Level 1 School

January 17-18, 2009
Sacramento City College - Sacramento, CA

Contact

Matt Lydum
701 No. Clinton St.
Defiance, OH 43512
(419)438-3969
e-mail

Registration Information

$125.00 - Pre-registration (received by January 2, 2009)
$150.00 - Late Registration (received after January 2, 2009 or on-site)

Click here to register online now. If you have problems registering online please contact the school director.

(A current USATF membership is required to register--please join online if you are not a member.)

ALL received registrations are posted on the Registration Status page (list is updated hourly).

Refund policy: Only 1/2 of the registration fee ($62.50) will be refunded after the registration deadline, and no refund will be given after the start date.

Directions

Light Rail: Sacramento City College is a designated SacMetro Blue Line Light Rail stop. Click here for more information.

Driving: Getting to Sacramento City College (3835 Freeport Bl., Sacramento, 95818) from Hwy 5: Exit at Sutterville Road (south of Hwy 5-Bus.80-50 interchange), travel east until 'T' intersection at Freeport, turn left.  At first light, turn right back onto Sutterville, turn left into SCC main entrance at light, with Hughes Stadium to your right.  After 200m into campus, park in west parking lot on your left.  No parking charges on weekends. From Hwy. 99: Exit at Sutterville/12th Ave. exit (south of Hwy 50-Bus 80), travel west until pass Hughes Stadium on your right.  Turn right into SCC main entrance, After 200m into campus, park in west parking lot on your left.  No parking charges on weekends.

Travel

Air: Sacramento international airport(SMF) is 17 miles north of Sacramento City College; San Francisco international is 86 miles west.

SuperShuttle:
www.supershuttle.com
800-258-3826
To/from Richard Road hotels: $14.00
Directly to/from City College: $21.00

Housing

La Quinta Inn #0914
200 Jibboom St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
www. LQ.com

  • Reservations can be booked by calling (916) 448-8100 ext. 0 and asking for the "Track Coaching School Group Rate".
  • Complimentary shuttle runs from 5am - 10pm everyday main priority is to/from Airport but when free will go within a 5 mile radius.
  • Continental breakfast (waffles, bread, yogurt, oatmeal, muffins, fruits, hard boiled eggs) runs 6-9 during week and 7-10 during weekend.
  • Complimentary wireless internet available throughout the hotel.

Clinic Social Saturday night: El Coyote Junction 232 Jibboom St. moderately priced Mexican grill and bar.  Walking distance from hotel.

Instructors

  • Matt Lydum - School director and jumps instructor.  Presently an assistant professor in education/sport science and assistant track coach at Defiance College, Lydum served as the head men's track coach at San Francisco State University for eight years before beginning his doctoral work at the University of Arizona. He was the 1998 NCAA DII Regional Coach of the Year and has represented the USOC at the International Olympic Academy. He has worked with numerous NAIA & NCAA DII All-Americans. Lydum has completed the USATF Coaching Education Level 2 Program in Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, Jumps, Combined events, and Throws and coordinates the Instructors Training Course (ITC).
  • Bill Godina - With 35 years of coaching experience at the high school and elite levels, Coach Godina has produced 30 State Champions in Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizona, including Wyoming Boys and Colorado Girls Shot & Discus record holders. He has coached two Golden West Discus Champions and one Junior National Discus Champion. In the discus, he has coached five boys over 180 and a girl at 174-10. He has completed the USATF Coaching Education Level 3 Program and serves as a Level 1 and Level 2 Instructor. He is also the author of the USATF Instructor Training Course (ITC).
  • Dave Shrock - Presently pursuing his doctorate at the US Sports Academy, Shrock served as the head coach at Modesto Jr. College for seven years earning numerous championships and ten California Central Valley Coach of the Year honors. Shrock serves in a number of USATF and IAAF leadership roles including the High Performance Hurdles committee and he is the assistant meet director of the Modesto Relays. He has completed the USATF Coaching Education Level 2 program in Endurance, Jumps, and Sprints/Hurdles/Relays.
  • Troy Johnson - Troy Johnson is in his second year as the Head Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track Coach at Cal Poly Pomona. Before assuming that role, Coach Johnson served as assistant coach at Cal State Stanislaus working with the sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers for seven years. Between the two coaching positions he has worked with 14 NCAA All-Americans. He is a Level 2 Coach in Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, Jumps, and Endurance.

Schedule

Saturday, January 17 - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 18 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.