irish Roundtable discussion was facilitated by Dr. Blake Miller of The Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education. Dr. Miller specializes in research and application of the coach-created motivational climate on sport morality.
  • The NCAA “Five & Five” Proposal
    Currently athletes have 4 years of athletic eligibility to complete in 5 academic years/10 semester. The NCAA is considering allowing 5 years of athletic eligibility in 5 years. Tex Dutile, Professor of Law and Head of the Faculty Board on Athletics facilitated a discussion around how this proposal, if passed, will impact student-athletes and create implications for institutions of higher education.
  • Eating Disorders and the Notre Dame Student
    Mandy Clark, R.D., Sports Nutritionist, and Valerie Staples, University Counseling Center, Staff Counselor for Eating Disorders, staff members of ND, facilitated a discussion on the pressing issues of eating disorders that is prevalent across the Notre Dame campus.  Both faculty and coaches will benefit from discussing this relevant topic with experts who are closest to the issue.