KinSoc presents Kin Talks
The Kinesiology Society is back with another event, this time bringing students a chance to learn more about their future careers with Kin Talks.
The Kin Talks take place on March 9 and the theme is preparing elite athletes for competition. Kinesiology Society (KinSoc) has asked four guest speakers to give a 15-minute lecture on their jobs, how they interact with athletes and how their work develops to bringing an athlete to sports.
President of KinSoc Malik Carby-Corbett said the Kin Talks are inspired by Ted Talks.
“We get professionals to come in and they will talk to us about what they do in their career and how it relates to whatever our theme is for that Kin Talk,” said Carby-Corbett.
Carby-Corbett said this event is being held because certain aspects of the kinesiology program are really interesting like preparing elite athletes for competition but not taught in depth. The Kin Talks will touch more on those subjects for students who have an interest in going into that field.
Vice-president of activities for KinSoc, Stephanie Huitema said that she thinks the Kin Talks are a good idea because it gives students a chance to hear guest speakers and people who work in the field.
“I know a lot of people in the program are interested in working with athletes so my goal was to be able to bring in these people who are kind of high-profile and work with elite level athletes,” said Huitema.
The four guest speakers are Sam Gibbs, Jenifer Sago, Will George and Peter Papadogiannis. Gibbs is an athletic therapist and currently travels with the Toronto Raptors. Sago is a nutritionist and also works with the Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs and Athletic Canada. George prepares Olympic, Paralympic and other elite athletes for competition and is a sports biomechanist. Papadogiannis is a sports phycologist who has working experience with pro athletes and is currently a part of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association.
There will also be a discussion period where students get the chance to network with these professionals and ask questions.
Vice-president of communications, Avanti Patel said she believes this will benefit students because they will be able to get practical knowledge.
“We learn a bit about training athletes in class but we do not really learn about the nutritional aspects, so we are just trying to bring that knowledge to the students,” she said.
Huitema said that she believes this event will be very valuable. “It is a great networking experience.” Students will be able look for internships, possible future employment opportunities maybe even a mentorship.
Carby-Corbett said that this event is a great way for students to decide what they want to do after university.
“This is just giving people perspective of what you can do with a kin degree, things you can branch out to and letting them know that there is a lot of professions out there that they could do,” he said.
KinSoc welcomes any student to come enjoy the lectures at the Kin Talks taking place on March 9 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room GH126.
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