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Happy St. Patricks Day!! Thank you all for a great weekend!! The Mock meet went very well, and you all volunteered and learned so much! You can find the results on the track and field schedule page or on livetrackresults.com
We will be sending out a volunteer link to sign up for our First meet tomorrow
There is a lot of information today, please read ALL of the Newsletter
We are so excited to have our first meet this Saturday at Castaic High, as you know our bleachers are limited so you may want to bring lawn chairs! You are also welcome to bring tents as it will be warm! Please bring weights or tie downs if you bring a family tent. As you saw on Saturday we reserve the grass area mainly for the Coaches tents so your athletes know were to sign in and pick up their relay tags. Please do not set up your family items under the coaches tents., There is not enough room for everyone, but you can set your tent up in any unused areas.
Your athlete's will sign up for their events at practice during this week if they miss it, they sign up with their coaches at the meet in the morning!
Our first events will start at 8:30 (please see order of events below) If your athlete is running in the 4x100 relay they must sign by 8:30 to be considered for a team! Not every athlete will get on a realy team each week.
Please review the information below and our Parent handbook!!
As we start our official meets please make sure your athlete is in full team uniform. They must wear the plain black shorts, at least 5 inches inseam, NO Basketball shorts! If they would like to wear under shirts or tights they must be plain (no design) and solid white, black, grey, or black. There were a lot of tights with colors and patterns not allowed in competition. Now would be a good time to review the parent packet again.
As a reminder, we are all volunteers, Please treat everyone with kindness and respect. It will take us all to run the track meets, especially parents, to keep it going smoothly!
Please refrain from coaching your child outside the track! Ask your coaches if you have any questions !!
This week the only parents allowed on the field will be the volunteers. Please check your athletes in with their coaches for warm up at he tent. Please do not go on the infield with them! It is very important that you listen for call to the events. Coaches can not go looking for your athletes. If we have internet the coaches will use the Remind app to call for events to each group! Please bring them to the team tent at 1st call! Tents will be in the same location as last week. Athletes will return to you after each event. Please pick up your athletes at the tent after each event
Saturday we will compete with the Warriors and North Vally Golden Bears They are very fast teams and we are looking forward to the meet. We are the largest team in the Valley Youth Conference and the Warrors are the second biggest so this we be a very large meet so please sign up to volunteer
Results for all meets can be found on our website under the "Meet Results" tab on top of the web site or on the Track and Field page . (We also will be posting them each week on livetrackresults.com if there is internet)
Our meet schedule is also on this page. We are a member of the Valley Youth Conference (VYC) You can find results for all the league teams on that web site valleyconference.org
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.First Track Meet
Our first track meet will be this weekend It is at Castaic High, If your athletes will be doing one of the first events please arrive at 7:45. All 4x100 relay runners must arrive by 8:30 am. Only athletes that have checked in by 8:30 will be considered for a relay
Athletes this week will be signing up with their coaches at practice for the events they would like to do. Depending on the age of the athlete there are limits to how many events they can do each week. Sub-Gremlins & Gremlins are limited to a maximum of 3 events, everyone else is limited to 4 event maximum, but 1 event must be a relay for Bantam through Youth , Intermediate 15-18's 4th event can be an individual event (ie not limited to a relay), an event is either a running or field event, so the limitation can be any combination of those events but not more that 3 single events for example 100. 400, and High Jump would be 3 single events.
Events can be changed at the meet if needed.
Please see you coach at the end of practice if you would like to know what events they are signed up for. Athletes are free to leave after their last event of the day.
If you have any questions about the number of events please ask your coach. The conference has a very strict policy about over eventing, the athlete will be Disqualified in all events of the day if they compete in too many events at a meet.
Order of Event
Please arrive at 7:45 am so you can do your warm-ups if you are in the first events . Track and field events will begin at 08:15-8:30 am . The normal order of running competition will be Sub Gremlin Girls, Sub Gremlin Boys, Gremlin Girls, Gremlin Boys, Bantam Girls, Bantam Boys, Midget Girls, Midget Boys, Youth Girls, Youth Boys, 15-18 Young Women, 15-18 Young Men. Field event order are shown in the order of the events which follow. We can not predict times so please arrive with enough time to check in, get your tags, and warm up.
Running Events 8:30 am
3000 Meter Run JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
(All age groups may run together. In this event)
80-Meter Low Hurdles JG, JB
100-Meter Low Hurdles YB, IG, IB
100-Meter Low Hurdles YG
4×100 Meter Relay SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
1500 Meter Run GG, GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
400-Meter Dash SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
100-Meter Dash SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
800-Meter Run SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
200-Meter Dash SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
4×400 Meter Relay GG ,GB, BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG, IB
Field events will called at 08:15 and run concurrently unless combined
Running events take precedence over field events, athletes should check out of their field event on the third call for their running event, athletes need to return to their field event within 5 minutes of finishing their running event. High Jump takes precedence over other field events. Some events girls and boys will be called together!
Field Event Order- 8:30 am
High Jump BG, BB, JG, JB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM
Long Jump SGG/GG, SGB/GB, IB, IG, JG, JB, YG, YB, BG, BB
Shot Put YB, YG, IG, IB, BG, BB, JG, JB
Javelin - Junior and Bantam, Gremlin, Youth and Inter. Girls and Boys together
Number of Events for each Athlete
Sub Gremlins and Gremlins can compete in a maximum of 3 events only. Athletes who are Bantam and older may add one extra event, IF THE 4th EVENT IS A RELAY. Athletes who compete in more than the maximum number of events will have ALL marks for the day disqualified, and would cause their relay team to be disqualified. Please address any questions to your coach to avoid any possibility of exceeding the maximum allowable number of events.
Running vs Field Events
Running events take precedence over field events. At First check in at your field event. After the 3rd call for a running event, check out with the field event judge and proceed to the staging area to check in for your running event. Return to the field event within 5 minutes of completing your race or you will not be allowed to complete the event.
THINGS TO BRING TO A TRACK MEET
Lawn Chairs
Water (lots of it)
Snacks (healthy ones) fruits, veggies, sandwiches, power bars, health bars, etc.
Lunch items
Sunscreen
Umbrella/canopy/ chairs
Complete uniform
Games
Sweats/warm-up outfit
PowerAde/Gatorade (if desired)
Running Shoes/Spikes
THINGS TO DO AT A TRACK MEET
The first thing on arrival is to have your child find his or her age group coach, under the purple tents. Check in with them to get the event tags for the events they will be doing at that meet. Make sure they have their sweats on, it will be cool when they arrive. Announcer calls:
First call means go your coach for warm up
Second call means coaches are finishing up warm up
Third and final call means to go to staging and check in. If your child is at a field event they must check out with the judge and go to staging and they must return 5 minutes after their running event is complete.
Your child will need to be aware, at all times, of where his or her coaches are. Keep track of what event is being called (“First call, all Gremlin Girls 200 meters, Last call, all Junior Boys 1500 meters”, etc). It is impossible for the coaches to know where sixty or more athletes are.
Athletes must warm up before each event. Have them check with their coach on when they should report in for warm ups with their group.
As the day warms up, keep your athlete OUT OF THE SUN. Use lots of sunscreen, and have them drink plenty of water and drinks like Gatorade/Powerade. NO SODA!!. Soda depletes the body of fluids. Keep them relaxed and from running around. This is a good time to have them play cards or board games with a friend.
Volunteer Sign up
Will be sent out on Wednesday. We will be keeping track of your hours through this, so please sign up by Friday. We ask all fsmily to volinteer a minimum of 8 hours through the season, although most do more! If you are interested in being th eanouncer, it is a very fun job thaty you can be on the filed for, and your athletes can sit with you.
Here is a brief description of what we need this Saturday:
Long Jump - record measured marks, measure marks, rake and clear sand
Race Announcer - Sit in the middle of the field and announce the next race in order of events.
Finish line recorder- collect Tags from athletes and put them on the clip board for timers Help athletes get in their lanes
Tag pullers- pull tags off athletes at the end of the race or in staging
Data input - input race and field events at the timing table
Stagers- Put athletes in order in the middle of the field and take to starting line for each race
Race Escorts - walk athletes to the starting line and help them get on the track
Relay zone judges - help athletes on the track in their zone and report if they pass out of the zone
Set Up and Clean up - at the beginning and end of the race
Each week we will have different duties but after the mock meet you will be able to see each duty/ You can try to sign up at a time your athletes competes so that you can be near that area.
Loaner Spike Shoes! We have some used loaner spike shoes that you can borrow for the season. They will be out at practice at Castaic ! If you have spikes that no longer fit please consider donating them. You will still need to buy the correct spikes to put in them from the table. The cost is $5.00 per set. of A Registration Picture Makeups
We will have make up pictures this Monday March 17th at 5:30 before practice. You can also purchase a extra package if you want and take that picture too. See flyer below!
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