SET Summit
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Speed, Endurance & Technique Summit
At the Nike Indoor Nationals |
FRIDAY EVENING SESSION
Madison Park High School
Across from the Reggie Lewis Center
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Get up close and learn from our experienced core of Nike Olympic athletes, high school and speciality clinicians. Come dressed to participate.
THE WARM-UP - An introduction of our clinicians and and special introduction of our NSSF/NIN Medical team, Dr. Jeanette Anderson, Claudia “Sparky” Chapel and Dr. Rob Jones, who will briefly describe the free medical and chiropractic services available for athletes at the Nike Indoor Nationals and why you should take advantage of them.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Then join one or more of the event breakout sessions.
“S” is for SPEED
Dan Fichter, “Wanna Get Fast.”
Walter Dix, 2008 Olympic Double Bronze medalist, 100 and 200 meters. Nike Indoor Nationals alumnus
“E” is for ENDURANCE
This year's Endurance Symposium features Olympic bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan. Learn how they do it and what you can apply to your programs to take it up another notch. The session will be moderated by Pascal Dobert of Nike Running, himself a two-time Olympic athlete.
“T” is for TECHNIQUE
Five concurrent sessions. Chose the one that interests you or move between them.
Hurdles - Coach Andrew Blanks of Houston Westbury returns by popular demand with new tips and tricks on for quick and clean hurdles clearance.
The Throws - The return of the dynamic duo of strong man and 2008 Olympic Trials Champion, Olympic finalist and 2007 World Champion, Reese Hoffa and Coach Sheldon Harrison of North Carolina.
Long/Triple Jumps - Former University of North Carolina stand-out Dan Harris.
High Jump - Dave Kerin, the USATF - Women's High Jump Development.
Weight Throw - Coach Conor McColough. Note: This session will be held at the Reggie Lewis Center starting at approximately 7pm immediately following the conclusion of the boys' weight throw event.
THE WARM-DOWN Your chance to ask questions of our clinicians and win prizes from our sponsors
SATURDAY MORNING SESSIONS
Special Coaches Clinics
9:00 am - 11:00 am
(Reggie Lewis Center - Room TBA)
9:00 - 10:00 am Interactive presentation by Dr. Jeanette Anderson and Claudia “Sparky” Chapel
“Prevention of Common High School Injuries”
“Me and My Back”
10:00 - 11:00am - round table discussion with Coaches Dan Fichter and Andrew Blanks
“Speed for Sprints & Hurdles”
DIRECTIONS to the Madison Hill Park School
Walking directions from the Reggie Lewis Center to the Madison Park High School
Make a left turn leaving the main entrance. School entrance 300 meters to your left. Follow the SETS signs.
Need More Information? Have Questions
Contact Joy Kamani or Cedric Walker
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Clinician Bios
Dr. Jeannette M. Anderson
Time and experience enabled Dr. Anderson to be the 2002 Medical Director at the Liberty World Challenge for Outrigger Canoe, and most importantly, Team Chiropractor for the United States Track and Field at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Dr. Anderson combines chiropractic and lifestyle to reach each patient's goal of wellness. Incorporating the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, stress levels, posture, ergonomics, and rest with a balanced body. Balance is achieved by personalized treatment programs. These programs are utilized by the athletes, individuals and families.
Dr. Anderson or Dr. "A" is a 14-time marathoner with a P.R. of 3:25. She is an accomplished tri-athlete and active skier. She is currently involved with Track and Field on a Junior Level and serves on the medical staff for US National meets. Dr. A also commits her time to two local New York City charities, one upon which she is on the Advisory Board. Dr. A truly believes that a full life is not what you get from the world yet what you give it.
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Andrew Blanks
Blanks moved from the University to Johnston Middle School where he became the Art Director and Athletic Director. He also assumed the Head Coaching job at Westbury High School in 1990.
Two of Coach Blanks' pupils shared the spotlight at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 400m hurdles final. He was the only American high school coach to have two finalists share the track in the same Olympic race that year: Bayano Kamani who represented Panama and Bennie Brazell- USA. Both are recent graduates of Coach B's program at Westbury High School in Houston, Texas where they were both Texas State Champions and Texas State Record Holders in the 300m hurdles with Kamani taking the State Champion double by also winning the 110 hurdles. Kamani continues to compete professionally while Brazell now plays with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Coach Blanks has retired from teaching but continues as the Head Coach at Westbury High School and is much sought after for clinics and private coaching. He is known as the Guru of the Hurdles in Houston.
This is his third visit to the Nike Indoor Nationals as a clinician and he promises that, as always, he has some new tips and tricks up his sleeve.
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Claudia "Sparky" Chapel
She combines muscular therapy with strength and conditioning, soft tissue injury assessment and rehabilitation and motivational coaching. Matching the right treatment to the particular problem is crucial for the treatment to succeed. This commitment has earned her three trips to the Olympics as well as the respect and trust of some of the world's leading athletes, dancers and musicians.
Claudia, known to most people as "Sparky" is a competitive athlete in Outrigger Canoe and has been a member of the winning team at the Liberty World Challenge in 2002, and the United States team in the World Sprint Championships in New Zealand in 2006.
She is currently involved with the Wounded Warrior Project through Walter Reed Army and Bethesda Naval Hospitals, helping returning soldiers from the Iraqi and Afghanistan conflicts re-connect through sport. In 2006 she served as one of two able paddlers on the Para-Olympic Team, including members of the Wounded Warriors at the World Championship Sprints. At World's this team won Bronze, Silver and Gold. Because of their success in this endeavor, the Para-Olympic Committee has voted to include Outriggers in the Para-Olympics in 2012.
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Dan Fichter
Fichter has traveled the country speaking to numerous coaches on speed training, strength training, and nervous system development and how to pull these elements into a comprehensive package that can be truly devastating to your opponent. Fichter's system attacks the athlete at the individual specific level (SBN-Specific body needs) unlike most programs that offer the cookie cutter approach.
Fichter is also entering his 13th year of coaching track and field at the high school level. Since becoming the head coach in 1998, Dan's track teams have won 6 Section V Championships and one runner- up trophy. That's six out of the last seven years of being crowned Class A Champions. Fichter was named Class A Coach of the year three times in his tenure as well as Divisional coach of the year for winning the D-2 and Division 3 titles for seven straight years. His total dual meet record is 45-2.
Fichter's extensive research into human movement and hands-on experience with all levels of athletes provides him with the most comprehensive skills to be one of the nation's top trainers. Joining forces with Christian Korfist of Slow Guy Speed School the two have quickly developed into the "Go To Guys" of speed training. Just having finished their second DVD called How to Run Faster (the series) the two trainers have finally released the never seen before program that is quickly gaining national acclaim.
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Dan Harris
Daniel Alexander Harris was born in 1982 in Houston, Texas. He is a self taught artist and accomplished track and field athlete. In high school Daniel was a two time state champion, AAU champion, Gatorade track and field athlete of the year for Missouri and he finished his senior year ranked #4 in the triple jump by Track and Field News Magazine.
Daniel began his college career at the University of Purdue. As a freshman at Purdue Daniel was an outdoor provisional NCAA qualifier in the triple jump. That summer he went on to compete for the USA 19 and under Junior Team in England and Argentina. After a tumultuous sophomore season Daniel transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Daniel competed in the triple jump, long jump, high jump and on the 4x100m relay. As a Tarheel Daniel was selected team captain two consecutive years, qualified for many NCAA regional and championship meets, was the 2004 ACC triple jump champion and he competed at the 2004 Olympic Trials in Sacramento, CA. Daniel ranks #2 all-time indoors and #3 all-time outdoors for the Tarheels in the triple jump.
After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Fine Arts Daniel decided to use his artistic talents to provide people with art of the sports they love.
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Shelton Harrison
Harrison began coaching as a throws coach for The Charlotte Flights Track and Field Club. In his first year as throwing coach for the Charlotte Flights, he guided Lawrence Martin to a silver medal in the 1996 AAU Junior Olympic Games. For 10 seasons his throws team remained a nationally respected throwing program. Under Harrison's guidance the program produced 68 AAU State Champions, 52 regional champions, and 4 national champions.
Harrison's first high school coaching job at West Mecklenburg High proved successful. Under Harrison's tutelage Sonya Bell won the NC State Outdoor Championships three consecutive years in the discus. Sister Sharhonda Bell and Who's Who in America candidate took top honors in the shot-put. The sister duo helped lead their team to back to back state titles.
At Charlotte Latin Private School, Harrison continued to develop national caliber throwers. Honor Student Nick Ray anchored the throwing squad for Charlotte Latin, claiming NCIHSAA state and conference titles in the shot put. Ray completed his senior season by setting NCIHSAA state and conference records in the shot put. Ray was the first track and field athlete in school history to qualify for a national meet.
In 2001 Harrison started The Young Olympians, a power lifting and throws club for youth in the Charlotte area. Through that program emerged Kamorean Hayes, Harrison's most decorated athlete. Hayes has won the Nike Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the shot put for two consecutive years. Harrison accompanied Hayes to the World Youth Championships in Marrakech, Morocco as her personal coach, where she took home the bronze medal in the discus, and placed sixth in the world in the shot put. Hayes took first place at the USATF Junior Championships, in the shot put, earning a spot on the World Junior team. Harrison traveled to Beijing, China with Hayes to the World Junior Championships. Hayes placed 14th in the world in the shot put at the prestigious event to finish off a record setting junior year. Coach Harrison is no stranger to the college coaching ranks, serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls. Harrison guided Larry Moore to two straight CIAA conference titles. Moore is the most accomplished track and field athlete at JCSU, breaking the school record in the javelin six times.
Harrison currently serves as the Head Coach of The Higher Power Athlete Club. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics. Harrison is currently a USATF Level 1 certified coach. He was born 05/31/1974 and resides in Charlotte, NC.
Notable Athletes Coached By Harrison
Sharhonda Bell - PR's: Shot put 41-2 , Discus 122-6
Two time runner up NC State Championships(2002,2003), Nike Outdoor Qualifier(2002,2003)
Sonya Bell - PR's: Discus 137-5, Javelin 107-7
Three-Time North Carolina State Champion in the Discus(1998-2000), Nike Outdoor Qualifier(2000), 6th All-time in the discus in NC History.
Aslynn Halvorson - PR'(s): Shot put (41-8), Discus (132-9)
AAU National Champion Discus(2005,2006), NCHSAA State 3rd Place Finish in the Shot put and Discus(2006) AAU Indoor National Champion in the Shot put(2006), 13th All-time in the discus in NC history
Kamorean Hayes - PR's: Shot put 52-2 , Discus 163-10
Three-time North Carolina State Champion in the Shot put and Discus(2004-2006), Nike Indoor and Outdoor Champion(2005,2006), Bronze Medallist World Youth Championships(2005), 1st All-Time in the Shot put and Discus in North Carolina History
Leah Hill - PR'(s): Shot put 44-2.5, Discus 121-7
Nike Indoor 4th Place Finisher(2005), NC State 3rd Place Finish Shot put (2005), 3rd Place Discus(2005), 4th All-Time in North Carolina History(Shot put)
Nick Ray - PR'(s): Shot put 55-0
NCIHSAA Champion (2005,2006) Shot put, NCISHAA Record Holder (2006), Nike Outdoor Qualifier(2006) , NCIHSAA Conference Champion(2005,2006)
Larry Moore - PR'(s): Javelin 177-10
CIAA Champion in the Javelin(2005,2006), JCSU Track Athlete of The Year(2005,2006), School Record Holder in the Javelin.
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Robert Glen Jones MD
Dr. Jones has been a member of the National Scholastic Sports Foundation's Board of Directors member of since 1998 and has served as its Medical Director since his appointment. During his tenure as NSSF Medical Director Dr. Jones has developed a multidisciplinary medical team similar to those used by USATF to accompany national teams abroad. This medical team, comprised of MDs, Athletic trainers, Sports Massage Therapists and Chiropractors, is present at all national NSSF meets.
Dr. Jones is a Tennessee native and was a varsity letterman pole -vaulter at UNC Chapel Hill. He graduated Emory University School of medicine and completed his Orthopaedic training at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr Jones has also served as a Team physician for a number of high schools, colleges and professional sporting organizations including South East Raleigh HS, Leesville Road HS, Campbell University, Carolina Cobras Arena Football, The North Carolina Ballet and USA Baseball.
Dr. Jones made the decision to pursue medicine after a pole -vaulting accident abruptly ended his athletic career . Dr. Jones is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with Impact Orthopaedics, PA, a Sports Medicine Private Practice in Raleigh NC where he lives with his wife and four children. He is an avid tri-athlete, marathoner and high school track and field enthusiast.
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David Kerin
A member of USA Track and Field, US Track Coaches Association, and the US Women's Track Coaches Association, Dave has served as a consultant for jumping events at NCAA Championships, on the Appeals Committee at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships, Head Official of the Men's, Women's, and Decathlon High Jumps at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and Head Official of Men's and Women's Hammer throw at the 2005 NCAA's. He is involved in public and community service, having served appointments from the last 4 Governors of Vermont. As a volunteer he has worked for groups such as the VT Principals Association and VT Special Olympics. In track and field, he has been the instructor and certifier of VT HS Pole Vault Coaches and Officials.
Dave is recognized for his knowledge in high level training and performance assessment. He is a requested speaker & clinician, and his advice is regularly sought by fellow coaches as well as individuals ranging from the trainer of an Olympic Bobsledder to an NFL team's speed coach. He carries a USATF Level III Coaching Certification (one of the first 50) and is believed to be the only person to hold both Level III Coach and Master Official Certifications in the sport. Dave instructs the Jumping Events and Event Specific Sciences for USATF's Coaching Education Level II. Most recently, he was appointed to serve as the USATF National Chairperson for Women's High Jump.
A published author, he was recently interviewed for 2 publications: Track Coach magazine, where he is sited as a leader on the subject of plyometric application and theory, and for a new book by Vern Gambetta titled "Athletic Development, The Art and Science of Functional Sports Conditioning."
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