OU Track and Field Hosts Coaches Club

Head Coach Jim VanHootegem and the University of Oklahoma track and field coaching staff will host a series of coaches' education sessions in the next few months. The clinicians include three coaches who have worked with elite athletes on the collegiate and Olympic level and a performance therapist who has worked with the Seattle Seahawks.

Sessions will be held on Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan.14 and Feb. 18. All sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a meal and will run until 9 p.m. Individual sessions are $25 each. All sessions will be held at Headington Hall, the newest residential facility on the Norman campus.

The clinicians include Irving “Boo” Schexnayder, the director of the US Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association's Track and Field Academy; Stuart McMillan, performance director at the World Athletics Director; Gary Winkler, former head track and field coach at Illinois; and Dr. Gerry Ramogida, performance therapist at Fortius Sport and Helath.

Sessions will cover “The Keys to Developing High School Long Jumpers," Oct.22; "How to Write a Speed Program," Nov. 19; "Developing the Sprint Hurdler," Jan. 14; and "The Role of Quality Training in Injury Prevention," Feb. 18. A PDF with more complete information is available.

For more information, contact OU Assistant Coach Kevin Tyler at ktyler@ou.edu or 405-437-5917.

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