February 20, Newsletter

Track & Field 2023

Feb 20, 2023

Greetings Alan,

As we enter the second week of practice we are very proud of all of the athletes that have joined, and practice is going well. Just a reminder that there is NO practice at Castaic High today due to Presidents day, only approved Distance athletes will still be at Central Park! Also make sure your athletes has warm ups on, and water with them at all practices.

We have also noticed that many do not have on the proper running shoes. Please make sure you have them this week! We can not allow them to continue to practice on the track without them as they can be injured.

We are in need of Sub-Gremlin parents to help on the field during practice. We have a record number of 25, athletes and although we do have 4 coaches we need help keeping them in line while they are on the track. It is very easy and the Coaches will handle the work out. This will allow the coaches to teach the track elements and keep all athletes safely in order. This is most likely the first sport experience for our little ones and we want to make it fun for all. Please come out and help, it is so fun!!

If you ordered from our online store the items will be arriving in about 3 weeks before the first meet!

We are closing our registration Saturday Feb 25th, please make sure all birth documents and payments are made by this date. We have to certify our roster and all athletes not complete will be dropped by our league!

Training Shoes and Spike Shoes

A Training shoe is a shoe that is specially used for running! All athlete's need to have these to train at practice and run at all meets! You can buy them at most sports store and on line, We will have Fleet Feet back soon also. Please see coach Elaine if you need help finding them. Many will want to also have a pair of Spike racing shoes or racing flats . They are not mandatory but recommended for athletes 9 and up. Spikes are a shoe that has a medal spike in the bottom of the shoe to help grip the track. A racing flat is a shoe that is very light and has built in bottoms that are not sharp. Coaches will be allowing them at sprint practices and field event practices starting this week. Athletes should bring them in a bag marked with their name, as many will have the same shoes and bags. They will be told when to put them on, please do not send them to practice with only the spike shoes. There are different sizes of the spikes and our schools only allow 3/16 inch pyramid shaped spikes. You will not be allowed to use the spikes that come with the shoes as they are too long. I will have spikes for sell starting Saturday at the table. I also have some loaner used shoes that will be out on Saturday if your athletes would like to try them. These are free to use for the season, but I will not have all sizes.

Last Day to Order Uniforms

Today is the last to order Uniforms !

We will be placing the final order for Uniforms on Monday Feb 20th. If you have not ordered yet please do so asap. The 2nd order of uniforms will arrive in late February. Uniforms will be available for pick up Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week!!

Practice Dates

Monday Feb 20th- NO Track Practice at Castaic High The school is closed.

Approved Distance - Central Park 6:00 - 7:15

Tuesday Feb 21st - 6:00 -7:15 for Sub-Gremlin 5/6 and Gremlins 7/8

6:00 -7:45 for all other age groups

Thursday Feb 23th- 6:00 -7:15 for Sub-Gremlin 5/6 and Gremlins 7/8

6:00 -7:45 for all other age groups

Saturday Feb 25th - 8:00 am -9:45 Sub-Gremlin 5/6 and Gremlins 7/8

8:00-9:15

We ask you attend at least 2 practices per week! There may be some slight changes as the season progresses, We will always make sure they are in the weekly newsletter. We can not control this as this is a school decision. We have all become masters of flexibility!!

All Track practices are at Castaic High School 31575 Valley Creek Rd. Castaic 91384

COACHES NEEDED

We are an all volunteer organization and completely rely on volunteers to make us great!! We are only accepting Sub- Gremlin Coaches and Hurdle/ Shot Put coaches only now. If you would like to help please let Coach Elaine know. [email protected]

JELLY BEANS

Jelly Beans/Jolly Ranchers - We offer these at the end of every practice. We ask each family to donate 2 large packages of either of these items. We will also need parents to volunteer to put the jelly beans in a individual baggies, and help hand out at the end of each practice. The athletes love this and it helps replace the glycogen used during practice and puts a smile on their face. You can bring this to any practice !

We offer this to all athletes, if you would like sibling to take one please bring extra so that we make sure we have plenty every day!!

ONLINE STORE IS NOW CLOSED

Aall

Sign ups for the 2023 Track & Field Season are OPEN

Track & Field 2023 Registration is now OPEN.

Please read carefully the instructions below on how to sign up. we are so excited to hopefully be back to a full regular season in 2023!!

The price is $300.00 each for the first and second athletes, and $200.00 for each athlete in the same family after that, up to 4 of the same household.

Price

1 = $300.00

2 = $600.00

3 = $800.00

4 = $1000.00

5 = $1000.00

AGE GROUPS

Athletes compete in a variety of running and field events

according to their year of birth:

SUB-GREMLIN

5-6 Girls and Boys (SG/SB)

(Year Born) 2017-2018

100 Meter, 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, 4×100 Meter relay, Long Jump

GREMLIN

7-8 Girls and Boys (GG/GB)

(Year Born) 2015-2016

100 Meter, 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, 4×100 Meter relay, Long Jump

BANTAM

9-10 Girls and Boys (BG/BB)

(Year Born) 2013-2014

100 Meter, 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, 4×100 Meter relay, 4×400 Meter relay, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put

MIDGET

11-12 Girls and Boys (MG/MB)

(Year Born) 2011-2012

100 Meter, 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, 3000 Meter, 4×100 Meter relay, 4×400 Meter relay, 80 Meter hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put

YOUTH

13-14 Girls and Boys (YG/YB)

(Year Born) 2009-2010

100 Meter, 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, 3000 Meter, 4×100 Meter relay, 4×400 Meter relay, 100 Meter hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put

15-18 Girls and Boys

(Year Born) 2005-2008

100 Meter, 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, 3000 Meter, 4×100 Meter relay, 4×400 Meter relay, 100 Meter hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put

Please be sure to read the Parent Handbook it will answer most questions anyone should have. (It should be posted to our website in a couple of days).

The above paperwork files require Adobe Acrobat Reader , Click here to download a free copy.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

Elaine Bingham , Head Coach Track & Field

OPEN , Director Storm Track & Field

Alan Bingham , President, Santa Clarita Track Club

Please visit our 2023 Track and field sign up page on our website

Our Track and Field Sign Up Page

Track & Field is a competitive sport, all athletes must attend at least three meets on Saturday, to be on the team. There will be no practice only athletes.

We have reached the point that we just can no longer accept athletes who only want to practice on our team, that takes away our coaches time in training our athletes who do compete, so our policy is that we do not accept practice only athletes. Saturday Meets are mandatory

Please click the following button to register for the 2020 Track & Field Program. Please note that the terms and conditions to registration belong to the Valley Youth Conference. This form is an exact electronic copy of the paperwork we had last year which was on paper.

2023 Track and Field Sign Up Form

The payment option is a separate option.

Pay Registration Fees

Uniform purchase is also a separate option. (Every athlete must compete in a uniform, but you are not required to buy a new one every year, if your uniform from last year or cross country is still good you may use that one, if your child has out grown it, you might want to purchase a new one).

Order Uniforms

New athletes we must have a copy of the proof of age (see below).

A proof of age document must be uploaded using the form on the runstorm.org website for each athlete that is New to the club. If you competed in 2022 Track & Field or 2022 Cross Country for Storm we have your proof of age document still on file.

The following items are acceptable:

1. Birth Certificate.

2. Photocopy of Birth Certificate.

3. Military Birth Certificate.

4. Passport.

5. Foreign Birth Document or Green Card.

6. Copy of School Record with documented date of birth.

7. Court decree.

8. Valid California Identification Card

Proof of Age Submit Form

Sincerely,

Alan Bingham

Santa Clarita Track Club