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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Time/Date Meeting
8:30am-till GOLF TOURNAMENT
8:30am-1:00pm USTFCCCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
10:00am-8:00pm CREDENTIALING
12:30pm-1:45pm DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMITTEE
12:30pm-1:45pm EQUITY IN DIVISION II TRACK & FIELD
2:00pm-6:30pm DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
Division I Cross Country
Division I Track & Field
Division II Cross Country
Division II Track & Field
Division III Cross Country
Division III Track & Field
2:30pm-7:00pm EXHIBITS
3:00pm-5:30pm SYMPOSIUMS - PRESENTED BY TARTAN
Boo Schexnayder - Training Management, Peaking, and Injury Prevention
Vince Anderson - Training and Racing Strategies for 400 meters
Peter Tegen - Training and Racing Strategies for 3K/5K
Duncan Atwood - Javelin: Runup to Flight
6:45pm-8:00pm DIVISION I COMMITTEES
Awards - Cross Country
Ethics - Track & Field
NCAA Field Expansion - Cross Country
NCAA Qualifying Process - Cross Country
Regional Site Selection - Cross Country
7:00pm-9:30pm SYMPOSIUMS - PRESENTED BY TARTAN
Boo Schexnayder - Technical Issues and Corrections in the Horizontal Jumps
Amy Deem - Training and Racing Strategies for 100m Hurdles
Robert Gary - Training and Racing Strategies for Steeple Chase
Brian Bedard - Discus Throwing: A Coaches Perspective
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Time/Date Meeting
7:00am-2:00pm CREDENTIALING
7:30am-8:30am BREAKFAST
7:30am-1:00pm EXHIBITS
8:00am-9:30am DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES
Division I Committees
Awards - Track & Field
By-Laws - Track & Field
Law and Legislation - Cross Country
Polls - Cross Country
Division II Committees
Awards
Hall of Fame
Law & Legislation
Meet Enhancement
Polls - Cross Country
Post Graduate Scholarship
Site Selection
Division III Committees
Awards
By-Laws
Hall of Fame
Polls - Cross Country
8:30am-9:40am TECHNICAL SEMINARS - PRESENTED BY TARTAN
John Frazier - Shot Put
Rock Light - High Jump
8:30am-9:40am PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Employment Contract Negotiations
10:00am-11:30am OPENING SESSION
Rick Welts - President of the Phoenix Suns
11:30am-12:45pm LUNCH - PRESENTED BY BEYNON SPORTS SURFACES
1:00pm-2:00pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Dr. John Ebner - Skin Cancer and Athletics
2:00pm -7:00pm USTFCCCA INFORMATION BOOTH
2:15pm-4:30pm DIVISIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SESSIONS
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
2:15pm-3:15pm HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 1
Scott Christensen - Developing the High School Miler
2:15pm-3:15pm ASSISTANT COACH DEVELOPMENT
Panel - What Head Coaches Look For When Hiring an Assistant
3:30pm-4:30pm ASSISTANT COACH DEVELOPMENT
Panel - Moving from Assistant Coach To Head Coach
3:30pm-4:30pm HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 2
Frank Miklavcic - Staging Track Meets
4:45pm-7:30pm DIVISIONAL TRACK & FIELD SESSIONS
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
4:45pm-6:15pm ASSISTANT COACH DEVELOPMENT
Developing and Implementing a Testing Program
4:45pm-5:45pm HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 3
Keith Klestinski - Developing a Master Plan for Your State Clinic 
6:00pm-7:00pm HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 4
High School Senate Meeting
7:30pm-10:00pm MONDO 60TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Time/Date Meeting
7:30am-8:30Am BREAKFAST - PRESENTED BY UCS/UCS SPIRIT
7:30am-1:30pm EXHIBITS
7:30am-7:00pm USTFCCCA INFORMATION BOOTH
8:00am-9:45am DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
Division I Cross Country
Division I Track & Field
Division II Cross Country
Division II Track & Field
Division III Cross Country
Division III Track & Field
8:30am-9:45am TECHNICAL SEMINARS - PRESENTED BY TARTAN
Vince Anderson - Developing an Effective Sprint Start
Greg Hull - Pole Vault
Derek Yush - Hammer Throw
8:30am-9:45pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sports Agent Panel - "Sports Agents and Student-Athletes"
8:30am-9:45am HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 5
Terry Oehrtman - Creative Fund Raising
10:00am-12:15pm DIVISIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SESSIONS
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
10:00am-11:00am HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 6
Mark Guthrie - Practice Organization / Staff Utilization 
11:15am-12:15pm ASSISTANT COACH THINK TANK
Sprints
Vertical Jumps
Throws
11:15am-12:15pm HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 7
Coaches Round Table Discussion
12:15pm-1:30pm LUNCH - PRESENTED BY NIKE
1:45pm-4:00pm DIVISIONAL TRACK & FIELD SESSIONS
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
1:45pm-2:45pm ASSISTANT COACH THINK TANK
Combined Events
Horizontal Jumps
3:00pm-4:00pm ASSISTANT COACH DEVELOPMENT
Effective Interviewing
4:15pm-5:30pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Panel - Issues Facing Women Coaches
  Dr. Brad Williams - "Acupuncture and Sports"
6:00pm-6:45pm HALL OF FAME RECEPTION
7:00pm-9:30pm HALL OF FAME DINNER & INDUCTION - PRESENTED BY BALFOUR
9:45pm-11:00pm HALL OF FAME POST PARTY - PRESENTED BY ACCUSPLIT/NIKE
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Time/Date Meeting
7:00am-8:30am DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
Division I Cross Country
Division I Track & Field
Division II Cross Country
Division II Track & Field
Division III Cross Country
Division III Track & Field
7:30am-8:30am BREAKFAST - PRESENTED BY USADA/USATF
New USADA Testing Protocols and Procedures
8:30am-10:15am DIVISIONAL CROSS COUNTRY VOTING SESSIONS
NCAA Division I Voting Session
NCAA Division II Voting Session
NCAA Division III Voting Session
10:30am-12:15pm DIVISIONAL TRACK & FIELD VOTING SESSIONS
NCAA Division I Voting Session
NCAA Division II Voting Session
NCAA Division III Voting Session
2:00pm-4:00pm USTFCCCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS