LA84 to Host 2014 U.S. Olympic Academy
LA84 Foundation President Anita L. DeFrantz and U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun will lead a program of Olympians, Paralympians, sport administrators, scholars and journalists at the 2014 U.S. Olympic Academy, on April 15. The theme of the invitation-only conference will be athlete development and its relationship to Olympic values. The 2014 U.S. Olympic Academy will be the first gathering of its kind in the U.S. in 23 years. It is the result of a collaboration between the USOC and the LA84 Foundation. The Academy is presented with financial support from Gordon Crawford. The vent will be streamed live at TeamUSA.org/academy
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | Registration | |
| 8:00- 8:15 | Welcome and Introductions, Clinic Orientation and Announcements | John Landicho, Site Coordinator and Head Coach and Bobbie Estes, Clinic Coordinator |
| 8:15- 9:30 | Court Session: Fun Warm-up Games | Tom Pestolesi |
| 9:35-11:00 | Lecture: Rules and Refs | Louis Ventura |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lecture: Leadership and Accountability | Nabil Mardini |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch on your own | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Lecture: Simple Systems to get the Most Out of Your Time and Players | Shay Goulding Meurer |
| 2:05-3:05 | Court Session: Serve and Serve Receive Drills | Shay Goulding Meurer |
| 3:10-4:10 | Court Session: Simple Theories and Training in Reality | John Landicho |
| 4:10 | Distribution of Manuals on CD and Certificates | |
