tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69927087516776013962023-06-20T22:01:46.171-07:00CTK Track NewsNews for the families of Christ the King, St. Catherine, and St. Stephen CYO Track & Field team members.mpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-27704358941433460292017-05-29T09:27:00.000-07:002017-05-29T09:27:10.595-07:00Picnic Reminder, Off-Season Events<b><u>Pot Luck Picnic and Awards, Pleasant Hill Park, Saturday June 3rd 11:30 AM</u></b>Please come to the picnic and <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20171"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">RSVP</span></a>. Bring your own entrée to grill and a side dish to share. The team provides drinks and hot coals. Remember to bring utensils, plates, and napkins. <i>We already have an RSVP list longer than any in recent memory!</i><br /><br /> We have lots of unclaimed ribbons (and some medals!) from the season, plus 7-up Club patches, various special recognition awards, a "helpful family" prize drawing, and two Athlete of the Year trophies to bestow!<br /><br /> The kids (and child-like coaches/parents) usually play some kickball, soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, or football while waiting for lunch.<br /><br /> Hope to see you there! <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>Off-Season Events</b></u></span><br /><b>Pleasant Hill hosts a 5K "fun run"</b> the morning of the Fourth of July, and you'll see good turnout from CYO coaches and athletes there. It's a loop around the downtown area, and then you're in a perfect spot to see the parade.<br /><br /><b>CYO cross-country</b> starts up in August. It's low-key and lots of fun, with meets held along marked trails in local parks. I hear there are often popsicles. Expect email about this program later in the summer.<br /><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-9048767239896744372017-05-14T20:34:00.000-07:002017-05-14T20:34:38.769-07:00Last Track News for the 2017 Season<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>2017 Season: That's a Wrap</u></span><br />We had our last meet on Friday and Saturday. Our team garnered a few firsts and a lot of personal bests. Congratulations to all who competed in the Diocese meet and to <u>all</u> our athletes who worked hard and improved over the course of the season.<br />
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Results from the meet will be posted at the Oakland diocese web site at some point. When they are, I'll try to import them to Athletic.net to keep the kids' statistics complete.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Awards & Picnic June 3rd 11:30-3:00 Pleasant Hill Park</u></span><br />RSVP for the picnic online through the signup site so we know how many drinks to purchase and which awards to get sorted:</div>
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<a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20171">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20171</a><br /><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><u><br /></u></span>We have lots of unclaimed ribbons and medals from past meets that will be available at the picnic.<br /><br />If you can't make it but a friend or classmate will, please have them check for any ribbons or awards for your athlete. Unclaimed awards wind up in a box on my front porch for a while this summer.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Volunteers for 2018</u></span><br />Coming back to track next season? I'm not! So we need a new Head Coach, a new Team Coordinator (preferably a separate volunteer), and a new Treasurer (my wife Jocelyn won't be back either). It has been very rewarding coaching your kids and working with all the other volunteers, but it's time to pass the baton. Please let me know if you can step up in any capacity.</div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;">On behalf of the coaches, thank you </span>for helping us make this a successful season! We appreciate the sacrifices you've made working the meets and supporting the team. We take pride in seeing your children grow and improve, and will gladly take credit for their future successes. I hope CYO was a good experience for them, and that they had fun. If so, we could use some word-of-mouth advertising so we can field more relays next post-season!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-17453314188142634852017-05-07T18:11:00.000-07:002017-05-07T18:43:40.212-07:00News for the Week of May1st<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Sectionals complete, on to Diocese</u></b></span><br />
Thursday and Saturday were our sectional championships. Congratulations to everyone who competed, regardless of final placement. I will post results to Athletic.net as soon as I get them. And I'll send the list of athletes who qualified for Diocese as soon as I get that! Hopefully most athletes have a good idea if they placed in the top 3 or not, although field events may be less clear. Ribbons for the Qualifying meet should be coming soon. We'll surely have a backlog of them to hand out at the picnic, too.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Final practices Monday & Thursday</u></b></span><br />
Our last two! College Park HS, 5:00-6:30pm. All athletes on the team are welcome to attend, not just finalists.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Diocesan Meet</u></b></span><br />
Order of events and other info is <a href="http://www.oakdiocese.org/CYO-and-scouts/cyo/TrackDocs/2017DiocesanMeetInformationWeb.pdf"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">here</span></a>.<br />
800m and 1600m events<br />
<b>Friday, May 12 at Moreau High School, Hayward, 6:00pm start</b> (first race 6:30pm)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Parade and remaining events</span><br />
<b>Saturday, May 13 at Logan High School, Union City, Arrive at 8:15am, parade starts 8:30</b><br />
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There's the same small admission fee to Saturday's event: $4 and $2.<br />
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Athletes should be in uniform, and will not need stickers. <br />
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Did your athlete make it to Diocese? Congratulations! Expect to be contacted about volunteer assignments for Saturday. This will go online via Signup Genius as soon as we know what positions our team needs to fill.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Picnic!</u></b></span><br />
I just put up an event on SignUpGenius for the picnic. Please RSVP <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B49AEAB2AA3F94-20171">here</a>.<br />
<u><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><br /></span></u>The team provides cold drinks and hot charcoal grills: you bring something to grill for your family and something to share with the team. Salads, fruit -- picnic fare, nothing fancy.<br />
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Picnic is from around 11:30-3:00 on Saturday June 3rd at Pleasant Hill Park. We should have the fires hot by noon, and we'll start awards around 1:00pm. Note that there are awards for Sportsmanship, Team Spirit, Effort, etc. in addition to performance-based awards. We'd like to see all athletes and families at the picnic. Some awards are more likely to go to athletes who are known to be attending, so RSVP!<br />
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Our site is the covered tables near the youth center, at Gregory and Cleaveland. Look for the team banner.<br />
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The kids had a great meet and a lot of them made it to the next round, the Sectional Meet. A preliminary list of our qualifiers is <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0uFTNz8q7aOZ0JwMVVuMWY0WU0">here</a>. If an athlete placed 4th, you may see an "Alternate" flag in the far right column. That means he/she would not get to run unless one of the other Qualifiers did not show up, which happens fairly frequently. Note that 4th place finishers in the 800 m, 1600 m, and all field events will get to compete and are not alternates.<br />
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If your athlete qualified and will not be able to compete, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can get an alternate into the event. The final list of Qualifiers won't be out until Wednesday morning after a Coordinator's Seeding Meeting Tuesday night.<br />
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If your athlete was on a Qualifying relay and won't be able to compete Saturday, let me know as soon as possible so that we don't have 3 other teammates make the trip for nothing!<br />
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<b><u>Practices</u></b><br />
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come to practice this week (and next), not just qualifiers.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Sectional Meet</u></b></span><br /> The 1600m event will be on <b>Thursday at YVHS at 5:30pm</b> (1st event 6:00pm). Coaches will split up and cover both this meet and practice at CPHS. The order of events is:<br />
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<li>Girls grades 3-5</li>
<li>Boys grades 3-5</li>
<li>Girls grades 6-8</li>
<li>Boys grades 6-8</li>
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There should be no admission fee charged at Thursday's event.<br /><br /> All other events are on <b>Saturday, May 6th at DVC at 8:00am</b> (1st event 8:30). <i>Note the location change--the schedule on our website said differently!</i><br /><b><br /></b> <b>There is a small admission fee on Saturday.</b> The usual breakdown is $4 for adults, and $2 for seniors and school-age children. Exact change will be greatly appreciated by the gate volunteers.<br /><br /> Athletes in uniform and coaches with their current cards are free.<br /><br /> There may also be a "spike check" at the gate. Athletes with track shoes need to present them for inspection. They are looking for 1/4" (or smaller) pyramid spikes. I have extra metal spikes of this style and wrenches if we need to do a replacement.<br /><u><br /></u> <u>The gate will be very, very busy on Saturday.</u> Please arrive before 8:00am, especially athletes in the 4x100 relay. <b>The 4x100 relays start calling at 8:10am. Please don't miss your race because you are stuck in line. </b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Sectional Meet Volunteers</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">If your athlete is competing, please be prepared to help out. If you're behind on your shift obligations, this will be your chance to catch up. Otherwise, you might want to check out the list of qualifiers and see if another family wants to split a meet job. We'll know what our team job assignments are Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Expect a Signup Genius invite!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Team Picnic</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Our team picnic and awards ceremony will be Saturday June 3rd at Pleasant Hill Park. More in the next newsletter!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-29084633827682774782017-04-23T18:14:00.000-07:002017-04-23T18:14:55.564-07:00News for Qualifying Week<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Ribbons</span></b><br />We've got lots of them! If your athlete hasn't been at practice for the last week or so, chances are their primary coach has something for them.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Qualifying Meet, Saturday 4/29, YVHS</b></span><br />Arrive by 9AM. Last year's Qualifying Meet explanation is still applicable. Read it <a href="http://ctktrack.blogspot.com/2015/04/qualifying-meet.html"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">here</span></a>. Notes from our Sectional Coordinator:<br />
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To participate in the up coming qualifying meet each athlete must have participated in 2 of the regular season Practice meets. (<i>I have incorrectly been saying that all could participate, but just not move on. -Greg</i>)</div>
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All Relay Teams must be grade pure and gender pure. No mixing grades or gender to make a relay team.</div>
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Exception: 4x400 you are allowed to mix grades. Must be gender pure. The relay team participates at the highest grade level of the 4 athletes. (for example a team of one 8th grader, two seventh graders and 1 third grader runs as an 8th grade team).</div>
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Long Jump, Shop Put and Softball Throw are Open events. Please keep all field events open until the 15 minutes following the conclusion of the 200M.</div>
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High Jump athletes must compete when their grade group is called. If an athlete checks out to compete in a running event, they must return to high jump within 15 minutes of the conclusion of their race. Word of advice: please try to keep your high jumpers at the event as long as possible. Many times they could have completed their High Jump competition before their running race. Athletes returning to High Jump after a running event usually perform poorly on their remaining jumps.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Championships</span></b><br /> Starting with this weekend's meet, we're into the final championship weekends. All the hard work that the athletes have done over the season pays off as we taper for peak performance on these weekends.<br /><br /> All the practice you've done as volunteers gets called upon, too. These are the weekends when we're especially careful with how the meets are run and results are recorded. On that subject, there has been a request that volunteers make sure that every meet result includes an athlete number (not just a name) and that relay results include 4 athlete numbers for each team.<br /><br /> The top three finishers <i>overall</i> earn a place at the next championship meet, which is a change from our normal "fastest in the heat" finishes at practice meets. This can be a hard concept to grasp for younger athletes. ("But I got the #2 popsicle stick. How come I came in fifth?") In track, we always stress the importance of setting personal bests over crossing the finish line first.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">After Qualifying</span></b><br /> The weekend after Qualifying is the Sectional meet, and the following weekend is the Diocese championship. For the Sectional meet, the 1600 will be run on Thursday evening at YVHS. For the Diocesan meet, both the 800 and the 1600 will be run on Friday evening. See the <a href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/fee04ab7e8522b5aef187b32b0199fdd?AccessKeyId=3B40752935B3E0372064&disposition=0&alloworigin=1">meet schedule</a> on our website.<br /><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-74407921235024417012017-04-16T21:22:00.002-07:002017-04-16T21:22:40.659-07:00News for the Week of April 16thHope everyone had a good Easter. We're back to our normal practice schedule, weather permitting.<br />
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<b>Mary Chatterton Memorial Relay Meet, Saturday at DVC</b><br />
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The relay meet is special. We have four events only this week, and they're all relays, with no individual races and no field events.<br /><br /> Event order is:<br />
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<li><b>4x100m</b> - the same relay we know and love from practice meets</li>
<li><b>Medley</b> - double our normal sprint medley, the distances are 200m, 200m, 400m, and 800m</li>
<li><b>4x200m</b> - another doubling, every athlete runs 1/2 lap</li>
<li><b>4x400m</b> - our usual and the final event of the day</li>
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Despite there being only four events, the overall meet length is about the same, owing to the general chaos of staging.<br /><br /> We will still run girls in an event first, and then boys, with an eye toward filling all lanes in the track for each race.<br /><br /> There are <u>no limits</u> to the number of races an athlete may be in this week. Opportunists might even be able to run in the same event twice.<br /><br /><b>Free Agency</b><br /><br /> At this meet, there is usually a special "Free Agent" loitering area set up for athletes in search of a relay team. Coaches are urged to look there to round out relay teams. <br /><br /> This means we'll see multi-age and -parish teams this Saturday. It's all good, and it's all for fun. The only two rules for relay teams are:<br />
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<li>Girls teams must be all girls: co-ed teams count as a boys team</li>
<li>Teams run as the grade of their oldest athlete</li>
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See you at the track!<br />
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...was a challenge and a success! Despite intermittent rain and rookies in some volunteer positions, we persevered and got through it. Although I've coached for quite a while, that was my first attempt at helping to run a meet and let me assure you, it is not as easy as it looks. Thanks to all the volunteers and especially Meet Director Mike Moore.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Easter Break</b></span><br />
Normal practice tomorrow, Monday. There is no practice Thursday and no meet this weekend. Enjoy the holiday!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Marty Mart Scholarship</b></span><br />
The Oakland Diocese awards a $500 scholarship to one 8th grade athlete each year. The application form and further information is posted <a href="http://www.oakdiocese.org/CYO-and-scouts/cyo/the-marty-mart-scholarship-award">here</a>.<br />
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Looking ahead, the Relay meet is Saturday 4/22 at DVC. That meet is just what it sounds like--all relays. It's a lot of fun for the kids. We mix and match across gender, age group, and parishes to form teams as necessary (or as desired). The week after that is the Qualifying meet at YVHS. That is open to all athletes. At that meet and the Sectional meet, an athlete has to place in the top 3 (usually) to advance. <b>All athletes are encouraged to continue coming to practice even if they have not advanced.</b> The last meet is the Diocese meet on May 13th.<br />
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See you at the track.<br />
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Our team is hosting this meet. Mike Moore is our Meet Director. We still need to fill some key volunteer positions to make this meet run smoothly: Head Timer, Finish Line Coordinator, Away side Head Timer, and Away Side Finish Line Coordinator. If you have any experience at the finish line or as a timer, please consider signing up for one of these positions!<br />
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Meet #4 is the last "regular season" meet. Remember that athletes must compete in two out of the four regular season meets to be eligible to advance past the Qualifying Meet. Everyone is allowed to compete in the Qualifying Meet, but to advance to the Sectional Meet, you must place in the top 3 of your age group at the Qualifying Meet and must have competed in at least 2 regular season meets. (For the 800m, 1600m, and field events, usually the top 4 advance.)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Seven-Up Club</span></b><br />Remember also that we award a handsome patch to every athlete who has competed in at least 7 different individual events over the course of the 4 practice meets and the Qualifying meet. This is to encourage kids to try new events, even ones they might not excel at.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Important: Relay Meet Location Changed</b></span><br />
I have just learned that the Relay Meet on April 22nd has been <i><b>moved to DVC</b></i> instead of Freedom High in Brentwood. That's much more convenient for us as long as everyone gets the word!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Easter Break</b></span><br />
There is no meet the weekend of April 15th and there is no practice on Thursday April 13th. Enjoy the holiday!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-70246568314593471442017-03-26T21:29:00.000-07:002017-03-26T21:29:52.057-07:00News for the Week of March 26th<b>Meet #3</b> is coming up this Saturday 4/1 (no fooling) at DVC. <br />
The first race might be anytime from 8:30 to 9:00. <br />
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<b>Meet #2</b> on Saturday was a success except for a couple of possible relay DQs (no problem, practice meets are for learning!) and a pulled muscle or two that I hope will heal quickly. When the results are up on Athletic.net, I'll post on Twitter (and thus the <a href="http://ctktrack.org/">ctktrack.org</a> home page).<br />
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<b>Meet #1</b> ribbons will be available for distribution at the end of Thursday's practice. By the way, I changed the rules yet again regarding Personal Best ribbons--if I gave them out for trying an event for the first time, it would have been 170 PR ribbons for Meet #1! So I went back to the old rule that you actually have to beat your previous best time/distance/height to get a PR ribbon. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-47648582995025588402017-03-20T20:58:00.000-07:002017-03-20T20:58:10.897-07:00News for the Week of March 19th<u><span style="font-size: medium;">Meet #1 Recap<br /></span></u> Our first official CYO meet of 2017 is in the bag! Thanks to all the families who helped out at the meet and especially our Meet Director, Amanda Donohue. Here's what happens next:<br />
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<li>Results from the meet are keyed in by the league and sent to team coordinators</li>
<li>I clean them up and post to <a href="https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/School.aspx?SchoolID=28336"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">our team page on Athletic.net</span></a> </li>
<li>The league also provides blank ribbons and filled-in result/place stickers </li>
<li>Our Awards volunteer, Kirsten Kirkpatrick, assembles and sorts the ribbons</li>
<li>Ribbons are then distributed at practice a week or so after the meet</li>
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The first meet always has a few rough edges. Meets should take a little less time each week as volunteers hit their stride along with the athletes.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Ribbon Notes</u></span><br /><br />The top three finishers in each race heat and field event should receive a ribbon at a future practice. Placement at practice meets is determined by grade and gender: if we combine heats at the meet, the results are sorted out afterward.<br /><br /> Our team tracks personal bests, and hands out special gold ribbons. Returning athletes who broke their own records from previous seasons will get a ribbon at practice. To make the result compilation more automated, the first time an athlete does an event counts as a personal best and gets a ribbon!<br /><br />Finally, we have a special "7-up Club" for athletes who compete in seven or more different individual events during one season. Relays don't count towards this total and the Warpath Meet does not count. There's a fancy embroidered patch that we'll give out at the end of the season. <br /><br /><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Meet #2: Saturday March 26th, Granada High School in Livermore</span></u><br />
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<li>First event: <b>8:30 am</b></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Someone left a St Catherine shirt and track shoes at practice today. If they are yours, let me know.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-75823543142295297192017-03-12T11:30:00.000-07:002017-03-12T11:30:24.086-07:00News for the Week of March 12th<span style="font-size: large;">Practice Time </span><br />
5:00-6:30 Mon and Thurs until further notice<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">War Path Recap</span><br /> I hope everyone had fun on Saturday. It was almost perfect weather.<br /><br />Our regular meets are conducted much the same way, but results are recorded on paper, typed into the computer afterward, and then posted online. The paper feathers are a War Path exclusive. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Uniform Pickup</span><br />Uniform shirts and team sweatshirts will be handed out at practice Monday and Thursday. Look for a table at the bottom of the stairs from the parking lot. They will also be available at the meet on Saturday, starting at 8am.<br /><br /> We'll hand out the ordered sizes first, and then we can make swaps for <i>unworn</i> items (trying it on is fine.) Parish assignments are fixed, so we can't swap one parish's shirt for a different one.<br />
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If you registered late (after 2/12) that may have been too late to get a sweatshirt. If you paid for one and you don't get one, you'll get a refund.<br />
<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Meet #1 on </b><u><b>Saturday</b></u><b>, March 18, Granada High School, Livermore</b></span><br />
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<li>Volunteers, athletes, coaches arrive: 8:00am</li>
<li>First event starts: 8:30am</li>
<li>Estimated finish: 1:00pm</li>
<li>There are still two important meet jobs open: Head Clerk and Field Events Coordinator. If you volunteered at any meets last season, you are qualified to perform these functions! Please consider changing your sign-up from "generic worker" to one of these two jobs.</li>
<li>We are the meet host. Our meet director is Amanda Donohue, who needs your support, patience, and gratitude.</li>
<li>Unfortunately, I will miss this meet, but our other coaches will handle everything just fine.</li>
<li><b>Parking</b>: There is a band competition taking place in the parking lot of Granada High School, so it will be necessary to park on the street. You can park along Wall Street, or Mocho Street, which is the back entrance at Granada. It sounds like a mess, so give yourself extra time and plan on a walk.</li>
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Volunteers are committed for the entire meet, but athletes can come for just the first half or just the 2nd half in the case of schedule conflicts. Just let your primary coach know when that's the case.<br /><br /> Note that whereas dropping off athletes for practice is perfectly acceptable, <b>for meets that's not the case</b>. It is impossible for coaches to keep track of all the athletes at a meet and so parents should plan to stay and provide a "home base" in the stands for their kids. <b><i>Food and drink other than water should remain in the stands.</i></b> The team will drop bags and extra clothes in one area on the field and athletes should be encouraged to hang out there when not competing so it is easier for coaches to find them when events are called or relays need to be formed.<br /><u><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-size: large;">Correction:</span><br />
An athlete only needs to compete in 2 out of the 4 "regular" season meets to be eligible to advance past the Qualifying Meet.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Miscellaneous:</span><br />
In previous years there have been "rent a student" options for fulfilling your volunteer hours. I know YV is <b><i>not</i></b> doing that this year. If I find out that's an option for any of our meets, I'll let you know.<br /><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-90345139138468267282017-03-05T21:24:00.000-08:002017-03-05T21:24:00.066-08:00News for the Week of March 5th<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Practice this week: 5:00-6:00 at College Park</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Coaches have a certification meeting right after practice on Monday, so we'll want to end on time and clear out.</span><br /><br /><b>War Path Invitational</b><br /> Our first meet is this Saturday, 3/11, Ygnacio Valley's "<span style="color: black;">War Path</span>" invitational. Uniforms not required: regular running clothes are fine. Note that the meet is "All Comers". That means parents and coaches are welcome to compete! (The charge for competitors is $6.) The team pays the entry fee for all of our athletes, but there is a $3 charge for spectators too. <br />
We won't need volunteers for this meet, but you should have received email regarding signups for the meets that start the following weekend.<br /><br />
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Remember to bring:</div>
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<li>Cash for gate admission ($3 per spectator) and some extra in case there's a snack table</li>
<li>Appropriate weather protection: sun hats and/or jackets, sunblock, sunglasses (or rain gear, depending)</li>
<li>Something soft to sit on, like a stadium cushion or old blanket</li>
<li>Optionally: healthy snacks like fruit, yogurt tubes, pretzels--nothing too heavy </li>
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If you plan to bring a pop-up tent or umbrella for shade, please set up in the back row of the bleachers so you don't block anyone's view. Pack bungee cords or tie-downs, as Ygnacio Valley can be windy, especially in the morning.<br /><br /> There is no smoking or alcohol permitted at this or any CYO event. </div>
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<li>Have a light breakfast</li>
<li>Wear sunscreen and running shoes</li>
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<b>We want to get the team together on the basketball court no later than 8:45am.</b> <b> </b>The courts are between the stadium and the school. Coaches will warm the team up and get a head count.</div>
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<br /> The team is paying admission for our coaches and registered athletes.<br /><br /> Find a seat when the gate opens, and we'll bring the team in when we're warmed up. They'll find you in the stands.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">New to track meets?</span><br /><br /> Don't worry: meets are pretty predictable, even if they don't look it.<br /><br /><u>Field events</u> start when the meet begins. There will be announcements over a PA system or bullhorn calling different age groups down to participate. Events at this meet are:<br /><br /> High Jump<br /> Long Jump<br /> Shot Put<br /><br /> In CYO, we limit shot put and high jump to 5th graders and older, for safety.<br /><br /> Athletes check in at the event when their age group is called, provided they're not already lined up for a race (or are on the track!) High jump and long jump will be visible from the stands, but the shot put ring is tucked out of the way outside the main stadium fence.<br /><br /><u>Running events</u> follow an order, usually done from youngest athletes to oldest.<br /><br /> These stage (line up) on the field. Last year there were hurdles with signs attached per age group. The same PA or bullhorn should be used for calls for these events.<br /><br /> The event order is:</div>
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<li>1600m (4 laps, "the mile")</li>
<li>4x100 Relay (every runner carries the baton 1/4 of a lap)</li>
<li>400m (1 lap)</li>
<li>100m (a short dash along the straight)</li>
<li>800m (2 laps = 1/2 mile)</li>
<li>200m (1/2 lap)</li>
<li>4x400m Relay (every runner carries the baton 1 full lap)</li>
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<b>A key tip:</b> if an athlete is waiting at a field event when their desired race is called, they should <u>leave the field event</u> to go run, after telling the field event clerk. Then return to finish the field event after the run.<br /><br /> Running events determine the pace of the meet, and won't stop if an athlete is busy at long jump or in the bathroom. Paying attention to the calls is a track meet survival skill. If you miss your call, you miss the race. Oops!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Which event?</span><br /><br /> That's pretty much up to the athletes and their coaches. This week is a little looser, just to get everyone to see how it all fits together. Unless the coaches have something specific in mind, I'd encourage a <i>go ahead and try it</i> attitude. <br /><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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Regarding the season as a whole: after this meet, we have 4 regular-season CYO meets. An athlete has to compete in 3 out of 4 of them to be eligible to advance past the Qualifying meet in the post-season. So there may be times when it will be advantageous to come to a meet and do the first event before heading off to that soccer tournament, or vice-versa, rolling in better-late-than-never to get in one of the final relays. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-16199882858660774922017-02-26T12:45:00.003-08:002017-02-26T12:47:21.946-08:00News for the Week of February 26th<span style="font-size: large;">Practices</span> this week will be 5:00 pm to about 6:10 pm.<br />
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I have updated the <a href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/3588f5b2ef393f05ce59ae7892e54fcf?AccessKeyId=3B40752935B3E0372064&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" target="_blank">meet schedule</a> on the website to include locations and start times.<br />
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We got our meet assignments from the league and will be posting positions on Signup Genius soon. We still have 3 weeks until our first meet that needs parent staffing, so no need to panic. On the other hand, I'm sorry to say I underestimated the number of volunteer hours we would be assigned and we won't make it without boosting the family commitments a little. Therefore we are requesting that each family help out as follows: Assuming that working a full meet counts as 2 "shifts", we need a family with one athlete to work 5 shifts; a family with 2 athletes to work 6 shifts, and a family with 3 or more athletes to work 7 shifts. I apologize for the bait and switch, it was not intentional.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meet Coordinator Needed</span><br />
We have been assigned to host 2 of our 4 regular season meets, because we have one of the larger teams. I really need someone to take on this role so that I can concentrate on coaching. If you're willing to do both meets, that would be worth 7 shifts and satisfy your commitment for the year! I can of course get you the information and support you need to do the job. Please let me know if you'd be willing.<br />
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More about the upcoming Warpath Invitational meet in next week's post.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-67942373497374639372017-02-19T21:17:00.000-08:002017-02-19T21:17:03.035-08:00News for the Week of Feb 19th<span style="font-size: small;">Hello families, it's time again for this week's news...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Practice this week, 5:00-6:00pm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Safety at College Park</b></span><br /><br /> There are lots of other sports going on inside and outside of the track stadium. Remind your athletes to walk around the outside of the track fence to get to the stands. Don't cut across the field during games or other teams' practices. And look both ways before stepping onto the track--a good rule for volunteers and spectators as well as athletes.<br /><br /> During lacrosse practice, we get to add dodge ball to our list of skills. Please make sure your athletes keep their eyes open for the occasional missed pass. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Uniforms</span><br /><br /> ...have been ordered. We'll let you know when they come in and are ready to be picked up.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Track not working out?</span><br /><br /> Hopefully things are starting to get a little smoother for your athletes. The first few practices can be chaotic until the groups settle in.<br /><br /> Sometimes track isn't a good fit, though, and that's OK. You may drop from the program with a full refund <b>if you notify me via email by February 28.</b> Your deposit check will be shredded, and we'll remove you from the volunteer sheets.<br /><br /><b>Starting March 1, the fees refund drops to 50%</b>, with the deposit check shredded.<br /><br /><b>Dropping on or after our first (real) meet on March 18</b> means a forfeit of both your fees and deposit.<br /><br /> Uniform costs are refunded at 100% or 50% as above, provided you haven't picked them up yet. Once handed to you, the uniforms and sweatshirts are yours to keep.<br /><br /><i>Don't just vanish.</i> Let me know if you need to withdraw an athlete from the team so we can update our records and handle any refunds you're entitled to.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Upcoming Event: "War Path" Invitational, March 11</span><br /><br />Ygnacio Valley High School holds a special all-comers track meet each year to help raise funds for their track team and for new equipment. Provided we have good weather, we'll attend this meet as a team again this year. <b>The team will pay the admission fee for our registered athletes and coaches.</b> <br /><br /> I highly encourage everyone to come out if they can. It's a very low-key event, with no volunteer requirements. It gives everyone a chance to see how meets work. Think of it like a special Saturday practice. <br /><br /> We don't need our uniforms for this meet since it's not a CYO function. Regular running clothes are fine.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Volunteer News</span><br /><br /> We hope to have the volunteer schedule posted in the first week of March. We're still waiting for final meet information from the League. We'll let you know when you can start signing up. If you have questions in the meantime, you can email volunteers@ctktrack.org.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We <i>will</i> have practice on President's Day, but it's not a big deal if an athlete can't make it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fee checks will be deposited on 2/21, or shortly thereafter. (We had a few requests for forewarning.) This does not apply to volunteer checks, which are held until the end of the season.</span></div>
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If the forecast calls for rain, I will post any cancellation of practice by 3:00pm on <a href="https://twitter.com/ctktrack"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">the team Twitter account (@ctktrack)</span></a>. Those tweets appear on <a href="http://ctktrack.org/"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">the front page of our web site</span></a>, too. If there is no tweet, practice is on!</div>
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We're still taking signups at practice and we're still collecting missing birth certificates, concussion forms, payments, and deposits. If you haven't received an email reminder, then you probably aren't missing anything.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-78375433809850553732017-01-28T07:02:00.000-08:002017-02-12T11:43:56.717-08:00First Practice and Late Signups<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Late Signups</b></span><br />
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Missed signups? Bring the paperwork and two checks (1. $150 volunteer deposit and 2. $80 per athlete plus $15 per shirt) with you to practice. Requirements and forms are on the team site: <a href="http://ctktrack.org/"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">ctktrack.org</span></a><br />
<u><br /></u><b>First practice Thursday February 2, 5pm at College Park track</b><br />
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You can park in the large lot under the solar panels and then walk your athlete down to the track. There are stairs near the school-side corner of the lot, and a paved path leading along the side of the baseball field to the stadium. Athletes should resist the urge to run up and down the hillside and climb fences.<br />
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<i>Please</i> walk your athletes down to the track to avoid anyone wandering off. We are planning to meet in the stands as usual. Athletes need to stay off the track until instructed by a coach.<br />
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Practice ends at dusk, which is around 5:45pm right now. Parents are welcome to stay and watch from the stands.<br />
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If you have turned in all your completed paperwork, adults do not need to stay at practice, but do need to be back in time for pickup. Please don't make your athletes suffer the embarrassment of being the Last Kid Waiting with me and the other coaches.<br />
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Athletes should come to practice:<br />
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<li><b>Dressed appropriately.</b> It can be cold and windy at the track. Dress in layers, and <i>label your team sweatshirt and anything else that could be easily mixed up</i>. </li>
<li><b>With water to drink.</b> A reusable sport bottle with plain water is the best drink, and the only beverage allowed on College Park's track and turf -- no sports drinks. <i>Label the bottle, too!</i></li>
<li><b>Wearing running shoes. </b>Flats, basketball shoes, and skate shoes (Vans) are not running shoes. </li>
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<b>Athletes never need track shoes ("spikes") at practice, and generally don't need them at all.</b><br />
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See you soon! <b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-78132153639376675082016-12-11T18:00:00.000-08:002017-02-12T11:44:43.398-08:002017 RegistrationHello CTK/SC/SS Track families. It is almost time to register your athletes for the upcoming season. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Signups</strong></span> for the 2017 season will be held at Christ the King Church on Thurs 1/12/17 and Tuesday 1/17/17 from 6 pm to 8 pm. (The exact room is TBD.) The following three forms must be turned in (paper copies will be available at signups): <a href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/5cf9e4154c0a7f80bc39f6d83f4c0622?AccessKeyId=3B40752935B3E0372064&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" target="">Family form</a> (1 per family), <a href="http://www.oakdiocese.org/CYO-and-scouts/cyo/CYOForms/ParentalPermissionForm613.pdf" target="_blank">Medical Permission</a> (1 per athlete, signed by parent), and <a href="http://www.oakdiocese.org/CYO-and-scouts/cyo/CYOForms/CYOConcussionInformationSheet.pdf" target="_blank">Concussion Awareness </a>(1 per athlete, signed by parent <em><strong>and athlete</strong></em>). In addition, we need a copy of birth certificate for each <em><strong>new</strong></em> athlete.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Practices</strong></span> will be on Mondays and Thursdays at the College Park High School track. Practice is from 5pm to 6:30pm (or dark). The first practice is on Thursday, February 2nd.<br />
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<b>Cost</b> is $80 per athlete, plus $15 for a uniform shirt if needed. Sweatshirts are also available for $35.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Volunteering:</strong></span> the team is 100% volunteer-run and every family is required to contribute a certain number of hours to make the program work. There is a $150 volunteer deposit per family that is returned/shredded if obligations are met. See <a href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/8f68bda6246fdc9c0014d18e73cda602?AccessKeyId=3B40752935B3E0372064&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" target="_blank">Volunteer Obligations and Refunds</a>. We currently have a dire need for a Volunteer Coordinator and more coaches. Please email info@ctktrack.org if you can help out in either role.<br />
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Feel free to spread the word about the team--lots of kids makes it easier to form relays!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-68267018387125646342016-05-22T09:55:00.000-07:002016-05-22T09:55:05.561-07:00Picnic Reminder<b>Pot Luck Picnic and Awards, Pleasant Hill Park, Saturday May 28th 11:30 AM</b><br />
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Please come to the picnic and <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20161">RSVP</a>. Bring your own entrée to grill and a side dish to share. The team provides drinks and hot coals. Remember to bring utensils, plates, and napkins.<br />
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We have lots of unclaimed ribbons (and some medals!) from the season, plus 7-up Club patches, various special recognition awards, a "helpful family" prize drawing, and two Athlete of the Year trophies to bestow!<br />
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The kids (and child-like coaches/parents) usually play some kickball, soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, or football while waiting for lunch.<br />
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Hope to see you there!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-22645413937455095882016-05-09T21:37:00.000-07:002016-05-09T21:37:28.629-07:00News for the Week of May 9th<div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody">
<span style="font-size: large;">2016 Season: That's All Folks</span><br />We had our last meet last weekend. Our team garnered a few firsts, a lot of personal bests, and one meet record! Congratulations to all who competed in the Diocese meet and to <u>all</u> our athletes who worked hard and improved over the course of the season.</div>
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Results from the meet will be posted at the Oakland diocese web site at some point. When they are, I'll try to import them to Athletic.net to keep the kids' statistics complete.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Awards & Picnic May 28th 11:30-3:00 Pleasant Hill Park</span><br />RSVP for the picnic online through the signup site so we know how many drinks to purchase and which awards to get sorted:</div>
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<br /><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20161"><span style="color: #a53d3f;">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20161</span></a><br /><u><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><br /></span></u>The team provides cold drinks and hot charcoal grills: you bring something to grill for your family and something to share with the team. Salads, fruit -- picnic fare, nothing fancy.<br /><br /> Picnic is from around 11:30-3:00 on Saturday May 28 at Pleasant Hill Park. We should have the fires hot by noonish, and we'll start awards around 1:00pm. Note that there are awards for Sportsmanship, Team Spirit, Effort, etc. in addition to performance-based awards. We'd like to see all athletes and families at the picnic. Some awards are more likely to go to athletes who are known to be attending, so RSVP!<br /><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><u><br /></u></span>There are also many unclaimed ribbons and medals from past meets and two lost & found team sweatshirts that will be available at the picnic.<br /><br />If you can't make it but a friend or classmate will, please have them check for any ribbons or awards for your athlete. Unclaimed awards wind up in a box on my front porch for a while this summer.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Track Shoe Amnesty Program</span><br />If you borrowed a pair of track shoes/spikes from the team this season and they are still in wearable condition, you can bring them to the picnic to drop off. If you happen to have outgrown pairs littering the closet floor, the team is happy to accept donations for future seasons. Thank you!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Off-Season Events</span><b><br />Pleasant Hill hosts a 5K "fun run"</b> the morning of the Fourth of July, and you'll see good turnout from CYO coaches and athletes there. It's a loop around the downtown area, and then you're in a perfect spot to see the parade.<br /><br /><b>CYO cross-country</b> starts up in August. It's low-key and lots of fun, with meets held along marked trails in local parks. I hear there are often popsicles. Expect email about this program later in the summer.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Volunteers for 2017</span><br />Coming back to track next season? We have a few critical openings for team-level jobs to help with general administration. And I've added a signup for coaches. Please sign-up if you can help.</div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">On behalf of the coaches, thank you </span>for helping us make this a successful season! We appreciate the sacrifices you've made working the meets and supporting the team. We take pride in seeing your children grow and improve, and will gladly take credit for their future successes. I hope CYO was a good experience for them, and that they had fun. If so, we could use some word-of-mouth advertising so we can field more relays next post-season!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-36575686783507887432016-05-02T21:22:00.000-07:002016-05-03T20:38:00.469-07:00News for the Week of May 2nd<span style="font-size: large;">Sectionals complete, on to Diocese</span><br />
Thursday and Saturday were our sectional championships. Congratulations to everyone who competed, regardless of final placement. I plan to post results to Athletic.net tonight. The list of athletes who qualified to go on to the Diocese Meet is <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0uFTNz8q7aONlJxTkJsNEpJdnc/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. Ribbons should be coming soon. We'll surely have a backlog of them to hand out at the picnic, too.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Final practices Tuesday & Thursday</span><br />
Our last two! Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Middle, Thursday at College Park, 5:00-6:30pm. All athletes on the team are welcome to attend, not just finalists.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Diocesan Meet</span><br />
Order of events and other info is <a href="http://www.oakdiocese.org/CYO-and-scouts/cyo/TrackDocs/copy_of_2016DiocesanMeetInformation.pdf">here</a>.<br />
800m and 1600m events<br />
<b>Friday, May 6 at Moreau High School, Hayward, 6:00pm start</b> (first race 6:30pm)<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Parade and remaining events</span><br />
<b>Saturday, May 7 at Granada High School, Livermore, Arrive at 8:00am, parade starts 8:30</b><br />
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Back to Livermore if your athlete qualified at Sectionals. There's an all-diocese "parade of champions" before the meet which our team leads, as we come earliest in the alphabet in the first section. <b>All team athletes are welcome to march in the parade</b>.<br />
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There's the same small admission fee to Saturday's event: $4 and $2. Look for the CTK group in the same place, by the away stands near the baseball field.<br />
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Athletes should be in uniform, and will not need stickers. Those are just done by our league to keep our results organized.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Volunteers</span><br />
Did your athlete make it to diocese? Congratulations! Expect to be contacted about volunteer assignments for Saturday. This will go online via Signup Genius as soon as we know what positions our team needs to fill.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Picnic!</span><br />
Have you RSVP'd yet? Please do:<br />
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<a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20161">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20161</a><br />
<u><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><br /></span></u>The team provides cold drinks and hot charcoal grills: you bring something to grill for your family and something to share with the team. Salads, fruit -- picnic fare, nothing fancy.<br />
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Picnic is from around 11:30-3:00 on Saturday May 28 at Pleasant Hill Park. We should have the fires hot by noonish, and we'll start awards around 1:00pm. Note that there are awards for Sportsmanship, Team Spirit, Effort, etc. in addition to performance-based awards. We'd like to see all athletes and families at the picnic. Some awards are more likely to go to athletes who are known to be attending, so RSVP!<br />
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Our site is the covered tables near the youth center, at Gregory and Cleaveland. Look for the team banner.<br />
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I think that's it for now.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-65273200711323476052016-04-27T21:42:00.000-07:002016-04-27T21:42:22.206-07:00Sectional Meet<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sectional 1600 m Race</b></span><br />
Ygnacio Valley High School<br />
Thursday, 4/28, arrive by 5:15, 1st call 5:45, 1st race 6:00<br />
Admission: free<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sectional Meet</b></span><br />
Granada High School, Livermore<br />
Saturday, 4/30, arrive by 7:45, 1st call 8:10, 1st race 8:30<br />
Admission: $4 adults, $2 Seniors (65+) and kids (5-13)<br />
Note that they intend to charge admission for volunteers (think of it as a donation to a good cause) but not for coaches with badges and athletes.<br />
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At both meets, spikes are limited to 1/4" pyramid shapes. Nothing longer and no needle shapes. There will be a spike check at the entrance gate on Saturday.<br />
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I omitted relay qualifiers from my last email. These are the teams that qualified:<br />
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<td height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; height: 15.75pt; width: 77pt;" width="102"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">4x100
Relay.Girls</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px; width: 48pt;" width="64"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">3rd Grade</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px; width: 48pt;" width="64"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2nd Place </span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px; width: 48pt;" width="64"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">CTK</span></td>
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<td height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">4x100
Relay.Boys</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">5th Grade</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">3rd Place </span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">CTK</span></td>
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<td height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Sprint
Medley.Boys</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">7th Grade</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">4th Place</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">SC</span></td>
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<td height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">4x400
Relay.Boys</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">7th Grade</span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">1st Place </span></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">SC</span></td>
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</tbody></colgroup></table>
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If your athlete was on one of those teams and cannot make it on Saturday, let your primary coach know so that he/she can try to scare up a replacement.<br />
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The complete list of qualifiers is <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0uFTNz8q7aOX1ozR3BxMG1CbE0/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.<br />
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Here is the order of events for both days of the Sectional meet: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0uFTNz8q7aOMkVUZGl0ZjZpNW8/view?usp=sharing">Sectionals Order of Events</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Meet Rules</b></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Athletes check-in on the softball field behind the snack shack for races and the field event locations as usual for jumping and throwing. </li>
<li>No coaches, parents, or spectators are allowed on the track, infield, or staging area at any time.</li>
<li>Athletes should stay off the infield when they are not competing. </li>
<li>Everyone should enter the track area through a manned gate--no fence hopping.</li>
<li><b>Check-in ONLY when the grade is called. <u>Events will close.</u></b> <b>Races take priority.</b> If an athlete is jumping/throwing and hears their race called, they need to:</li>
<ol>
<li>Tell the event official that they have a race and <i>which race it is</i></li>
<li>Get to the clerks behind snack shack, sign in, <i>and stay there</i></li>
<li>Return to the field event <i>as soon as their race is over</i></li>
</ol>
<li><b>Alternates check in as soon as the race is called.</b> Alternates in races need to stay put with the clerks. You won't know if you're running until the head clerk closes the event or all the regular athletes check in. I would recommend staying until they are actually walked out to the start line. </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Have Fun</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's always worth a reminder that in this league and on this team, sportsmanship, effort, friendship, and fun take precedence over winning. So encourage your sons and daughters to put forth their best efforts and let the chips fall where they may.</span></span><br />
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See you on the track!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-7462343924179680572016-04-24T08:36:00.000-07:002016-04-24T08:53:57.185-07:00News for the Week of April 24th<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Qualifying Results coming soon</b></span><br />
Results from the Qualifying meet won't be officially released until early Wednesday morning, after a seeding meeting Tuesday night. In general, the top three finishers overall in events are moving forward to Sectionals. Fourth place is an "alternate," which means that athlete becomes a substitute in case another seeded athlete can't compete on Saturday. <i>Alternates are not guaranteed to run.</i> They report to the event, and then bite their nails until last call to see if they get a lane assignment.<br />
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In the 800m and 1600m, it's the top four finishers. It's the top four in field events as well. Since all four are in automatically, there are no alternates for these events. <br />
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Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come to practice this week (and next), especially if you may have qualified. Practice is at the usual times and places. We should have ribbons from meet #4 to hand out. Also, results from <a href="http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=268626#28336">Meet #4</a> and the <a href="http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=271097#28336">Relay Meet</a> are on Athletic.net. You can also get to team records and season records by athlete from our <a href="http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/School.aspx?SchoolID=28336">Athletic.net home page</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sectional Meet</b></span><br />
The 1600m event will be on <b>Thursday at YVHS at 5:30pm</b> (1st event 6:00pm). Coaches will split up and cover both this meet and practice at CPHS. The order of events is:<br />
<ol>
<li>Girls grades 3-5</li>
<li>Boys grades 3-5</li>
<li>Girls grades 6-8</li>
<li>Boys grades 6-8</li>
</ol>
There should be no admission fee charged at Thursday's event.<br />
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All other events are on <b>Saturday, April 30th at Granada High in Livermore at 8:00am</b> (1st event 8:30).<br />
<b><br /></b> <b>There is a small admission fee on Saturday.</b> The usual breakdown is $4 for adults, and $2 for seniors and school-age children. Exact change will be greatly appreciated by the gate volunteers.<br />
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Athletes in uniform and coaches with their current cards are free.<br />
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There's also a "spike check" at the gate. Athletes with track shoes need to present them for inspection. They are looking for 1/4" (or smaller) pyramid spikes. I have extra metal spikes of this style and wrenches if we need to do a replacement.<br />
<u><br /></u> <u>The gate will be very, very busy on Saturday.</u> Please arrive before 8:00am, especially athletes in the 4x100 relay. <b>The 4x100 relays start calling at 8:10am. Please don't miss your race because you are stuck in line. </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Meet Volunteers</b></span><br />
We have a few assignments for Saturday, and for the Diocese meet as well. Gina and I will get these online soon. If you haven't fulfilled your 2 meet volunteer commitment, please do so. You can hire a Granada HS student to fill in for you by giving me a check for $50 at practice, made out to CTK Track.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Miscellaneous</b></span><br />
I have two CTK sweatshirts that were left at Meet #4.<br />
You should have received a Signup Genius email about the <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20161">team picnic</a> on May 28th.<br />
You should have received a Signup Genius email about <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-2017">Team Positions</a> for next year.<br />
Here's the advance scoop on the <a href="http://www.oakdiocese.org/CYO-and-scouts/cyo/TrackDocs/copy_of_2016DiocesanMeetInformation.pdf">Diocese Meet</a>.<br />
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That's it for now. I'll have more when the Qualifying Meet results show up. <b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-31274437837375463192016-04-18T21:21:00.000-07:002016-04-18T21:28:18.903-07:00News for the Week of April 18th<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Practice</b></span><br />
Regardless of qualifying status, all athletes on the team are welcome and encouraged to come to practices as usual. Our last practice is Thursday, May 5.<br />
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Also regardless of qualifying status, you'll keep getting peppered with these emails until the end of the season. Consider it a free gift to you from the team.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Qualifying Meet</b></span><br />
Don't forget that this weekend's Qualifying meet is at 1:00 pm (athlete and coach arrival time) at Granada High School in Livermore. Last year's Qualifying Meet explanation is still applicable. Read it <a href="http://ctktrack.blogspot.com/2015/04/qualifying-meet.html">here</a>. One addition: even if an athlete has not managed to make one practice meet during the season, he/she can still compete in the Qualifying meet, but will not be eligible to move on to the Sectionals.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Championships</span></b><br />
Starting with this weekend's meet, we're into the final championship weekends. All the hard work that the athletes have done over the season pays off as we taper for peak performance on these weekends.<br />
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All the practice you've done as volunteers gets called upon, too. These are the weekends when we're especially careful with how the meets are run and results are recorded. On that subject, there has been a request that volunteers make sure that every meet result includes an athlete number (not just a name) and that relay results include 4 athlete numbers for each team.<br />
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The top three finishers <i>overall</i> earn a place at the next championship meet, which is a change from our normal "fastest in the heat" finishes at practice meets. This can be a hard concept to grasp for younger athletes. ("But I got the #2 popsicle stick. How come I came in fifth?") In track, we always stress the importance of setting personal bests over crossing the finish line first.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">After Qualifying</span></b><br />
The weekend after Qualifying is the Sectional meet, and the following weekend is the Diocese championship. For the Sectional meet, the 1600 will be run on Thursday evening at YVHS. For the Diocesan meet, both the 800 and the 1600 will be run on Friday evening. See the <a href="http://www.ctktrack.org/meets.html">meet schedule</a> on our website.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-26634990566012701022016-04-12T21:52:00.000-07:002016-04-12T21:52:26.780-07:00News for the Week of April 11th<span style="font-size: large;">Awards</span><b></b><br /> Ribbons from the Relay meet are still waiting on results to be processed. As soon as we get them, we'll hand them out.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Practice Meet #4, Saturday April 16 at Granada HS</span><br /><br /> The final practice meet of the season is coming up Saturday in Livermore. Athletes and coaches should arrive by 8:30. First event is scheduled for 9:00 am.<br />
<u><span style="color: #a53d3f;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-size: large;">Qualifying Meet, April 23 at Granada HS</span><br /><br />Because of difficulty finding a venue for this meet, it is an afternoon affair. The meet is scheduled for 1:00 - 5:30 pm. <br /><br /> There are some stricter rules starting with the Qualifying meet. I'll recycle and re-send last year's post next week, but in short:<br />
<ul>
<li>First and second graders are promoted into third graders via CYO magic</li>
<li>Field events will compete by grade and gender: no latecomers, listen for your call</li>
<li>Relay teams members must be a single parish, gender, and grade</li>
<li>Top 3 finishers in each grade and gender for a given event qualify to compete in the Sectional meet the following weekend</li>
</ul>
Athletes may attempt <i>any</i> events in which they are eligible -- no third-grade high jumpers, for example, but it can be a new event to the athlete, too.<br /><br /> Athletes cannot do more than three individual events: the usual 2 races and one field, or 2 field and one race. I have to scratch their results if they go over. Relays are unlimited, provided they follow the single parish/gender/grade rules.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sectional and Diocese Meets</span><br /><br /> The Qualifying is the start of the process that picks the fastest of the fast to send to the <b>Sectional meet on April 28th and 30th</b>.<br /><br /> From the Sectional, the top finishers go on to compete at the <b>Diocese meet May 6th and 7th</b>.<br /><br /> "Top finishers" means the top three places overall in an event, plus an alternate. Alternates are not guaranteed to compete, but alternates in field events usually have better odds.<br /><br /><b>If your athlete is on a qualifying relay team but cannot make the Sectional meet:</b> we are allowed to make substitutions on relay teams for another athlete of the same parish and gender.<br /><br /><b>So, athletes who missed Qualifying could still be called upon to substitute into a relay team.</b> We've had cases where someone was not able to run at sectionals, and we brought in a substitute leg on the relays.<br /><br /> Once we complete the Qualifying meet, coaches who put a successful relay team forward will be very interested in the availability of athletes in their groups for the final two weekends of our season. <b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424573745738104903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992708751677601396.post-48111506893520141002016-04-05T08:51:00.001-07:002016-04-05T08:51:47.133-07:00News for the Week of April 4thThe <b>Mary Chatterton Relay Meet</b> was lightly attended (by both athletes and coaches), but successful with a lot of good runs and teamwork. Results and ribbons from this meet are a little delayed because the league data czar was on vacation.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Practice Meet #3</span> <br />
...is at Ygnacio Valley High this Saturday. Gates open to athletes and coaches at 9:00am. Our team is hosting this meet. Jake Otsuka is our meet coordinator.<br />
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If you have signed up to volunteer at Meet 3 and you'd like to hire a YV student to take your place, let me know and give me a check for $50 at practice this week, made out to "Ygnacio Valley High School Athletic Boosters." (Write small.)<br />
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Remember that athletes need to participate in 2 of the 4 practice meets to advance past the Qualifying meet.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seven-Up Club</span><br />
I may have failed to mention in previous newsletters that we award a handsome patch to every athlete who has competed in at least 7 different individual events over the course of the 4 practice meets and the Qualifying meet. This is to encourage kids to try new events, even ones they might not excel at.<br />
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Practice is at the usual time and places: Tues PHMS, Thurs CPHS, 5:00-6:30.<br />
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See you on the track!<br />
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