NACAC Track & Field Championships

CoachConference

WEdnesday, Aug. 8 to Saturday, Aug. 11 Varsity Stadium

In-class lectures andon-track practical sessions,

built around the

NACAC Senior Championships competition.

$150 for full access

NACAC Track & Field Championships

Coach ConferenceWEdnesday, August 8 to Saturday, AuGust 11 Varsity Stadium

For more information contact:

John Lofrancojlofranco@athletics.ca 613-260-5580 x 3314

athletics.ca/toronto2018

Confirmed speakers

Leroy BurreLLFormer World Record

Holder, 100m, Head Coach University of Houston

Track & Field

Donna HarrisFormer Executive Director

Athletics Manitoba

Vickie croLeyHead Coach of University of Western Ontario, coached

Damian Warner)

Jeremy FiscHerMaximum Velocity

Athletics

JuLi BensonFormer coach of

Canadian Olympian Kevin Sullivan

Brooke rasnickUniversity of Louisville -

Assistant Track & Field Coach

Harry marraOTC Elite, Coach of

Ashton Eaton, Brianne Theisen-Eaton

ricHarD ParkinsonAthletics Canada Throws Coach,

Coach of Brittany Crew

carmyn JamesFormer Head Coach at University of Hawaii

Conference Topics

The science of movementHorizontal Jumps elite Physical and mental

approaches toDistance runningathletics canada

coaching Program overviewWomen in coachingTraining sequence 

reactive strength Training running a

university Programshot Put shuffle events

The role and Limitationsof Technical model

combined events HurdlesPole Vault

Planning for Throwscoaching rotational

shot for Womencoaches Well-Being

NACAC Track & Field Championships

Coach ConferenceWEdnesday, August 8 to Saturday, AuGust 11 Varsity Stadium

Conference Schedule

For more information contact:John Lofranco I jlofranco@athletics.ca I 613-260-5580 x 3314

athletics.ca/toronto2018

Thursday, August 99:00am-11:00am•In-Class•TheScienceofMovementDetailed-HarryMarra (OTCElite,coachofAshtonEaton,BrianneTheisen-Eaton)•HorizontalJumpsEliteDevelopment-JeremyFischer (USOTCSanDiego)•PhysicalandMentalApproachestoDistanceRunning- JuliBenson(FormercoachofCanadianOlympian KevinSullivan)

12:00pm-2:00pm•OnTrack•ScienceinCoachingLJandBlockStarts-HarryMarra•CommonalitiesofJumpDrillsPracticum-JeremyFischer•Distance-JuliBenson

5:30pm-7:30pm•PanelDiscussions

5:30pm-5:45pm•ACCoachingProgramOverview(JohnLofranco)

5:45pm-6:45pm•WomeninCoaching (JuliBenson,VickieCroley,CarmynJames,BrookeRasnick)

6:50pm-7:30pm•GeneralQ&A (JuliBenson,LeroyBurrell,VickyCroley,JeremyFischer, CarmynJames,HarryMarra,RichardParkinson,BrookeRasnick, WolfgangRitzdorf)

Friday, August 102:00pm-3:00pm•In-ClassTrainingSequence-HarryMarra•TechincalModelsandPhysicalQualities-WolfgangRitzdorf (DirectorofIAAFWorldHighJumpCenter)

•Sprints-LeroyBurrell(FormerWorldRecordHolder,100m, HeadCoachUniversityofHoustonTrackandField)•RunningaUniversityProgram-CarmynJames (FormerHeadCoachatUniversityofHawaii)

3:00pm-5:00pm•OnTrack•ShotPutShueEvents-HarryMarra•TechnicalDrillsandJumpingExercises- WolfgangRitzdorf(DirectorofIAAFWorldHighJumpCenter)•Sprints-LeroyBurrell

Saturday, August 118:00am-10:00am•In-Class•CombinedEventsHurdles-VickieCroley (HeadCoachofUniversityofWesternOntario, coachedDamianWarner)•PoleVault-BrookeRasnick (PoleVaultCoachatUniversityofLouisville)•PlanningforThrows-RichardParkinson (AthleticsCanadaThrowsCoach,CoachofBrittanyCrew)

10:00am-12:00pm•OnTrack•CombinedEventsHurdles-VickieCroley•PoleVault-BrookeRasnick•CoachingRotationalShotforWomen-RichardParkinson

8:00pm-10:00pm•Closing

8:00pm-9:00pm•CoachesWell-Being-DonnaHarris (FormerExecutiveDirectorAthleticsManitoba)

9:00pm-10:00pm•TBA

Schedule,subjecttochange

NACAC Track & Field Championships

Coach ConferenceWEdnesday, August 8 to Saturday, AuGust 11 Varsity Stadium

Speaker Bios

For more information contact:John Lofranco I jlofranco@athletics.ca I 613-260-5580 x 3314

athletics.ca/toronto2018

Juli Benson (FormerCoachofCanadianOlympianKevinSullivan)JuliBensonisoneofthemostaccomplisheddistancerunnersandcoachesinthecountry.BensonbringsaplethoraofexperiencetohercoachingincludingpreviouscoachingstopsatPennState,theAirForceAcademy,GeorgeMason,GeorgetownandJamesMadison.

WhileatGeorgetown,BensoncoachedChrisLukezictoaUSATFJuniorNationalChampionship,afourth-placefinishatthe2004U.S.OlympicTrials,arunner-upfinishatthe2005USATFOutdoorChampionshipsaswellasasemifinalistspotatthe2005WorldOutdoorChampionshipsinthe1,500metersinHelsinki,Finland.ShealsoguidedTreniereClementtoarunner-upperformanceatthe2004NCAAOutdoorChampionshipsandledmorethan20athletestoUSATFCCCAAll-AmericahonorsduringherfiveyearswiththeHoyas.

Ontheinternationalstage,BensoncoachedU.S.distancestarJennyBarringerSimpsontoagoldmedalatthe2011WorldChampionshipsinDaegu,SouthKoreaaswellasa2012berthtotheLondonOlympicGames.ShealsoassistedKevinSullivantoCanadianrecordsintheindoorandoutdoor3,000metersandLukezictoaseventh-placefinishatthe2006WorldIndoorChampionshipsandtheseventh-fastest1,500ofall-timeinU.S.history.

Bensonwasselectedasanassistantwomen’scoachforthe2007U.S.WorldChampionshipteaminOsaka,Japanandasthejuniorwomen’scoachforthe2003U.S.CrossCountryteamthatcapturedtheirhighestfinishinhistoryattheWorldCrossCountryChampionshipsinLusanne,Switzerland.ShehasalsobeenelectedtotheUnitedStatesWomen’sTrackandFieldCoachesAssociationadvisoryboardandwasarepresentativeforUSATFWomen’sHighPerformanceinthemiddledistances.

Asanathlete,BensonwasapreeminenttalentinthemiddledistancesandrepresentedtheU.S.inthe1,500metersatthe1996OlympicGames.SponsoredbyReebokInternationalandAsicsTigerCorporation,Bensoncompetedinover200nationalandinternationalcompetitionsduringhertimeasaprofessionalathlete.SheholdsaB.S.inPoliticalScienceandaM.S.inSportsAdministrationfromJamesMadisonUniversityandwasa2002inducteeintotheJMUAthleticHallofFame.

Bensonandherhusband,PennassociateheadfootballcoachBobBenson,haveadaughter,Kaylyn.

Leroy Burrell (FormerWorldRecordHolder,100m,HeadCoachUniversityofHoustonTrackandField)LeroyBurrelltwicesettheworldrecordinthe100m.HefirstsettheworldrecordinJune1991withatimeof9.90seconds.ThiswasbrokenthatSeptemberbyCarlLewiswhoran9.86secattheWorldTrackandFieldChampionshipswhereBurrellfinishedsecondinanewpersonalbesttimeof9.88sec.InJuly1994,Burrellsettheworldrecordforthesecondtimewhenheran9.85sec(arecordthatstooduntilthe1996OlympicswhenDonovanBaileyran9.84sec).Burrellwongoldinthe100maheadofCarlLewisatthe1990GoodwillGamesinSeattle.Hewonthesilverinthe100matthe1991WorldChampionships.Atthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Burrellfinishedfifthinthe100mandwonarelaygoldaspartoftheU.S.4×100mteam.

Sincehisretirementin1998,Burrellhasreplacedhisoldcollegementor,TomTellez,ascoachoftheUniversityofHouston’strackteam.BurrellhasledUHto14men’sConferenceUSAtitles(nineindoor,fiveoutdoor)andninewomen’stitles(fourindoor,fiveoutdoor).HewasinductedintotheTexasTrackandFieldCoachesHallofFamein2014.

Vickie croley (HeadCoachofUniversityofWesternOntario,CoachedDamianWarner)Croley’scoachingresumealsoboastsappointmentsasaNationalTeamCoachatCommonwealthGames(2014),theNorthAmericanCentralAmericanCaribbeanCombinedEventsChampionships(2009),WorldStudentGamesJumps/CombinedEventsCoach(2005,1991),NorthAmerican,CentralAmerican,CaribbeanTrack&FieldChampionshipsJumps&CombinedEventsCoach(2002),CanadavsNetherlandsCombinedEventsCoach(1999),WorldChampionshipsCombinedEventsCoach(1995),CanadavsNorthernIrelandJumpsCoach(1992),andCanadaSummerGamesCombinedEventsCoach(1989).

Croleyhasbeenawardedwithseveralcoachingawards;theOntarioSportAllianceFemaleCoachoftheYeartwice,athree-timePetroCanadaCoachingAwardRecipient,Three-timeCISTrackandFieldCoachoftheYear,four-timeOUATrackandFieldCoachoftheYear,andtwo-timeOUAWomen’sCoachoftheYearforallsports.CroleyisalsoinboththeMcMasterSportsHallofFameandtheWesternUniversitySportsHallofFame.In2017shewasrecognizedasaYMCAWomenofExcellenceinWesternOntario.CroleywastheleadcoachofOlympicBronzemedallistDamianWarneratthe2016Olympics.

NACAC Track & Field Championships

Coach ConferenceWEdnesday, August 8 to Saturday, AuGust 11 Varsity Stadium

For more information contact:John Lofranco I jlofranco@athletics.ca I 613-260-5580 x 3314

athletics.ca/toronto2018

Jeremy Fischer (USOTCSanDiego)JeremyFischeristhedirectoroftheUSATFResidenceprogramattheChulaVistaEliteAthleteTrainingCenterinChulaVista,CA.AttheRioOlympicstheprogramwon5Olympicmedals,andover10Paralympicmedals.JeremyistheleadinstructorforUSATFcoacheseducationandinstructorfortheIAAF.Hehascoachedathletesto13OlympicandWorldMedalistandover10USATFChampionships.

Donna Harris(FormerExecutiveDirectorAthleticsManitoba)DonnaisaMom,acoach,awifeandhasacoachhusband.Sheisnearing20yearsexperienceincoachdevelopmentandsportadministration,spendingtenyearsatAthleticsCanadaleadingnationalcoachingcertificationprogram(NCCP)andlongtermathletedevelopment(LTAD)programdevelopment,aswellworkingoncoachrecruitmentandretentionstrategies.HernationalroleinAthleticsthenshiftedtoaprovincialpositionasExecutiveDirectoratAthleticsManitoba.DonnarecentlycompletedaM.A.inKinesiologyattheUniversityofManitoba.Herthesisfocusedontheroleofpassionintheperformanceandlifeofexpertcoachesandtheirfamilies.DonnaisaLevel4CharteredProfessionalCoach.SheiscurrentlytheExecutiveDirectoratRacquetballCanada.

Jerry Howarth(Retiredbroadcasterandhighschoolbasketballcoach)JerrymadetheradioboothatExhibitionStadiumandtheRogersCentrehissecondhomefrom1981until2017.Hebroadcastedover7,500ballgames,includingthetwoWorldSeriesChampionshipsin1992and1993fortheTorontoBlueJays.ForhislifetimecontributionstobaseballinCanada,hewashonouredbytheCanadianBaseballHallofFamein2012.HecoachedbasketballatEtobicokeCollegiateInstitutefor20yearsandfiveyearsfortheIslingtonPanthersbasketballclub.

carmyn James (FormerHeadCoachatUniversityofHawaii)CarmynJamesjumpedintohercareerasacoachwhileattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.UpongraduatingwithaMaster’sdegreeinCoachingScience,CarmynwasnamedtheheadcoachoftheUBCMen’s&Women’sThunderbirdsin1988.DuringhertimeinthatpositionshewasnamedCoachoftheYearbytheCanadianInter-UniversityAthleticUnion,wasanIAAFsessionalinstructorandservedastheNationalJumpsCoordinatorforAthleticsCanada.Inaddition,Carmynwasnamedheadcoachofthreenationalteams.Oneofwhichwasforthe1995WorldChampionshipsofAthleticswhereshewasthefirstfemaleinCanadianhistorytoleadanationalseniorteam.In2000CarmynwashiredtoresurrecttheNCAADivisionIWomen’sTrack&FieldProgramattheUniversityofHawaii.Afterinitiatingandfacilitatingtheinstallationofanawardwinningtrackandfieldfacilityshewentontocoachanumberoftopscholar-athletes.MostnotablywereAnnettWichmannandAmberKaufman.AnnettwontheStanBatesAwardforbeingchosenastheTopFemaleScholar-AthleteofallsportsintheWesternAthleticsConference(2009).Shewasaseventimemulti-eventconferencechampionwhohadahighestplacingof4thinthepentathlonattheNCAAIndoorChampionshipand6thintheheptathlonattheNCAAOutdoorChampionship.AmberwontheJoeKearneyAwardforbeingchosenattheMostOutstandingFemaleAthleteofallsportsintheWAC(2010).Sheplaced2ndinthehighjumpattheNCAAIndoorChampionshipandfinished1stattheNCAAOutdoorChampionship.After17yearsoflivingonatropicalisland,CarmynreturnedtoCanadatobeclosertofamily.SheispresentlyanassistantcoachattheUniversityofTorontoworkingwithoneofhermentors,CarlGeorgevski.

Harry marra(OTCElite,CoachofAshtonEaton,BrianneTheisen-Eaton)HarryMarraisthebesttrackandfieldcoachintheworld,handsdown.Notonlyhashecoachedthebestathletesintheworld,he’scoachedthebestcoaches!Eventhosefromothercountries.HecoachedAshtonto2OlympicGoldMedalsand5worldrecords,andhecoachedBriannetomultipleworldmedals,thebestCanadianfemaletrackathleteinhistory,andanOlympicBronze!

MarrajoinedOregonTrackClubElite’scoachingstaffinthesummerof2010.Heservesastheteam’scombined-eventcoach,specificallyworkingwithOTCElitedecathleteAshtonEaton.AnoffertocoachattheUniversityofOregonbroughtlongtimemulti-eventguruHarryMarratoEugeneinthefallof2009.HeservedastheDucks’assistantcoachforboththeindoorandoutdoorseasonsin2010.

Aformerdecathletehimself,MarraservedasHeadCoachoftheUSANationalDecathlonTeamfrom1990to2000.Duringthattime,theteamseteverypossibleWorldRecordinthedecathlon,highlightedbyDanO’Brien’sgold-medalvictoryinthe1996AtlantaOlympicGames.

Speaker Bios

NACAC Track & Field Championships

Coach ConferenceWEdnesday, August 8 to Saturday, AuGust 11 Varsity Stadium

For more information contact:John Lofranco I jlofranco@athletics.ca I 613-260-5580 x 3314

athletics.ca/toronto2018

richard Parkinson(AthleticsCanadaThrowsCoach,CoachofBrittanyCrew)• Iaaf–Level5EliteThrowsCoach• NCCP–Level5Certification• 2017AthleticsCanada’sDr.DougClementCoachoftheYearAward• 2017AthleticsOntarioCoachofTheYear

After25yearsasasuccessfulcorporatemarketingandadvertisingexecutive,Richardhasbeenfortunateenoughtoturnedalife-longpassionofcoachingthrowsintoasecondprofessionalcareerasAthleticsCanada’sNextGenThrowscoach.Apassionate,athletefocusedcoachwithover20yearsofsuccessfullydevelopingathletesonandoffthefieldofplaythroughanunderstandingoftheirindividualneedstomotivatethemtowardsdesiredresults.Richardhashadasuccessfulcoachingrecordattheprovincial,USport,nationallevelsandnowmostrecentlyhisathletesarebeginningtoleavetheirmarksattheinternationallevel;abronzemedalfinishat2015WorldUniversiade,a5thplacefinishatthe2017IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships(aCanadianfirstinwomenthrows),goldmedalat2017WorldUniversiade(anotherCanadianfirstinthrows),adoublegoldmedalperformanceinCanadianrecordsettingfashionatthe2017YouthCommonwealthGamesand2bronzemedalsatthe2018CommonwealthGamesbyshotputtersTimNedowandBrittanyCrew.Richard’scoachingexperienceincludes10nationalteam-coachingassignments,including:3IAAFWorldChampionships,2015PanAmGames,2016OlympicGamesandthe2018CommonwealthGames.

Ahighlytechnicalandanalyticalplanner,Richardisrelentlessinmonitoringandtrackingeachathlete’strainingprogresstoensurethattheysuccessfullyperformonthespecificdayitwhenitcounts.Inconstantpursuitofhighperformancesuccessandprovidingtheverybesttrainingandtechnicaladvancesforhisathletestohehasdevelopedlong-standingrelationshipswithsomeoftheverybestthrowscoachesfromacrossCanadaandaroundtheworld.Richardregularly,collaboratesandsharesinformationwithothercoachesandparticipatesincoachingmentoring,cross-club/universitycoaching,trainingcamps,clinicsandthrowsconferencesaroundtheworld.Inthefall2018,RichardwillbegintheCanadianSportInstituteOntario(CSIO)AdvancedCoachingDiplomaProgram(ACD).

Brooke rasnick(PoleVaultCoachatUniversityofLouisville)BrookeRasnickisthecurrentpolevaultandcombinedeventscoachattheUniversityofLouisville.PreviousassistantcoachatKentStateUniversityandvolunteerassistantcoachattheUniversityofOregon.WhileatLouisville,shehascoachedmultipleAll-Americansand10athleteswhohaveoutperformedpreviousschoolrecords.RasnickpolevaultedatWichitaStateUniversityfrom2004-2009withapersonalbestmarkof4.20m.

Wolfgang ritzdorf (DirectorofIAAFWorldHighJumpCenter)Dr.WolfgangRitzdorfisaseniorlectureratGermanSportUniversityCologne,vicedirectorofInstituteofMovementandNeurosciencesandheadofdepartmentofathletics.Thefocusofhisresearchisonreactivestrengthandtechniqueandtrainingofthejumpsevents.

HeistheIAAFchiefeditorfortheentireCECSjumpsmaterialandaregularkeynotespeakerininternationalcoaches’conferencesandIAAFAcademy.AsaformernationalcoachofGermanfemalehighjumpersheisnowdirectoroftheIAAFWorldHighJumpCenterwhereheispersonalcoachto9OlympicGames/WorldChampionshipshighjumperssince2007.

Speaker Bios