Track & Field 2019 Season
April 1, 2019

Thank you all for the great participation at our last meet. Away meets are fun and I thank all our long jump Coaches and parent volunteers for all your help. This week is spring break for a lot of athletes and we understand that many will be out of town. You can still compete on Saturday if you miss practice, just email the coaches your events by  Thursday 9:00 pm

Each week we try to recognize a few athlete at practice with a Storm sticker or pin on Mondays. The coaches will choose a few outstanding P.R.s personal record) or great sportsmanship. There are 385 kids on the team and we will not be able to to do all athletes each week but we will try to call up everyone by the end of the season as we know all our athletes do their best at each meet. All athletes that P.R. do get a special black P.R. ribbon every time they better their marks. Make sure you check the ribbon boxes each week.

This week is our Conference wide Invitational. All athletes are invited but there are strict rules. The athletes will only be allowed 2 events plus a relay for this meet, It is a very large meet and will run over 2 days depending on the event you choose. You do not have to attend both days.  PLEASE READ BELOW! You can print the schedule. The first day will be very long as we will run about 100 heats of 100's. The 100's will start on both sides of the track. the sub-gremlins, gremlins will be on the backside starting early during the hurdles. Only distance athletes and first field events need to be there by 8:00. The long jump and Shot Put are a timed pits, meaning you must start during the times on the flyer. The order is very different so please look carefully. The Bantam Boys and Midget girls will start the Long jump, the Youth girls will start the Shot put, and Bantam girls will start the High Jump at 8:30 am.
Sub and Gremlins will do long jump on Sunday! This will be our toughest competition as we will see athletes from all 13 teams.

No parents or coaches will be allowed on the field so athletes will need to be comfortable going to staging and field events without assistance. This is not a mandatory meet, and some athletes may not enjoy this meet as it is very stressful, but it is great competition!! 

If you would like to see the conference results of the other teams you can go on valleyconference.org and select the 2019 season. All results are posted there as they come in after the meets. 

LAP-A-THON FUNDS ARE DUE and can still be turned in at practice !!

Please be sure to look at   the full newsletter each week.   We do all communication by email!!!

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.  

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 – Antelope Valley College – 8:00 am – VYC Invitational
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Distance Athletes
Monday – Saugus High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tuesday –  Central Park – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday – No Practice
Thursday – Saugus High – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Saturday – Antelope Valley College – 8:00 am – VYV Invitational
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Parents please arrive 15 minutes early for pick up, in case practice ends early.
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This Week's Track Meet
This week is a 2 day all Valley Youth Conference Invitational held at Antelope Valley College 3041 West Ave. K Lancaster.   Please copy the event schedule so you will know the order of events. The top 8 athletes in the 100 and the 4X100 relay will return on Sunday to compete in a finals. We do have a new event on Sunday. The 4X800 relay will be ran for the only time!!

Medals are awarded at the meet to the Top 3 finishers in each event, (not in each heat) at the meet, with all others getting their ribbons at practice. This is the only time that all 13 teams will compete in an open meet. It is a very competitive event and not all athletes will enjoy it. It is a a great meet to get P.R.’s,but it is extremely long and competitive, and some athletes may not be ready for it. No Coaches or parents will be allowed in staging or on the field. Sub Gremlins will need to be more independent with no help so please decide if your athlete is ready for this type of competition. Please check with the coaches if you are unsure.

Saturday will start promptly at 8:30 am and last until about 6:00 pm if you do the 200 meters this is a very long day but you will not have to be there all day depending on the event you choose. Parking will take extra time.

Sunday will start at 8:30 and be finished around 2:30 pm.

NO PARENTS OR COACHES ALLOWED ON THE FIELD. This will be an extremely competitive meet.

Please note there are restrictions in the amount of events each athlete can compete in.

Your child is limited to   2 individual events and a relay, or 2 relays & 1 individual event. Intermediates and the Young Division may compete in 3 Individual Events.

Field events are timed open pit, which means that athletes must compete within the time slots for that event.

ATHLETES WHO OVER EVENT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM ALL THEIR EVENTS AT THE MEET.
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 see flyer for the order of events for the Invitational 2 day meet.

Pictures from the Meets
Please like our facebook page or click on the 2019 track button on the website to see great pictures of our athletes at the meets. Anthony Calderon, Peter Martinez and Claudine Toon really capture the team in motion!!
Scholastic Awards Forms
In an effort to emphasize the importance of maintaining scholastic ability in conjunction with athletic ability, the Santa Clarita Track Club, Inc. in cooperation with local school districts, awards a Scholastic Achievement Medal to all active athletes that maintain a 'B+' (3.5) grade point average or better during the season. The medal is engraved with the student's name, year and symbol of the sport in which he/she is participating. A special President's Award Medal is presented to players that maintain straight A's. 
 
The Deadline for turning in the form is April 15, 2019    
  
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.