2016 FACA TRACK & FIELD CLINIC HILTON—DAYTONA BEACH OCEANFRONT RESORT

Clinic Schedule THURSDAY – Jan. 7th 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM CLINIC REGISTRATION

Scott Peters, Half Mile Timing (Vendor Area—All Day) “Hy-Tek Trainings for District/Region/Invitational—Host Schools and Meet Managers”

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Welcome and State Championship Coaches Panel 2015 State Championship Programs:

4A: Boys’ —Jorge Fleitas— Dr. Phillips; Girls’— Alex Armenteros— St. Thomas Aquinas 3A: Boys’— Scott Gowan--- Chiles; Girls’— Carmen Jackson --- Miami Northwestern 2A: Boys’—-John Battle III—Hallandale; Girls’—John Battle, III ------Hallandale 1A: Boys’— Doria Yeaman-Rickel, Westminster Academy; Girls’—Phil Barnhill--------, Admiral Farragut

1:25 PM - 2:15 PM Dan Dearing, The Bolles School, Head Coach

Track 101 - “Practice Organization and Meet Management in High School Track & Field" Dr. Drew Hardyk, Penn State Professor of Kinesiology, Former PSU Jumps Coach “High Jump: Creating Top Performing High Jumpers " Roy Benson, Former Head Coach, University of Florida, Nike Distance Camp Director “Distance Running – Peaking; Sharpening vs. Freshening”

2:25 PM - 3:15 PM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach “Block Starts & Acceleration”

Dr. Drew Hardyk, Penn State Professor of Kinesiology, Former PSU Jumps Coach “Explosive Training for Jumps athletes "

Scott Christensen, Track 101 – “Distance Team Culture” 3:25 PM - 4:15 PM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach

“Teaching & Progressing Top End Speed” Jerry Clayton, Head Coach, University of Michigan “Teaching the Throws” Scott Christensen,

“High Performance Psychological Inventories and Interventions”

4:20 PM - 5:00pm Dan Dearing, FACA State Track Chairman (DOUBLE ROOM) “FACA Recommendations, All-State Team Nominations and Round-Table Discussion on Current Events in Florida HS T&F ” 5:10 PM - 5:55 PM Steve Mesler, Olympic Gold Medalist (bobsled), USOC Board of Directors, former UF Decathlete

(DOUBLE ROOM) “How Two Decisions Led Me to Olympic Glory”

6:00 PM - 6:20 PM *Coach of the Year Awards: (2013-2014): Terry Smith – Bishop Snyder, Girls CC; Don Staller – Seabreeze, Boys CC;

Gary Droze, Maclay, Girls T&F; Mark Mader Ocala Forest, Boys T&F 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM FACA Coaches’ Social (main ballroom) 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM DINNER 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM Cabana/Suite: Dan Dearing, FACA State Track Chairman - “FACA Recommendations—Round Table”

Meet and Greet with the Speakers by M-F Athletic

FRIDAY – Jan. 8th (Triple Speaking Sessions) 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CLINIC REGISTRATION

Scott Peters, Half Mile Timing (Vendor Area—All Day) “Hy-Tek Trainings for District/Region/Invitational—Host Schools and Meet Managers”

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Dave Halliday, Flagler Palm Coast HS, Head Coach

Track 101 - “Team Dynamics in High School Track & Field" Jerry Clayton, Head Coach, University of Michigan “The Throws – Balance and Rhythm” Scott Christensen

“Making Middle Distance Superstars, Part 1” 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Todd Henson, IMG Academy, former German National Team Assistant coach

“100m/110m Hurdle Training” Jerry Clayton, Head Coach, University of Michigan “Training the Throws for Multiple Events” Scott Christensen

“Making Middle Distance Superstars, Part 2” 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach

“Mastering Your HS Short Sprints (55m-200m) Program” Todd Henson – IMG Academy, former German National Team Assistant coach “Pole Vault—Perfecting the Approach and the Plant” Roy Benson, Former Head Coach, University of Florida, Nike Distance Camp Director “Science of Interval Training”

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Ed Thompson, FHSAA and Scott Peters, Half-Mile Timing & Data “FHSAA UPDATE: New NFHS Rules for Track & Field—Q & A Session and State Meet Update” 11:40PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM Florida Track & Field—Hall of Fame

Inductees: Scott Gowan, Andrea Hunter Thompson, Calvin Jackson, Eugene Milton, Ron Norris, Nathan “Nate” Robinson

Ronald L. Book Distinguished Service Award: Mike Caldwell Jimmy Carnes Lifetime Achievement Award: Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice

2:15 PM - 3:05 PM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach “Mastering Your HS Long Sprints (400m) Program” Todd Henson, IMG Academy, former German National Team Assistant coach “Intermediate Hurdle Training” Scott Christensen

“What about the 3200?”

3:15 PM - 4:05 PM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach “Strength & Power Development for HS Sprinters – A Real World Approach” Dr. Drew Hardyk, Penn State Professor of Kinesiology, Former PSU Jumps Coach “Long Jump –Technique and Teaching” Roy Benson, Former Head Coach, University of Florida, Nike Distance Camp Director Track 101 - “Basic Running & Sprint Form”

4:15 PM – 5:05 Ed Thompson, FHSAA, (Officials exam is in Coquina C - on the other side by registration.) *FHSAA Officials’ Exam (offered for high school coaches and officials)

5:15 PM – 6:00

Christian Taylor, Olympic Gold Medalist, American Triple Jump Record Holder Steve Mesler, Olympic Gold Medalist (bobsled), USOC Board of Directors, former UF Decathlete (DOUBLE ROOM) “The Road to Olympic Gold – Fireside Chat Session”

6:15 PM - 8:30 PM Dinner Break

9:00 PM - Track & Field Coaches’ Social presented by M-F Athletic SATURDAY – Jan. 9th 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach

Track 101 - “Coaching the HS Sprinter/Hurdler/Jumper & Coaching Multiple Event Groups at Once” Christian Taylor, Olympic Gold Medalist, American Triple Jump Record Holder “Triple Jump –Technique and Teaching” Scott Christensen

“Can we Peak Distance Runners?” 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Latif Thomas, Owner “Complete Track & Field”, Director of “CTF Clinic”, High School Coach

“Frequently Asked Questions & Frequently Experienced Problems” Christian Taylor, Olympic Gold Medalist, American Triple Jump Record Holder “Triple Jump –Technique and Teaching” - continued Scott Christensen

“The mile – Graduate School Level” 11:00 AM - 11:50 PM Christian Taylor, Latif Thomas, Steve Mesler, Scott Christensen, Bob Braman

“Q & A – Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask” 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Dan Dearing, FACA State Track & Field Chairman “FACA Recommendations Approval and General Wrap-Up Discussion and

Speaker Biographies Christian Taylor (Jumps)- 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2015 World Champion, and American Record holder in the triple jump, with a PR of 18.21m (59’8 ¾”) A world level competitor in the long jump, triple jump, AND the 400m, he holds PRs of 26’10 ¼” in the long jump, 45.17 for 400m, and 20.70 for 200m. Jerry Clayton (Throws / Jumps)- Head Men's Coach, University of Michigan. Coach of 16 NCAA Champions, 88 All-Americans and 33 Olympic and World Championship qualifiers. Before Michigan, Coach Clayton had a very successful career at Southwest Texas State, Florida, Auburn, and Illinois. Latif Thomas (Sprints and Relays)- Owner of "Complete Track and Field" and director of the Complete Track and Field Clinic, one of the world's largest and best summer track and field clinics. Latif has also been a very successful high school track coach in Massachusetts, coaching for over 17 years and winning 10 MIAA state titles in the relays. As an athlete Latif was a standout sprinter for the University of Connecticut. Scott Christensen (Distance)- Head boy’s cross country and track coach at Stillwater High School in Minnesota since 1981. He has led his team to 11 state titles and 1 national title in cross country. On the track he has coached 25 individual state champions in distance events, with seven coming from the 1600m. Furthermore, four of his runners have gone on to run sub four-minute miles! Scott has also spent the past 13 years as Chairman of the USATF Endurance Coaching Education Program. In 2006 he was inducted into the Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. Roy Benson (Distance)- Former head cross country and track and field coach at the University of Florida. Co-founder of the world famous, “Florida Track Club”. Nike Distance Camp Director. Steve Mesler (Sports Psychology) - Olympic Gold Medalist (Bobsled), member of the USOC Board of Directors, High School national champion decathlete, All-SEC decathlete at UF. Gary England (Throws at Plus Clinic)- Current throws coach at Tulane University. Former throws coach at Kansas, Villanova, Auburn, and UCF. As an athlete, Gary was the 1977 NCAA champion in the shot put (63') and a two time Olympic Trials qualifier. Todd Henson (Pole Vault and Hurdles)- Todd is in his first year of coaching at the IMG Academy in the pole vault and hurdle events. Todd has spent the past six years as one of the coaches at the German Olympic Training Center, and has coached at the International level for many years. He was also the coach of Olympic silver medalist, Toby Stevenson (PR of 19'8" / 6m). Dr. Drew Hardyk, (Jumps) – Dr Andrew Hardyk is the former Assistant Coach and current Professor of Kinesiology at Penn State University. He has coached numerous All American and Big Ten Conference Champions in all of the jumps as well as the multi-events. He was also the US Mens Head Coach of the 2007 NACAC Championships.