Wednesday, January 26, 2011

2011 Registration

Registration will take place at The Trak Shak again this year, located at 183 Main Street in Trussville.

--> Tuesday, February 15 -- 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM -- Registration for RETURNING Tracksters.

--> Thursday, February 17 -- 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM -- Registration for NEW and RETURNING Tracksters.

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT, JUST AS IN PAST SEASONS, REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COACHES WHO VOLUNTEER. ***

Need new running shoes? The Trak Shak will be selling specially selected youth models at 20% off during registration.

Monday, January 24, 2011

2011 Season Schedule

Our 2011 Season Schedule has been approved -- with some changes. Practice will start at 5:30 PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (instead of 5:00 PM) and will last one hour each day. All other times remain the same as last year's schedule.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Hershey Meet--New Location

The local, state-qualifying Hershey meet has been moved to the Trussville Track. It will begin at 9:30, but you should arrive by 9 to register. Registration forms are available at http://www.hersheystrackandfield.com/participants/index.aspx-- Click on "Local Entry Form" on the left side of the screen.
This meet will also include events (not counting for Hershey qualifying) for ages 8 and under. There is no fee, but a $5 donation to help pay for awards is appreciated.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Awards Ceremony Info

Our awards ceremony will take place Saturday, May 1 at 4pm at the Trussville Intermediate School (formerly the Middle School--the one next to the track) Gymnasium. Bring your own seats unless you are okay with bleachers. Light refreshments will be served.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Hershey Track and Field

I have received word on the Hershey Track and Field program several of our athletes participated in last year. It is for youth turning 9 this year through age 14. For info on specific events involved go to http://www.hersheystrackandfield.com/index.aspx

The local, state-qualifying meet will be held at Lawson Field in Birmingham on May 8. The top 2 in each race advance to state which is the following weekend in Greenville, AL. I will hold additional practices the weeks before those meets for those interested in competing. Participation in these meets is typically less than $10 and is a good opportunity to compete with other youth around the area/state.

If you are interested in participating in this program, let me know within the next couple of weeks.

Friday, April 2, 2010

2nd Meet Coming Up!

Well, we have been wishing for warmer weather, and by golly, we got it! I have seen some excellent running in the heat this week, and I'm sure it will pay off at our next meet. Be sure to bring water to practice every time!

Group coaches will be filling names into races for the meet over the next few days, so be sure to let them know at your next practice if you have specific preferences of what events you would like your child to be in.

Our Tuesday, Thursday group will be providing concessions for this meet. To keep my garage from getting too full of tempting snacks, we will just have the younger groups from Tues/Thurs bring concessions for this meet, and have the older groups from Tues,Thurs bring to the last meet. If you have more than one child, you only need to bring one item. Below is the breakdown of what we need from whom:

5 and under girls: cookies (like oreos, nutter-butters, etc) or chips
5 and under boys: non-chocolate candy (like sour straws, sourpatches, blow-pops, etc)
6 year olds: water or chips
7 year olds: Soda

I will be collecting these items at practice next week. Our concession stand did well last week--thanks for your support. The kids are all working so hard, it will be so nice to be able to have nice awards at the end of the season for them!