Kids, Sports & Drugs
A Conference on Steroid Education, Drug Prevention
and Healthy Nutritional Alternatives
November 9, 2006 – Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
Registration Form - Map to Henry Ford Hospital
NOTE: It is not too late to sign up! Please download and fill out the registration form, and then fax to the MHSAA at 517-332-4071. Registrations will be accepted through Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Steroid facts & figures have been a hot topic in today’s media, but what do we really know? Furthermore, what do our student-athletes know? The 2006 Kids, Sports & Drugs Conference aims to educate attendees about the detrimental effects of steroids, while also providing healthy alternatives for student-athletes, coaches, and administrators.
Please join us for an important discussion about these topics, as well as the award-winning ATLAS & ATHENA curriculum, on Nov. 9 in the Beurki Auditorium at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The conference begins at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 2 p.m.
Featured speakers include:
- Dr. Linn Goldberg and Dr. Diane Elliot – Creators of the award-winning ATLAS & ATHENA curriculum designed specifically to assist student-athletes in making better decisions with drugs & alcohol, strength training and nutrition. Both doctors are industry experts on the topic of kids & steroids, have testified in congress and been featured in a number of national newspapers and television programs.
- Dan Bonner – A college basketball analyst for CBS and FOX Sports with a unique perspective on kids and steroids. Bonner is a former basketball captain at the University of Virginia, and a former college basketball coach. He has also coached girls basketball and girls soccer at the high school level, and has served as a booster club president
- Kevin Wildenhaus, Ph.D. - Dr. Kevin Wildenhaus is a Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist and the founder and owner of Competitive Edge Consulting (CEC), a private clinical practice and consulting service. His work at CEC includes serving as the team psychologist for the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. In addition, he works with athletes ranging from PGA golfers to Champion Skeet Shooters, and is a consultant for the US Military Academy at West Point’s famed Center for Enhanced Performance. Locally, he has worked with many teams and organizations, including Oakland University, the University of Detroit, Cranbrook-Kingswood HS, Ann Arbor Pioneer HS, Birmingham Groves HS, Detroit Tigers and Detroit Figure Skating Club.
- Patricia Kolowich, M.D. - Dr. Patricia Kolowich is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and the Division Head of Henry Ford Health System’s Sports Medicine. Dr. Kolowich has been a team physician for the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Rockers as well as a consultant for the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Drive. Dr. Kolowich is currently serving as President of the Michigan Orthopaedic Society.
- Jeanne Stevenson, RD - Jeanne Stevenson has worked for Henry Ford Health System for more than 25 years. Jeanne is a member of the American Dietetic Assoc. and currently consults for the Detroit Tigers, Henry Ford Center for Athletic Medicine, University of Detroit Mercy Student Athletics, American Ballet Theatre, and the Detroit Skate Club. She also provides nutrition education to high school athletic teams.
- John E. “Jack” Roberts – MHSAA Executive Director
- And others – Including a representative from Sports Illustrated
The conference is open to all school administrators, coaches, trainers and all other community members who want to learn more about this topic. Registration is $10 per person and includes lunch. Registration is capped at 350 participants. (Click here for a registration form.)
The conference is the second part of the SI Schools grant program announced by Sports Illustrated earlier this spring. The first part of the program featured four Michigan high schools – Ironwood L.L. Wright, Mt. Pleasant, Macomb Lutheran North & Spring Lake – selected as SI Schools to receive ATLAS & ATHENA training and materials for 2006-07 valued at approximately $25,000. Both of these initiatives are a part of the million dollar Champions Award grant given by Sports Illustrated to the group that created the ATLAS & ATHENA curriculum, the Center for Health Performance at Oregon Health and Science University.
Henry Ford Health System is a proud year-round corporate partner of the MHSAA. In 2006-07, HFHS will help the MHSAA highlight important health & safety information to member schools. Thank you to HFHS for helping bring this conference to you.
For more information, please contact Andy Frushour at the MHSAA office – afrushour@mhsaa.com or (517) 332-5046.
