News Release
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April 13, 2006
Boise State Prof to Speak on Using Golf to
Teach Life Skills to Young Girls
Linda Petlichkoff, a professor of kinesiology at Boise State University and
former president of the American Academy of Applied Sport Psychologists,
will present a lecture titled “Teaching Life Skills Through Golf.” The talk,
which addresses the impact of the First Tee program on the life skills and
golf skills of young female participants, is at 10:45 p.m. April 25 at the
Salt Palace Convention Center Downtown, Room 250EF.
The talk is sponsored by the National Association for
Girls and Women in Sport as part of the national conference of the American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, held in Salt
Lake City from April 25-29. To register for a one-day conference session to
attend Petlichkoff’s address, visit
www.aahperd.org/convention.
Petlichkoff earned a Ph.D. in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport
psychology from the University of Illinois in 1988. She accepted an
appointment to a tenure-track position at Boise State in the Department of
Kinesiology in fall 1987. She has published numerous articles on issues
related to participation in and withdrawal from sport, competitive anxiety,
achievement goal profiles, coaching children, goal-setting techniques, and
self-regulation skills. Her current interests focus on youth development
through sport and self-regulation. Currently, Petlichkoff serves as a
developmental consultant for The First Tee™ (www.thefirsttee.org)
life skills curriculum.
Before returning to school, Dr. Petlichkoff taught secondary mathematics and coached a number of sports for 10 years in the Wayne-Westland Community Schools in Wayne, Mich. and was the head women’s volleyball coach at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Mich.
For more information, call Portery or Pam at
1-800-213-7193, ext. 453.
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Contact: Lynda Ransdell, Department of Kinesiology, (208) 426-1798,
LyndaRansdell@boisesetate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
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