Performing & Visual Arts
Las Vegas Mental Performance Summit
Welcome to the Las Vegas Mental Performance Summit. The Summit brings together sport psychologists, mental performance consultants, coaches, and mental health practitioners for professional growth, networking, and business development in the application of performance and sport psychology. Utilizing a think-tank approach, the Summit is designed for diverse constituencies who seek to share and learn about current opportunities and future possibilities in the fields of performance psychology and high performance. Through presentations, case studies, and round-tables, participants will collaborate in developing the practice of performance and sport psychology in a variety of competitive arenas. Up to eight AASP CEU's will be available.
Note: A virtual option is available. Sessions will be recorded and available after the Summit. In-person attendees will also have access to the recordings.
Friday, 2/27
4:00-4:30 PM Check-in
4:30-4:45 PM Opening Remarks - Mark Cheney, MEd, MA, CMPC
4:45-5:45 PM Integrating Mindfulness & Mental Skills, Taylor Stutzman, M.A., CMPC, Waterstone Mental Performance
5:45-6:30 Are you Creating a System to Make Better Decisions? Michael Romanella, Romo Performance
7:00 No-host Dinner @ Lazy Dogs - 1725 Festival Plaza Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89135
Saturday, 2/28
8:15-9:00 AM Checkin/Breakfast/Networking
9:00-10:00 Time Efficient & Effective Mental Performance Strategies to Use with Teams and Individuals, Ben Loeb
10:00-11:00 - One Discipline, Many Levels: Delivering Sport Psychology Services from to Professional Athletes, Dr. Kacey Oiness, Las Vegas Raiders and Raiderettes
11:15-12:15 The Repetition Problem: Attention, Presence, & Performance in Long-Run Performance Environments, Antonette Cohen, MA, Liminal Rise
12:15-1:15 Lunch and networking - on site
1:15-2:15 Roundtables - Business Development
2:30-3:30 Cattle Call: Inside the Psychological Reality of Performing Arts Auditions, Lauren McArdle, MS, Professional Ballerina, Persistence Psych and Martha Baldwin, Cleveland Orchestra
3:30-4:30 The Art of Helping Coaches Win More and Live Better, Zach Brandon, Arizona Diamondbacks
4:30-4:45 Closing Remarks - Mark Cheney
