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| USTFCCCA | |
|---|---|
| Name | USTFCCCA |
| Full name | U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Headquarters | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Membership | Collegiate, high school, professional coaches |
| Website | Official website |
USTFCCCA The USTFCCCA is the principal professional association for track and field and cross country coaches in the United States, representing coaches from collegiate programs, high schools, and professional teams. The association operates national championships relationships, awards, rankings, and educational programs that intersect with organizations such as the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division III. USTFCCCA activities connect coaches with conferences, championships, and historical figures in American athletics like Jesse Owens, Lenny Krayzelburg, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
The association traces its origins alongside events like the Amateur Athletic Union and the AAU Championships, with early connections to the NCAA Track and Field Championships, the Penn Relays, and the IC4A. Over decades the organization interacted with institutions such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Texas, Florida, Michigan, and Ohio State. Influential coaches and administrators linked to the association include Bill Bowerman, John McDonnell, Pat Henry, Clyde Hart, Tom Manning, Bob Kersee, Harry Marra, and Vin Lananna. The USTFCCCA era overlapped with meets like the Drake Relays, Mt. SAC Relays, Prefontaine Classic, Millrose Games, and USATF Outdoor Championships, and with events such as the Olympic Trials, World Championships, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games, and Goodwill Games.
The association’s mission complements missions of institutions like the NCAA, NAIA, USATF, IAAF/World Athletics, and USOC by advocating for coaches at schools including Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Penn State, Washington, and North Carolina. Governance structures mirror committees found in conferences such as the Big Ten Conference, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Ivy League, and Mountain West Conference. The organization coordinates with championship hosts including Hayward Field, Drake Stadium, Franklin Field, Cobb Track and Angell Field, and Rock Chalk Park, and collaborates with entities such as the USATF Coaching Education Program, The Bowerman Award, and NCAA Championships committees.
Membership spans coaches from Division I programs like Oregon, LSU, Arkansas, Texas A&M, USC, Florida State, and Baylor to Division II and Division III schools such as Grand Valley State, Ashland, Williams, and Johns Hopkins, and NAIA powers like Oklahoma City University. The association organizes regional and national representation with voting processes analogous to those in the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, and conference governance for the Big East, Conference USA, Sun Belt Conference, West Coast Conference, Patriot League, and Southern Conference. Executive leadership teams and boards have included figures with ties to Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Cincinnati.
The association administers awards that honor coaches and athletes, coordinated with awards and namesakes tied to Jesse Owens, Jim Ryun, Carl Lewis, Steve Prefontaine, Hicham El Guerrouj, Paavo Nurmi, Steve Scott, Galen Rupp, Allyson Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, and Michael Johnson. Honors include Coach of the Year recognitions, Hall of Fame acknowledgments similar to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame and awards comparable to The Bowerman, Heisman Trophy parallels, and regional coach awards reflecting success in conferences such as the Big Ten and SEC. Award ceremonies have been held in partnership with universities, Olympic Training Centers, USATF assemblies, and events tied to the NCAA Indoor Championships, NCAA Outdoor Championships, and USATF Annual Meetings.
The association is closely involved with championship scoring, national coaches polls, and meet administration across events like the NCAA Indoor Championships, NCAA Outdoor Championships, NCAA Cross Country Championships, USATF Outdoor Championships, USATF Indoor Championships, Olympic Trials, World Athletics Championships, Diamond League meets, Prefontaine Classic, Millrose Games, New Balance Nationals, Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, and high-profile relays such as the Penn Relays and Drake Relays. Host venues and institutions include Hayward Field, Icahn Stadium, Armory Track, Franklin Field, Mt. SAC, Cobb Track, Rock Chalk Park, Equestrian Center venues, and collegiate athletic departments at Oregon, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, and Texas.
The association publishes national rankings and coaches polls analogous to the AP Poll and USA Today rankings used in other sports and collaborates with statisticians and organizations such as TFRRS, Track & Field News, Tilastopaja, MileSplit, DyeStat, Athletic.net, U.S. Olympic Committee, and World Athletics. Rankings cover seasons and championships involving athletes connected to universities like Oregon, Oregon State, Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Stanford, and UCLA, and take into account performances at the Penn Relays, Mt. SAC Relays, Prefontaine Classic, NCAA Championships, and USATF Championships.
Professional development programs align with USATF Coaching Education, NCAA conventions, conference clinics for the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Pac-12, Big 12, and Mountain West, and clinics featuring coaches and figures such as Bill Bowerman, Bob Larsen, Ernestine Shepherd, Frank Gagliano, Dan Pfaff, Jerry Schumacher, Alberto Salazar, Renato Canova, and Tom Tellez. Workshops and certification opportunities are hosted with universities and training centers like the Olympic Training Center, Hayward Field, Nike Oregon Project affiliations, adidas camps, and collegiate strength and conditioning departments at schools including Florida, Texas, Alabama, and Clemson. The association also partners with publications and media such as Track & Field News, ESPN, NBC Sports, FloTrack, Runner's World, and Running Times for seminars, webinars, and coaching resources.
Category:Sport organizations of the United States