Santa Clarita Track Club
Santa Clarita Track Club Newsletter
  April 20, 2010
In This Issue
Pictures Next Week
Practice
Lap-A-Thon Fundraiser
PR Ribbons
Invitational Meet
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Track 2010
 
 
Develop your speed
 
Build your Endurance
 
Improve your Technique
 
Events:
 
Running Events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 4x100m, 4x400m, 80m Hurdles, 100m Hurdles
 
Field Events:
Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump
 
Track is the one sport that is good training for all sports, whether its Football, Basketball, Soccer, or Baseball, Track & Field will improve your speed, endurance and coordination.
 
 
Practice will begin on March 1st, 2010
   
I am sorry that this newsletter is late this week, There are a lot of item coming up next week, and I wanted to make sure to cover all of them, and traveling to the east coast last week has thrown my schedule off this weekend.  
 
Alan Bingham
President
 
Pictures Next week
Next week we will be taking pictures for the 2010 season, There will be another email coming out later in the week to discuss the details of the picture taking. I can say that due to team size we will spread the pictures out over several days.
 
This Weeks Track & Field Practice 
This week our practices will be held on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday 6:00 - 7:45pm. Same as last week due to Valencia HS meet on Thursday.
 
All Athletes will need to bring with them a bottle of water with their name on it. A light jacket with their name clearly marked inside next to the collar label. and a good pair of running shoes.
 
We ask that athletes attend at least 2 practices per week.
 
RAIN POLICY
 
If it's 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 your athlete off if there is a chance of a canceled practice, please stick around.
 
I am unable to take your calls on Monday April 12th, you'll have to make your best judgment if we'll be having practice, Best advice I can give you is, "if your wipers are on, Practice is canceled". if they are not on, then park the car and walk up to the track and please do stick around, it can end up being canceled before 7:45.
 
Lap-A-Thon Fundraiser
Tuesday April 20th is the last day to turn in funds to get a lap-a-thon shirt, you can still turn in funds, but the order for shirts is going on on Wednesday.
 
PR Award Ribbons
PR Award Ribbons Stands for Personal Record Award, when an athlete beats themselves, we recognize them by giving them a PR award ribbon. A tie does not count, they must beat their prior mark in an event, and the marks must come from a season meet, not the mock meet. These ribbons show the athlete's improvement, also at the end of the year the athlete with the most PR's in their age group (based on gender) will be awarded a PR plaque.
 
Invitational Meet
The 2010 VYC Track & Field Valley United 12th Annual Invitational Where: College of the Canyons
Date: April 24 & 25, 2010
 
Event limits: Gremlin any 3 events. Bantam, Midget, & Youth may participate in up to 2 individual events plus 1 relay, or 1 individual event plus 2 relays; Intermediates/Young: up to 3 individual events. Strictly enforced (sanction for over-eventing is DQ for all events participated in).
 
 
Running Event Schedule
 
 
SATURDAY, April 24, first event starts 8:30 am

3000m Final (MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
80/100m Hurdles Semi-Finals (MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)*
Presentation to the 2009 Valley United Striders National Medalists
100m Semi-Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)* Semi-finals run on front and back side
800m Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
4x100m Semi-Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)*
200m Timed Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
*Any Saturday Semi-Final event which has 8 or fewer participants will be run as Finals on Saturday

 
SUNDAY, April 25, first event starts 8:30 am
1500m Final (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
80/100m Hurdles Finals (MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
4x100m Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
400m Timed Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
100m Finals (GG, GB, BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
4x400m Relay Final (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM)
 
 
Field Event Schedule
 
 
SATURDAY

Long Jump: Timed Open Pit Format (Athletes are to start and finish between hours indicated)
8:30 am - 10:30 am BB - Pit 1, MG -Pit 2
10:45 am - 12:30 pm MB -Pit 1, BG -Pit 2 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm YB -Pit 1, YG -Pit 2
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm IB/YM -Pit 1, IG/YW -Pit 2
Shot Put: Timed Open Pit Format (Athletes are to start and finish between hours indicated)
8:45 am - 10:00 am YG, YB, IG/YW, IB/YM Concurrently
10:15 am - 1:15 pm BG & BB Concurrently
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm MG & MB Concurrently
High Jump: Timed Open Pit Format (Athletes are to start and finish between hours indicated)
8:45 am - 10:15 am BG
10:15 am - 11:45 am BB
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MG
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm MB

 
SUNDAY
High Jump 8:45 am Start IG/YW, IB/YM, YG, YB: age groups may be combined at the discretion of meet officials
Long Jump: 8:45 am Start GG, GB
(For more Information & Results visit web-site www.valleyconference.org)
 
 
 
Scholastic Achievement Award
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 plaque to all active athletes that maintain a
'B+' (3.5) grade point average or better during the season. The plaque is engraved with the student's name, year and symbol of the
sport in which he/she is participating. A special President's Award is presented to players that maintain straight A's.
 
Scholastic Forms are due on April 22nd, Please be aware that if your child does not have a 3.5 or above they are ineligible for this award.
Sincerely,
 
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Alan Bingham
Santa Clarita Track Club