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Hello Valley United Cross country Families,
THIS EMAIL IS BEING SENT OUT TO THE 2024 SEASON AHTLETE and the new 2025 athletes. IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL YOU WERE ON OUR LAST YEARS TEAM! and the new 2025 team!
If you will be on the team for 2025 and have not signed up yet you must go to our website and register for the team to continue to receive Valley United's information for the 2025 team If you have a VU uniform you do not need please concider dontating to the the 2025 team!
Welcome to the start of the 2025 Valley United Striders season! I am sending this email to our 2024 families as well as those of you who have already signed up this year!
If you know longer wish to receive these emails please click the remove link below
The season has been very exciting and now you are apart of a very special group of athletes! The level of competition is the best in the country and it is a honor to be a part of this team!!
You have be automatically added to the email list when you signed up, please click the "join our Newsletter" link below to add anyone else you would like to receive this information!
This year we are doing a combination of USATF races and AAU. We will run at the USATF Association Race on Nov.9th and have a UUR Preview Race on Nov. 16th. We will be going to the National Championship in Knoxville Tenn. Dec 4-7th!!
All athletes that will be going to the National race must get the AAU members card NOW! and their USATF card on Nov. 1st to compete. If you are doing the Local only races you do not need a AAU card.
All athelte need a USATF card!
Please make sure you order your uniform by Friday Oct 31st, We have so many new athletes so I will have to make another order on Monday! They will be given out on at our Mandatory all team practice on Saturday Nov. 1st ! If you are not there to pick up your uniform please have a coach or a friend pick it up. Local only athletes may need to borrow a loaner jersey!
I have most sizes of the uniforms except male youth small and medium, they have been ordered!
You all should make sure you renew your USATF card on Nov 1st. we cannot register your athletes until you have gotten the card, and uploaded your birth document to the National office. If you are new, you need to make sure you click the team affiliation link and add Valley United team 33-0015. You will also need to upload a birth document at the same time. You will see that on your profile or it will also be sent in the email after you sign up. This will need to all be done on Nov. 1st.
As you know we are very strong with all our Teams. There is no qualifying for the AAU race, therefore all athletes that declare and pay the registration fee can attend!
The top 30 athletes may move on from the Nov 9th Association race to the Regional race Nov 23rd in Bolder Nevada. This is not a mandatory race and most will not attend, we may not have teams to go but the top 30 individual can attend and if we have enough to make a team we will. Please do not sign up for the Regional meet until after Nov 9th. This is an optional race!
UNIFORMS
Please order your uniform today, as I need to make sure we have enough! I do have loaner jerseys fo all Local athletes so you may also choose to borrow rather than buy the uniform . We have a very large amount of new athletes this year.
SPIRIT WEAR
You can order shirts, hoodies, warmups, merchandise on our website at valleyunitedstriders.org It takes about 2 -3 weeks to get them . The store is open now and we have new items. There are no refunds or exchanges as most of these items are custom made for us. We will try to have all items ordered by Nov. 2nd tin by the Nov 9th meet, but it may take a little longer. You can order from the top banner on the website
Steps for USATF Card
Renew or apply for your USATF Card ON Nov. 1st (be sure to choose our team) VALLEY UNITED TRACK CLUB TEAM 33-0015) All new athletes will need to upload their birth document from this website after you get your card. I will notbe able to register your athletes untill all steps are complete and registration closes Wednesday Nov 5
https://www.usatf.org/home/top-utility-nav-content/membership
Steps for joining AAU
Go to the AAU website
https://aausports.org/about-aau/
click Join on the top left corner, be sure to affiliate to Valley United Track Club, You do not have to upload a birth document, but you will need to bring a copy to the Natuioal race
Schedule
Mandatory Practice Nov. 1st 10:00 am - Central Park - meet near the basketball courts
USATF Association- November 9th @ Mt. SAC
AAU Preview race -November 16th @ Central Park Santa Clarita fields 13/14 All athletes welcome
All team Practice - Nov. 29th . Team Pot Luck Brunch - Newhall Park
Jr. Olympics - Dec 6th Victor Ash Park Knoxville Tenn.
Practice Locations - All are Tentative
Please make sure you get to a practice! We will be adding more accurate practice after the Nov 1st practice. Athletes are welcome to attend any Valley United Practice
Storm - Central Park M0n, Tue, Thurs, -Central Park 6:00-7:30- near the basketball courts
Bears - El Caris0 Park Tues, & Thurs, 6:00- 7:15- near the pool
Condors - TBA
Panthers - Various Locations Mon. Tue, Thur, txt for locations daily 805-889-7456
Roadrunners -Marie Kerr Park 6:30 am Txt for days 661-839-4755 or 661-992-8705 meet in the parking lot near the pool
Raiders - Currently our schedule is:
Monday: 5:30 – 6:30 Lake Balboa Sports Complex near the baseball fields under the lightsnext to the parking lot
Thursday: 5:30 – 6:30
Pacers - O'Melveny Park -Tuesday,Thursday 4:45-6:15 and Saturdays 8:00 am-9:30
Warriors- Nov 1st-16 Monday - Valencia Glen Park Valencia 5:30
Tuesday /Thursday Central Park 5:30
All other practices, check with your home team!
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