TWO PROGRAMS
INDOOR PROGRAM FOR 14 and UNDER - IS CURRENTLY FULL
Add your athlete to the waitlist https://forms.gle/47vykQwZpXc6XQEbA
HS Program - Is a separate registration
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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 7th and conclude on March 1st and the USATF New England Invite. Members choose which nights they wish attend - we encourage two nights per week. We do not expect members to attend all sessions.
For certain 13+ event cohorts only, we will also have 4 practices on Mondays at Brandeis. Dec 22,29, Jan 5 , and Jan 12
We will also attend multi-team meets during the season including.
Parent Volunteer Roles
Coach - No track experience necessary. We will provide training . We'll take the days you have available and know schedules are dynamic. See notes below. Once or Twice a week. We’ll be happy to take 3 !
First Aid - We would like to have a person on point at practice to manage basic care of bumps and scrapes. This will involve 1 or 2 nights commitment for the whole season
Practice /Meet Helpers - To offer a wide range and number of stations logistical support is needed. Implement retrieval, long jump pit raking, traffic management in the facility. Some of these roles are needed at meets. This will involve 1-2 nights for the whole season
Meets
We will also participate in the USATF meet series. These meets are typically Sunday later afternoon. We will likely split up the early meets and attend with certain age groups.
Jan 11 Wheaton
Jan 18 Wheaton
Jan 25 - Relays - Providence
Feb 1 - Providence Youth Meet
Feb 8 - Youth Invite Smith College ? date to be confirmed
Feb 18 - Youth Vacation Week (Morning)
March 1 - New England Youth Invite
These meets will require a USATF membership. Many will have this from the cross country season.
https://www.usatf.org/home-normal/top-utility-nav-content/membership/individual-youth-membership
Session Make-Up
Our Sunday sessions are divided by age groups: 10 and under at 4PM, 5:00 for 11-14, High School at 6PM For the older athletes who are working on specific event specialization, there will be 4 Monday clinic sessions at Brandeis with our senior staff.
Weeknight Practices will be 60-75 minutes. Shorter to start.
The program is open to boys and girls, ages 8-14 and high school participants age 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. Athletes will be encourage to try them all. The program will include general athletic development using the events of track and field. (Run, Jump, and Throw) We want young athletes to develop a large range of skills and sample a variety of events. They might discover a passion or simply development movement talents that can be used in other sports.
Club Philosophy on Long-Term Athletic Development (Link)
Waltham Track Reference Guide: (Link)
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. Training will be held in November
Parents of youth members are expected to sign up for at least one volunteer duty on the teamsnap registration - we do encourage parents to consider coaching.
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.
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