New Mexico Activities Association

CHOICES

• There is a choice that you have to

make in everything that you do, so

keep in mind that in the end, the

choice that you make makes you!

What are Your Goals?

GOAL SETTING – Do you have a plan?

Vision

Critical time

Shape life

Define Success

Stated vs. Operational Values

Stated Value: What you say

Operational Value: What

you do

What’s it going to take to maximize your

potential?

The World Today

• “Despite how hard sometimes the world seems to be, and all that you see on television is war and conflict and poverty and violence, the truth is that if you had to choose when to be born, now would be the time. Optimism is warranted because the world is less violent, it is healthier, it is wealthier, it is more tolerant and it offers more opportunity for more people than any time in human history.” President Obama

Don’t be a Victim!

Woulda,

Shoulda,

Coulda! We must learn to

take ownership

of whatever

happens in

our life!

Becoming an Athlete

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

John Underwood - Educator/Activist A former NCAA All-American, International-level distance runner and World

Masters Champion, John has coached or advised more than two dozen Olympians including World and Olympic Champions. He holds three

International Olympic Solidarity diplomas for coaching and has been a crusader for drug-free sport at all levels. He has appeared as a guest commentator for ABC Wide World of Sports for Olympic Drug Scandals. John has worked with nearly all sport federations, the NCAA, NHL, ECAC, Department of Justice, the

U.S. Olympic Committee, Sport Canada and the International Olympic Committee.

A different perspective

Athlete

Physiologist

Coach

Prevention Educator

Activist

John Underwood

has conducted

nearly 14,000

physiological

tests over the

past 20 years

on elite

athletes.

The following

slides reflect

his efforts to

deter drug use

by athletes.

Effects of alcohol begin at 1-2 drinks

Effects increase dramatically at 3-4 drinks

Effects at 5-6 drinks have serious residual effect

Windows of Assessment for Various Alcohol Biomarkers

MENTAL COGNITION

The single biggest factor in

optimal performance

Susan Tapert/University of California, San Diego

The images above show the brain activity of a 15-year-old nondrinker, top, and a drinker, bottom.

FRONTAL

CEREBELLUM

QUICKNESS

SENSORY MOTOR

REACT

Twenty four elite athletes

reaction time to visual

stimulus rested:

.186 Sec.

Twenty four elite athletes reaction with a hangover

.246 Sec.

The more you drink the more you

impair brain, body and CNS function.

The residual effect of alcohol

or a hangover has been shown to

reduce performance by an average

of 11.4% in elite athlete

populations.

STRENGTH AND RECOVERY

Heavy maximal level

training followed by

excessive alcohol

consumption can result

in hormonal

disruptions for up to

96 hours (4 days)

Maintains muscle mass

Repairs muscle fiber

Fat metabolism

Carbohydrate metabolism

SPEED

0-20 YARDS

0-10 YARDS

0-5 yds.

ENDURANCE

American Athletic Institute has studied the impact of

alcohol on condition in elite athletes. Impact has shown

significant projections in lost physiological condition

that correlates to as much as

14 days of lost training effect…for each time drunk…

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) attaches to receptors in the brain and impacts

cognition, reaction, movement

and coordination.

Brain Activity Marijuana

Not under

influence

Stoned

Audio

Visual

MJ is a known causative factor in CNS Fatigue

The effect of smoking

anything can have an

immediate and drastic

impact on critical

physiological systems

used in high level

sport performance.

Decreases your endurance capacity by 6-10%

The ability to supply

oxygen to working

muscle

Marijuana vs. Tobacco

•Releases five times as much carbon monoxide into the blood, which ties up oxygen •Three times more tar than cigarettes. •Another study showed that a few joints a day can produce as much lung damage as 20 tobacco cigarettes.

Once your

RBC’S saturate

with Co3 they

cannot absorb

O2

Smoking just prior to competing

greatly reduces O2 transport to

working muscle…

SPEED ENDURANCE

POWER ENDURANCE

SKILL ENDURANCE

Today’s Pot

Marijuana THC content 1960-70’s 1-4% THC

Marijuana THC content today 20+% THC

Detection Times

• Marijuana/Cannabinoids (THC,

Marijuana) Detection Time:

• 1 time use only 5-8 days

• 2-4x per month 11-18 days

• 2-4x per week 23-35 days

• 5-6x per week 33-48 days

• Daily 49-63 days

If you stop smoking

1+1= .14

6-7 3-4 Alcohol depresses 6-7 geographic regions of the brain Marijuana 3-4

They are not the same sites so together they effect 9-11 regions. This ramps up the depressant action in the brain to the estimated predicted equivalent level of .14 BAC if it were alcohol alone.

STEROIDS (AAS)

Steroids are a

synthetic derivative

of the male hormone

testosterone.

Used mainly to:

1)Gain strength

2)Recover quicker

from injury

Steroids have both an

anabolic effect and an

androgenic effect

Anabolic = increase in

muscle tissue

Androgenic = masculinizing

effects boys experience

during puberty

No steroid is purely anabolic

SIDE EFFECTS

•Decreased potential height

•Secondary sex characteristics

•Increased Acne

•Growth of facial hair in girls

•Loss of hair in boys

•Permanent voice-lowering in girls

•Violent, combative behavior

•Sexual dysfunction, impotence

•Mood swings, loss of sleep, paranoia

•Depression upon stopping use

•Organ damage and death from heavy use

All things of value come with a price … What are you willing to give or give up?

MENTAL CHARACTERISTS OF AN ATHLETE

Winners have a vision

Winners don’t make excuses

Winners are resilient

Winners are mentally tough

Competitor

WIN

How you act

Winners thrive on committment

• Commitment is deeply liberating

• Commitment frees us from

hesitation

• To commit is to remove our head

as the barrier to our lives!

• Commitment is a deterrent to

peer pressure.

Winners are in control of their emotions

Winners are all about integrity

Peer Pressure

• Don’t allow anyone to derail

your ambitions. Small people

will try to bring you down to

their level while the great ones

make you believe that you

can be great too!

Winners are loyal

Winners Compete with Class

Class Act

• If its not yours don’t take it!

• If its not nice don’t say it!

• If its not right don’t do it!!

Characteristics of great teams

Relentless pursuit of improvement

Roles

Committed to winning

TEACHABLE SPIRIT/COOPERATION

(not a skill, but a choice!) Correction

Eagerness

New Info.

DISCIPLINE

(not a skill, but a choice!)

Necessary for

Success

Attentiveness

Enthusiasm/Energy

Sportsmanship

Authority

Self-Control

TEAM FIRST

(not a skill, but a choice!)

Loyalty

Accountability

Dedication

Wheelbarrows!

CONFIDENCE

(not a skill, but a choice!)

Know

Believe

Work ethic

Preparation

Team

POISE

Apprehension

Hesitation

Chemistry

Have you developed the attitude of a true athlete?

Are you on the road to success?

Can you be trusted?

Are you committed to doing your very best?

Do you care about others and show it?

Do the Right Thing!

•Some people understand immediately

•Some people understand eventually

•Some people never understand