2003 Convention Schedule Overview Schedule Registration Hotel/Travel Area Activities Contact NFCA Sunday, November 30 Noon NFCC Course 402, through Tuesday noon   Tuesday, December 2 1 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Pre-Convention Seminar 6 p.m. NFCA Board of Directors   Wednesday, December 3 8 a.m. Wilson Golf Scramble 10 a.m. Tennis Tournament 2:45 p.m. New Convention Attendee Orientation Committees (Rules, All-American Chairs, Awards, Internet, Diversity) 2:45 p.m. Assistant Coach Caucus 4:30 p.m. Opening Business Meeting with keynote speaker Terry Pettit 7 p.m. Louisville Slugger Reception 10 p.m. Adams USA Hospitality   Thursday, December 4 7 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8 a.m. Committees (All-American Regional Chairs, Camps & Clinics, Education & Publications, Nominating, Awards & Hall of Fame) 9 p.m. College Caucus Meetings by Group 11 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opening; open until 7:30 p.m. Noon Silent Auction; closing bids 8:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Easton Victory Club Luncheon 2:30 p.m. Division I Conference Meetings 2:30 p.m. “Maximizing Offensive Strategy” — George Wares, Head Coach, Central College 3:20 p.m. “Defensive Drills” — Sheilah Gulas, Head Coach, Ashland University 6 p.m. Exhibit Hall SPECTACULAR & dinner in Exhibit Hall; hall closes at 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Silent Auction closes 8:30 p.m. Individual Group Socials, sponsored by Speedline Athletic Wear 10 p.m. Diamond Sports Hospitality Extravaganza 10 p.m. Bylaws Committee Meeting   Friday, December 5 7 a.m. Schutt Sports Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m. High School and Travel Ball Caucuses; Continuation of College Caucuses, if needed 9 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open until 3 p.m. 9:15 a.m. “Defining ‘Layers of Success’ for Pitchers” — Connie Clark, Head Coach, University of Texas 9:15 a.m. Diversity Training, presented by NCAA Life Skills Specialist Stan Johnson 10 a.m. “Oh Captain, My Captain: How To Develop Responsible and Respected Team Leaders” — Jeff Janssen, Peak Performance Consultant 11 a.m. “Taking Your Hitters to the Elite Level” — Sheila Cornell Douty, 1996 & 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Noon Lunch in the Exhibit Hall; Hall closes at 3 p.m. 1:30 p.m. “Practice Organization” — Mike Candrea, USA Olympic Coach 2:20 p.m. “A Checklist for the Advanced Catcher” — Linda Wells, Greek Olympic Coach and Head Coach at Arizona State University 3:20 p.m. “Coaching Observations” — Mike Renney, Canadian Olympic Coach and Head Coach at Simon Fraser University 4:10 p.m. Olympic Player Panel 5:30 p.m. National Pro Fastpitch hosts Coach of the Year/Hall of Fame Reception for banquet attendees 6:30 p.m. Speedline Coach of the Year/NFCA Hall of Fame Banquet 10 p.m. Fellowship of Christian Athletes Devotion 10 p.m. Worth Sports Hospitality   Saturday, December 6 7 a.m. NFCA Board of Directors 7 a.m. Schutt Sports/Fellowship of Christian Athletes Breakfast — all welcome 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9 a.m. General Business Meeting (Voting) 11:30 a.m. RINGOR ROUNDTABLE LUNCHEON — See Below 2:45 p.m. “Developing Pitching Velocity; It’s Simple but It’s Not Easy” — Jill Rishel Wolforth, CanAm Academy 3:35 p.m. “Developing Communication Conscientiousness” — Laurie Soltman, Specialist in Communications and Life Skills Programming 6 p.m. NFCC Course 403, through Monday 4 p.m. 7 p.m. National Pro Fastpitch Draft   Saturday Ringor Roundtable Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Different tracts of topics; coaches can stay in same tract or move from one to another. There are three sessions within each topic. “Diamond of Success” — Holly Hesse, Head Coach, Southwest Missouri State University, helps you develop a coaching philosophy. “Video Analysis” — John Tschida, Head Coach, University of St. Thomas “Hall of Famers Share Their Perspectives” — 2003 inductees JoAnne Graf, Head Coach, Florida State University; Margo Jonker, Head Coach, Central Michigan University, and Celeste Knierim, Head Coach, St. Louis Community College/Meramec “The 12 Essentials of Effective Assistant Coaches” — Jeff Janssen, Peak Performance Consultant Overview Schedule Registration Hotel/Travel Area Activities Contact NFCA NFCA National Convention 2003 Strength & Conditioning Pre-Convention Seminar — December 2 National Convention — December 3-6 National Convention Exhibitor Show — December 4 & 5 www.nfca.org ~ e-mail: nfca@nfca.org National Fastpitch Coaches Association ~ NFCA Telephone: 662 / 320-2155 ~ Fax: 662 / 320-2283 100 GT Thames, Suite D ~ Starkville, MS 39759 Copyright © 2003 NFCA ~ All Rights Reserved Worldwide