Track & Field 2019 Season
March 11, 2019

Greetings!

We had a great mock meet! There is a lot to still learn! Thank you for all who volunteered! Hopefully you learned a lot about how the meet is set up. It takes a lot of volunteers but we have great parents. This week we will have a full track set up so, Please make sure you sign up on the sign up genius to get credit for your hours. We will have a sign in sheet at each event this week. All times for events are approx but you can try and volunteer when your athletes are at the event, for example Sub Gremlins and Gremlins are at long jump at 8:30 so that is a good time for those parents to volunteer ect. This is how i got involved with track 32 years ago and it is so much fun to be on the filed with the kids. You will also receive a email from our Board Member Alison Bertola with this info.

As we start our official meets please make sure your athlete is in full team uniform. They must wear the shorts given as our conference does not allow spandex alone. 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 for.

This week the only parents allowed on the field is the volunteers. Please check your athletes in with their coaches for warm up. Please do not go on the infield with them!

Saturday we will compete with the San Fernando Rush team. They are a very fast team and we are looking forward to the meet.

Lost and Found We have a lot items that were left on the field from practice Please check the fence daily, this week we will start donating all items on Fridays, as we have no place to store them!

Results for all meets and lap a thon can be found on our website under the "Results" tab on top of the web site. We also will be updating results during the meet to livetrackresults.com Our meet schedule is also on this page


Picture day has been rescheduled to Sunday March 24th at Valencia High School 1:00 pm- 4:30 pm. Please see schedule below!


Please be sure to look at  the full newsletter each week.   Please Read this email several time. There is a lot of information. and you will need to know this info for Saturday !!

GO STORM!!!
This Week's Practice Schedule
Age Group / Sprints
Monday – Saugus HS – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tuesday – No Practice
Wednesday –  Canyon HS – 6:00 – 7:45
Thursday – No Practice
Saturday – Saugus High School – 8:00 am – Track Meet
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Distance Athletes
Monday – Saugus HS – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tuesday –  Canyon HS – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday – No Practice
Thursday – Central Park – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Saturday – Saugus High School – 8:00 am – Track Meet
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Parents please arrive 15 minutes early for pick up, in case practice ends early.
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RAIN POLICY
If it is raining practice is canceled. However we will practice in a light sprinkle. This makes it tricky, many times it is not raining at the track when it’s raining at home. Do not drop off your athlete if there is a chance for a canceled practice, please stick around
Please be sure to text STORMTF to 41411 to be added to our urgent alert system, in the event of a canceled practice, we will send a group text alert out telling parents to pick up their athlete.
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or text “follow @stormtrackclub” to 40404
First Track Meet
Our first track meet will be this weekend It is at Saugus High, If your athletes will be doing one of the first events please arrive at 8:00.

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 in 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 has to be a relay for Bantam through Youth  , Intermediates 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.

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 08:00 am so you can do your warm-ups if you are in the first events . Track events will begin at 08:30 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. Deviations in this order are shown in the order of the events which follow. We can not predict times so please arrive with enough time to check, get your tags, and warm up.

Running Events
3000 Meter Run   MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM
(All age groups may run together. In this event)
80-Meter Low Hurdles    MG, MB
100-Meter Low Hurdles   YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
100-Meter Low Hurdles   YG
4×100 Meter Relay    SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
1500 Meter Run   GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
400-Meter Dash   SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
100-Meter Dash   SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
800-Meter Run   SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
200-Meter Dash   SGG, SGB, GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*
4×400 Meter Relay   BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW*, IB/YM*

Field events will begin at 08:30 and run concurrently unless combined
Running events take precedence over field events, athletes should check out of their event on the third call for their running event, athletes need to return to their field event with-in 5 minutes of finishing their running event. High Jump takes precedence over other field events.

High Jump   BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM
Long Jump   SGG/GG, SGB/GB, IB/YM, IG/YW, MG, MB, YG, YB, BG, BB
Shot Put   YB, YG, IG/YW, IB/YM, BG, BB, MG, MB

Number of Events for each Athlete
Sub Gremlins and Gemlins 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. 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
Water (lots of it)
Snacks (healthy ones) fruits, veggies, sandwiches, power bars, health bars, etc.
Sunscreen
Umbrella/canopy
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. Check in with them to get the event tags 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 Midget Boys 1500 meters”, etc). It is impossible for the coaches to know where thirty or forty 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.
Fundraising Opportunities
1. Twentyfive Score Card
The 25 Score Cards are now available on our Storm Store link and at practice for $20.00 each. They are a discount card to local businesses, See the Passport below or download the app below. Most Families can save up to $300.00 per year using the card at businesses.
Download the NEW mobile app
Pick Up the Passport to Saving
2. Lap-a-thon
Our lap-a-thon fundraiser was so much fun for the kids!! – Laps are now showing on the results page. thank you to all our parent helpers!! The Deadline for turning in funds raised is March 28th.
 
3. California Pizza Kitchen
Our California Pizza Kitchen fund raiser will be on March 21st all day. We will have a flyer that you must take with you and give to them at the time you order. Dine In or Take Out, enjoy a great meal!!

4. The Habit Burger Grill
28251 Newhall Ranch Road, April 10th. all day, Flyer
Picture Day Schedule
Rescheduled to March 24th 1:00-4:30

Due to the size of our team we will have the athletes arrive in shifts. If you have kids in multiple age groups you should arrive at the earliest time. Group shots will be taken at the time on the schedule, but if you can not be there at that time you can come anytime during the day and get an individual shot taken. Your child must be present to be in the group picture. There will be a day scheduled later for make up pictures at practice.
Each athletes should pick up a card with their name on it when they arrive. They must have this to get their picture taken.

ALL ATHLETES SHOULD ARRIVE IN THEIR UNIFORM

We will need a few parent for each age group to help hand out cards and help keep the athletes in order but, there will be no parents allowed on the field during the pictures, also laps will not be permitted to keep the background clear.

Arrive at the first time slot for your age group for individual Picture

Sub Gremlins 1 :00 Group picture 1 :45
Gremlins 1 :30 Group picture 2:15
Coaches and Board Picture 2:30
Bantams 2:15 Group picture 3:00
Midget 3:00 Group picture 3:45
Youth&Inter. 3:30 Group picture 4:15