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Dial-In Number: (712)-432-0075
Participant Access Code: 144753
Topic: Periodization of training and the correct mental training for each component or training and racing
Dr. Michael Spino was a driving force during the build-up to the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. He served as a coach, was an event host organizer for numerous national teams, and researched issues such as heat and humidity and jet lag during the Olympic periods. In 1984, Spino directed the Atlanta Pre-Olympic training camp for 100 athletes and coaches at Emory University, which proved to be a precursor to Atlanta's eventual successful summer Olympic bid.
He is the author of six books on the mental and physical aspects of sport, coached over a hundred All-American runners at Georgia Tech and Life University, where his teams won 12 national cross country and track championships, and he was chosen NAIA national Coach of the Year three times.
Dr. Spino formulated his theories of sport and health at the famed Esalen Sports Center in California and is a fellow of OPUS NOVUM. Presently, he is a collaborator with Lille2 University in France developing master's degree consortiums and sport tourism research projects.
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To serve as a source of reference, opinion, and advice to the President, Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors of USATF-GA with regard to current or contemplated policies of USATF-GA and in all matters relating to coaches and coaches’ rights;
Constituencies Affected: Coaches of all divisions and interest group of the track and field community.
a. Our coaches are personally and passionately committed to the growth and development of the sport of track and field at all levels.
b. Our athletes have all developed through their relationships, instruction and support of their coaches, and
c. Nearly all of these coaches are affiliated with communities and educational instructions that provide the resources (facilities, competitive schedules, travel, medical care, etc.) annually toward the development of their athletes who comprise the vast majority on our national teams.
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