The annual Empire 8 Student-Athlete Summit is being held at the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Fairport, NY. The event will run Friday evening, January 22nd through Saturday afternoon, January 23rd.
This year’s Summit is once again focused on bringing together members of the higher education community from around the conference institutions (student-athletes, Administrators, Coaches and Vice-Presidents) in a fun and educational environment away from campus.
The Empire 8 is pleased to be welcoming Dr. Joel Fish as the keynote speaker to address the Summit attendees. Fish has worked extensively with athletes of all ages and skills levels, from youth sport through the Olympic and professional ranks. He has served as a sport psychology consultant for many of the major Philadelphia-area sports teams, including the Flyers (NHL),
76ers (NBA), Phillies (MLB) and Charge (WUSA), as well as the USA Women’s National Soccer Team. He has spoken nationwide on sport psychology at over 200 universities and is also a popular presenter at a variety of athletic functions.
Fish has been frequently quoted in the Philadelphia and national media, having been featured numerous times on ABC, CNN, ESPN, Fox, HBO, and NBC. He has also been featured on television programs such as NBC’s
Today, HBO's
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbeland ESPN's
SportsCenter and
Outside The Lines.
Fish received a B.A. from Clark University, an M.A. from Temple University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of
"101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent", in which he shares both his clinical expertise and his practical experience as the proud father of three children to help parents develop a deeper understanding of the many issues that surround the young athlete.
For more information on Fish, please visit The Center for Sport Psychology website
here.
Summit attendees will also be taking part in round table discussions, Minute-to-Win-it activities and create an action plan to share/implement what they learned when they return to their campuses.
Programming for the Summit is made possible through the NCAA Strategic Initiative Grant Tier II funds.