REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2008 WIAA COACHES SCHOOL, AUGUST 1-2, 2008

WIAA COACHES SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Yakima Convention Center, 10 North 8^th Street, Yakima 1-800-221-0751

BREAKOUT SESSION TOPICS

THURSDAY, July 31, 2008

12-5 PM Sports Medicine First Aid & CPR Training: Vocational Trainers Association--$30 Fee

6-8 PM Pre-Conference: Hands-on Athletic Taping Session: Vocational Trainers Association Lung Function Testing

7:30-8:30 PM Early Conference Registration

FRIDAY, August 1, 2008

7:30 AM Conference Registration — Light Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

9:00AM OPENING GENERAL SESSION: BRENDA and FRANK MORRERO: “Fighting Against Steroids Together”

10:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSION #1

11:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSION #2

12 NOON “Get Acquainted” Barbeque: “Student Athlete Panel”

1:30 PM GENERAL SESSION #2 TOM DOYLE AND JOE RICHER: “Communicating with your Athletes through TRUE COLORS”

3:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSION #3

4:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSION #4

4:50-5:00 PM Break Visit Exhibits/Vendors

5:00 PM TEACHING SPORTS SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE:

SATURDAY, August 2, 2008

7:15 AM WIAA Office Open – Visit Exhibits — Light Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM GENERAL SESSION #3: BRUCE BROWN: “The seven ways to lead your team”

9:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSION #5

10:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSION #6

10:45 AM Check-out of Hotel Break Visit Exhibits/Vendors

11:30 AM GENERAL SESSION #4: Q and A with the WIAA Staff

12:15 PM Lunch and Prize Drawings: Presentation of the Curt and Chee Chee Bruskland Award

1:30 AM BREAKOUT SESSION #7

2:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSION #8

3:30 PM CLOSING GENERAL SESSION #5: DOUG CHICKERING, WIAA-Wisconsin Executive Director

“Current Issues in Interscholastic Sports”

4:30 PM Clock hour sign-off, return conference evaluations **

**A maximum of 22 clock hours are available if you participated in all sessions of the WIAA Coaches School.

Clock hours will be provided to all WIAA Coaches School Participants at no charge.

Remember, if you attend the WIAA Coaches School once every three years, you will always be in compliance with the WIAA Coaching Standards!

The registration fee of $95 ($110 after July 20, 2008) includes a BBQ lunch-Friday, Saturday Luncheon, a light Continental Breakfast both days, Handouts and WIAA Clock Hours and Coaches School Tee-shirt. The pre-conference Sports Medicine First Aid and CPR training has a separate Pre-Registration fee of $30 if paid by July 20, 2008, and a $40 late registration fee after July 20th.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Submit the registration form and mail in a check for $95 per registrant by July 20. Please reference the name and confirmation number for each participant with the check. After July 20, a $15 late fee per registrant will be required. After July 20, only faxed, online or on-site registrations will be accepted.

WIAA cannot guarantee that all on-site registrants will receive a packet of handouts or a tee-shirt.

There is a separate $30 Sports Medicine First Aid-CPR fee for the First Aid-CPR Course.

Schools will receive one (1) additional registration at no charge for every ten (10) paid registrations.

NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 20, 2008

For questions about Coaches School please contact Jim Meyerhoff at jmeyerho@wiaa.com or (425) 282-5234

For registration questions please contact Simon Hirsch at shirsch@wiaa.com or (425) 282-5243

Hotel Accommodations

Since summer is the prime tourist season, the Red Lion Yakima Center Hotel has quoted the WIAA Coaches School an advantageous room rate in support of interscholastic activities. Coaches school participants are being offered the special room rate of $84 plus tax per night, if booked by July 9, 2008. The hotel is on the same property as the Yakima Convention Center.

Make housing reservations directly with the hotel

(509-248-5900).

Identify yourself as being with the 2008 WIAA Coaches School to get the group rate.

Additional hotel block at Best Western Ahtanum Inn

$89 per room, 1-800-348-9701

Mention WIAA Coaches School for the special rate.