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Free session for athletes, Saturday, Jan. 26 (click here)

January 25-27, 2008
Doubletree Suites Hotel
Overland Park, Kansas

HOTEL WEB SITE | ALSO, Special Conference Rate

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Coaches may qualify for USATF Level III Coaching Certification.
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Friday, January 25
5-7 p.m. -- REGISTRATION (Information and Brochure)

7 - 8:15 p.m. -- Newton's Caveats for Champions. Joe Newton

8:30 - 9:45 p.m. -- The Psychology of Distance Running in High School. Danny Green

9:55-10:25 p.m. -- Questions and Answers. Vigil, Newton, Green

Saturday, January 26
7-8 a.m. -- Registration continues

8 - 9:30 a.m. -- The Physiology of Training: State of the Art Methodology. Joe Vigil

9:45 - 11 a.m. -- Organization of a High School Championship Team.
Joe Newton

11:30 - 1 p.m.: Lunch on your own

1 - 2:30 p.m. -- Building a Championship Cross Country Program. Dan Green

2:45 - 4:15 p.m. -- Critical Zone Training. Joe Vigil

4:30 - 6:30 p.m. -- Questions and Answers. Vigil, Newton, Green

7 p.m. -- Athlete Session. A highly motivational session free to college, high school, and middle school athletes. Vigil, Newton, Green.

Sunday, January 27
8:30-10 a.m. -- The Physiology of Tapering.
Joe Vigil

10:15-11:45 a.m. -- The Physiology of Altitude Training. Joe Vigil

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DR. JOE I. VIGIL, Team Running USA
  • National and International Coach
  • Olympic Coach, 1988-2008
  • 20 National Team Championships
  • 11 Hall of Fame Awards
  • Outstanding Clinician
  • 14-time College National Coach of the Year
  • USOC "Jim Councilman" Coach of the Year, 2005
  • Team Running USA Coach
  • Deena Drossin: The Anatomy of a Medal
     

JOE NEWTON, York H.S. (Elmhurst, Ill.)

DAN GREEN, Woodlands (Tex.) H.S.
  • Texas High School Coach of the Year, 2005
  • National Cross Country Coach of the Year, 2004
  • 13 High School State Championships
  • Has coached six Individual State Champions
  • 4 times ranked among Top 5 teams in the U.S.
  • Outstanding Developmental Coach and Clinician
     
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