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Víctor López - President SPECIAL GUEST LECTURER: 2013 CONGRESS PROGRAM Art Venegas (USA) has coached countless elite Vice-Presidents TENTATIVE throwers and Olympians for thirty years at UCLA and Irma Corral - México now at the US Olympic Training Center. He also Thursday, October 3 Wendell Prince - Antilles prepared the strength programs for some of the greatest 3:00pm-6:00pm Registration sprinters and jumpers at UCLA and internationally, and 7:00pm-9:00pm Welcome Reception Richie Mercado - Secretary still does so today. Art will share his extensive knowledge of strength and power development for the sprints and United States Friday, October 4 jumps and give practical examples and demonstrations of Members at Large these methods 9:00-10:00am Opening Ceremonies 10:30-12:00pm Strength for Sprints / Jumps Glen Albertina - Ismael Lopez (TTO/CUB) is originally from Art Venegas Les Gramantik – but resides with his wife, who is a native of Trinidad 12:00-1:30pm Luncheon Jamil Justiniano - Puerto Rico and Tobago. While in T&T, he has developed the 1:30-2:30pm Hurdles – Richie Mercado throwing community and literally driven all over the Luis Humberto Sánchez - México 2:45-4:15pm Throws – Ismael Lopez island to get to athletes and improve their performances. 4:30-5:30pm Roundtable Discussion The 19 year old winner of the Javelin in was 7:00pm Night on own in ! Keshorn Walcott, one of Lopez’s prodigies. Lopez is an SPONSORS AND PATRONS IAAF Master Coach and will discuss development of

throwers from the grass roots to international level. Saturday, October 5 IAAF - NACAC AA 9:00-10:30am Sprints – Wendell Prince IAAF MSD Joe Vigil (USA) has been coaching high level distance 10:45-12:15pm Distances – Joe Vigil runners at Adams State University and in elite 12:15-12:30pm Group Picture outside hotel CURAÇAOSE ATLETIEK BOND programs for nearly fifty years! He is a member of the US 12:30-1:30pm Luncheon Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of 1:45-3:15pm Competition Preparation ASSOCIATION OF PANAMERICAN ATHLETICS Fame, and has coached 425 All Americans and 87 national Richie Mercado (APA) champions, plus several Olympians, most notably recent marathon medalist Deena Kastor. He is recognized 3:30-4:30pm Congress Session / Elections MONDO/AMERICA universally as one of the most knowledgeable and 4:30-5:00pm Raffle scientific distance coaches in the world! 7:00-10:30pm Banquet & Entertainment TRACK AND FIELD NEWS

Wendell Prince (CUR) was a NACACTFCA founder Sunday, October 6 Departures NORDIC SPORT and has served as Treasurer for over 20 years. Wendell * Simultaneous translation in English and Spanish coaches youth, junior, and senior level sprinters in Curacao, and is best known as the coach of Churandy Martina, who owns the Curacao national record in both the 100 and 200 meters and has competed in every and World Championships since 2004, finishing 4th in the 100

meters in 2008 and originally medaling in second place in the 200 meters before a very late and controversial Proud sponsors of NACACTFCA

disqualification.

Richie Mercado (USA) is secretary of NACACTFCA and a USA Track & Field Level II Coach in Jumps and Combined Events, and an IAAF Elite Coach candidate in Jumps. He has coached youth, high school, and junior national level athletes in almost every event in Texas for 29 years.

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