| Sunday |
December 6th |
| Noon |
NFCC Course 401 - through Noon Tuesday |
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| Tuesday |
December 8th |
| 11 a.m. |
Golf Scramble Shotgun Start |
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Tennis Tournament Cancelled |
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| Wednesday |
December 9th |
| 8:30 a.m. |
"Sports Leadership for the 21st Century: Rediscovering and Remembering the Love of the Game" Pre-Convention Seminar - Dr. Will Keim, noted speaker and author |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Committee Meetings |
| 4 p.m. |
General Session |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Louisville Slugger Reception |
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| Thursday |
December 10th |
| 7 a.m. |
Adams USA Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
General Caucus for all groups --- "Bat Testing" - NCAA Secretary Rules Editor Dee Abrahamson |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Caucus/Business Meetings by Group |
| 11 a.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open Until 6:30 p.m. |
| Noon |
Easton Victory Club Luncheon |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Softball Summit - A Look at Issues Facing the Sport |
| 3:45 p.m. |
"Building a Championship Program" - Heather Tarr, head coach, University of Washington |
| 4:35 p.m. |
"Slapping and the Short Game" - Olympian Natasha Watley; Pat Murphy, head coach, Alabama |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Extravaganza |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Division I Conference Meetings |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner on your Own |
| 7 p.m. |
"Passion to Playbook: The Assistant Coaching Journey" - Sue Enquist, former head coach, UCLA |
| 9 p.m. |
Diamond Sports Hospitality |
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| Friday |
December 11th |
| 7 a.m. |
Schutt Sports Continental Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. |
Continuation of Business Meetings |
| 8 a.m. |
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Breakfast |
| 9 a.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open Until 3 p.m. |
| 9:15 a.m. |
"Building Pitchers with Back Chain Instruction" - Kaci Clark Zerbe, National Director of Pitching for Frozen Ropes |
| 10:15 a.m. |
On-Field Demonstration of "Drills, Drills, Drills" - Beverly Smith, associate head coach, North Carolina; George Wares, head coach, Central College; Les Stuedeman, head coach, Alabama-Huntsville; Randy Schneider, head coach, Valparaiso; Bridgette Quimpo, head coach, New Jersey City |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Mizuno Lunch in the Exhibit Hall |
| Noon |
Silent Auction in Exhibit Hall Area - ends at 2 p.m. |
| 2:30 p.m. |
"Receiving and Blocking Drills" - Charlie Greene, Milwaukee Brewers |
| 3:30 p.m. |
"The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born, It's Grown" - Author Dan Coyle |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Double Speaker Session: |
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"Contracts and Hitting" - Tracy Warren, Seitzer/Caplan/McMahon/Vitek Attorneys |
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"Recruiting Tips for Travel Ball and High School Coaches" - Alyson Habetz, associate head coach, Alabama; Leslie Huntington, head coach, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Kelley Green, head coach, Coastal Carolina |
| 6:30 p.m. |
NFCA Hall of Fame Banquet |
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| Saturday |
December 12th |
| 8 a.m. |
Texas Woman's University - Master's Info Session |
| 9 a.m. |
NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year Brunch |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Adidas Roundtable - Three different time slots: 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30 p.m., with lunch provided at 12:30 p.m. |
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"Coaching Female Athletes" - Jana McGinnis, head coach, Jacksonville State; Mike Davenport, head coach, North Georgia |
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"The Playground Approach Helping Athletes Learn To Play for Themselves" - Bill Edwards, head coach, Hofstra |
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"Today's Technology: How Facebook, Twitter and Other Web Solutions Can Help your Program" - Todd Ballard, Ballard Creative Consulting |
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"Coaching 101: Building a Winning Program" - Darren Mueller, head coach, North Dakota State |
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"For the Love of the Game Discussion" - Hall of Fame panel |
| 1:30 p.m. |
"Getting the Most from your Pre-Season Pitching Workouts" - Erica Beach, assistant coach, Ohio State |
| 2:30 p.m. |
"Fundamental Fielding: Playing Through the Ball" - Olympian Lauren Lappin, assistant coach, Northwestern University |
| 3:30 p.m. |
"Ideas to Help your Hitters Perform Consistently During the Season" - Cat Heifner, assistant coach, New Mexico State |
| 6 p.m. |
NFCC 402 - through noon Monday |
