CONFERENCE: The 4th Post-Olympic Conference

The 4th Post-Olympic Conference
Outcome and Analysis of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games –
Preparing for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport
ISRAEL

The language of the conference - ENGLISH
Regisration fee - $50

Tentative Conference Schedule

Thursday, July 7th 2005

09:00 – 10:00
Registration, gathering, coffee and refreshments

10:00 – 10:15
Opening and Welcome

Mr. Zvi Varshaviak, President of the Olympic Committee of Israel

Mr. Uzi Zvebner, Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 17th
Maccabiah Games

10:15 – 12:30
Session I "Analysis of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games"

Moderation: Mr. Efraim Zinger, Secretary General of the NOC Israel

10:15 – 11:15
How Is It Done? – Different Means to Measure the Success and Failure of
Countries during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Mr. Simon Toulson, Member of the IOC, Britain

11:15 – 12:00
Analysis of the Performance of the Israeli Team at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games

Mr. Gilad Lustig, Director of the Elite Sport Department of Israel

12:00 – 12:15
Discussion

12:15 – 13:30
Lunch

13:30 – 16:50
Session II "Science in the Service of Olympic Preparation"
Moderation: Prof. Vladimir Issurin, Professional Coordinator of the Elite Sport
Department of Israel

13:30 – 14:30
The Contribution of Sport Science in Olympic Preparation and Performance: the
experience of the Italian Team
Prof. Marcelo Faina, Director of the Italian Institute of Sport Sciences and
Advisor to the Italian Olympic Team

14:30 – 15:00
Peaking as a Problem and Challenge: What we learn from the Evidence of the
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Prof. Vladimir Issurin, Israel

15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:30
Our Approach to Sport Specific Exercise Testing of Elite Athletes
Prof. Dusan Hamar, Head of the Physiology Department at the Sport University,
Slovakia

16:30 – 16:50
Discussion


Friday, July 8th 2005

09:00 – 09:30
Gathering, Coffee and Refreshments

09:30 – 09:45
Opening the 2nd day of the Conference

Dr. Yehosha Dekel, Head of the Sports Administration at the Ministry for
Education, Culture and Sport

09:45 – 14:30
Session III "Physiological and Psychological Aspects in Training and the
Integration of Technology in Olympic Preparation"


Moderation: Dr. Uri Schaefer, Director of the Wingate Institute

09:45 – 10:45
Muscular Adaptation, Overload and Overtraining: Theoretical Aspects and
Practical Consequences of an Unsolved Approach

Prof. Ulrich Hartmann, Head of the Department of Training Methodology at the
University of Munich

10:45 – 11:45
Technology Progress as a Factor of Breakthrough in Olympic Sport

Prof. Antonio Dal Monte, International Expert in Sport Biomechanics and Exercise
Physiology and Former Director of the Sport Science Institute of the Italian
National Olympic Committee

11:45 – 12:00
Discussion

12:00 – 12:30
Coffee Break

12:30 – 13:30
Ways to improve performance in the Olympics – new perspectives concerning mental
training and technical preparation

Dr. Thomas Schack, International Expert in Sport Psychology,

Assoc. Prof. at the Sport University Cologne

13:30 – 14:00
The Psychological Preparation of Israeli Athletes for the Athens 2004 Olympic
Games

Dr. Boris Blumenstein, Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research,
Wingate Institute, Psychologist of the Israeli Team to the Athens 2004 Olympic
Games

14:00 – 14:15
Discussion

14:15 – 14:30
Resume and Outlook

14:30 – 15:15
Lunch