Kristen Dieffenbach

Professor West Virginia University; Executive Director United States Center for Coaching Excellence; Sport Coach Developer & Educator

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Surround yourself with people who soften your edges & sharpen your focus.

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Great discussion w a very passionate group of peers @nsca Annual Conference about how to increase the implementation of #LTAD in #youthsport
Thank you to my great co-presenters @pfeif51 @TMoreno40SL @rihoward41 @jason @MDPhysEd
Great to see @WVUCPASS students here too!

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Shout out to @CoachGuyton - the 2024 @NSCA Educator of the Year!!! The students in @WVUCPASS definitely benefit from Dr. Hornsby’s ability to blend research & practice

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

We really need to talk about the reliance on volunteers in #youthsport - not as a good or bad - but as a reality & a valuable resources in our communities

What does that mean for how those of us who rely on them for our programs & our children prepare & support the coach role?

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

MD Gov Moore reminds us to #FollowTheData
Such a key message to make a difference in our your sports and our society
@AspenInstSports #ProjectPlay #youthsport @CoachingEd

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Dr Vincent Minjares @PlayerLearning to lead an essential discussion about a national coaching agenda at #ProjectPlay today @AspenInstSports @WVUCPASS @CoachingEd @wvucahs #qualitycoaching

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Great discussion on applied practices in supporting career transitions in sport @fepsac2022 Are you doing work to support sport coach transitions in sport? Submit your work to the @ISCJHK special issue @AniChroni @RynneSteven @alex_blackett @IcceResearch @CoachingEd

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

At the end of a presentation @fepsac2022 sharing our work on athlete to coach transition in a symposium @AniChroni share our call for more research & @ISCJHK special issue @alex_blackett @RynneSteven

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Knocked it out of the park! Critical conversation about supporting the athlete to coach transition to support coach well-being and quality athlete experiences. So many important areas of conversation! Looking forward to what we do next as we continue our collab!!!

[SIRC @SIRCtweets]

Children who play team sport are less likely to struggle with mental health issues.
@CalState sports psychologists also found that children who exclusively play an individual sport were more likely to have mental health issues than kids who play no sport.
https://t.co/UpTTNpbRRx

[SIGA @SIGAlliance]

#InternationalChildrensDay was 1st proclaimed in Geneva in 1925. In 2022, Sport isn't still a safe & secure environment for all children.
SIGA's Universal Standards on Youth Development & Child Protection are ready, & will be approved later this year.
👁️https://t.co/kv7id79V4L

[ICCE Research @IcceResearch]

Places filling fast! Come and join us for our Think Tank 'What is #coaching ?' 3rd of June at noon in Sydney and Edinburgh. Free. More info: https://t.co/ppLkZxs7pL

[USCCE @CoachingEd]

Have you watched the @HHSGov latest video
"Move Your Way: Play for Fun. Build Skills for Life" yet?

English - https://t.co/60EBgp2b2i
Spanish - https://t.co/G1EGN5yq4N

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Building n their National Youth Sport Strategy Report (2019) the @HHSGov
is creating great resources for youth sport coaches, parents, and program leaders like these action tips for supporting youth mental health through sport
https://t.co/sQsv9t2b8d

[SIRC @SIRCtweets]

Elite athlete mental health.
There are a range of athlete-specific & general risk factors associated with mental ill-health in elite athletes. Athlete-specific indicators include sports-related injury & concussion, performance failure, overtraining...
https://t.co/aWXbBRi8gY

[USCCE @CoachingEd]

We are happy to announce that we will have an Interactive Stick Shin Sport Demonstration by the @KalispelTribe for our in person attendees!

Join and participate with us on the second day of the Summit.

@SportsinSpokane

#USCCE2022

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

@AniChroni @ISCJHK @alex_blackett @RynneSteven So looking forward to this project!

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

We are so excited too support the expansion of this important line of work!

[Dr Alex Blackett @alex_blackett]

I'm delighted to announce that @DrDCoachScience, @anichroni, @rynnestephen & I will be guest editing a special issue in @ISCJHK on 'Transitions in Coaching'. Empirical & practical advance submissions are welcomed (as are retweets🙏) https://t.co/VHigmYzWN8

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

If you haven’t picked up the new edition just published be sure to check it out! A key resource for coaching education program & those in field

[USCCE @CoachingEd]

📚 Did you finish your reading list last year?

📖 In Practical Sports Coaching, Christine Nash, provides a thorough & engaging guide for all sports coaching students and practitioners.

Join us in furthering the conversation at the 2022 North American Coach Development Summit.

[Kristen Dieffenbach @DrDCoachScience]

Well earned. Congrats.

[WVU CPASS @WVUCPASS]

Once a Mountaineer, always a Mountaineer! And, future Mountaineers are always welcome to the Gold and Blue family #WVUgrad 🎓💛💙

[Manuel MATEO-MARCH @mmateo_march]

📝ACCEPTED: Diff in training characteristics between junior, U23 and PRO cyclists. The juniors cyclists spent more training time at medium and high heart rate intensity zones compared to U23 and PRO https://t.co/dDjn4o8NRo
@inigomujika_en
@LucaFilipas
@peter__leo
#GALLO et al.