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Saturday we will compete with the the Valley Raiders and Flying Phoenix Team at Birmingham High School! This meet will be a little smaller so expect the events may come up sooner that last week. We will be on a brand new Mondo track and spikes will be checked, so please make sure you have the correct 3/13 pyramid spike in the shoe. We are excited to try this new track surface!!
Please bring weights or tie downs if you bring a family tent. 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 near them.
Your athlete's will sign up for their events at practice during this week or if they miss it, they can sign up with their coaches at the meet in the morning!
Our first events will start about 8:30 (please see order of events below) If your athlete is running in the 4x100 relay they must sign by 8:15 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 a reminder, we are all volunteers, Please treat everyone with kindness and respect. For away meets I will send up the sign up genius on Wednesday!
Please refrain from coaching your child outside the track! Ask your coaches if you have any questions !!
Only coaches and Volunteers are allowed on the infield Please check your athletes in with their coaches for warm up at their tent. Please do not go on the infield with them! It is very important that you listen for call to the events.the flo of the meet will be about the same as last week hopefully, but we will not be conducting the meet. Coaches can not go looking for your athletes. Sub, Gremlins and Bantams will use the Remind App to call your athletes, please make sure you have joind the group for your child, they will use this to call events for each group! Please bring them to the team tent at 1st call! I am not sure the excact location for each team tent yet, as the host club will let us know where we can set up when we get there, but the purple tents will stand out!! . Athletes will return to you after each event. Please pick up your athletes at the tent after each event. This is a new school so it is very important that you pick up your athlete immediatly after their event, or for the bantams and up they know where to meet you. Please do not let your athletes wewonder around the area without supervition.
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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. Second Track Meet
Our second track meet will be this weekend It is at Birmingham High School. If your athletes will be doing one of the first events please arrive at 7:45. All 4x100 relay runners must arrive by 8:15 am. Only athletes that have checked in by 8:15 will be considered for a relay
Athletes 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.
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 around 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
First Field events will be 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 at third call, 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 or scrren time. Yes there is always going to be time in betweeen events!!
Volunteer Sign up
Will be sent out on Wednesday. for away meets we will not have as much to do but we are still required to help the host team. We will most likley have a long jump and one other event. And help at the finish line.
Here is a brief description of the posible events this week.
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
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