WALTHAM TRACK CLUB INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD INVITATIONAL

The Waltham Track Club will host its Annual Youth Development Invitational on Sunday, February 5, 2023. This year’s USATF sanctioned event will be held at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton, MA. Age 8-18

Entry via Athletic.Net https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/484580/info

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Events ;

Track

800M Race Walk

60m dash

Mile

400

200

800

Field

Long Jump - Will Run in small flights - 3 Jumps

High Jump -

Shot Put - Will Run in small flights - 3 Throws

Open to boys and girls ages 8-10, 11-12 , 13-14 and 15-18

Entry via Athletic.Net https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/484580/info

2022-2023 WINTER YOUTH & HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION FOR 8-10 BOYS HAS CLOSED. YOU CAN REQUEST TO BE PUT ON OUR WAIT LIST VIA THIS SITE. INCLUDE THE CHILD’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

Registration for our upcoming Winter Indoor Track and Field Program for youth is open via teamsnap - register at: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/336781

Registration for high school membership via familyid at https://www.familyid.com/waltham-track-club/waltham-track-club-reach-for-the-sky-learn-by-doing-clinics

Registration for high school enrolls members in the regular Club Winter Program AND the Reach For The Sky Learn By Doing Clinic at New Balance on Monday evenings.

We will be returning to our traditional winter program this year, after a two year absence due to Covid. Practices will be held at the indoor track at the Kennedy Middle School in Waltham (655 Lexington St). Sessions will be on Sundays at 4:00 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The program will start on Sunday, December 4 and continue through February. Members choose which nights they wish attend - we encourage two nights per week. We do not expect members to attend all sessions.

The youth program is open to boys and girls, ages 8-14 and the high school program to ages 15-18. There are no tryouts or cuts - all abilities are welcome. Space for 8-9 year old members is limited.

Events will include the 55/60 meter dash, hurdles, 200, 400, 800, mile, race walk, long jump, high jump and shot put.

The total number of accepted members will be based on the number of parents who express interest in being a Club coach. No experience is necessary - we will teach parents all that they need to know.

Parents are expected to sign up for at least one volunteer duty on the teamsnap registration - we do encourage parents to consider coaching.

This year, we are also hosting a special Reach For The Sky Learn By Doing component at the TRACK at New Balance on Mondays throughout the season. Participation will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. This is a new facility that just recently opened. It is a state of the art, world class facility that should provide an exciting level of motivation for those who participate. Registered WTC members will be notified as to how to sign up for the New Balance component if space allows.

REACH FOR THE SKY TRACK AND FIELD LEARN BY DOING CLINIC

The Reach For The Sky Track and Field Clinic is designed to offer two different ‘learn by doing’ clinic opportunities - a youth clinic and a high school clinic - to allow participants to try various events in the sport of track and field, with the hope of inspiring participants to Dream Big and to Soar to New Heights, by having the thrill and unique experience of training at one of the greatest track and field facilities in the world - The TRACK at New Balance.

Both clinics will be held at The TRACK at New Balance, located at Boston Landing (91 Guest Street in Brighton, MA), within the same development as the practice facilities of the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.

The YOUTH CLINIC is designed to provide the opportunity for kids, ages 10-14, of all abilities, to learn about and to try the various events of track and field, including the long jump, high jump, shot put and sprints/hurdles.  Participants will receive basic instruction in each event and then will be able to actually do the events during each session - no previous experience is needed - just the desire to try new things.

The HIGH SCHOOL CLINIC is designed to provide more specialized instruction and practice time in a selected event.  Participants will select a specific event that they wish to focus on and will then work with coaches who specializes in that event.  The intent is to provide both coaching and a facility that participants may not have access to at their respective school, as a means to enhance their event participation at their respective high school.   High school coaches are also welcome to attend and assist - having multiple coaches working as a cooperative will further enhance the learning process for each participant, as well as for coaches.

Both Clinics will provide 8 days of learning and doing - each participant will attend all 8 days.

Clinic dates: December 5, 12, 19, January 2, 9, 23, 30, February 13, 20 (2023)

Clinic Times: (Youth Clinic -6:00-7:15; High School Clinic  7:15-9:00)

Registration is limited – early registration is strongly encouraged

Clinic fee is $250 for the 8 day series.

Registration is open via www.familyid.com at
https://www.familyid.com/waltham-track-club/waltham-track-club-reach-for-the-sky-learn-by-doing-clinics

CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM

Registration for our upcoming fall Cross Country Program is now open to all boys and girls, ages 11-18. All abilities are welcome - there are no try-outs or cuts. Current age groups are 11-12, 13-14, 15-18. We are no longer accepting registrations for 8-10 year old members.

Registration will be done via teamsnap https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/329546

We do hope to be able to accept registrations from all interested participants, but our usual training site will be under construction, forcing us to use several other sites for our practices. These sites may impose restrictions on the number of participants allowed, so we encourage early registration to guarantee a spot. We will accept members on a first come - first served basis, but may also limit the number of members per age group/gender.

Cross country involves training and racing for distances of 1.1 - 2.4 miles through wooded trails and grass fields (15-18 year old members will race 5K distance).

Practices will be held at 6:00, three nights per week (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) from early August through late November. Participants choose which nights they want to attend, but are encouraged to attend to at least two practices per week and are encouraged to attend three nights per week.

Pre season conditioning practices will start on Tuesday, August 2 for those who are available. Formal XC practices start on Sunday, August 21. Members may join in at any time.

Practices will be held at various sites throughout the season. Various practice sites include: Newton North High School, Albemarle Park, Waltham High School, The Cove in Newton, Charles River Walkway. We will keep members posted as to where sessions will be held on a week to week basis

Boys and girls who also plan to participating on their middle school's cross country team will train with their school team until the scholastic season concludes and then they will join our program on a regular basis thereafter (though members are welcome to practice and compete with WTC on days they do not do so with their school team). However, all middle school Club members are expected to attend our Club’s practices each Sunday during the season.

Our Cross Country Program will follow all state and local health guidelines as they pertain to Covid.

XC RACE SCHEDULE (additional races may be added as the season progresses). ALL members are encouraged to participate in the races listed in bold

Sunday, September 11 GBTC ??? at Great Brook Farm in Carlisle at 9:00

Sunday, September 18 / 25 / Oct. 2 / Oct 30 WTC Race ??? (exact race date will be posted once it has been determined)

Saturday, October 1 - CLCF Youth Relays at Western Hills Middle School in Cranston, RI

Sunday, October 9 - Wayland Race at 9:00 Sunday, October 23 - Mayor's Cup at Franklin Park at 9:00

Sunday, October 16 - USATF Youth Dev XC Races at Franklin Park, Boston

Sunday, October 23 - Boston Mayor’s Cup at Franklin Park, Boston

Saturday, November 5 - Middle School State Meet at Devens at 10:00

Friday, November 11 - Elementary School State Meet at Gannon Golf Course in Lynn, MA at 9:00

November 13 - USATF NE Jr O Meet at Smithfield, RI

November 20 - USATF Region 1 in North Berwick, ME

December 10 - USATF National Jr O meet - College Station, TX - Dale Watts XC Course

FALL TRACK AND FIELD CONDITIONING PROGRAM

Our Club’s Fall Conditioning Track and Field Program has started and will continue every Sunday (at 5:00) and Tuesday and Thursday (at 6:30). Practices are held at Newton North High School.

The Fall Program is open to any high school age or older members and will offer general conditioning for all track and field events, as well as event specific training.

Sprints training, distance training and training for all jumping events are our current focus.

Interested participants may reach out via this website for registration info or call 781-893-3828.

SPRING YOUTH T & F PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Registration for our Spring Youth Track & Field Program has closed.

Any member who is interested in the program may contact the Club via this website to be put on our wait list. We will contact you if any openings occur.

WINTER TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAM (2021-2022)

The Waltham Track Club's upcoming Winter Program is still a work in progress, but we have secured some indoor and outdoor training sites that will allow us to run a Winter Program this year.

Currently, we have an alternative plan to provide some indoor program dates at Brandeis University in December and January, while filling in other dates at the outdoor track in Waltham and some at the running path at Cornelia Warren Field in Waltham. Any outdoor sessions will obviously be determined by weather and conditions week to week.

Brandeis is located at 415 South St in Waltham and Leary Field is at GPS 19 Athletic Field Rd in Waltham

PARENT COACHES NEEDED!!
The key to how many sessions we can offer and how many members we can accept, will be based on how many parents will able to assist with coaching - no experience is necessary - we will teach you everything you need to know. Please reply back ASAP if you are able to help with coaching and we will notify you as to when our coaching classes will be held. The actual dates and set up of practices will totally be dependent upon the number of coaches we have available.

The Club's Board of Director's recently decided that it would be more efficient to open a non-binding registration for our Winter Program to those who might be interested in the program. No fees would be collected at this time, but registration spots would be reserved for those who were registered. When we are able to actually design a program, registered members would be informed about the program specifics and would have the opportunity to officially opt in or opt out, depending upon whether the program and/or scheduling fit a member's needs. By opening registrations now, we would be able implement a program right a way, saving several weeks having to register members at a later date. Members would then pay their dues via cash or check once the program begins. Fees would mostly likely be $150 for a first family member and an additional $25 for each additional family sibling. Scholarship waivers will be available, but will need to be approved in advance.

Space will be limited, so early registration is strongly encouraged. Membership acceptance will be based on first come, first served, starting with older age groups and working down to younger ages. Age groups are 8-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18 for our high school division.

Here is our current plan.

- To offer some sessions at the outdoor track in Waltham in mid November through early December(weather and conditions permitting) . These sessions would be on Sunday afternoons or early evening; Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 (under the stadium lights).
- Sessions at Brandeis University will be held on the following dates 6:00-8:00 p.m:

Monday, December 20 Tuesday, December 21
Wednesday, December 22 Thursday, December 23 Monday, December 27 Thursday, December 29 Tuesday, January 4 Wednesday, January 5 Thursday, January 6
Sunday, January 9 - YOUTH TRACK MEET at Wheaton College
Monday, January 10 Tuesday, January 11 Wednesday, January 12 Thursday, January 13 Sunday, January 23 - TRACK MEET at Wheaton College

Additional dates at the outdoor track will be planned through the end of January and mid February, again on Sundays through Thursdays, assuming that we have coaches to fill the dates..

HOW TO REGISTER
If you are interested in registering for our Winter Program, please go to teamsnap and register at https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/292836 If you do not yet have a teamsnap account, create one and then register.

Once we have more specifics about how a program might be implemented, we will contact those who are registered with that info and they will then be able to officially opt in or out.

WALTHAM TC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CROSS COUNTRY RACE

The Waltham Track Club invites you to participate in its cross country youth development race on Sunday, October 3, at 9:30 - Albemarle Park in Newton - Course walk at 8:45

IT’S FREE – NO ENTRY FEE – ALL ABILITIES WELCOME

The event is open to any boy or girl, age 14 and under.    AGE GROUPS (10 and under), (11-12), 13-14)

Two races will be offered - 1.1 AND 1.8 MILE RACES   

  For more info, call 781-893-3828 or jtranchita@verizon.net

Enter online    http://bit.ly/WTCAblemarle          

2021 FALL CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM

Registration for The Waltham Track Club's upcoming fall Cross Country Program is open for all girls, age 8-14 and boys, ages 11-14. Our 8-10 boy’s registration is closed - we have filled our quota for that component.

Registration will be done via teamsnap app. Use the link below to access the registration page. If you already have a teamsnap account, you will be able to access and complete the registration page directly. If you do not yet have a teamsnap account, you will need and be able to create one via this same link. Once your have a teamsnap account, you'll be able to access the registration page. Membership fee will be collected via credit card or via online checking.
TEAM SNAP REGISTRATION LINK https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/259323

Cross country involves training and competing at distances of 1.1 to 2.4 miles over grass fields and wooded trails. This is a competition program and members are expected to participate in the races listed on our schedule.
Parents of young members should be confident that their child (especially the younger 8 and 9 year olds) is emotionally and physically ready to handle the training and group interaction - sometimes it is better to wait a year to allow for such maturity - we want their first experience to be a positive one. You know your child best and we will trust your opinion, but we want you to give thought to such before registering.

PRACTICES
Pre-season conditioning practices will start on Sunday, August 8. Regular cross country training will start on Sunday, August 22.

Practices will be held every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Weekday practices will be at 6:00.
Sundays - members age 10 and younger will practice 4:00-5:15; 11-12 year olds from 5:15-6:30 13-14 year olds from 6:30-8:00. Mondays and Wednesdays will be added as needed.

We will limit the total number of members that we accept in each age group and gender. EARLY REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.

Most practices will be held at Leary Field on Bacon Street in Waltham (GPS 19 Athletic Field Road), but we will also train at other sites during the season.

COVID GUIDELINES
We are constantly reviewing the latest Covid guidelines and will continue to do so to ensure the safety of all involved in our programs. Guidelines may restrict the number of members we can accept, so early registration is strongly encouraged.

If restrictions do force us to limit numbers, we will do so by accepting all Waltham resident members first and then accept other members based on when they registered (first come, first served). But consideration will also be based on balancing our genders and our age groups. Dues will be returned to any registrants that we cannot accept.

This year's program will resume many of our pre-pandemic routines, but there will still be some Covid protocols that we will keep in place. Currently, outdoor sport activities are considered low risk and participants of outdoor activities, such as cross country, are not required to wear masks.
-we will encourage the wearing of masks, especially by those members who have not yet been vaccinated, but we will not require such at this time - but this may change if guidelines encourage or mandate such
-we will still assign members to specific cohorts and specific workout stations, as we did last year, maintaining a minimum spacing of 3 feet among members
-we will monitor all local and state updates and implement any protocols that they mandate or any that we believe are prudent to mandate or our sport
Parents are encouraged to reach out to us with any concerns or questions.

SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD / POLE VAULT PROGRAM

Registration is now open for our summer high school program. Anyone interested in the summer program should contact Club director, Joe Tranchita via this website. Specific info will then be sent to you.

Members choose which track and field events they wish to focus on and the Club will devise a program to help each member achieve their goals for those selected events.

Practices are currently being held three times per week - Sundays-Tuesdays and Thursdays. Practices will switch to five nights per week once the current high school season ends.

Members are currently training to compete in the USATF Mini Meets (May 22, 29, June 5) and the NE Invitational meet (June 12). The NE Youth Championship will be on June 19.