Frazier Cycling Clinics
Current Clinics
Sport Psychology Clinic Series, March 9, 23, 30
USAC Coaching Clinic: Apr 18th, 2009
Sport Psychology Clinic Series
Frazier Cycling is hosting a series of 3 presentations this spring by Sports Psychologist, Dr. Megan Nyer. This program is designed for parents and junior cyclists who want to perform at their top. Dr. Megan Neyer, is President of Total Performance Systems, Inc. and a former international competitive diving champion.
Dates: Mondays, March 9, 23, 30 from 7:30-8:30 pm in Duluth (TBD)
Cost: $50/Family, RSVP by 2/27/09
Sport psychology addresses the mental side of performance. There are several skills that can be taught to promote psychological efficiency and mental toughness when cycling. When these skills are combined in competitive circumstances, they give the rider the best opportunity to perform at their best.
Session One: The Four Energies: What Really Matters?
- This session will focus on our four energy sources -- physical, emotional, mental and spiritual -- and help the cyclists to understand what is giving them energy and what is taking it away in these areas as it relates to their training and racing.
Session Two: What You See is What You Get: Using Imagery to Realize Your Goals
- One of the most important skills used by top level athletes is imagery. If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll probably end up somewhere else. Being able to “see” success even before you experience it will make it much more likely that you will achieve your goals.
Session Three: Pre-race Preparation and Confidence
- We will put several of the skills together that have been taught in the past two sessions and talk about what will help them be most confident before and during the race.
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What It Is and What It Isn't
1. Sport Psychology - What It Is
Sport psychology addresses the mental side of performance. There are several mental skills that can be taught to promote psychological efficiency on the playing field. These skills are then combined to optimize performance.
These skills include:
- energy management (“amp” up or calm down)
- self-talk and addressing cognitive distortions
- visualization/imagery
- goal setting
- centering
The combination of skills include:
- pre-practice and post-practice routines and logbooks
- concentration/focusing
- pre-event routines
- confidence
- communication
- teambuilding
Sport psychology also addresses coach/athlete issues, team or family issues, injury recovery, developmental and clinical issues (provided by those trained to address those specific issues).
2. Sport Psychology–What It Isn’t
A. Magic – no magic wands, fairy dust or quick fixes – it’s not mystical
B. Instant – just add water
-sport psychology requires a commitment to learning, as well as time and energy to practice the skills learned. It will not solve all of your problems. Both the athlete and coach need to be committed to learning about it and reinforcing it on a daily basis so it becomes a part what an athlete and coach do every day, not something "extra" or "different" than regular practice.
Critical variables to athletic performance include:
Level 1
A. Physical skills
- correct responses
- form and technique control
B. Physical condition
- strength
- flexibility
- general health
C. Talent and learning
- natural ability
- potential
- intelligence
- willingness to learn
Level 2
A. Motivation
- high vs. low
- positive vs. negative
- internal vs. external
Level 3
A. Psychological control
- energy control
- attention control
- imagery
Level 4
A. Conceptual skills
- self-expectancy
- self-confidence
- self-image
- relationships with coaches, teammates, etc
Megan Neyer, Ph.D.
Dr. Megan Neyer is the president of Total Performance Systems, Inc., a company that specializes in individual, team and organizational performance with businesses and athletic teams. Her work includes helping firms enhance performance and productivity, select and retain employees, as well as facilitating effective management and leadership development. The firm also consults on wellness, ecological health care issues and sustainability.
Dr. Neyer received her undergraduate and doctorate degrees with emphases in performance and health psychology from the University of Florida, and is a licensed and nationally certified counselor, as well as a trained mediator. She is a former world-class competitive diver whose accomplishments include being an Olympian on 3 and 10-meter, a World Springboard Champion, 15-time US Diving National Champion, 8-time SEC and NCAA champion, and multi-time international champion. She has more wins than any other diver in the history of the SEC and NCAA, and in 2006 was named NCAA Most Outstanding Diver of the last Quarter Century. In 1997, Megan was honored as a University of Florida Alumna of Outstanding Achievement, awarded to only 47 women of the 85,000 who have graduated from the University of Florida.
Through energy management and mental skills training, Dr. Neyer catalyzes optimal performance in athletes and performers of all levels. Mental skills training topics include: goal setting, energy management, imagery, confidence, focusing, pre-performance preparation and reflection. These skills are transferable across arenas and are also applicable to the work environment.
Dr. Neyer has worked with executives, coaches and elite athletes for 20 years at organizations such as the AIA, CMAA, ACEC, Heery International, David Evans and Associates, Inc., Bell South, Decatur General Hospital, Pediatric Associates of Durango, the United States Olympic Committee and Training Center, the University of Florida, Georgia Institute of Technology, several sports national governing bodies, the United States Air Force and United States Air Force Academy. At the USAFA, she provided leadership development and teambuilding to the cadets and staff through the Center for Character Development. She is the past chair of the Organization Change Alliance in Atlanta.
The list below represents some of the services that are provided by Dr. Neyer. She can be contacted at 404-931-5253 or mneyer@mindspring.com.
- individual and team performance coaching – businesses and athletes
- leadership and management development
- pre-hiring assessment, retention, succession planning
- career development and transition
- teambuilding
- wellness coaching/ecological medicine
USAC Coaching Clinic: Coaching Juniors-The Team Approach
April 18, 2009 Cafe:ine Cafe Buford, Georgia
USA Cycling calls the Frazier Cycling Junior Development Program “an excellent role model for other clubs’ junior development initiatives.” Coaching Juniors – The Team Approach is designed for coaches, parents, youth organizations, bike shops etc. who want to jump start their junior development program. The clinic is worth 1.0 CEU credit.
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Coaching Junior Cyclists Agenda
9:00 AM Introduction: Frazier Cycling, Attendees Overview of Agenda
9:30 AM Juniors are not little adults – Why juniors require a different
training program than adults
- Team training approach
- Coaching and training philosophy
- Year round fitness: "Loyalty to cycling"
- Avoiding Stress and Burnout
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM
- Creating success for every team member
- The importance of fun in the program
- Skill and team tactics training
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM On the bike portion with Frazier Cycling Juniors ***
- Skill Drills (beginner, intermediate and advanced)
- Games on the bike - teamwork
- Bumping
2:00 PM Coaching a practice with the Frazier Cycling Juniors ***
3:30 PM Cyclist and Parent Psychology
- Managing the team - girls versus boys, age groups, competency levels
- Team rules, code of conduct
- Team practices, rides, and training schedules - separating and blending groups
- Interacting with parents
- Setting boundaries and expectations
- Creating achievable and controllable goals
- Measuring progress and record keeping
- Rewards, Recognition, and Report Cards
- Creating great individuals, not just great cyclists
- Creating leadership, ownership and responsibility for the experienced cyclists
- Recruiting - keep the pipeline flowing
4:45 PM Questions and close
*** Participants are welcome to bring their juniors to practice with the team
Clinic Instructors:
COACH RALPH FRAZIER, USA Cycling Certified Expert Coach
Coach Ralph Frazier is founder of Frazier Cycling Partners. He has over 30 years of cycling experience as an endurance and marathon rider. He has raced competitively and was named the "hottest competitive cyclist" in southeast Ohio. Today Ralph focuses on his coaching clients and juniors cycling team but still competes in 12-hour endurance races. Ralph continues to cycle daily, rain or shine for the last 9 years. He has over 10 years experience as a professional coach. Ralph has 23 years experience in the high tech industry as a software engineer and development manager. He has received numerous patents and awards for his software designs. He continues to employ his technical expertise on website development and statistical and database implementation for Frazier Cycling.
COACH KELLI ROGAN, USA Cycling Certified Expert Coach
Coach Kelli Rogan is a partner with Frazier Cycling Kelli has excellent credentials and a successful racing history. Kelli Rogan started racing in 1987 at Clemson University and was a co-founder of the Clemson University Cycling Team. She was a several-time Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (SECCC) road race, criterium, and time trial champion. In 1992 and 1996, she participated in the Olympic Track Cycling Trials. She was the 1993 Collegiate National Match Sprint Champion and an All-American. Also, Kelli was a member of the silver medal winning team at the 1995 US Olympic Festival. During her racing career, Kelli had many top 10 US Track Cycling Championships finishes. Her recent coaching experience includes the developmental kids programs at the East Point Velodrome in Atlanta and the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown, PA. Kelli is a USA Cycling Certified Coach and she has been coaching junior and masters level cyclists for ten years. When not coaching, Kelli Rogan is a Financial Advisor who works for Merrill Lynch. She is a graduate of Clemson University and has an MS in Mathematics. Kelli is a CFP and a CRPC and concentrates on managing client portfolios.