California Currents

Coaches Newsletter – winter 2007

Please provide newsworthy information to Pacific Assoc. coaches chair Dave Shrock at [email protected] for inclusion into the next newsletter due out in the late spring. For current information, refer to: www.pausatf.org

Upcoming Coaching Schools: begin your year becoming a more effective coach

Level One Schools:

13-14 January: at Univ. of California, Berkeley: Bryan Fetzer, 510.624-5386, [email protected]

3-4 February: at Rocklin H.S.: Jeff Gallero, 916.521-2886, [email protected]

Additional school info: http://www.usatf.org/groups/Coaches/education/schools/level1/2007

CEU’s are now available for successful Level 1 and 2 graduates from the United States Sports Academy. Further info. can be found at: http://www.nationalsenate.org/images/USATF-USSA%20CEU%20flyer.pdf

Level Two School:

30 June-8 July: Site TBA. Info. will be available by March on: http://www.usatf.org/groups/Coaches/education , or contact Mike Corn for information: [email protected] or 504.734-7902.

Upcoming Clinics:

19-20 January, Fri-Sat: 2007 National Pole Vault Summit at the Grand Sierra Resort (Formerly Reno Hilton) http://www.polevaultsummit.com/post_2002_summit.2.htm

3 February, Saturday: Logan Learn-by-Doing Olympian Clinic. Registration begins at 8:00am, clinic winds down around 4:00pm. Cost: Youth: $10.00; $20.00 Individuals; $300 Teams. All ages welcome.
Many Olympian and top coaches talk and work with athletes. Contact Coach Lee Webb: 510-304-7172, or [email protected].

11 February, Saturday: UC Davis Throws and Distance Clinic: Clinic open to athletes of any skill level. Registration begins at 8:30am, with clinic concluding at 4:00pm. Cost: $30.00 per person with coaches free with 10 athletes. Registration closes 8 Feb. at 5:00pm.
For further info., click on http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/camps/ucda-camps.html, or contact Andy Bloom at 530.752-5124 or [email protected].

18-19 February, Sun-Mon: VS Sports Gathering of Champions Clinic at the Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento. Contact Cris Somerlot at [email protected].

9 March, Friday: Roseville Express 'Start the 2007 Season Right Youth Clinic'. 5:00-8:00pm at Roseville H.S. Selected Events-for further info. and application: www.eteamz.com/RosevilleExpress, or contact Maura Kent: 916.786-7288, [email protected].

Emerging Elite Track and Field Coaches Event Camps:
The USOC and USATF Men’s and Women’s Development Committees are offering an exceptional learning experience for coaches of elite youth (up to age 20) athletes. This category includes youth, high school and many collegiate coaches. These 2-3 day camps are scientific based learn-by-do experiences for coaches. The first camp will be held in Orlando, FL, February 15-19, and the second at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center in July. For further information and nomination form: http://www.nationalsenate.org/images/2007%20Winter%20Camp%20Application.pdf

Officials Clinics:
The Pacific Association Officials Committee puts on great officials’ clinics for would-be officials or volunteers who work at your meets: For further info. refer to the official’s page on www.pausatf.org.

13 January, Sat.: HyTek meet management clinic at American River College, east Sacramento. 9:00-3:00, $10.00 pre reg, or $15.00 after 9 January. Great clinic for those coaches who wish to gain greater knowledge of this standard of meet management software. Further info: http:www.pausatf.org/data/2007/offclinicsched07.pdf.

Indoor Track and Field:
Unfortunately, UNR Reno will not be holding its perennial indoor series due to the deterioration of the track, and the Fresno State’s ‘Run for the Dream’ Meet will also not be held this year.

Mark your calendars: This spring will feature some great T&F meets in our region!

5 May, Saturday: 66th Annual Modesto Relays - Nor-Cal’s only professional T&F Meet, www.modestorelays.org

5 May, Saturday: CCAA (NCAA Div. II) T&F Champs. at San Francisco St., http://athletics.sfsu.edu

12-13 May, Sat-Sun: PAC-10 (NCAA Div. I) T&F Champs. at Stanford, http://gostanford.cstv.com

18-19 May, Fri-Sat: California Community College T&F Champs. at Col. of San Mateo, www.norcalstat.com

24-27 May, Thur-Sat: NAIA National T&F Champs. at Fresno Pacific Univ., http://fresno.edu/athletics

27 May, Sunday: PA-USATF Championships at Col. of San Mateo, www.pausatf.org

1-2 June, Fri-Sat: State High School T&F Champs. at Sacramento CC, www.dyestatcal.com

6-9 June, Wed-Sat: NCAA T&F Champs. at Sacramento State Univ. http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/track

Collegiate and H.S. Rules Changes:

http://www.usatfofficials.com/rules.html Full Text of NFHS & NCAA Rule Changes for 2007 (8 pgs) contains the full change text that is currently available for the NCAA and high school rule books. The NCAA rulebook should be available in early November.

Significant 2007 Rule Changes (2 pgs) summarizes the most important changes approved for the high school and collegiate rulebooks and the changes being proposed for USATF’s Rules.

Youth Notes:

Complete youth information can be found at: www.pausatf.org

National High School Website:

The National Senate for High School Track & Field Coaches is building an excellent resource site for high school coaches: http://www.nationalsenate.org

High School coaching opportunities:

Doug Speck and Rich Gonzalez continue to do a great job of compiling current information on dyestatcal. Refer to: http://www.dyestatcal.com/news/xc2005New/CoachOpenings/CoachOpenings.htm

Collegiate coaching opportunities:

The revamped US T&F-CC Coaches Association website provides a great resource for job openings: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/ustca-jobs.html

The NCAA also has excellent resources at: http://ncaa.thetask.com/market/jobs/browse.php

USATF’s new logo:

You may have noticed USATF’s new look. For complete details on the new look, refer to: http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?duid=USATF_2006_11_29_08_50_57

Additional information:

Websites for additional information and resources: national: www.usatf.org; northern California and Nevada Association: www.pausatf.org; California Central Valley Association, from Merced county south: www.central-california.usatf.org; southern California: www.scausatf.org; and San Diego-Imperial, refer to: www.sdusatf.org.