Meet #3 recap
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I hope everyone enjoyed our meet at YVH, and the chance to run against some different teams. Another nice day, and we were done quickly.
There are only two events left before the start of championships. Athletes need to have participated in at least two of the practice meets to be eligible for Qualifying on April 25th. If you've only made it to one of the CYO meets so far, please be present on April 18th for the final practice meet.
Lost and Found
It runneth over! The full list is online:
http://ctktrack.org/lost.html
I picked up about five or six more things yesterday that I need to document, too. Please email me to claim something, and I'll bring it to practice.
Meet #1 and #2 results online
Every athlete should have a page on Athletic.net now. Find and click their name on the team's "Season Records" page:
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/AthleteRecords.aspx?SchoolID=28336
If you notice a missing result, please let me know and I'll try to locate it in the league's master list:
http://ctktrack.org/dvcl/results.shtml
Athletes get mismatched in the results if their sticker number is hard to read. If you're working an event, please make sure to print neatly on the sheets.
Some of our athletes from the first meet magically floated into other parishes because of sticker number typos. I can update them and deal with any missed ribbons if you alert me to the problem. I found a few from meet #1 and am getting the corrections ready to print.
Practice this week: Tuesday March 31 only
We'll practice at Pleasant Hill Middle school again this Tuesday, 5:00-6:30pm.
On Thursday, however, we get the day off. Easter break starts Thursday, April 2, and all CYO activities halt for the weekend.
No matter how your family celebrates spring, please enjoy your long weekend break from track, and save the black jellybeans for me.
Meets after Easter
Our post-Easter schedule is now up on the team site:
http://ctktrack.org/schedule.html
Short version: we're at DVC on Saturdays. That's good news. DVC is a beautiful facility, and right across the street from College Park. The relay meet, practice meet #4, and our Qualifying meet will be held there on Saturdays starting April 11.
Because it's DVC, we can also set up a bit sooner and run while it's a bit cooler outside. I've noted the times on the team schedule for your planning.
However, since we are at DVC, we do not have Ygnacio Valley students available for hire at our remaining meets. They will certainly be helping out at the meets held at YVH.
Thanks for your patience this season waiting for the schedules to come out. I know it's disruptive.
Volunteer shifts moving to Signup Genius
Now that we have the final season schedule, we're putting all future meets into Signup Genius to manage our super-complex shift signups.
http://signupgenius.com
The relay meet will be our first event to go online, with the remainder to follow just as soon as Gina and I can get them in place. Watch for email when we have the schedule set up and ready for registration.
Reminder to meet your minimum volunteer shifts
Your family has just three meets left to complete your volunteer requirements. Families that go above-and-beyond are automatically entered into our end-of-season raffle at the picnic for Fabulous Prizes. Families that fall short lose their volunteer deposit and their athlete's eligibility to go past the Qualifying meet. I'd rather be the good guy giving raffle prizes than the bad guy cashing checks.
Families of athletes who make it past the Qualifying meet should anticipate helping at the Saturday meets on May 2 and May 9. It's the price of success!
Save the date: Team Picnic May 31
One final thing to note: our end-of-season team picnic awards get-together is scheduled for Sunday May 31 at Pleasant Hill Park. I was able to secure our usual shady shelter (but alas, not for Saturday.)
http://ctktrack.org/picnic_site.png
This is a super-casual potluck affair. We all eat too much, recognize outstanding athletes, say farewell to the eighth graders, reward the super-helpful families, and dig through the final Lost and Found pile in all its glory.
Picnic will run about 11:30-3:30ish, with awards starting when everyone is nice and sleepy from lunch. Don't miss it!
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