USATF accepting self-nominations for volunteer committees

[polevaultpower]

USATF is inviting its members to nominate themselves for any of the following committees (see link for details).

http://content.usatf.org/usatf/USATF_Ge ... ations.pdf

Rule on the Order of Business
Long Distance Running Division
High Performance Division
General Competition Division
Youth Athletics Committee
Coaching Education (Joint Dev. Group)
Men's Development and Women's Development (Joint Development Group)
Sports Medicine & Science Committee
Medical Services Subcommittee
Scientific Services Subcommittee
Psychological Services Subcommittee
Anti-Doping Education Subcommittee
Road Running Technical Council
Associations Committee
Club Council
Athletics for the Disabled
Committee Coaches
Advisory Committee
Diversity and Leadership
Development Committee
Ethics Committee
Law & Legislation Committee
Officials Committee
Organizational Services Committee
Records Committee
Rules Committee
IAAF Technical Officials Subcommittee
Volunteer Council
National Athletics Board of Review
Agent Screening Committee

[dl]

Wow, a whole 10 days to get one's submission in!

Is there any description or information on what the committees actually do?

[polevaultpower]

Wow, a whole 10 days to get one's submission in!

Is there any description or information on what the committees actually do?

Hey this is a big, though not perfect, step in the right direction for USATF.

Honestly, if someone is not sure what a committee does, they should probably not be running for a spot on it... though yes, there should be a place on USATF's website that describes all of these committees just for general knowledge purposes, and I don't think one exists.

[gm]

I believe you will find what you're looking for here -- http://www.usatf.org/About/Bylaws---Ope ... dbook.aspx

[Marlow]

Youth Athletics Committee
Coaching Education (Joint Dev. Group)
Psychological Services Subcommittee

Those sound 'interesting' to me, and I have some degree of 'background' in them, but I can't believe they are seriously soliciting 'unknowns from the hinterlands' to telecommute into the meetings . . .

[Halfmiler2]

The key thing is to be willing go to the USATF annual meeting during the week after Thanksgiving when all the committees meet. Unless you are an athlete, it is usually at your own nickel although the expense is considered a tax-deductible charitable contribution. The 2013 annual meeting is in Indianapolis and 2014 is in Anaheim.

[Marlow]

The key thing is to be willing go to the USATF annual meeting during the week after Thanksgiving when all the committees meet. Unless you are an athlete, it is usually at your own nickel although the expense is considered a tax-deductible charitable contribution. The 2013 annual meeting is in Indianapolis and 2014 is in Anaheim.

Yeah . . . that's not gonna happen.