High Performance Education Sessions

High Performance Presentations Return at the 2024 USATF Annual Meeting

Don’t miss newly added USATF High Performance education sessions during the 2024 USATF Annual Meeting at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Hear from medalist coaches, national team staff, performance specialists, and NGB administrators. Access to the USATF High Performance sessions is included with all annual meeting registrations, along with the Opening/Closing Sessions, all open committee meetings, USATF Night of Legends, USATF Awards Breakfast, and expo hall. 

Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, December 5

• 9:00 AM-9:50 AM - How the USATF High Performance Plan Helped Athletes and Coaches Claim 34 Medals in Paris, Michael Nussa, Associate Director, USATF High Performance Programs
• 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - Using Movement Assessments to Help Reduce Injury and Enhance Performance, Todd Arnold, MD, USATF Medical Officer for Elite Athlete Care, Makini Cruickshank, ATC, USATF Regional Medical Provider, and Orlando Health Care Providers
• 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Understanding Paralympic Classifications, Sherrice Fox, Director, U.S. Paralympics Track & Field and Tyler Carter, PLY, Manager, Classification, USOPC

Day 2, Friday, December 6

• 9:00 AM-9:50 AM - The USOPC American Development Model (ADM): USATF for Life, Matt Lydum, PhD, USATF Coaching Education and Assistant Track and Field Coach, Western Oregon University
• 10:00 AM-11:20 AM - Empower the Mind, Elevate the Game: Integrating Sport Psychology Across Roles and Domains, Dr. Breigh Jones-Coplin, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Denver and Team USATF Psychologist 

Featured additional general sessions hosted by select USATF Committees:

• Fri, Dec 6, 6:00 PM-7:30 PM - Honoring Our Women Olympic Head Coaches, USATF Women's Commission
• Sat, Dec 7, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Passport to Paris: Women's Olympic Track Coaches Share Their Journey, USWTCA
• Sat, Dec 7, 2:00 PM-4:30 PM - Blast from the Past, Athletes Commission/Alumni
• Sat, Dec 7, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM - Unveiling the High Performance Plan for the Next Olympic Quadrennium, High Performance 

Click here to view the entire USATF Annual Meeting schedule and to register (online and onsite).