2016 FACA Track & Field Clinic 2016

With Florida's rich history of track and field, it is only appropriate to recognize those individuals who have represented and honored it with their remarkable talents. Each year, the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Clinic includes the Florida Track & Field Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in its conference schedule to remind us-and its inductees-that their legendary accomplishments will not be forgotten. With that in mind, here are the most recent additions.

With 30 clinics, 7 presentations,  2 days of track demonstrations (at Embry Riddle), 1 panel discussion and a test--there's always a test--this year's four day conference never stalled. Ralph Epifanio recaps the 2016 FACA Track & Field Clinic.

Although posted on July 8, 2015 from Indianapolis, the track and field rule changes that will begin to take effect with the 2016 track season were introduced at this year's FACA conference by Ed Thompson of the FHSAA (pictured above). What follows are the NFHS (National Federation of High School) rules, which may be adapted either in toto, or modified to meet local (Florida) specifications (as happened with the well-discussed 2015 jewelry rule). After the rule changes is a summary of the discussion that followed.

Former Ribault High School sprinter and 3X Olympian Chandra Cheeseborough is the 2016 Jimmy Carnes Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Miami Northwestern coach Carmen Jackson is one of the winningest coaches in track and field and has seen a lot in her over two decade career. See what insight she had to give as a member of the FACA state championship coaches panel.

The 2016 FACA Track & Field Clinic kicks off Thursday at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. The event will feature some of the top coaches and minds in the sport giving presentations, as well as hands on advice along with Olympian Christian Taylor in Saturday's FACA + session. We caught up with Bolles head coach and FACA Track & Field Chairman Dan Dearing about what coaches and athletes can expect from this year's clinic.