I'm seeing some sorta middle/long distance summit in Las Vegas in December, put on by Brooks Johnson. It appears to be free and open to any coach, but people have to pay their own way.
http://usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUid=USATF_2006_11_22_08_29_33
Who's on the guest list? From what I hear none of the elite development club coaches like Gag's, the Hanson's, Invaders, or Zap received invitations to be included.
I mean Gag's and Harger coached half the guys in the finals of this year's indoor 1500. 1/2 the field.
Why can't something like high performance development be held right after USA Outdoors while everyone is already in the same place at the same time. It sounds like someone would rather spend some time in LV for the strippers and gambling than put people on national teams and be competitive internationally. Helping coaches coach at the highest levels of the sport doesn't seem to be a priority for the high performance division.