CONVENTION UPDATE: A Glance At The Throws Symposiums In 2023

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 seven 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 throws at #USTFCCCA23.

• Jerry Clayton, Michigan
  • Topic: Coaching The Discus
• Ashley Kovacs, THROvacs
  • Topic: Spy Coaching The Shot Put
  • Topic: Mental Preparation In Throwing Events
• Angelo Posillico, Duke
  • Topic: Strength Training For Throwers
• April Thomas, Mississippi State
  • Topic – Conventional & Unconventional Ways to Train the Javelin – Practice & Weights
• Darcy Wilson, Brown
  • Topic: Zero To 360 – Hammer Training Holistically

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. Kovacs is the featured presenter in the throws discipline and will demonstrate how she coaches the shot put.

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.