We had beautiful weather for the 2009 Mini-Meet and I thought the meet ran just about as well as we could have hoped. I hope your kids enjoyed themselves and are eager to try again next week.
The Mini-Meet results will be posted this week. (Actually, results are starting to appear now onathletic.net) Remember, we don't have ribbons for the Mini-Meet this year, but we'll be awarding ribbons after all of the rest of our meets. We'll also be awarding personal best ribbons to recognize improved performances throughout the season. And for the old-timers, Starburst awards start Tuesday!
Two Practices This Week
With the start of daylight savings this weekend, we'll have a little more daylight to work with. This week practice will go from 5-6:15pm at College Park HS as usual. Next week we'll extend a little further -- to 6:30pm -- which is as late as we'll go for the balance of the season.
Practices this week are
- Tuesday, 3/10 from 5-6:15pm at College Park HS
- Thursday, 3/12 from 5-6:15pm at College Park HS
Please note that all of the coaches have a mandatory meeting Thursday evening so please be on time to pick up your kids!
One more request: A number of parents like to walk the track while the kids practice. With all of the soccer players, and the 250 kids on our team doing a wide variety of events, the track is a very, very crowded place. Perhaps you'd consider running bleachers instead as your workout?
First "Real" Meet Next Weekend
Next Saturday, March 14, is our first regular season meet and it will be very similar to the Mini-Meet except that we'll have more company. We'll be hosting the St. Ignatius (again), St. Monica, St. Agnes, and Queen of All Saints teams. The meet will be held across the street at Diablo Valley College.
The first gun is at 9am, but
- All athletes and first shift volunteers should strive to be there by 8:30am
- The setup crew should be there at 8am
- Please tell your athlete's primary coach if your athlete will be absent or late to help in relay team planning
- If you cannot make your work assignment for this (or any other meet), please find a replacement or contact our volunteer coordinators as a last resort.
Contact info for the primary coaches and volunteer coordinators is on the Staff page of the web site.
Schedule Being Finalized
If you had written down our schedule on your own calendar earlier in the season, please note that it has slightly changed. We'll be at DVC for every single meet from now on, except for Meet #3 on April 4, which will be at Ygnacio Valley HS (my alma mater!).
Event Variety & Late Relays
Please support the coaches as we encourage your kids to try different events at the first few meets. Each athlete will have his or her favorite events but we want them to try longer or shorter distances once or twice. If your child just does the 50m, 100m, and softball throw every week, they are missing out on the full track and field experience!
We normally run two relay races (Sprint Medley and 4x400m) at the end of our meets. If you are working the second shift anyway, please encourage your kids to run these events. We didn't run them at the Mini-Meet, but will do so the rest of the season. These relays are my favorites since we seem to be left with the more dedicated kids from all of the teams present. And since many of the kids have left, ribbons are often easier to come by!
See you on the track,
carl
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