Next stop: Louisville; Since the first informal gathering that attracted 43 coaches back in 1921, attendance at the convention has grown to more than 5,000.Grant Teaff Grant Teaff (born November 12, 1933 in Hermleigh, Texas) is a retired American Football coach, most well-known for his time as the greatest coach Baylor University in Waco, Texas ever had. In 2001, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. , Executive Director of the American Football Coaches Association The American Football Coaches Association is an association of football coaches on all levels and is responsible for the Coaches Poll that determines the national champion each year. , has announced that the 2005 AFCA AFCA American Football Coaches Association AFCA Air Force Communications Agency AFCA Area Fuel Consumption Allocation AFCA Antique Fan Collectors Association AFCA American Fan Collectors Association AfCA African Counselling Association Convention will be held in Louisville, Kentucky  “Louisville” redirects here. For other uses, see Louisville (disambiguation). , January 9-12, 2005. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Louisville is the northern-most city to host the AFCA Convention since 1973, when the Association held its annual meeting in Chicago. The convention will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center The Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), formerly called the Commonwealth Convention Center with the Galt House serving as the headquarters hotel. The 300,000 square-foot convention center located in downtown Louisville includes a 30,000 square-foot main ballroom and 52 meeting rooms. The AFCA's flagship event, the convention traditionally draws more than 5,000 coaches each year and features a three-day coaching clinic, as well as the ADT (Asynchronous Data Transfer) A transmission technique used in ISDN PBXs that dynamically allocates bandwidth. See also abstract data type. ADT - abstract data type Awards Luncheon and the AFCA Coach of the Year Dinner. Recent additions to the convention format include the Professional Development Series, the Merit Financial Home Mortgage Kickoff Luncheon, the Master Coach lecture series, "Chalk Talks," featuring panels of the top offensive and defensive coaching staffs from around the country and "Buzz Sessions," which feature position coaches hosting give-and-take strategy sessions with the coaches in attendance. The origin of the convention dates to December 27, 1921, when the Association was founded at a meeting at the Hotel Astor in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The informal gathering attracted 43 coaches, but a few months after that meeting the AFCA came into existence. The first official convention was held a year later at the same hotel and the Astor went on to host the AFCA on eight different occasions. From 1921 through 1941, the convention was held in December of each year. Beginning in 1945 it was moved to early January. No formal meetings were held from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II. Since the first meeting in 1921, attendance at the convention has grown to more than 5,000 and now draws high school, college and professional coaches from around the United States and around the world. |
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