INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field will host the 2007 National Podium Education Project (NPEP) December 11 – 15 at The Tuscany Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
At the NPEP, participants will hear presentations from the experts that have been working with the HPD coaches. Each event will have their own resident Biomechanist and Sports Psychologist(s). Some events will also employ Physiologists, and a Motor Learning expert will be on hand.
The NPEP has been split into two sections. During the first section, taking place Dec. 11 through Dec. 13, participants can register to attend the sprints session, endurance session or throws session. The second section will run Dec. 13 through Dec. 15. and participants can register for the hurdles session, horizontal jumps session, high jump session, or pole vault session. On Thursday, Dec. 13 there will be common presentations in the morning and into the early afternoon for all events highlighting preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Registration for the event is FREE and has been extended until December 4 (all registrants must be USATF members).
In conjunction with the NPEP, the coaches of the top elite athletes will be holding their High Performance Division (HPD) Elite Athlete Seminars. The HPD seminars are run to provide specific scientific information and analysis of our best athletes to ensure that the United States dominates the podium at the Olympics and World Championships.
For more information, visit http://www.usatf.org/groups/Coaches/education/specialPrograms/2007/PodiumProject/info.asp