research

presentations

Changes in Fitness and Skating Performance in Elite Female Ice Hockey Players Over Nine Years

American College of Sports Medicine Meetings, Seattle, WA., June 2009.

Relationships Between Blood Lactate Clearance and Measures of Aerobic Capacity in Elite Women's Ice Hockey Players

American College of Sports Medicine Meetings, Indianapolis, IN., June 2008.

Hockey: The Best of Experiences

Keynote Presentation, Okotoks Minor Hockey Association, Okotoks, AB. April, 2008.

The Art and Science of Exercise Prescription

Keynote Presentation, Meetings of the Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA. February 2008.

Exercise is Good … And It's Good For You

Presentation for Green Learning Academy's Education Day, Calgary, AB. September 2006.

Efficacy of Field-Testing in Sports and Occupational Physiology

Presented with Delia Roberts, PhD, FACSM, Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C., and David Martin, PhD, Australian Institute for Sport, Belconnen, Australia. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meetings, June 2006, Denver, CO.

Can We Prevent Back Injuries?

Presentation for the North American Occupational Health and Safety Week. Calgary Chapter, Calgary, AB. May 2006.

Players, Parents, Coaches, and Coffee Cups

What's Really Important in Hockey? Keynote address for the Strathmore Bantam and Midget Year End Banquet, Strathmore, AB., Canada. March 2006

The Female Athlete: Performance-Related Issues

Presented with Tina Geithner, PhD, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. and Monica Torstveit, PhD, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo, Norway. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meetings, June 2005, Nashville, TN.

Faster Hockey Players: Practical Application of Biomechanical Research

nternational Hockey Skating Symposium. Detroit, MI. May 2005

Safe Lifting for Injury Prevention

Agricore United, Saskatoon, SK. February 2005

Wellness Bootcamp and the Non-athletic Employee

Keynote Address - Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion. Salt Lake City, UT. October 2004,

Biomechanics of High Performance in Ice Sports

Presented with Jos de Koning, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands and Deborah King, PhD, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meetings, June 2004, Indianapolis, IN.

Biomechanical Analysis of Women's Skating Performance, Effect on Playing Hockey on Fitness of Young Women Hockey Players, Physical Performance Characteristics of Canadian University Women's Hockey Players

Women's Hockey: Gender Issues On and Off the Ice, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. March 2004.

Back Injury Prevention and Employee Health

Agricore United General Safety Meeting, Brandon, Manitoba. March 2004.

Performance Testing & Talent Identification of Female Ice Hockey Players.

Meetings of the Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Montana State University, Missoula, MT. March 2003

Occupational and Individual Factors Involved in Injury Prevention.

Alberta Health & Safety Conference, Calgary, AB. November 2003.

Myths and Truths of Stretching and Flexibility Training

American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Summit, Las Vegas, NV. April, 2001.

High Performance Hockey (Off-Ice Training, Skating, and Nutrition

American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association & U.S. National Deaf Hockey Team. June, 1997 to Present.

Performance Characteristics of Female Hockey Players, Biomechanical Characteristics of High Performance Hockey Skating On-Ice Testing of Hockey Players

Meetings of the Northlands Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Mankato, MN. Oct 1 - 2, 1998

Performance Enhancement for Hockey Officials

Alberta Amateur Hockey Association, Level V Officials Symposium. Calgary, AB. September, 1995.

No More Dirty Laundry - Good News in the Fitness Industry

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit. Atlanta, GA., March 2009.

Office Ergonomics

Presentation for the University of Calgary Health and Safety Team, April, 2008.

The 10 Best Exercises For The Back, How to Prepare and Present a 'Bang On' Fitness Presentation

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit. Long Beach, CA., March 2008.

Stretching the Truth: Myths Misconceptions about Flexibility Training, Psychological Benefits of Exercise: The Forgotten Elements

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit. Dallas, TX, March 2007.

Barriers to High Performance in Ice Sports.

Presented with Ken Rundell, PhD, FACSM, Marywood University, Scranton, PA, Deb King, PhD, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, and Carl Foster, PhD, FACSM, U of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meetings, June 2006, Denver, CO.

The Art and Science of Exercise Prescription

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit, April 2006, Orlando, FL

That's When My Back Went Out!

Causes and Prevention of Back Injuries. American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit, April 2006, Orlando, FL.

212 Degrees of Physical Activity: What a Difference One Degree Can Make

Presentation for Cargill Wellness Program, Cargill Foods, Minneapolis, MN. November 2005

Work-Site Health Promotion and Occupational Physiology: Issues Relating to Performance, Productivity, and Injury Prevention

Presented with Ralph Bovard, M.D.and Nico Pronk, Ph.D., Park Nicolett Health Source, Minneapolis, MN., and Delia Roberts, Ph.D., Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meetings, June 2005, Nashville, TN.

Touching the Void: A Motivational Look at Exercise Adherence

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit, March 2005, Las Vegas, NV.

Back Injury Prevention - Train-the-Trainer

Agricore United, Fort Saskatchewan, AB. November 2004.

To Stretch or Not to Stretch . . . That is the Question!, Occupational Physiology: The New Frontier.

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit. Orlando, FL. April 2004.

The Myth of Power Skating, Effect on Playing Hockey on Fitness of Young Women Hockey Players, Physical Performance Characteristics of Canadian University Women's Hockey Players

Skating into the Future - 2004 Conference, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. March 2004.

Presentations for the fitness staff of Rancho La Puerta Health Spa

Tecate, Mexico, January 2002 - 2004.

The Art and Science of Exercise Prescription., Can We Prevent Back Injuries?

American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Summit. Reno, NV. April 2003.

Biomechanics in Skating Instruction: From Science to Practice.

International Powerskating Summit, Detroit, MI. May 2003.

Health, Wellness . . . and Lessons for Living.

Presentation for employees of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA. November 2003.

Efficacy of On-Ice Testing in Female Hockey Players

Meetings of the American College of Sports Medicine. Indianapolis, IN. June 2000

High Performance Skating

Review of Research. Meetings of the American College of Sports Medicine. Orlando, FL. June 1998.

Conditioning and High-Performance Skating for Hockey Officials

Canadian Hockey Association, Level VI Officials Seminar. Ottawa, ON. November 1995.

Performance Enhancement for Hockey Officials

Alberta Amateur Hockey Association, Level IV Officials Symposium. Calgary, AB. September, 1994.

Istvan Takacs, Romanian National Team, when asked what hockey taught him: "So much about life, about other people, and getting along with them. Through hockey, you learn to respect life and to value people. You learn to listen to your coach, and to your heart. You learn how to let your mind speak with your body, because the two become close after playing all these years."

Dr. Mike Bracko

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