The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) is pleased to announce its draft agenda for its 2021 Convention. This year’s convention will take place online from May 3-6. To make the convention valuable and accessible the CSCAA has doubled the speakers lineup while also slashing registration rates.

This year’s convention will feature:

• Twice as many presentations as any previous CSCAA Convention. The lineup, of course, begins with college coaches at the top of their game including Yuri Suguiyama, Jay Holmes, and Bobby Guntoro. Included among the presenters are USOPC Developmental Coach of the Year, Dana Skelton, Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith, technical innovators like Ernie Maglischo, Gary Hall, Sr, and Genadijus Sokolovas. This year’s presenters also include the Association’s largest lineup of Diving speakers.

• Evening Happy Hour Q&A Sessions. Each evening speakers will return to join for wide-ranging discussions surrounding the day’s topics. These highly interactive sessions will enable attendees to explore topics further.

• Association and NCAA Business - This year’s topics include the re-election of board members, reports from the NCAA Championship committees and a review of rules proposals.

• On-Demand Access - All sessions will be recorded and available on-demand for thirty days following the conclusion of the convention.

Monday, May 3

(All times EDT and available, schedule subject to change. Check the app for latest updates)

• 8:40 AM - LIVE: Wake Up Swim! - Greg, Matt & Sam preview the day & reveal today’s legends.

• 8:50 AM - On Your Mark - 3 Keys to Backstroke - (Russell Mark)

• 9:00 AM - Badger Backstroke - Beata, Bacon, Tysoe and More - (Yuri Suguiyama)

• 10:00 AM - Five Things We're Doing Wrong - (Peter Verhoeff)

• 10:00 AM - Small Staff - BIG Success - (Sean Tedesco)

• 10:30 AM - Conversations With A Legend #1: - The humble steady presence behind multiple NCAA titles

• 11:00 AM - Fatigue & Recovery in Swimming - (Genadijus Sokolovas)

• 11:00 AM - The Future of College Athletics - (Gene Smith)

• 12:00 PM - LIVE: - NCAA Rules Survey & Review - (Ben Brownlee, Greg Lockard)

• 12:45 PM - Nutrition for the Elite Swimming Athlete - (Erica Beine)

• 12:45 PM - Teaching Backstroke on the deck first - (Gary Hall)

• 1:30 PM - Implementing Kaizen and Pomodoro into your Program - (George Kennedy)

• 1:30 PM - What Can We Learn from the ISL? - (Brian Schrader, Jonty Skinner)

• 2:00 PM - Conversations Down the Hall - (Jeanne Fleck, Kalen DeBoer)

• 2:00 PM - Diving Roundtable #1 - (Jeff Huber, John Wingfield, Jack Perkins, Joe Chirico, moderated by Johan Lopez )

• 2:00 PM - Student-Athlete Evaluations - Through the AD's Eyes - (Dave Roach)

• 2:30 PM - Choosing Captains - Finding your Leadership Team (Bo Hanson)
  

• 2:30 PM - UW Kick for Elite Level Swimmers - (Genadijus Sokolovas)

• 6:30 PM - Conversations With Legends: You've seen him talk many times, but never like this:
  

• 7:00 PM - LIVE: - Q&A Happy Hours

  • Personal Development

  • Sport Development

  • Backstroke Technique

Tuesday, May 4

• 8:40 AM - LIVE: - Wake Up Swim! - Sam, Matt & Greg get you ready for breastsroke day and prep for important NCAA meetings.
  

• 8:50 AM - On Your Mark - 4 Keys to Breaststroke - (Russell Mark)

• 9:00 AM - Super Shaine - Developing the Aggie Ace - (Jason Calanog, Jay Holmes)

• 10:00 AM - The Biology of Swimming - (Karl Hamouche)

• 10:00 AM - Winning With A Small Coaching Staff & A Big Team - (Sean Tedesco)

• 10:30 AM - Conversations With Legends - Molly Belk gets a reticent pioneer to open up

• 11:00 AM - New Power Breaststroke - (Gary Hall, Sr))

• 11:00 AM - TBD

• 12:00 PM - LIVE: - Divisional Meetings-

  • NCAA Division I Committee Breakout
    NCAA Division II Committee Breakout
    NCAA Division III Committee Breakout
    NAIA Committee Breakout

• 1:30 PM - Now That's a Great Question! - (Jeff Raker)

• 1:30 PM - Saving Your Program - A Title IX Primer - (Arthur Bryant)

• 1:30 PM - Why Your Cell Phone Should Be Your Best Friend - (Abbie Fish)

• 2:00 PM - Paralympic Opportunities - (Peggy Ewald)

• 2:00 PM - Pulling vs. Pushing - What can we learn from new research? - (Ernie Maglischo)

• 2:00 PM - Saving Your Program - Men's Edition - (Jamie Platt, Matt Crispino)

• 2:30 PM - Social Media Best Practices - (Emma Sougstad, Nicole Monanian)

• 2:30 PM - Through the Eyes of the Elite: Breaststroke - (Neil Versfeld)

• 6:30 PM - Conversations With Legends - A mainstay of the West Coast passes on advice to her successor

• 7:00 PM - LIVE: - Q&A Happy Hours -

  • Saving Your Team

  • Team Development

  • Breaststroke Technique

Wednesday, May 5

• 8:40 AM - LIVE: - Wake Up Swim! Day 3! Lots of points up for grabs. We prep you for a day of butterfly, dryland, and more

• 8:50 AM - On Your Mark - 3 Keys to Butterfly - (Russell Mark)

• 9:00 AM - Building a Championship Team & Culture - (Jimmy Tierney)

• 10:00 AM - Compass Matters More than the Calendar - (Jeff Raker)

• 10:00 AM - The Power of Ownership - (Dana Skelton)

• 10:30 AM - Conversations With Legends: - He's been everywhere, seen everything and shares with Brian Schrader

• 11:00 AM - Conversations With Legends: - The hat on his head alone makes him recognizable. Hear what's in his heart.

• 11:00 AM - Less Can Be More: Training on Three Practices a Week - (Will Bernhardt II)

• 11:00 AM - Spelling TE(I)AM with an “I” - (Janelle Atkinson-McClave)

• 12:00 PM - LIVE: - State of the Sport / CSCAA Business Meeting & Elections -

• 12:45 PM - Typical Butterfly Mistakes - (Genadijus Sokolovas)

• 1:30 PM - Good Habits - Great Culture - (Johan Lopez)

• 1:30 PM - Quick and Easy Dryland for Starts, Turns, and Underwaters - (Markell Lyng)

• 1:30 PM - Starting from Scratch - Start With Culture - (Adam Epstein)

• 2:00 PM - 9 Essential Rotational Dryland Movements - (Deniz Hekmati)

• 2:00 PM - Diving Roundtable #2 - (Jeff Huber, John Wingfield, Jack Perkins, Joe Chirico, moderated by Johann Lopez )

• 2:00 PM - The Business of Coaching - (Beth Launiere, Leo Hopf)

• 2:30 PM - Family IS Culture - (Rick Simpson)

• 2:30 PM - Through the Eyes of the Elite: Butterfly - (Michael Cavic)

• 6:30 PM - Conversations With Legends: - How has college athletics changed? Here's a view from 40+ years

• 7:00 PM - LIVE: - Q&A Happy Hours

  • Dryland

  • Team Culture

  • Butterfly Technique

Thursday, May 6

8:40 AM - LIVE: - Wake Up Swim! - Last day! The gang gives you a glimpse of #CSCAA2022 when we celebrate 100 years of college swimming & diving.

• 8:50 AM - On Your Mark - 3 Keys to Freestyle - (Russell Mark)

• 9:00 AM - Making the Connection: Club & College Coaches Working Together - (Bruce Gemmell)

• 10:00 AM - Programming Aerobic Development With Dryland Training - (Jake Des Roches)

• 10:00 AM - The Enneagram and Athletic Coach - (Erica Quam)

• 10:30 AM - Conversations With Legends: She's an inspiration to generations of coaches and she's not done yet

• 11:00 AM - After the Pandemic, Lessons Learned from a Yearlong Dead Period - (Dan Tudor)

• 11:00 AM - Conversations With Legends: Not a 'legend' in the traditional sense, but his coaching tree has grown far and wide

• 11:00 AM - The Gamification of Swimming Practice - (Jason Pullano)

• 12:00 PM - The importance of Mentorship, continued learning & development. - (Katie Hazelton)

• 12:00 PM - Training for high performance under 20 hours per week. - (Joe Plane)

• 12:45 PM - Serving Two Masters - Recruiting For You and Your Bosses - (Eric Skelly)

• 12:45 PM - Taking Over from a Legend - New Trier - (Josh Runkle)

• 1:30 PM - Building Accountability, Ownership and Positivity in your athletes - (Richard Marschner)

• 1:30 PM - Playing the Long Game. When a Recruit Drags their Feet - (Dan Tudor)

• 2:00 PM - Performancing to Generate Sustained Success - (Erik Matheson)

• 2:30 PM - Drydive Design - A DIVEGYM Expo

• 6:30 PM - Conversations With Legends: We saved the best for last.

  • Recruiting

  • Freestyle Technique

  • Club & HS