CONVENTION UPDATE: A Glance At Sprint/Hurdles/Relays Symposiums

NEW ORLEANS – Coaching education has long been one of the pillars on which the annual USTFCCCA Convention has been built.

This year is no different, as we’ll bring you 26 technical symposiums spread across the four disciplines: endurance, jumps, sprints/hurdles/relays, and throws. That means there will be multiple coaches per each of the four disciplines to share their knowledge with their colleagues. Technical symposiums are once again presented by the Drake Relays.

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Here are the six coaches who will educate their colleagues on the sprints/hurdles/relays at #USTFCCCA23.

• Vince Anderson
  • Topic: How to Write 400-Meter Training – Weeks 1-16
• Udon Cheek, East Carolina
  • Topic: Sprints – The Right, The Wrong, The ECU Way
• Brenton Emmanuel, Nebraska
  • Topic: Sprint Hurdles – Coaching the Chaos

• Caryl Smith Gilbert, Georgia
  • Topic: Short Sprints – A-B-C’s

• Chris Parno, Minnesota State
  • Topic: Spy Coaching the Sprint Hurdles
• Joe Walker
  • Topic: Favorite Workouts for the Sprint Hurdles

New to the USTFCCCA Convention this year is a symposium entitled, “Spy Coaching the [Event Name]” in which a coach will show how they instruct an athlete in real time. Parno is the featured presenter in the throws discipline and will demonstrate how he coaches the sprint hurdles.

Remember that the 2023 USTFCCCA Convention will be held from December 11-14 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center outside of Denver. Registration is ongoing.