(Pictured: A pair of legends with close OATCCC ties, Jim Wright and Fred Dafler)
Brief biography's provided by Wayne Clark:
On the left is Jim Wright who has been coaching for over 60 years. He was a former President of our association and a Hall of Famer. We dedicated the 2020 clinic to him.
On the right is Fred Dafler. Fred was the Commissioner of Track & Field for many years and a true friend of the OAT&CCC. We have one of our highest awards named after him. He also was in charge of the state CC and T&F meet for many years.
Two of the finest men in Ohio!
-- Wayne Clark
Register For The OATCCC Virtual Clinic
The OATCCC Coaches Clinic will be taking on a different format with its upcoming edition, but that won't detract from the quality and professionalism that Ohio's coaches have come to expect from the annual event.
A dynamic list of guest presenters has been established by organizer, Wayne Clark and his leadership team for the virtual clinic, which is set for January 25th to January 28th.
Coverage -
- Virtual Clinic Home Site
- MileSplit Ohio Clinic Page
- OATCCC Home Site
- OATCCC Twitter Page
- Become A OATCCC Member
MileSplit Ohio reached out to Wayne Clark for more context on what's in store for the state's coaches.
The Ohio Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches (OAT&CCC) is officially going virtual for our 2021 Clinic. Coaching education is very important to us. We have had a person to person clinic since 1950. This year we are forced, like so many other clinics, to go virtual.
We had completed our person to person clinic by May but realized it might not happen. So, we worked with Coaches Insider and Patrick Kohan to develop what we think is a tremendous virtual clinic. We have top notch speakers from all over America. We are providing 40 clinic sessions that start on Monday January 25th. We will have 10 new sessions per day for the next 4 days. The beauty of the event is once a coach purchases our clinic they will have access to every session until July 1st.
This has been very difficult for me as the Ohio clinic director for 27 years. I know nothing about the technology involved with doing this. Thank goodness for Coaches Insider who "drug" me through all of this. They have done a wonderful job as you will see as you look at the clinic link.
We would like to thank everyone who has had a part in this clinic. Especially our speakers and major sponsors.
We also thank MileSplit Ohio for helping us spread the word about this offering.
Any coach in America can purchase this great clinic. (BUT) If your state coaches association is having a clinic please support it. We are offering this clinic to all of you who do not have access to a clinic in your state.
Lastly, we pray that all of you stay safe during these tough times. We will all rebound from this. If you are looking for a great clinic we welcome you to Columbus , Ohio January 27-28-29, 2022. It will be advertised here with MileSplit Ohio.
Good luck this spring with our wonderful sport of TRACK & FIELD!!!!
-- Wayne Clark / Ohio Clinic Director