Track & Field 2019 Season
March 25, 2019

Greetings!

We had a great meet, and great competition at Canyon High last week! Thank you all for helping so much. This week we will have our first away meet with the the Northridge Pacers, they are a very strong team and I look forward to the strong competition! We will be responsible of running one long jump pit, staging escorts, and relay zone judges.This a good week to get your hours in! The Pacer's are very strict on parents on the field so this is a good way to see the action close up and help the meet run smoothly.


Thank you all for supporting our fundraiser at CPK ! Our Lap-A-thon deadline is Thursday April 28th. Please bring all funds to practice this week to be eligible for the prizes. You can still turn in after this date, but we can not guarantee prizes for the participations

Please keep our Director Mark Cruz in your thoughts as he is recovering from knee surgery this past week!

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

Results 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. PLEASE REVIEW the results and report any discrepancies you may see. We have a a review period that we can make corrections if needed.

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 High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tuesday – No Practice
Wednesday –   Saugus High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Thursday – Saugus High
Saturday – Granada Hills Charter High School – 8:00 am – Track Meet
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Distance Athletes
Monday – Saugus High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tuesday –  Canyon High – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday – No Practice
Thursday – Saugus High – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Saturday – Granada Hills Charter High – 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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Track Meet
Our track meet will be this weekend is at Granada HIlls Charter High School 1 0535 Zelzah Ave. Granada Hills 91344. If your athletes will be doing one of the first events please arrive at 8:00.

Athletes will continue to sign up at practice for their events. 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. but relay runners must sign up and be check in at the meet by 8:30 am, or they may not get on a team!!
Relay Expectations
Many parents are asking how relays are determined, here is a brief description on how this is done. There were some very disappointed athletes at the meet because those who did not stay, or arrive on time for their team, and those who forget to sign up, but wanted to be added. Those who were there and did not get on a team will defiantly be on a team this week.
It is very important to the team that if your athlete signs up for a relay that they are at the meet and checked in before 8:30 am so the coaches can assemble the teams. If your child is signed up for a relay and does not show up or is late, it will effect every other relay runner, and disappoint those who can not compete.

This is the only event that we are strict on signing up for. Please don’t sign up for the relay if your athlete can not compete in the event.

Criteria for relay team assignment .
1) coaches discretion
2) attending practice
3) able to hand off smoothly
4) Time in the 100 meters at a meet

All of this is considered when coaches put together their teams (A-Team, B-Team, C-Team, etc…).

If you have any questions about this please speak with your age group coach or Coach Elaine
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 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. 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.


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. The Habit Burger Grill
28251 Newhall Ranch Road, April 10th. all day, Click here for the flyer
Saugus XC Fundraiser
Saugus - XC Fundraiser
We are very thankful to be practicing at Saugus High. We would like to support fundraising for their team this year
Spring is the perfect time to go through your house and fill bags of stuff you no longer need or want.  Then drop all your bags off at the school parking lot on April 28 th .  That’s it!!!  EASY!!! EASY!!  And now your house is decluttered! Perfect!! And everyone is happy!!!
Goodwill gives them 50.00 per BIN. Their truck will hold 24 bins.  They will allow them to fill up to two trucks in 3 hours.  (more details later). Please do all you can to fill up to 5-10 bag donation.