Glenbard Parent Series event: Excellence in Sports Performance

The athletics departments at Glenbard South and Glenbard West and the Glenbard Parent Series will present Excellence in Sports Performance: Establishing a Winning Culture with Gregory Dale on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Dale is a professor of sport psychology and sport ethics at Duke University who consults with professional teams to enhance character and improve peak performance. He will speak to student athletes about increasing confidence, maintaining accountability, and handling adversity, all while enjoying the process. Parents will learn the significance of the coach-athlete-parent triangle and the importance of modeling and effective goal setting.

Dale's presentations are part of Glenbard South's and Glenbard West's parent and athlete meetings on Aug. 15 and are open to the public. Dale will give two presentations. Join Glenbard South Assistant Principal of Athletics Tim Carlson at 6 p.m. at Glenbard South, 23W200 Butterfield Road in Glen Ellyn, and Glenbard West Assistant Principal of Athletics Joseph Kain at 6:30 p.m. at Glenbard West, 670 Crescent Blvd. in Glen Ellyn. Student athletes at Glenbard South and Glenbard West are required to attend with their parent or guardian.

GPS is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, DuPage Medical Group, Emmy Gaffey Foundation and the Trust Company of Illinois. For further information, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at 630-942-7668 or at gilda_ross@glenbard.org.