Distance/mid-distance Schedule

December 17, 2009
3:30 - 3:45 pm Brooks Johnson, Elite Coach of Olympians Coaching to Compete in the Critical Zone
5:00 - 6:15 Dr. Jeff Brown, Noted Endocrinologist The effects of Thyroid Function on Performance
December 18, 2009
8:30 - 9:45 am Joetta Clark-Diggs, Four Time 800m Olympian Sustaining Excellence at the World Class Level
10:00 - 11:15 Joe Vigil, World Renowned Coach Tapering and Peaking for the Podium
11:30 - 12:45 pm JJ Clark, Head Coach, University of Tennessee
Lance Harter, Head Women’s Coach, University of Arkansas
James Li, Head Distance Coach, University of Arizona
John Hayes, Distance Coach, University of Texas		 Coaches Panel
2:00 - 3:00 Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Chief of Sports Performance 2012 High Performance Plan
3:15 - 4:45 Terrence Mahon, Coach of the Mammoth Lakes Distance Project Altitude Training for Success at the Podium Level
5:00 - 6:15 Randy Wilber, USOC Director of Sports Physiologist Kenyan Distance Runners: What makes them so good?
December 19, 2009
8:30 - 9:45 am Dr. Klaus Baronietz, noted German Biomechanist No Brain, No Gain
10:00 - 11:15 Randy Wilber USOC Altitude Training Opportunities in Colorado Springs
11:30 - 12:45 pm Jeff Troesch, Mental Coach and Consultant A 21st Century Model for Successful Mental Training
2:00 - 3:15 Dr. Peter Vint, USOC Director of High Performance Finding the things that matter: Deterministic factors of elite athletic performance
3:30 - 4:30 Dr. Amol Saxema, Sports Medicine and Podiatry Treatments for Elite Athletes