The following is information regarding a Coaches' Association
Meeting and clinic scheduled to take place at West Virginia
Weslyan College on December 5, 1998.  If you are not currently
a member of the Coaches' Association or have questions about
the meeting, contact Coach David Evans at devans@ovis.net

      WEST VIRGINIA CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK COACHES CLINIC
              December 5, 1998 at West Virginia
			Wesleyan College
8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
(Coffee, Juice and doughnut, etc.at registration)

 8:00 a.m. Registration              
Possible Speakers: Steve Taylor *

 8:30 a.m. -   9:00   
Guest Speaker Jesse Skiles *

 9:05 a.m. -   9:35   
Guest Speaker Will Shaw	

 9:40 a.m. - 10:10   
Guest Speaker Rich Hoffman

10:10 a.m.- 10:25    
Break/Sara Walker

10:25 a.m. -10:55   
Guest Speaker College Athlete (Fresh. or Soph.)

11:00 a.m. -11:30   
Guest Speaker Mark Swiger

11:35 a.m. -12:05   
Guest Speaker ????

Noon       -   1:00    
Lunch in the college cafeteria in room set aside for
coaches.  Cost $5 - $6.
	(If we choose, this could be a working lunch
	or just a break and to gather ideas.)

 1:00 p.m. - 3:00     Coaches Association Meeting

Agenda:	1.  Treasurers report and secretaries report
	2.  Discuss old business
	3.  Elect officers for 1999
	4.  Select Chairpersons and committee members
	    A.  Membership
	    B.  Budget
	    C.  Newsletter
	    D.  Programs
	    E.  Constitution and by-laws		
            F.  ???
     	5.  New business
	    A.  Dues
	    B.  State Cross Country Meet (site, time, etc.)
	    C.  Cross Country Committee (our views on needs of sport)
	    D.  Track and the need to get them into the association
	    E.  Mid-East Regional Meet (Report)  November 21, 1998 - Dayton, OH
            F.  Mid-West Meet of Champions (2nd Saturday in June)
	    G.  Need for money to pay for warm-ups purchased for Mid-East Meet
            H.  Newsletter
	    I.  Programs	
	    J.  Spring Track Clinic
	    K.  Inviting high school athletes to attend the clinics (cross
		country and track)

The following is a list of topics which might appropriate for this clinic
and I am sure that there are others which could be used--these are the ones
which I thought of last night.

	 1.  Video Analysis
	 2.  Motivation
	 3.  Speedwork - Hillwork
	 4.  Pre Race walk of course
	 5.  Heart Rate Monitors
	 6.  Tactics
	 7.  Injury Prevention
	 8.  How to develop a winning attitude
	 9.  Running technique and shoe selection
        10.  Mental Preparation
        11.  Nutrition
        12.  Recruiting the high school athlete
        13.  How to prepare the athlete for approaching college coaches
		for scholarships (Questions to ask the coach and information 
		to have ready for the college interview)
        14.  Running Resume
        15.  Psychology of Distance Running
        16.  ???