Are you a Track & Field athlete, and do you want to learn more about your event area and increase your SPEED, AGILITY, POWER, or STRENGTH?

Tucson Elite Track & Field Camp will teach all event areas (i.e. pole vault, sprints, jumps, throws) and all aspects of how to become a better athlete and have better performances, from beginners to Junior Elite level athletes. Sessions will be staged in small groups to encourage personal attention and plenty of feedback.

The Camp is conducted by University of Arizona track coaches Sheldon Blockburger and Francesca Green, as well as a staff of outstanding Wildcat Athletes.

Sheldon Blockburger is currently the Assistant Jumps Coach at the University of Arizona. He has coached 4 National Champions, 16 All-Americans, and 20 Big West Champions. As an athlete, himself, he won the SEC Decathlon championship in 1986, set the Indoor Pentathlon World Record in 1987, and won a bronze medal in the Decathlon in the 1991 Pan-American games.

Francesca Green is currently the Director of Operations at The University of Arizona. While a coach at Washington State University, she trained 5 All-Americans, 3 Pac-10 Champions; one athlete went on to compete in the 2002 Pan-American games and World Championships. As an athlete, herself, she was the Pac-10 long jump Champion in 1996 and 1998 and a two-time All-American in the long jump. She was a member of the Junior World Championship team in 1996 and was ranked 15th in country in the Long Jump during the 2004 Olympic year.

***THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FUNCTION ***

-Practice gear, shorts, shoes, sunscreen and toiletries. Bring specialty shoes, if you have them.

-Warm-up gear (sweat pants and sweat shirt)

-Casual clothes (jeans, shorts, shirts for free time wear)

-Water Bottle

-Snacks

Lunch & Dinner will be provided to all overnight campers. Commuter campers will receive lunch & dinner. Transportation will be provided to all meals. See tentative daily schedule for meal times.

Hotel rooms will be assigned once registration form is received.

Three campers will be assigned to a room based on age and gender. (Supervision will be provided)…

Viscount Hotel & Suites

4855 East Broadway Road

Tucson, AZ 85711

Phone (520)745-6500

Athletes will check in Wednesday, January 3, 2006 from 11:00am-12:00pm at the Roy P. Drachman Stadium on the corner of Plumer and 15th St. Check-out will also be at Roy P. Drachman Stadium at 3:00pm on Saturday, January 6th.

Wednesday

11:00am-12:00pm Check-in @ track

12:30pm-1:00pm Camp Photo

1:00pm-3:45pm Assessment Testing

4:00pm-5:00pm Motivation/Goal Setting

6:15pm-7:45pm Dinner

8:00pm-9:30pm Fun Time (Commuter campers may be picked up)

9:30pm-10:00pm Bed Time

Thursday/Friday

7:00am-8:00am Breakfast

8:00am-9:00am Check-in @ track

9:30am-11:45am Activity Session 1

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch

1:15pm-2:00pm Motivation/Goal Setting/Guest Speaker

2:00pm-4:00pm Activity Session 2

5:00pm-6:00pm Dinner

6:15pm-7:00pm Motivation/Goal Setting/videotape analysis

7:00pm-9:30pm Fun Time (Commuter campers may be picked up)

9:30pm-10:00pm Bed Time

Saturday

7:00am-8:00am Breakfast

8:00am-9:00am Check-in @ track

9:30am-11:45am Activity Session 1

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch

1:30pm-3:00pm Q&A Session (Parents are encouraged to attend this session)

3:00pm-4:00pm Check-out

PREREGISTER by December 29, 2006.

Click on this link, or the link at the top of this article for complete information and the: Registration Form (PDF)