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Greetings Alan,
Wow what a great first meet we had! Thanks to all the great volunteers that helped make it happen.! A special thanks to our set up crew and Jaime Calderon for getting all the equipment to the track and back and our Great timing Crew! If you were at the start of the meet Saturday, you had the privilege of hearing one of our alumni athletes sing the National Anthem to open up our meet! She was incredible and we thank her so much! If you have an inspiring singer please let us know and we can have them open our next home mee. t
Make sure you thank our great Coaches for all their hard work too!!
Please note - we do not have practice tonight as there is a school Lacrosse game. Hope the rain holds off for Tuesday and Thursday!
Many have been asking about how relay teams are assembled, Please see the relay expectations below.
The athletes had a great time and we saw some exceptional performances from them! You now see how most meets work and the timing of the events. This week with our away meet we will not need as many Volunteers! Please sign up asap so we can keep track of your hours. All families are asked to do at least 6 hours during the season.
https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/33776D807A0CDECC42-trackfield1
At the meets No parents allowed on the field except volunteers. Please check your athletes in with their coaches for warm up. Please do not go on the infield with them! It is very important that you listen for call to the events. Coaches can not go looking for your athletes. Please bring them to the team tent at 1st call! Please look for your age group tents
Meet Results for all meets can be found on our website under the (We also will be posting them each week on livetrackresults.com!
As you saw we are handling a lot of data that has to be imputed. If you think there is a missing or wrong result please let Alan know asap. We time the meets with the finish linx camera that shoots 1000 frames per second and can always be revied if needed. also since all field events get entered in from the results sheet there is a possibility of human error, and we can fix it when it gets reported send to alan@runstorm.org
Our meet schedule is also on this page. we are a member of the Valley Youth Conference (VYC) You can find results for all the league teams on that web site valleyconference.org
Second Track Meet
This week our meet is at Canyon High. We are being hosted by the Flying Phoenix team and will also see the Antelope Valley team. We will not have quite as much volunteer slots, but it is very important that we do our jobs well.
This week there will be a new event . Turbo Javelin throw. We have not started this event yet but would like to add it next week. We are looking for a coach, so if you are interested in learning this event, please be sure to watch it this weekend. Let us know if you can help.
Athletes 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 to 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 , Intermediate 15-18's 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.
Order of Event
Please arrive at 7:45 am so you can do your warm-ups if you are in the first events . Track and field events will begin at 08:15 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 08:15 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 within 5 minutes of finishing their running event. High Jump takes precedence over other field events.
Field Event Order:
High Jump BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM
Long Jump SGG/GG, SGB/GB,/YM15-18, /YW15,-18, 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.
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/ chairs
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 sixty or more 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.
Volunteer Sign up
https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/33776D807A0CDECC42-trackfield1
Here is a brief description of what we need this Saturday:
Long Jump - record measured marks, measure marks, rake and clear sand
for each race
High Jump - record results and adjust the bar
Race Escorts - walk athletes to the starting line and help them get on the track
Relay zone judges - help athletes on the track in their zone and report if they pass out of the zone
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