Brain Camp: SPORTY BRAINS! In-Person Seminar Registration (December 7 & 8, 2024 in Cumming, GA)

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SPORTY BRAINS!

In-Person Seminar With The Brain Camp Crew

Saturday & Sunday

December 7 & 8, 2024

Jackson Dog Sports in Cumming, GA

with

Dr. Kathy Murphy, Bobbie Bhambree, Elliot Connor, and Tracy Sklenar

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Join Dr. Kathy Murphy, Tracy Sklenar, Bobbie Bhambree, and Elliot Connor for this unique international collaboration  between Barking Brains and Agility University as we explore the intersection of sports, behavior, and neuroscience in a working team camp.

By having a deeper understanding of what’s happening in the brain and why, you will be able to create the optimal learning and performance environment for your dog, getting you closer to your team goals and enhancing your partnership.

Yes! We will have new games and exercises to build up your dog’s sport skills, as well as Dr. Murphy’s incomparable dives into the neuroscience that supports our training.   

 SPORTY BRAINS

(December 7 & 8, 2024)

9am – 5pm

For dogs 14 months and older

Optimal performance depends on learning, memory, physical fitness, control of arousal, focus and engagement. Understanding what’s happening in the brain, and therefore how to optimize these abilities, while supporting the dog’s wellbeing, is the key to success.

 

In this unique camp you will be able to take what you learn about achieving optimum performance for your individual dog, and go from theory to practical application over the course of the weekend. We will provide a fresh context for you to be able to learn training games to help address arousal issues, build focus and engagement and build that all important resilience to environmental sensitivities.

 

Sporty Brains 2024  is perfect for dog & handler teams who are new to Brain Camp, or alums who have a new canine teammate!

 

Choose your track:

**Competition Track (for dogs over 13 months training/competing in agility, flyball, rally, obedience)

** Scentwork Track (for dogs over 13 months training/competing in any of the scent/search sports)

 

Sporty Brains Camp will have multiple lecture/panel and practical working sessions each day! The practical  sessions will be covering how to apply our understanding of the neuroscience to the sport-specific skills required for agility, flyball, and scentwork! Topics will include:  

 

  • Creating training plans 

  • Confidence building

  • Arousal management and optimization

  • Attentional processing

  • Reinforcement strategies

  • Frustration reduction

  • How to handle errors

  • Neuroplasticity

  • Learning & memory (for dogs AND humans!)

  • Resilience conditioning

  • And more! 

Working Spot: $495/team (space is limited)

Auditing: $125 for both days, $75 for one day

Course Information

Estimated Time: Lifetime Access

Difficulty: Open to All

Course Instructors

Tracy Sklenar Tracy Sklenar Author
Bobbie Bhambree Bobbie Bhambree Author
Kathy Murphy Kathy Murphy Author
Elliot Connor Elliot Connor Author
 

SPORTY BRAINS: SCENT TRACK WORKING SPOT

$495.00

SPORTY BRAINS: SCENT TRACK WORKING SPOT

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SPORTY BRAINS: AGILITY/FLYBALL TRACK WORKING SPOT

$495.00

SPORTY BRAINS: AGILITY FLYBALL WORKING SPOT

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AUDITING: SPORTY BRAINS (1 DAY)

$75.00

Auditing Spot: Sporty Brains (1 Day)

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AUDITING: SPORTY BRAINS (BOTH DAYS)

$125.00

Auditing spot: Sporty Brains (2 days)

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This course does not have any sections.