Presentations & Workshops
I work with and speak frequently to a wide variety of groups locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. I customize each presentation to meet the needs of the group (e.g., coaches, sport parents, youth sport organizations, school/university, national governing body, athletic administrators). My presentations are interactive, engaging, applied, and always research-based.
I have worked with coaches at all levels of competition, coaches of both male and female athletes, and male and female coaches help them be more effective and to improve the enjoyment, development and performance of their athletes. While I work with all coaches, I have a particular passion for increasing the number of female coaches at all levels, and currently serve on the advisory board for The Alliance of Women Coaches. I am also a co-founder of the Minnesota Youth Sport Research Consortium, and often give sport parents and youth coach workshops to help adults create a more positive youth sport climate.
Some of the most frequent topics I am asked to give keynotes and workshops about include:
- Psychology of Coaching: Effective Motivational Strategies
- Psychology of Coaching: Effective Communication
- Developing Confidence in Yourself and Your Athletes: Strategies for Coaches
- Out With Burnout for Coaches
- Mental Training Tips for Coaches: Helping Athletes go From Good to Great!
- Surviving and Thriving:Strategies for of Female Coaches
- Coaching the Millennials/Generation Y
- Coaching Boys & Girls: The Myths and The Evidence
- Psychology of Coaching: Working Together with Sport Parents
- Parents Learning About Youth Sports (Minnesota PLAYS™)
- Sports-based Youth Development
- Character Education and Moral Development In and Through Sports
- Myths & Facts about Title IX
- Media Portrayals of Female Athletes: The Good, the Bad and the Counterproductive
- Does Sex Sell Women’s Sport? (see video of espnW Summit panel I was part of on this topic)
- An Evidence-based Case for Equal Playing Time in Youth Sports
- Developing Physically Active Girls (To see a short video of me delivering a Pecha Kucha on this topic, click here)
- Developing Physically Active Youth
All Female Water Polo Coach Symposium at Stanford, 2012
Some groups I have worked with and delivered presentations to include: Association of Women’s Collegiate Hockey Coaches, Naples, FL CEHD University of Minnesota Alumni Association, MIAC/UMAC Educational Symposium for Coaches, Athletic Directors and Athletes, Water Polo Coach Symposium, Sports Dentistry Conference, Fairview Hospital Sideline Review for Athletic Trainers, USA Hockey American Development Model Symposium, Prior Lake Soccer Club, NCAA Women Coaches Academy, Alliance for Women Coaches, espnW Summit, International Working Group on Women in Sport, American Association University Women, Minnesota State High School Coaches Association, Minnesota State High School Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association, Minnesota State High School Softball Coaches Association, Eagan Athletic Association, Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, USA Hockey, Up 2 Us, Algerian Basketball Federation, American-Israeli Friendship League, Ortonville School District coaching staff, St. Cloud State University Athletic Department, Carleton College and Augsburg College student athletes, Mayo Action on Obesity Summit, University of Minnesota Alumni Association, Prior Lake Rotary, Detroit Lakes Rotary, Women’s Philanthropic Leadership Circle, Minnesota Lynx, United States Tennis Association Teacher’s Conference, National Youth Sport Program, St. Cloud State Women On Wednesday Symposium, University of Nevada Soccer Coaching Symposium, Applied Research Consortium for Youth Development, Think Hockey Summer Camps, Tennis: Europe!, Blogs With Balls, Forest Lake Traveling Basketball Association,
In addition, I have presented research at academic conferences some of which include: Association Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), Association for Moral Education (AME), North American Association Study of Sport Sociology (NASSS), Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Active Living Conference.
Video of My Presentations:
The Construction & Launch of espnW: Fact vs. Fiction. A presentation given at The Tucker Table Nov. 11, 2010.
Developing Physically Active Girls: A Pecha Kucha.
How to Give a Good PreZENtation. A collaborative educational technology project between myself and the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
Stay Strong, Play On:Current Issues in Girls and Women in Sport (2010, February 3) as part of the St. Cloud State Women’s Center’s Women on Wednesdays (WOW) lecture series. To hear audio click here.
Facing Off Over Facebook: The Impact of Social Media on Women’s Sports (2009, October 19). The Tucker Center Distinguished Lecture Series, University of Minnesota. To see video click here.
Physical Activity as a Context for Youth Development. Applied Research Consortium Youth Development, Impact to Inquiry Series. University of Minnesota (2008, May). To see video click here.
The 2007 Tucker Center Research Report: Developing Physically Active Girls (2008, April 22 ). The Tucker Center Distinguished Lecture Series, University of Minnesota . To see video click here.
To see short video clips on a variety of my research presentations, visit The Tucker Center’s YouTube Channel.
If you are interested in having me work with or speak to your group, please send me an email [nmlavoi@gmail.com], or call me at 612.626.6055 and we can talk about how to customize a presentation to fit your needs.
