Participant Information
Registration Information
$125.00 - Pre-registration (if postmarked by March 11, 2005)
$150.00 - Late Registration (if postmarked after March 11, 2005 or on-site)
Check should be made payable to "49ers Track Club."
Mail registration and tuition to:
USATF Level 1 School
c/o Stuart L. Miller Sr.
P.O. Box 2532
Akron, OH 44309
Location
University of Akron - Student Union - Room 312
Travel Information
The Akron/Canton Airport is 20 minutes away; the Cleveland Airport is 45 minutes away.
Amtrak runs right to the University.
Parking
A $5 fee will cover both days of parking at the University.
Hotel Information
Radisson Hotel Akron City Centre
20 West Mill Street
Akron, OH 44304
330-384-1500
Rate: $69.00 single
Crowne Plaza Quaker Square
135 South Broadway
Akron, OH 44308
330-253-5970
When making reservations, ask for the USATF Level 1 Coaching Education School rate.
Both hotels are approximately 4 blocks from the Student Union.
Meals
Breakfast/Lunch will be provided for $20.
Instructors
- K.O. Jackson: An award-winning journalist, actor, radio, broadcaster, and track and field coach. He has twice been named as assistant coach for International Sports Tours, and twice served as head coach. During his 14-year coaching career, he has had athletes in the state championship -- Kentucky and Ohio -- every year but three times. He has coached one state champion and several state placers. Furthermore, K.O.'s track and field teams have been nationally ranked, and he has had seven National qualifiers. 46 of his student-athletes have earned Division I track-and-field scholarships.
- Dave Bellar: The coach of the St. Peter Chanel Firebird Track and Cross-Country teams, Coach Bellar is entering his fourth season as the head coach for the combined programs. During the 2004 track season, Coach Bellar led the Lady Firebirds track squad to a 3rd place finish overall at the Division III State Track and Field Championship. Coach Bellar has earned Level 2 certificates of completion from USATF in three areas, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA.
- Matt Lydum: Coaches track and teaches sports science at Defiance College. Formerly the head coach at San Francisco State University, he has been a Level 1 instructor at USATF schools in Northern and Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Ohio. He has earned Level 2 certificates of completion in jumps, throws, and sprints/hurdles/relays. Lydum was NCAA West Regional Coach of the Year and USOC Delegate to the International Olympic Academy in 1998, and he has coached numerous Division II and NAIA All-Americans.
Contact
Stuart L. Miller, Sr.
P.O. Box 2532
Akron, OH 44309
330-573-4504
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