Inland Empire Coaching Convention
Saturday December 16th, 2006
UC Riverside - Athletics Building 334
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$10 includes lunch

Topics for Inland Empire Coaching Convention

1) Meet the UCR Staff and V/S Athletics 10:15 – 10:30am

2) NCAA Clearinghouse – Registration & Eligibility – Rick Etheridge 10:30 – 10:45am
a. Transcripts
b. Preliminary and Final Test Scores
c. Minimum NCAA Division I Standards for Eligibility
i. GPA
ii. Test Scores
iii. Core Units Taken

3) Division I Performance Standards – Ed Luna 10:45 – 11:00am
a. What is NCAA Division I
i. Competitive Marks for Big West
ii. Competitive Marks for NCAA National Meets
b. Scholarship Standards Sheet

4) Break 11:00 – 11:10am

5) What it takes to be a Division I collegiate athlete – Irv Ray & Rica Bush 11:10 – 11:40am
a. Responsibility
b. Dedication
c. Goals
d. Academics
e. Coachability

6) Collegiate Admission Process – Nate Wiens 11:40 – 11:55am
a. Deadlines for Application
b. Materials for application - Transcripts, Test Scores, Admission Fee…
c. Special Admission for athletes
d. APR and why college coaches will take less risks on athletes that are not academically sound.
e. UC Standards of excellence

7) Helping your athletes choose the right college – Irv Ray & Nate Brown 11:55 – 12:10pm
a. Mentoring your athletes to achieve the grades and pick the right school.
b. Majors offered
c. Athletic Ability – What college coaches look for in a top recruit.
d. What does the athlete want to achieve in college.

8) Lunch and questions for V/S Athletics – V/S Athletics Rep Matt Farmer 12:10 – 12:45pm

9) Breakout Sessions for Specific Event Areas 12:45 – 2:00pm
Irv Ray……... Distance Ed Luna…….. Jumps
Nate Wiens…. Sprints/Hurdles/Multi-events Rica Bush…... Throws
The breakout sessions are designed to be a question and answer forum. Some sessions will have handouts available and principles of training will be discussed, but we want to hear your concerns in training and any questions you have in your respective events areas. The discussion does not have to end at 2:00pm and can go till your questions are answered.

10) Coaches Social at Cask and Cleaver 2:15pm - ???