Board certified sports medicine physician and pediatrician specializing in youth sports injuries
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota
Medical Director of TRIA's Pediatric Orthopedic Program
Team Physician for University of Minnesota Gopher Women's Hockey
Experience working with athletes across all sports and populations.
Received specialized training in management of sports related concussion at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In addition to the management of traumatic brain injury, she has also trained in the areas of general neuropsychology, polytrauma, spinal cord injury, chronic illness and pain management.
Simon is a Mental Skills Coach at Premier Sport Psychology and has been involved in sports as a player and coach. Simon played three years of professional cricket.. At Premier Sport Psychology, Simon works with athletes, teams, coaches and parents across a wide range of sports and competitive levels to support their performance and well-being.
B.A., Ph.D, J.D.
Sports Medicine Panel Moderator
Associate Professor of Law, UMN Directs the Shen Neurolaw Lab & leads a Grand Challenges grant on youth sports concussions
Faculty Member & the Senior Fellow in Law and Neuroscience at the Harvard Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital
Player’s Health is a risk management company committed to the implementation of best in class health management for amateur athletes. We provide an all-in-one health risk management platform for youth sports organizations. Our platform records, monitors, and quantifies injury management behaviors, providing the visibility into injury liability exposure that has been missing from the industry. Player’s Health mitigates risk for youth athletic programs, sports leagues, and coaches by entrusting “return-to-play” decision-making to the athlete's legal guardian. The Player’s Health platform is managing the health and wellness for more than 70 Sports organizations with more than 70,000 users.
Dr. Heather Bergeson, Kevin Merkle, Laura Halldorson and Simon Almaer
Moderated by Troy Pearson
Developing a holistic culture within a sports Organization.
The Competitive nature of youth sports is at an all time high today and many times, it is at the expense of the overall experience of the athlete. Are they having fun? Is the scoreboard the main focal point of their experience?
The Positive Coaching Alliance will provide tactics on how we can build a great sports experience for youth athletes, parents and coaches. Personal growth is the key to success. How does your organization build athletes up in the areas that matter?
Nick Greisen, Otis Grigsby, Corey Koskie and Sage Rosenfels
Moderated by Tim McNiff
Former Pro Athletes take a deeper look at the impact of being a multi-sport youth athlete.
We’ll discuss today’s ongoing debate regarding youth athletes specializing in sports too early. We will hear from professional athletes who were multi-sport youth athletes growing up and whether they thought this impacted their path to the pros.
Jon Butler, Andy Coutts, Mike Cuzzone, and Sally Johnson
Moderated by Tim McNiff
The Role of an Amateur Sports Administrator today and in the future.
Where are sports administrators spending most of their time? What keeps them up at night? How is the role of the youth sports administrator changing with the evolution of importance of health and safety in youth sports? What role does liability play in their jobs today?
Dr. Michael Stuart , Dr. Edward Laskowski, Dr. Aimee Custer and Amy Hamilton
Moderator: Dr. Francis Shen
The epidemic of youth sports injuries and the role of prevention programs.
Experts say that given the intensity of youth sports in today’s landscape, injuries that are more common in older athletes are showing up in younger patients at an elevated level.
Because training and competition have become more intense in recent years, young athletes are increasingly at risk for injury. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of sport-related injury is important to prevent long-term deformity and disability.
Jaime Campbell, Steve Laing, Neil Mitchell, Kevin Margarucci and Josh Opiola
Moderator: Tim McNiff
Many sports organizations want to implement a formal risk management program, but don’t know where to start and need guidance. Most risk management programs are too long, complicated, and are not properly implemented. This panel will share best practices in risk management and the implementation of a successful program.
Risk management is large part of an administrator’s role in youth sports today. What is working and what is not? We’ll hear from the best of the best in insurance, concussion management, and risk management.
