Academy Fall Conference

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TDI Fall Conference

Friday Sept 11, 2009 - Sunday Sept 13, 2009

St. Charles East High School

1020 Dunham Road

St. Charles, IL 60174

Welcome to the TEAMDance Illinois Fourth Annual Fall Conference! As we begin our fourth year, we are pleased to announce that the TDI Academy has now incorporated a new professional certification system for Judges, Officials and Coaches. This year’s conference offerings are designed to help meet your certification needs, as well as offer opportunities for continued professional development. The course offerings and descriptions will be broken down below, followed by the Fall Conference Schedule.

How do I know what classes to take?

Below is a schedule of all the courses available by each category at the Fall Conference. This may be overwhelming so you may want to start by determing what type of certification you would like pursue and that will help direct you as to which courses to enroll for. Below is a list of certifications for Coahces, Judges, and Officials.

Certifications:

New and Returning Coach Certification

New and Returning Judge Certification

New and Returning Officials and Tabulation Officials Certification

Available course by type.

Coaches

ASEP Endorsed Coaching Dance & Flag Principles

C-100 New Coaches

C-209 Returning Coaches

A-300 Classes (score sheet sub-captions)

A-400 Classes (category)

Electives - see below

Students

Junior Judging

Student Advisory Meeting (Student Advisory Members only)

Electives - see below

Judges

J-100 New Judges

J-209 Returning Judges

A-300 Classes (score sheet sub-captions)

A-400 Classes (category)

Judges PLC's

Tape Communication skills

Best Practices at critique

Increasing Competency & Efficiency in scoring.

Electives - see below

Officials

IHSA Spirit Rule Meeting

O-100 New Officials

O-209 Returning Officials

TO-100 New TAB Officials

TO-209 Returning Tab Officials

Below is the schedule for the fall conference.

Friday, September 11th

5:00 pm Registration

6:00 – 8:30 O-100 for New OFFICIALS ($30.00)

7:30 - 8:30 O-209 for Returning Officials ($12.00)

6:00 - 8:00 TO-100 for New TAB OFFICIALS ($24.00)

7:00 - 8:00 TO-209 for Returning TAB OFFICIALS ($12.00)

8:00 - 9:00 Optional Q&A for all TAB Officials (No Charge)

6:00 – 9:00 J-100 for New JUDGES ($36.00)

7:00 – 9:00 J-209 for Returning JUDGES ($24.00)

7:00 - 9:00 ASEP Endorsed Coaching Dance & Flag Principles ($24.00)

Saturday, September 12th

7:00 am Registration

Level 100 & 200

8:00 - 11:15 am J-100 for New JUDGES ($36.00) (Repeated)

9:15 - 11:15 am J-209 for Returning JUDGES ($24.00) (Repeated)

8:00 - 10:15 am C-100 for New Coaches ($24.00)

9:15 - 10:15 am C-209 for Returning Coaches ($12.00)

10:15 - 10:30 am Optional Rules Q&A for Coaches (No charge)

ELECTIVES

2:00 - 6:00 pm Heart Saver AED course ($65.00 with manual, $55.00 without manual) *note: minimum of 8 participants. **There is a NO REFUND policy for this course unless it is cancelled by TDI**

4:00 - 6:00 pm ASEP Endorsed Coaching Dance & Flag Principles ($24.00)

Level 400

A-400 Classes for Judges & Coaches ($12.00 each)

8:00 - 9:00 am A-401 - Mastering Hip Hop ($12.00)

8:00 - 9:00 am A-403 - Mastering Lyrical (Dance & Flag) ($12.00)

10:30 - 11:30 am A-405 Mastering Pom ($12.00)

11:30 - 12:30 pm A-402 Mastering Short & Tall Flag ($12.00)

11:30 - 12:30 pm A-406 Mastering Open Dance ($12.00)

11:30 - 12:30 pm A-404 Mastering Open Pom ($12.00)

Level 300

A-300 Classes for Judges & Coaches are all 1 hour each ($12.00 each)

ARTISTIC or TECHNICAL

12:45 pm Choreography (A-303) or Clarity of Style (A-310)

2:00 pm Staging (A-304) or Difficulty (A-306)

3:15 pm Musicality (A-302) or Ensemble Accuracy (A-308)

4:30 pm Program Concept (A-301) or Form Balance (A-309)

5:45 pm Stage Presence (A-305) or Tech. & Placement (A-307)

Sunday, September 13th

8:00 - 10:00 am Coaches Advisory Board (Invitation only)

9:00 - 12:00 am Contest Host 09-10 Meeting (Invitation only)

For Judges

9:00 – 10:00 am Judges PLC – Tape Communication Skills

10:00 – 11:00 am Judges PLC – Increasing Competency & Efficiency in Scoring

11:00 – 12:00 am Judges PLC – Best Practices at Critique

*see electives and Level 400 below for other offerings

For Students

8:00 - 9:30 am Junior Judging ($12.00 each individual or $28.00 for 3 or more team members...send the whole team!)

The SAME basic class the JUDGES take... yet student friendly and FUN!!!

9:45 - 11:00 am Student Advisory Meeting (No Charge!)

*This meeting is for your team’s delegates to the Student Advisory*

~Snacks will be provided

*see electives below for other offerings

For Coaches

2:00 - 6:00 pm Heart Saver AED course ($65.00 with manual, $55.00 without manual) *note: minimum of 8 participants **There is a NO REFUND policy for this course unless it is cancelled by TDI**

*see electives and Level 400 below for other offerings

Electives

12:00 - 2:00 pm Keys to Choreography ($24.00)

TDI Totally Intense Technique Intensives

($54 for first time intensive participants, $40 for returning intensive participants).

**Cost INCLUDES one class from each time period, so please be sure to register for one class per time frame below:

11:30 – 2:30 pm

1) Jazz Technique Foundation/Intermediate

2) Jazz Technique Intermediate/Advanced

3) Guard Equipment Technique - cancelled

3:00 – 4:30 pm TDI Totally Intense Technique Intensives:

1) Hip Hop Foundation/Intermediate

2) Hip Hop Intermediate/Advanced

3) Kick Technique (all levels)

4) Guard Movement Technique - cancelled

For Coaches and Judges Level 400

12:30 - 1:30 pm A-401 - Mastering Hip Hop ($12.00) (Repeated)

12:30 - 1:30 pm A-403 - Mastering Lyrical (Dance & Flag) ($12.00) (Repeated)

2:00 - 3:00pm A-405 Mastering Pom ($12.00) (Repeated)

2:00 - 3:00 pm A-404 Mastering Open Pom ($12.00) (Repeated)

3:15 - 4:15 pm A-401 Mastering Hip Hop ($12.00) (Repeated)

3:15 - 4:15 pm A-406 Mastering Open Dance ($12.00) (Repeated)

For Officials

1:00 - 3:45 pm O-100 for New OFFICIALS ($30.00) (Repeated)

2:45 - 3:45 pm O-209 for Returning Officials ($12.00) (Repeated)

1:00 - 3:15 pm TO-100 for New TAB OFFICIALS ($24.00) (Repeated)

2:15 - 3:15 pm TO-209 for Returning TAB OFFICIALS ($12.00) (Repeated)

For Contest Schedulers

The class is open to Contest Hosts (Coaches only) and returning scheduler liasions.

12:15 - 1:15 pm New Regional Contest Schedulers (12.00)

12:45 - 1:15 pm Returning Regional Contest Schedulers (No Fee)

OFFSITE For Officials

Sunday 11/8/09 St. Charles East H.S.

7:00 – 8:00 am O-209 TDI Yearly Update for New & Returning Officials ($12.00)

7:00 – 8:00 am HCO-209 TDI Yearly Update for New & Returning HCO’s ($12.00)

End of contest day Judges PLC – Tape Communication Skills (no charge)

Judges PLC – Best Practices in Scoring (no charge)

Judges PLC – Best Practices at Critique (no charge)

December 2009 Edwardsville H.S.

(final date TBD...please check back soon!)

7:00 – 8:00 am O-209 TDI Yearly Update for New & Returning Officials ($10.99)

Upcoming Academy Events

Sunday 10/18/09 Xtreme Dance Studio, Naperville

9:00 -11:00 Keys to Competition Choreography ($24.00)

TDI Totally Intense Technique Intensives – Intensives and times TBD so check back soon!

Click here for a printable version of the Fall Conference Schedule

Clik here to register for the Fall Conference

Please note: Coaches and judges must register individually.

Directions to St. Charles East High School

Please be sure to enter the school grounds via Kirk Rd, NOT Dunham. The school address is 1020 Dunham Road. Kirk is located on the East side of the school grounds and will allow direct access into the conference area.