Welcome to the 2026 ITCCCA Clinic
January 9-10
Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, IL
The rate goes up to $130 to register at the clinic
NOTE: ITCCCA DOES NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS FOR THE CLINIC.
Eaglewood Hotel Info
Rooms are available at the discounted rate of $132 until December 19th. Please use the following button to receive the rate.
2026 Speaker Schedule
Friday, January 9
| 4:30 - 5:30pm | |
| Kenric Bond (Oak Prairie JH) - Running a Middle School XC Program | Presentation |
| Nick Johnston (Tinley Park) - Find the Diamond in the Rough for Hurdlers | Bio Presentation |
| Scott Cappos (Iowa & Nebraska) - Discus: Beyond the Basics | Bio |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - Flop High Jump Technique | Bio Presentation |
| Brian Quick (Benet) - Self care for coaches. How to stay strong, mobile and energized for a lifetime of coaching! | Bio Presentation |
| Connor Downs (Bremen) - Efficient Coaching Tactics | Bio Presentation |
| Ulises Silva (New Trier) - Dissecting the Sprint Development of William Landwer | Bio Presentation |
| Brad Peterson (HP Distance Indy) | Bio |
| Cooper Jazo (Grayslake Central HS) - 4 Pillars of Coaching HS Pole Vault | Bio |
| 5:50 - 6:50pm | |
| Kraig Garber (IHSA) - Rules Interpretation for Credit | |
| Nick Johnston (Tinley Park) - Short Hurdle Technique & Drills | Bio Presentation |
| Maggie Ewen - Psychological Side of Throwing | Bio Presentation |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - High Jump Approach Development | Bio |
| Women in Coaching Panel - Michelle Wicyk, Michelle Gagnard, Janet Erb, Alicia Rafferty, Christine Zucker, Chaille Gleason, Stefanie Dobrin | |
| Don Spencer (Yorkville) - Getting from A to Z in Sprints and Distance with VLaMax and VO2Max | Bio |
| Bradley Gallaugher (Huntley) - How to Structure a HS Sprints Program | Bio Presentation |
| Brad Peterson (HP Distance Indy) - Training the 1600-800 Runer | Bio |
| Dan Jazo (Lakes HS) - Cliff notes for Coaching PV Chapter 1 | Bio Presentation |
| 7:10 - 8:10pm | |
| Justin Rapp (Batavia HS) - Fundamentals of Throws | |
| Nick Johnston (Tinley Park HS) - The Long Hurdle Mindset | Bio Presentation |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - Prereq Skill Set for Successful High Jump | Bio Presentation |
| Tom Kraus - Velocity Based Weight Lifting for Throws | |
| ITCCCA Officers - How to Get Involved with ITCCCA | |
| Wesley Armbruster (Festus HS) - Coach For Her, Leadership, Athlete Wellness, & Performance in Girls Distance Runners | Bio |
| Brad Peterson (HP Distance Indy) - Coaching the Female Distance Athlete/Manipulation of Training/How to get Faster | Bio |
| Dan Jazo (Lakes HS) - Cliff notes for Coaching PV Chapter 2 | Bio Presentation |
| ITCCCA AWARDS | |
| 8:00 - 11:00pm | |
| ITCCCA SOCIAL | Burnham's Restaurant |
Saturday, January 10
| 9:00am - 12:30pm | |
| Officials | |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | |
| Tom Kaberna (Lake Park) - Beginning Triple Jump | Bio Presentation |
| Dina Castillo (Lyons Township HS) - Strategies to Reduce Injury in HS XC | Bio Presentation |
| Maggie Ewen - Shot Technique Analysis | Bio Presentation |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - Long Jump | Bio |
| Bob Reibel (Pure Health Mindset) - Build Mental Toughness through Mindset | Bio |
| Arianna Luther - Olympic Lifting Technique | Bio Presentation |
| Tony Holler (Plainfield North) - Feed the Cats: Coaching a Team from A-Z | |
| Wesley Armbruster (Festus HS) - Belief, Belonging, Becoming: The Core of a Championship Program | Bio |
| Steve Luke (Illinois State) - Beginning Pole Vault...The Plant | Bio Presentation |
| Officials | |
| 10:20 - 11:20am | |
| Vincent Allen (Kingsley JH) - Fundamentals of High Jump | Bio Presentation |
| Danielle Beardsley & Team - The Cohesion Equation: How to Build a Unified Team Part 1 | Beardsley Bio Fields Bio Halperin Bio Presentation |
| Chuk Enekwechi - Learn By Doing | Bio Presentation |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - Triple Jump | Bio Presentation |
| Kraig Garber (IHSA) - Rules Interpretation for Credit | |
| Arianna Luther - In Season Strength & Cond for Track & XC | Bio Presentation |
| Tony Holler (Plainfield North) - Toys for Cats: Batons, Blocks, Hurdles | |
| Wesley Armbruster (Festus HS) - Developing the Complete Distance Runner: A Long-Term, Multi-paced Approach (Philosophy) | Bio |
| Steve Luke (Illinois State) - Pole Vault Progression Drills | Bio |
| Officials | |
| 11:40am - 12:40pm | |
| Jamie Klotz (New Trier) - Fundamentals of Long Jump | Bio Presentation |
| Danielle Beardsley & Team - The Cohesion Equation: How to Build a Unified Team Part 2 | Beardsley Bio Fields Bio Halperin Bio Presentation |
| Maggie Ewen - Discus and How it Differs from Rotational Shot | Bio Presentation |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - High Jump Specific Training | Bio |
| Women in Coaching Panel - Michelle Wicyk, Michelle Gagnard, Janet Erb, Alicia Rafferty, Christine Zucker, Chaille Gleason, Stefanie Dobrin | |
| ITCCCA Officers - How to Get Involved with ITCCCA | |
| Tony Holler (Plainfield North) - Feed the Cats: Sprint the 400 | |
| Wesley Armbruster (Festus HS) - Developing the Complete Distance Runner: A Long-Term, Multi-paced Approach (Progressions) | Bio |
| Steve Luke (Illinois State) - Pole Vault Q & A | Bio |
| Officials | |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm | |
| Maggie Ewen & Chuk Enekwechi Throws Q&A | Ewen Bio Chuk Bio |
| Cliff Rovelto (Kansas State) - Jumps Training | Bio Presentation |
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm | |
| Hall of Fame Luncheon |