S P E A R

The Sport Psychology Organization
& Research Team (SPORT)
is proud to announce the
3rd annual FSU SPEAR Conference,
on February18th and 19th, 2011.

The purpose of the conference is to promote the discussion and scientific examination of topics related to the sport sciences from a variety of perspectives.
The conference aims to bring together respected scholars, coaches, and players to contribute unique insights into the science of sports.

This year’s conference theme is Expertise Across Domains. The focus of the conference will be on examining the various topics related to expert performance in various domains (e.g., sports, education, fine arts, medicine, business and entertainment). Examples of some related topics are: developing experts, the process of recruiting, issues in defining, measuring and capturing expertise, working with gifted individuals, the nature-nurture debate, technology and the future of expertise.

Our general goal is for everyone in attendance to actively listen and participate in the stimulating discussion of similarities and differences across domains in the area of expert performance; an up-and-coming area of interest, featuring several best sellers in the past year (e.g., Bounce, The Talent Code and Outliers).

We encourage you to register and/or to submit an abstract that is related to the topic of the conference (Please follow the links on the page).

> Register now

> Submit an abstract

Featuring Keynote speaker:

Dr. Sir Harold W. Kroto,
Nobel Lauréate

Florida State University,
Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry

Other Confirmed Speakers:

Dr. Betsy Becker
Department Chair, EPLS

Eric Bell
Associate Head Coach

Dustin Daniels
Student Body President

Dr. K. Anders Ericsson
Cognitive Psychology

Dr. Joanne Graf
Sport Management

Gerri Houlihan
School of Dance

Chad Mathews
FSU Flying High Circus Director

Dr. David Pargman
Emeritus Professor,
FSU College of Education

Dr. Cecile Reynaud
Sport Management

Bryan Richards
Music Theater

Dr. Gershon Tenenbaum
Sport Psychology

Dr. Tom Welsh
School of Dance

Dr. Heidi Williams
School of Music

David Young
Athletic Trainer

Jawole Zollar
School of Dance

And other speakers including college athletes, coaches and students


The Sport Psychology Organization & Research Team (SPORT) is proud to announce the 3rd annual FSU SPEAR Conference, on February18th and 19th, 2011. The purpose of the conference is to promote the discussion and scientific examination of topics related to the sport sciences from a variety of perspectives. The conference aims to bring together respected scholars, coaches, and players to contribute unique insights into the science of sports. This year’s conference theme is Expertise Across Domains. The focus of the conference will be on examining the various topics related to expert performance in various domains (e.g., sports, education, fine arts, medicine, business and entertainment). Examples of some related topics are: developing experts, the process of recruiting, issues in defining, measuring and capturing expertise, working with gifted individuals, the nature-nurture debate, technology and the future of expertise. Our general goal is for everyone in attendance to actively listen and participate in the stimulating discussion of similarities and differences across domains in the area of expert performance; an up-and-coming area of interest, featuring several best sellers in the past year (e.g., Bounce, The Talent Code and Outliers). We encourage you to register and/or to submit an abstract that is related to the topic of the conference (Please follow the links on the page).		> Register now > Submit an abstract Featuring Keynote speaker: Dr. Sir Harold W. Kroto, Nobel Lauréate Florida State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Other Confirmed Speakers: Dr. Betsy Becker Department Chair, EPLS Eric Bell Associate Head Coach Dustin Daniels Student Body President Dr. K. Anders Ericsson Cognitive Psychology Dr. Joanne Graf Sport Management Gerri Houlihan School of Dance Chad Mathews FSU Flying High Circus Director Dr. David Pargman Emeritus Professor, FSU College of Education Dr. Cecile Reynaud Sport Management Bryan Richards Music Theater Dr. Gershon Tenenbaum Sport Psychology Dr. Tom Welsh School of Dance Dr. Heidi Williams School of Music David Young Athletic Trainer Jawole Zollar School of Dance And other speakers including college athletes, coaches and students