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Assistant Professor in the Applied Exercise Science program Lara Carlson, Ph.D., CSCS, FACSM, of the Westbrook College of Health Professions, was invited to participate as a consultant for Men’s Ice Hockey Coaches and Athletic Trainers on topics which included hydration and strength and conditioning periodization.

Carlson visited  Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Germany and traveled with the Castleton Men’s Ice Hockey Team while it played in various divisions in towns such as Feldkirch, Kufstein, Zell am See, and Kitzbühel during the week of October 5-13, 2012.

Carlson, a four time qualifier for the United States Track and Field Nationals and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), was also the former Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Castleton State College Men’s Ice Hockey team.

“It was great to get back into the trenches again and work with the coaching staff and athletes,” noted Carlson.

She was also joined by Jim Tibbets, head coach of the Irish Men’s National Ice Hockey Team and former general manager of the French National Ice Hockey Team.