Santa Clarita Track Club Newsletter   February 11, 2013 Follow us on   Quick Links... runstorm.org Track 2013 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 February 16, 2013 Mardi Gras Madness   March 2, 2013 We are now accepting signups for the 2013 Mardi Gras Madness 5K, please visit the event website at www.mgm5k.com     New information about: Sign-Ups Closed, Some athletes paperwork is incomplete, we must have everything to certify our roster, athletes who remain incomplete when we certify our roster will be dropped from the team. Practice Sites / February Schedule Parent Meeting, Shoes and Uniform Pick up We will have uniforms for pick up Shoe vender will be selling shoes Coaches Clinic Spiritwear Urgent Alert Text System Track & Field Sign Ups At this time the team is full, Thank you for your interest in the Storm Track Club.   Some athlete's paperwork is incomplete, we must have 100% of all athletes paperwork complete with all signatures and proof of age, in order to certify our roster. Athletes who's paperwork is still incomplete when we certify our roster will be dropped from the team. Practice Sites and Schedule For February UPDATED! When we submitted our permit we requested 4 days per week at Valencia High School, they got back to us on Jan 18, we were give 2 day, Mondays and Wednesday's in March, April & May. (Our permit was submitted back in September, but the school held the permit until Mid January) We then filed for a permit for the other 2 days per week at Saugus, we therefore this year we will be splitting our practices between Valencia and Saugus. Feb 16 2013 9:00 am - 11:00 am Valencia HS Track   Feb 18 2013 - Holiday - NO PRACTICE Feb 19 2013 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Saugus HS Track   Feb 21 2013 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Saugus High School   Feb 23 2013 9:00 am - 11:00 am Valencia HS Track   Feb 25 2013 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Saugus HS Track   Feb 26 2013 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Saugus HS Track   Feb 28 2013 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Saugus HS Track Parent Meeting We will have The Parent Meeting on February 12th @ Rio Norte Junior High School         5:45 Parents of Gremlin age group athletes   7:00 Parents of all other age groups.   We would like the parents of the gremlins to attend the 5:45 meeting, you may bring older siblings to this meeting.   You are welcome to attend either meeting if you have a scheduling conflict. Uniforms & Shoes Uniforms will be available at the Parent meeting for pickup. We will also have a shoe vender selling shoes at the parent meeting. Juice it Up Fundraiser Coupon Books Juice It Up coupon books will be available to purchase at upcoming parent meeting & practices. Coupon books are $10 each (Over $80 value in savings). 30-page coupon book includes Free Smoothies, Buy One Get One Free coupons, discount coupons on smoothies, frozen yogurt, juice, muffins, bagels and more! The Storm Track Club earns 50% on all sales. Coupon books make great gifts for teachers, babysitters, friends and family. Contact Christine Hupalo at cmhupalo@yahoo.com or buy at upcoming parent meeting & practices! Remember that Juice it up is located just down the street and makes a great after practice treat! Jelly Beans and Jolly Ranchers Parents we ask that you bring 2 bags of jelly beans or Jolly Ranchers. At the end of each practice we give the kids a few jelly beans as a treat. For the kids with braces, we give them a Jolly Rancher. The kids must be heading out the gate in order to get them. Volunteers Needed We need some key volunteers to help us our this year. We are in need of 1 or 2 assistant directors to help coordinate volunteers. Alan needs help with a few dads who have pick up trucks to move equipment from the storage unit across the street on meet days, we have a lot of home meets and will need a crew of trucks, for both setup and tear down. We are in need of 1 or 2 assistants for Uniform coordinators, and Spiritwear coordinators. We will be trying to fill these positions at the parent meeting. Please feel free to see Michele, Coach Elaine or Coach Jeremy. Spirit Wear Storm Spirit Wear and Merchandise will be available at the Parent Meeting, the last date to order is 2/23/13. Coaches Clinic LA84 Foundation Coaches Clinic will be held on February 24th at Moorpark High School. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. We will post more information about the clinic as it becomes available. Click Here to Register for the Clinic Click Here for The Clinic Agenda Urgent Alert Text System If you would like to join our Urgent Alert Text System, on your cell phone text the word "STORMTF" to 41411 and you should be greeted with a welcome message, we use this system rarely for very important urgent alerts, for example, We cancel practice early due to unforeseen circumstances. Sincerely, Alan Bingham Santa Clarita Track Club